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1974 single by Reunion

"Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)"
Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion.jpg
Single by Reunion
B-side "Are You lot Ready to Believe"
Released September 1974
Recorded 1974
Genre Popular
Length 3:30 / two:54 (single)
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Norman Dolph, Paul DiFranco, Joey Levine
Producer(s) Joey Levine, Marc Bellack, Paul DiFranco
Reunion singles chronology
"Life Is a Stone (But the Radio Rolled Me)"
(1974) 		"Disco-tekin"
(1975)

Joey Levine in concert. Taken on May 17, 2008.

"Life Is a Rock (Merely the Radio Rolled Me)" is a 1974 song written past Norman Dolph (lyrics) and Paul DiFranco (music).[i] It was recorded past an ad hoc group of studio musicians chosen Reunion, with Joey Levine as pb singer. The lyrics are a fast patter of 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s disc jockeys, musicians, songwriters, record labels, vocal titles and lyrics, cleaved only by the chorus. Levine had previously been atomic number 82 singer and co-writer of bubblegum music hits "Yummy Yummy Yummy" and "Chewy Chewy" by the Ohio Express. "Life Is a Rock" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart.[ii]

The song'due south outro quotes "Infant I Need Your Loving" past The Four Tops, "Gloat" by Three Dog Nighttime, "I Want to Take You Higher" by Sly and the Family Rock, and "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" by Stevie Wonder.

The track was later covered past Tracey Ullman in 1983, and was featured in her 1984 album, You Broke My Center in 17 Places.

Chart operation [edit]

Covers [edit]

The song was remade past Randy Crenshaw and released on 2001 Disney anthology Mickey's Dance Party nether the name "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me...Again!)" The remake includes references not only to current and past music groups, but too to TV shows and internet slang, and some Disney characters.

A customized version of the song: "Life Is a Stone, but 'CFL Rolled Me" was the last stone and scroll vocal played on the Larry Lujack show on WCFL in Chicago[8] on March 15, 1976, before the station switched from Top 40 to beautiful music format. Rival AM station WLS had their ain rendition: "Life Is a Rock, WLS Rolled Me". This was the first vocal played on WLS-FM when the famous callsign returned to the station in 2008, ambulation a archetype hits format. In 1974, radio station KFRC in San Francisco too aired a specially tailored take on the song: "Life Is a Rock, but KFRC Rolled Me" with an actress verse naming all of the station's then-current personalities. The verse was sung by KFRC'south afternoon personality, Chuck Buell.[nine] 980, WRC in Washington, DC as well had a personalized version that was played on the air[ten] (this actually was common among the big Top forty AMs of the day with special copies cut for their station).

Tracey Ullman recorded a embrace that was included on her first anthology You Broke My Heart in 17 Places in 1983.

In 1988 McDonald'south produced a jingle heavily influenced by the song for its "$1,000,000 Menu Song" promotion. The McDonald's recording, with an identical melody and a chop-chop spoken list of carte offerings recited in an identical monotone pitch and rhythm, was released equally a mass giveaway in the class of a 33-1/3 RPM flexible plastic unmarried.[xi] [12])

Name checks [edit]

  • B. Bumble and the Stingers
  • Mott the Hoople
  • Ray Charles Singers
  • Lonnie Mack
  • Twangin' Eddy
  • "Here's my ring, nosotros're going steady"
  • "Take It Like shooting fish in a barrel"
  • "I Want to Accept You Higher"
  • "Liar, Liar"
  • "The Loco-Movement"
  • Poco
  • Deep Majestic
  • "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
  • Sam Cooke
  • Lesley Gore
  • Ritchie Valens
  • Mahavishnu Orchestra
  • "Fujiyama"
  • Kama Sutra
  • "Rama Lama Ding Dong"
  • Richard Perry
  • Phil Spector
  • Jeff Barry
  • The Righteous Brothers
  • The Archies
  • Harry Nilsson
  • "Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko Ko Bop"
  • Fats Is Back
  • "Finger Poppin' Fourth dimension"
  • Friends and Romans
  • Brenda & the Tabulations
  • Carly Simon
  • Noddy Holder
  • Rolling Rock
  • Johnny Cash
  • Johnny Rivers
  • Mungo Jerry
  • Peter, Paul and Mary
  • "Mary, Mary"
  • Dr. John
  • Doris Day
  • Jack the Ripper
  • Leon Russell
  • Shelter Records
  • "Gimme Shelter"
  • Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
  • Slide guitar
  • Fender bass
  • Bonnie Bramlett
  • Wilson Pickett
  • Arthur Janov
  • The Primal Scream
  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins
  • Dale Hawkins
  • Ronnie Hawkins
  • Kukla, Fran and Ollie
  • Norman, Oklahoma
  • John Denver
  • Donny Osmond
  • J. J. Cale
  • ZZ Tiptop
  • Fifty.L. Bean
  • "DeDe Dinah"
  • David Bowie
  • Steely Dan
  • "CC Rider"
  • Edgar Wintertime
  • Joanie Sommers
  • Osmond Brothers
  • Johnny Thunders
  • Eric Clapton
  • Wah-wah pedal
  • Stephen Foster
  • "Camptown Races"
  • "Skilful Vibrations"
  • "Assistance Me Rhonda"
  • "Surfer Daughter"
  • "Petty Honda"
  • "Tighter, Tighter"
  • "Love, Honey"
  • "Carbohydrate, Sugar"
  • "Yummy Yummy Yummy"
  • CBS
  • Warner Bros.
  • RCA ("...and all the others")
  • "Call up (Walking in the Sand)"
  • Stone 'em Sock 'em Robots
  • Alan Freed
  • Murray the Grand
  • The Fish
  • The Swim
  • "The Boston Monkey"

The 45-rpm unmarried version fades out here. The extended album version continues, with the following references:

  • Freddie King
  • Albert Rex
  • B.B. Rex
  • Felix Pappalardi
  • Laurel and Hardy
  • Randy Newman
  • Aretha Franklin
  • Tito Puente
  • Boffalongo
  • Republic of cuba
  • War
  • California
  • Beatlemania
  • New York Metropolis
  • Transylvania
  • South&G
  • Bobby Vee
  • SRO
  • Conway Twitty
  • "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"

Performed as medley or spoken over the fade-out:

  • "Infant I Need Your Loving" by The Four Tops
  • "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" past Stevie Wonder
  • "Celebrate" past Three Domestic dog Dark
  • "I Want to Take Y'all Higher" by Sly & the Family Stone

Run across also [edit]

  • Listing of 1970s one-striking wonders in the United States

References [edit]

  1. ^ ASCAP, LIFE IS A ROCK (Simply THE RADIO ROLLED ME)
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 459. ISBN1-904994-10-v.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.Due south.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 250. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "RPM – Library and Athenaeum Canada | RPM – Bibliothèque et Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. December 7, 1974. Retrieved October nine, 2016.
  5. ^ "Music lyrics, charts, Games, & more". Top40db.cyberspace . Retrieved Oct nine, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009.
  7. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (September 13, 2017). "Image : RPM Weekly".
  8. ^ Tom Konard's Aircheck Factory Collection!. Reelradio. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  9. ^ The Big 610 – KFRC San Francisco – TheBig610.com. Bayarearadio.org. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Life Is A Rock But The Radio Rolled Me – WRC Version". May 22, 2009. Archived from the original on Dec 21, 2021. Retrieved October ix, 2016 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ YouTube video featuring audio of McDonald's "$1,000,000 Card Vocal (1988)."
  12. ^ Photograph of McDonald'due south $i,000,000 Carte du jour Song (1988).

External links [edit]

  • Lyrics of this song
  • Reunion - Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) on YouTube

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Is_a_Rock_(But_the_Radio_Rolled_Me)

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