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Arrows, I Love Rock N Roll, Alan Merrill

The original a-side version from 1975 by the band Arrows. Produced by Mickie Most and written by the band's Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker, this song was later covered by Joan Jett, Britney Spears, and many more. Lead vocals & bass guitar by Alan Merrill, guitar & backing vocals by Jake Hooker, and drums and backing vocals by Paul Varley. The Arrows released both an a-side version and a b-side version of this particular song.Having their own TV series, the band recorded many versions of their songs for performance on the show, in accordance with musician's union rules at the time. The video was made in three locations. The park is Berkeley Square, London England, W1, the street scenes are on Charles Street, same area. The performance was filmedon Quay Street in Manchester England, at the Granada/ITV studios.This clip aired on Granada/ITV in 1976, produced by Muriel Young and directed by Peter Walker.Clip trivia: The mystery man standing by the tree with the Arrows at the end of this clip is Monsieur Kamayatsu of the legendary Japanese band The Spiders.Cosmic oddity: Arrows singer Alan Merrill and Joan Jett are both left handed, but play their instruments right handed.More trivia- Joan Jett was initially introduced to her manager Kenny Laguna by a tv producer named Alan Sacks. Arrows singer Alan Merrill's legal birth name is Allan Sachs, same pronounciation. A little eerie, don't you think?

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: KeithTheKing

Length: 02:50
Rating: 4.85
Views: 459561

Tags: 70s alan-merrill arrows glam glitter I-Love-Rock-N-Roll jake-hooker paul-varley pop uk

Video Comments

coldsunlightsayshi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

properly because at that time they did not try to shout and make faces like people nowadays ^^

InfoFinder101 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i agree lol the original music is allwayz the best!

ttto123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

wow!! dis version is better the joan jett and britney spears!!!dis song rocks!!=)

Elpatriotafenix (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yo que no hablo inglés la encuentro facinante!! son unos maestros!!! live The Rock!!!

KeithTheKing (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Sorry to say that you're correct. Arrows drummer Paul Varley died of pneumonia on July 2nd, 2008. He'll be missed by his many friends and fans.

englishsandy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Can any one tell me is it true that Paul Varley died from new monia? sorry but I can not spell it the right way.This is a great version far outsines all the cover versions.

Yo9Rock7Roll (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I never heard that version, is so cool!

ramalamadingadong (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Funny! He even wrote a song called "so deep" and it's on his solo Alan Merrill *live in Japan* album!

fabnekko (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If you think he's singing deep on this, listen to him sing Once Upon A Time with the Arrows ! It's on youtube.

ionadelfina (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He doesn't look like his voice should be that deep.