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The Velvet Underground — Rock And Roll
Album: Loaded
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Released: 1970
Length: 4:38
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Jenny said when she was just five years old
You know there's nothing happening at all
Every time she puts on the radio
There was nothing goin' down at all
Then one fine mornin' she puts on a New York station
She couldn't believe what she heard at all
She started dancin' to that fine fine music
You know her life was saved by Rock 'n' Roll

Despite all the amputations
You could just dance to a rock 'n' roll station

Jenny said when she was just five years old
My parents are gonna be the death of us all
Two TV sets and two Cadillac cars--
Ain't gonna help us at all

Then one fine mornin' she puts on a New York station
She don't believe what she heard at all
She started dancin' to that fine fine music
You know her life was saved by Rock 'n' Roll

Despite all the computations
You could just dance to a rock 'n' roll station
And it was alright.
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 rockroll360 wrote:
When I heard this song on a FM Station - I knew I Was At The Right Place back In The Day.      Thank You WBCN-WNEW-WMVY-WMMR-WMMS-KSAN-KMET-KFML  and of course Radio Paradise.   A Very Big 10.1 for me. 
 


Come, fly with me. Allison Steele, The Nightbird. On WNEW-FM, in New York City.
Posted 3 years ago by DelightedIdiot    [ Reply ]
for a song that 50 years old...this still kicks ass
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
Always up for the Velvets. Love this track.
Posted 4 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
When I heard this song on a FM Station - I knew I Was At The Right Place back In The Day.      Thank You WBCN-WNEW-WMVY-WMMR-WMMS-KSAN-KMET-KFML  and of course Radio Paradise.   A Very Big 10.1 for me. 
Posted 4 years ago by rockroll360    [ Reply ]
excellent rate it 8 
Posted 4 years ago by sonymagellan    [ Reply ]
So good!
Desert Island Record for sure.
Posted 5 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
This is what you call very very cool Rock n Roll
Posted 5 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
Count of hands whose life was saved by R & R?

I'm one of em!  
Posted 5 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
Have it a 9 just because if Lou
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
And it was alright . .
Posted 5 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 folkrocker wrote:
Love the live version of this on Rock n Roll Animal. The guitar work of Hunter and Wagner is outstanding.
I wore that album out.
Posted 5 years ago by danw64    [ Reply ]
Did "Mo" leave her sunglasses back at The Factory?

Image result for Uncut magazine
Posted 6 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Bob Dylan in an alternate universe.
Posted 7 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Love the live version of this on Rock n Roll Animal. The guitar work of Hunter and Wagner is outstanding.
Posted 7 years ago by folkrocker    [ Reply ]
 Al wrote:

Couldn't agree more. Damn, 1970 was a lonnnnnng time ago, but THIS tune is timeless.

 
Yessssssssssss.  
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Meh.
Posted 7 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]


                The only train that goes there ~


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Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
Never heard this before in my life but I really like it.   

 

Man at bridge holding head with hands and screaming

aye carumba NEVER?!!!

Lou Reed = Rock and Roll
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
It's 14:47 here in the rainy UK and I'm listening to top tunes and getting nothing done at work.  This time of day is always great with the RP crew: the afternoon just slips round.  I've also just realised that you folks are just getting up in the morning to this stuff!  Sweet start to your day.  My greatest respect and admiration.  I love RP.

 
{#Cheers} It's early in my work day and this song definitely boosted my mood. BillG's comment hit the nail on the head - if ever there was a song that's the antitheses of sliced & diced & pitch-corrected (paraphrasing here), this is it. I recall hearing this song on the radio back in the 1980s - on a Toronto, not NY station, though {#Wink}
Posted 7 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
It's 14:47 here in the rainy UK and I'm listening to top tunes and getting nothing done at work.  This time of day is always great with the RP crew: the afternoon just slips round.  I've also just realised that you folks are just getting up in the morning to this stuff!  Sweet start to your day.  My greatest respect and admiration.  I love RP.
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]

Great link, great version... 

 

Skydog wrote:

Lou Reed said that this song should have sounded this way
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mag6jxiHXXk  


 


Posted 7 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
Jenny should have been listening to Radio Paradise  {#Smile}
Posted 7 years ago by trailhead    [ Reply ]
 wierdsley wrote:
Still sounds fresh today. Love this tune. 

 
Couldn't agree more. Damn, 1970 was a lonnnnnng time ago, but THIS tune is timeless.
Posted 7 years ago by Al    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
Never heard this before in my life but I really like it.   

 
Yes, I do love those moments on RP!
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Still sounds fresh today. Love this tune. 
Posted 7 years ago by wierdsley    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before in my life but I really like it.   
Posted 7 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]


NYC, baby. 



Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Hey, baby, rock 'n' roll.
Posted 8 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
 Steely_D wrote:
Every time I put on the radio, you know there's nothing happening at all.

 
That's why you are here isn't it?

BTW easy 9 for me
Posted 8 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 8 years ago by FrnaZ    [ Reply ]
 Steely_D wrote:
Every time I put on the radio, you know there's nothing happening at all.

 
Not at all....
Posted 8 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
Love hearing this on RP! Used to get a kick out of blowing my parents' minds by blurting out the words to this in Lou's amazing manner
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Every time I put on the radio, you know there's nothing happening at all.
Posted 8 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
Lou Reed said that this song should have sounded this way
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mag6jxiHXXk  

Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Yes yes yes!{#Bananajam}
Posted 8 years ago by randyblew    [ Reply ]
Almost 45.5 years after it came out, this song makes its debut on Radio Paradise!  BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!
Thanks for finally adding this one... 
Posted 8 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
never played before, shut the front door!
 
Posted 8 years ago by Vakse    [ Reply ]