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David Essex — Rock On
Album: Rock On
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Released: 1973
Length: 3:20
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Ooh, my soul
Hey kid, boogie, too, did ya?
Hey, shout, summertime blues
Jump up and down in my blue suede shoes
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on

And where do we go from here?
Which is a way that's clear?
Still looking for that blue jean baby queen
Prettiest girl I've ever seen
See her shake on the movie screen, Jimmy Dean
(James Dean)

And where do we go from here?
Which is the way that's clear?
Still looking for that blue jean baby queen
Prettiest girl I ever seen
See her shake on the movie screen, Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean

Rock on
Rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
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Blast from the past! This was all over the airwaves when I was 12-13. Sure seemed to get all of us neighbor kids fired up and singing along as we played ball games. It was edgy and spooky enough to mystify, at least, till DP's Smoke on the Water came on again...
Posted 4 weeks ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 GingerandMe wrote:

Oh my. The memories. Pictures of David Essex plastered all over bedroom walls when we were teenagers!!



That would be me!!... the hormones had just kicked in - I never did recover from the weakness for dark haired, dark eyed men 
Posted 4 weeks ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
Well, I'm tempted to call it a "guilty pleasure", but what the hell, if I like it I like it. Guilt, shmilt.   
Posted 11 months ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Wow, it’s been forever! Whatever happened to this guy, anyway?
Posted 11 months ago by costoonces    [ Reply ]
Oh my. The memories. Pictures of David Essex plastered all over bedroom walls when we were teenagers!!
Posted 1 year ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
Kind of a Come Together rip-off, I mean homage
Posted 1 year ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
 Gish05 wrote:

The Smashing Pumpkins did a better job with this song.

Well, I replied to your comment regarding the SP version. And, youtubed it.... Definitely "era appropriate" but, that's not saying I cared much for SP's version.... Instrumental part, really hard to keep up with and, OMG!... That voice! Ugh! Certainly shed a "dirty spotlight" on SP... IMHO, of course. 

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
 Gish05 wrote:

The Smashing Pumpkins did a better job with this song.

No shit?!? I'm a SP fan but, hadn't heard their version! Bet they made it sound a bit more "era appropriate", too! Here I come, YouTube music! Lol

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
 mojoman wrote:

You need the big Sony SS-860 speakers with the 12" woofer to appreciate this song. That low bass note will put a match out on those speakers. You can have your teeny-tiny bookcase speakers. I still have my monster speakers bought in the PX in Japan in 1976 that'll put any bookshelf system to shame when it comes to this song.

Hey kid, rock n roll, rock on! 

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
What the heck! If someone said I would hear David Essex on this station I would have laughed in their faces!
But. It. Works!

Sometimes all you need is time and distance. 
Posted 1 year ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Thanks BillG! We need these in small quantities
Posted 3 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
This was so out-of-left-field cool when it came out. Didn't sound like anything else. David might have put out a lot of other cool stuff but unfortunately American radio didn't give him much airplay after this. 
Posted 3 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Not heard this for ages, great to hear it again.
Posted 5 years ago by ipestell    [ Reply ]
I had to check what radio station I was listening to! Instantly recognised from the very first beats, transported back to the 1970's when it was frequently blaring out from my sister's bedroom. One of the reasons I had to build a louder music system in my room ...

Nice to hear it again for the memories, but not for the musical content 
Posted 5 years ago by Ben_D_Wire    [ Reply ]
bluedot wrote:
this song SUCKS, but it's also a classic, so i gave it a 5. is that good logic?
yep, makes perfect sense. could do without ever hearing it again, but better off having heard it infinity times...
Posted 19 years ago by Bill_Kunsler    [ Reply ]
You need the big Sony SS-860 speakers with the 12" woofer to appreciate this song. That low bass note will put a match out on those speakers. You can have your teeny-tiny bookcase speakers. I still have my monster speakers bought in the PX in Japan in 1976 that'll put any bookshelf system to shame when it comes to this song.
Posted 19 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
this song SUCKS, but it's also a classic, so i gave it a 5. is that good logic? :propeller.gif:
Posted 20 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
Oh No! This song is going to be stuck in my head when I wake up in the morning... I just know it!!!
Posted 20 years ago by blythemeteor    [ Reply ]
The Smashing Pumpkins did a better job with this song.
Posted 20 years ago by Gish05    [ Reply ]
I got sick of hearing this when it came out YEARS ago but listening to it again in the pallid glow of my computer makes me realize what a cool spooky song it is. Thanks! Nice to listen in a new context.
Posted 20 years ago by susafina    [ Reply ]
Posted 20 years ago by JamieR    [ Reply ]
It's been a wicked long time since I heard *this* song ... not bad ... brings back some old, smokey, blurred memories. :)
Posted 20 years ago by ursus88    [ Reply ]
8O
Posted 20 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]