“Rockin’ Is Our Business,” the Treniers.
If you don’t already know, it sounds as if you may be describing Foreigner’s “Juke Box Hero.”
And my favorite song about rockin’ is Dio’s “We Rock.” \m/:mad:\m/
Y’all have failed to mention - Rockin’ Robin!
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I actually hate that song. My IRL name is Robin, and I have been teased with that my entire life.
Hot Rockin’ by Judas Priest
“You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll” by Ozzy gets an honorable mention about being a ballad about rockin’
Speaking of animal-themed rockin’, there’s also Crocodile Rock by Elton John.
My vote goes to:
We Will Rock You by Queen
For Those About To Rock by AC/DC
…and my contribution to the list:
**Cum On Feel The Noize ** [SIC] as covered by Quiet Riot.
Hey, I know it’s corny, but it’s awesome, and I was born the year it came out, alright? ![]()
“I Dig Rock and Roll Music,” Peter, Paul and Mary.
What? “most rockinest?” Never mind.
“Rock Your Socks” - Tenacious D
“I Like to Rock” (well, I do…) by April Wine.
AC/DC: Long Way to the Top (If you Wanna Rock & Roll)
I think the song the OP is referring to is “Rocket” by Def Leppard.
American Hair Band by Tuff – nothing but rocking about the rockinest buncha rockers who ever rocked.
Somehow, we have neglected to list Rick Derringer’s smokin’ “Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo”. There, I’ve taken care of it.
“Rock You Like a Hurricane” isn’t about rockin’. It’s about fuckin’. Otherwise the lyrics wouldn’t make sense: “So give her inches, and feed her well…”
As for pure rockin’ songs, I’d nominate “Rocking Chair Rock’n Roll Blues” by Elf.
You could say the same of MOST of the songs about “rockin’.” At the very least, most are double entendres.
“Rock and roll” started out as a euphemism, y’know.
Has to be “Tribute” by Tenacious D. A tribute to the GREATEST SONG IN THE WORLD. If that’s not rockin’, I don’t know what is.
Patton Oswalt does a routine about Damn Yankees (and other 80s HARD ROCKIN’ BANDS) and their ability to defy the laws of physics with their rockin’ that kills me.
Really? Over the MC5’s original version? I gotta give it to the MC5. Hearing that original opening in the live version is bone-chilling: "Right now…right now…right now it’s time to…kick out the jams, motherfckers!!!*
Oh, lord help us the day a cheesy rock song doesn’t make sense.
As mentioned in a recent thread, Don’t Try to Lay No Boogie-Woogie on the King of Rock-and-Roll.
(I started thinking of quite a few oldies that match the OP, but as I read on, just about every one of them was already mentioned.)
The Collins Kids - Rock Boppin’ Baby
Check out that kid on the double-necked guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxDT72GXuoI
(OK, technically that song doesn’t rock that hard, but watch some of their other stuff- that kid kicks ass on the guitar.)
I’ve got a playlist I call “Rock about Rock”.
In alphabetical (not chronological, quality, playlist, or any other) order:
AC/DC ——— For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Andy Kim ——— Rock Me Gently
April Wine ——— I Like to Rock
Archies ——— Rock’n’roll Music
Bad Company ——— Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy
Beach Boys ——— Rock and Roll Music
Billy Joel ——— It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
Billy Squier ——— Rock Me Tonite
Bloodrock ——— You Gotta Roll
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ——— Rock And Roll Never Forgets
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet ——— Old Time Rock & Roll
Boston ——— Rock & Roll Band
Byrds ——— So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
Chuck Berry ——— Reeling and Rocking
Chuck Berry ——— Sweet Little Rock And Roller
David Essex ——— Rock On
Def Leppard ——— Rock Brigade
Detroit With Mitch Ryder ——— Rock ‘n’ Roll
Dio ——— Long Live Rock n Roll
Dobie Gray ——— Drift Away
doobie bros ——— Rockin’ Down The Highway
Edgar Broughton Band ——— Hurrican Man & Rock ‘n’ Roller
Edgar Winter’s White Trash ——— Keep Playin’ That Rock ‘n’ Roll
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) ——— Rock ‘N’ Roll Is King
Elton John ——— Crocodile Rock
Elvis Presley ——— Jailhouse Rock
Four Counts ——— Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Good For The Soul
Hank Mizell ——— Jungle Rock
Heart ——— Rockin’ Heaven Down
Huey Lewis and the News ——— The Heart of Rock’n’ Roll
Jethro Tull ——— Too Old to Rock’nRoll (Too Young to Die)
Jimi Hendrix ——— Rock Me Baby
Joan Jett ——— I Love Rock & Roll
John Cougar Mellencamp ——— R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.
John Entwistle ——— Give Me That Rock And Roll
John Fogerty ——— Rock ‘N Roll Girls
Johnny Rivers ——— Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flue
Kinks ——— A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy
Kiss ——— I Wanna Rock And Roll All Night
Led Zeppelin ——— Rock And Roll
Loggins & Messina ——— Your Mama Don’t Dance
Lou Reed ——— Rock ‘n’ Roll
Marilyn Manson ——— Rock Is Dead
Meat Loaf ——— Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through
Moody Blues ——— I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock & Roll Band)
Mott The Hoople ——— Rock & Roll Queen
Mott the Hoople ——— The Golden Age of Rock & Roll
Muddy Waters ——— Rock Me
Neil Young ——— My, My, Hey, Hey
Neil Young ——— Rockin’ in the Free World
Ozzy Osbourne ——— You Can`t Kill Rock And Roll
Queen ——— We Will Rock You
Rainbow ——— If You Don’t Like Rock ‘N’ Roll
Reunion ——— Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)
Rick Derringer ——— Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo
Rolling Stones ——— It’s Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It)
Shaun Cassidy ——— That’s Rock N Roll
Slade ——— Won’t You Rock With Me
Steppenwolf ——— Rock Me
Steve Miller Band ——— Rock’n Me
Stray Cats ——— Rock This Town
The Beatles ——— Rock 'n Roll Music
The Who ——— Long Live Rock
Traffic ——— Rock and Roll Stew
Twisted Sister ——— I Wanna Rock