David Essex - Rock On (Audio)
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- David Essex - Rock On (Audio)
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Lyrics
Ooh
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
I've been listening to this song for close to 50 years, it's a timeless tune and never will get old or go out of style! Great job .
First cassette I ever owned.
I have the album. I love it.
A song called " Rock On " with no lead guitar but a mean ass bass lick throughout. Love this tune forever.
I'm 68 and listen to this all the time..and still looking for James Dean
I think I saw him, in Gotebo, OK. :)
blue jean baby queen
Great song!
❤❤❤
A track that utterly defies classification, which I have been mesmerized by ever since I first heard it as a very young child. "Weird," "Ominous", "Menacing", and "Surreal" would all be accurate descriptions of it. No guitars. Multiple overdubbed bass parts. Primal, hypnotic drums, but no snare. Strange stream-of-consciousness lyrics which proclaim "rock on" in a song that's not really a rock song at all. And the production is IMMACULATE. God, this still sounds so unique.
That is a seriously excellent review.
Nailed it
Very accurate analysis....great song
in short...it's good
Well said as if the only that should be said.
How lucky was us Youngsters growing up in the 70s I was 13yr when this came out!! Played it over & over, Even my Mum loved it
I remember this ! Playing it on my cassette player !! My mum and dad didn't like pop music they used to say what's this rubbish !! Hahahaha
50 years ago I could NOT get this song out of my head...It's still in there !
SERIOUSLY !
I just found this song randomly and I'll be here for the next 50
Me too ! I love it !
@@dalebridges6916 Essex Rock On and Brother Louie(Stories) was another dandy...Good tunes to have etched.
Brother Louie has always been one of my favorite songs ! You have great taste in music !
Haven't heard this in decades. It's aged well. Still sounds fresh and innovative.
It's kind of timeless
It sounds too modern to have been released in 1973. I always thought it was an 80s song! That says something about the production: ahead of its time.
"And where do we go from here?"
@@kenttyler1243 50 years later, still figuring it out...😂🤣
This song is like Levi's jeans. It aged well and never gets old.
whoever produced and or engineered this in the 70's was a genius and light years ahead of their time....... might be the best sounding bass track of all time....
Produced by Jeff Wayne, which might explain its sci-fi hi-fi sound.
The production here owes a huge debt to 60s and 70s jamaican dub. in fact aside from the vocals it basically is a dub version
@@delta-9969 Hot take
The bass player, Herbie Flowers and David apparently tracked this take as a duo while Jeff Wayne was at lunch. Herbie also played bass on Lou Reid's "Walk on the Wild Side" and many other hits of the 70's.
@@HighwayRamos Walk on the Wild Side has always had a special place in my heart.
This song is so bad assed I’m crying. And I’m a 59 year old man!!!!!
Don't feel ashamed of it brother I do it too and I'm 65 !
Suddenly wanted to hear this song - don't think I've heard it in about 20 years. I've listened to it 5 times in a row, so far.
Current same!
now it got me y'all.... outta nowhere...I have not heard it in ages. couldn't remember the title or artist at first...just started hearing fragments of the lyrics and the bass line in my head. and now to listen to the whole delay effect...wow...
me too! funny - I bet we are all around the same age ;)
@@chrissyvanderbilt5454 x
jane doe I’m 59
Just brilliant. That twisting curving music and beat shifting from right to left and back again, with that voice and that song.
I was about 6 when first heard this. And it blew me away. My sister bought the album.
Rock On was David Essex's first single in 1973. For the time it was an innovative and unusual song, and I don't think he ever bettered it.
One hit wonder
gary jamespon Only in North America.
He couldn't better it. Its perfect the way it is. Sometimes you have to let art be the way it is the very first create
Didn’t have too!
He released his first single in 1965!
www.45cat.com/artist/david-essex
I was 7 years old when I heard my brother played this song with his friends. He's gone but 50 years later I am still listening to it.
as a 16 years old middle eastern i am addicted to this song
Rock on baby!
Music is universal my brother
good for you
I’m only 3 and a half years old and I hate this song.
@@dogestranding5047 But your account is 9 years old
Congas, drums, bass, strings, echo delay on vocals. At once a revelation and a revolution, not a single guitar hero in the mix, just a jukebox hero on the mic!
Man I just spent every bit of an hour looking for this song, I never new the name or who it was by, I just remembered my dad blaring this when I was real young riding in his truck. Damn good song.
Please tell us more about the search. What angles did you take?
Too underated, so ahead of his time.
Only one thing wrong with this song: it ends!
I wonder if there's a longer version somewhere.....
It should 'rock on', a little more.
Herbie Flowers on bass = famous song.
Exactly
disc w/ only this on it in head unit that has repeat..🦥🦥🦥🦥🦥🦥
Superb song - took me right back to my teenage years. Was lucky enough to see him in concert in the 70’s.
It has been exactly 50 years since I heard this song on the Jukebox in the cafeteria of my primary school. I was in 2nd grade and absolutely blown away. After all this time, the words that I can use to describe this song are, timeless, mesmerizing, brilliant masterpiece. The song has aged effortlessly and sounds as fresh as the day I heard it all those years ago. Thank you Mr. Essex.
I heard it exactly 50 years ago in High School. Massive impact on most of us because it is so unique & kinda perfect, IMO. There was some tough competition then, but KCBQ San Diego had tons of requests for it and played it a lot. This one, we didn't get sick of hearing.
What school did you go to ? Too cool for school 😂
You had a jukebox in elementary school?
This song was my mother’s favorite song, passed to me, and now passed to my 3 year old daughter. She won’t let me get in the car without hearing it!
Excellent! It's such a groove.
😂😂your daughter is a young lady of class and fine taste. Good parenting ❤❤
My daughter thinks this songs about her
Lol, ....cute story. wow, passing it on.
This was originally released in quadraphonic (four seperate channels) it had dynamics embedded that were just off the hook! Incredible stuff!
As someone who was born in the 90s - it's hard to find anything made in quadraphonics. I have The Who's Quadrophenia record, but I didnt know of too many others that were. I'll have to see about getting the Quad version of this!
@@homegrowntwinkie I have a quad receiver but if you play it in stereo it still sounds better than a regular stereo recording.
No way, I have an old pioneer quadraphonic receiver id love to hear this in quad
I remember Quad. Big deal at the time, but it went away rather quickly it seemed.
Whatever happened to Quad
Never tire of this genius song. So awesome and original
No idea why this song popped in my head this morning and I wanted to listen to it. But I’m glad it did!
I got here from Rocket by Def Leppard.
Same here, 640am on a Sunday
It popped into your head because it should.
Jimmy Dean
James Dean
Same here. Just popped in but I remembered the words like it was yesterday! 🥰
@@BostonIce37 'though it's most likely:
"... which is the way that's clear? ...";
still, ever think it could be:
"... witch is the way that's clear! ..." ?
😹🙀🤯👀🦥
One of the coolest songs ever - I was 11 when this came out & I still love it to this day! One of the best bass lines ever from Herbie Flowers & love David’s vocals!
Same here, love ❤️ it ….🙏🙏
This song still hits perfectly
✌️
46yrs later and it still sounds like its just released..........
nahh, sounds too good to be todays music
@@southcanada6002 LOL...good point.....
Best bass line of the '70s.
This song blew my mind when it first came out.
Very distinctive. Good imagery. We can all fill in the rest when he says, "prettiest girl I ever seen."
Absolute Masterpiece then, now, and for ALL OF TIME!! 💪
One of the greatest songs of the 70's.
Ever! 🙂
Actually I think this is still picked as the OFFICIAL ROCK ATHEM in surveys .
@@peteygonemadarts4765 Rock on!
This suddenly popped into my head the other day out of absolutely nowhere, and I realized that it’s been almost 50 years since I’ve listened to it. It sounds just as good now as it did then.
I know the feeling 😉 February 26th 2023....✌️Rock on 🤘
Same here May 5, 2023! 🤘
And here, age 73 March 30, 2024 Came to mind tonight doing dishes
It’s 2024 who’s still rockin’ on? 🤘✌️❤️🎶
Listen, Disiz la Peste - J'pète les plombs.
65 years old and still rocking in Tulsa Oklahoma !!!
🙋🏿♂️
Listened to it tonight for the first time in decades.
Just popped in my head tonight, had to find it! Takes me back!! 👍
this gem of a song proves sometimes, less is more!. Rock On!.
This song is fantastic. I was in grade 9. When I went to parties, we would listen to this and sing. So positive.
A favorite one from my childhood, even though I’m 17, You can Thank My Dad for my Good choice in music here
Still a classic that can’t be duplicated! 51 years later it’s still Rocking On!!!!
What made the 70s so great was that some songs like this one added that symphonic cool sound with mezmorizing violins!!😊
First song I remember, my sister bought the record. It blew me away the way it cuts between left and right speakers.
The bass line belongs to the great Herbie Flowers. He also played upright bass on Walk On the Wild Side
if you say so
You know a lot more about music than I do
Herbie is a Beatle and Harry Nilsson guy. He is one of the most connected bass players ever.
He also played bass on Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds
Idnk
Do do do Doo do do
This just popped up on my local radio station on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Haven't heard it in decades but I knew what it was from the first bars. There still has never been any other song like it.
I'm 62, that made my hair stand
I'm 75....I don't have hair. But if I did......😂
I wake up with song stuck in my head from time to time, but this is the first time in maybe 20 years I've heard it. Still awesome!
Just randomly used the phrase " rock on " and had to listen this up again. I've loved this song since my teen age years. Thanks for the memories.
Still looking for my baby queen 54yrs later
Maybe I'm her
Hi I'm 54
This song is SMOOOOOOOTH. A classic.
Simple rithm, amazing interpretation.
I like how real it sounds!
Number 17 on Billboard's Hot 100 for 1974.
We used to sing this on the school bus in junior high, and other early 70's hits! Had a cool bus driver, as long as we stayed in our seats and didn't holler or curse, we could sing all we wanted to!
That's because you had a professional driver that was looking out for your safety..
Haha
School buses nowaday require seatbelts in attempt to address numerous self-control disorders. Our school bus driver used to swing by the beach on the after school route so we could check out the surf conditions.
Ditto
We did the same thing LOL LOL Boca Raton high class of 82
Love this song
I hadn’t heard this song in decades (maybe 3) and had forgotten it even existed. My favorite song when I was a child, I was absolutely obsessed with it. Unreal. Feels like I’ve entered a different matrix.
I always thought this was a late 80's song. Very innovative for 1973.
BROKEN ARROW nice Bennington Battle flag.
🤓 There was an actor in 1989 name Michael Damien he covered this song, so you’re not mistaking😉
And as for the innovative part,😀Everyone was 🥴high in the 70s,So lots of awesome music was made.
Me too. Thought it was late '80s. Don't think I heard it until then. Intetesting to discover how old the song is.
@@Dee2D explains why I thought it was from 88/89
This song sounds incredible when you wear headphones 🎧! You can hear the bass line pan across from left to right in stereo! And the drums.
I remember being impressed with the sound mix back then. It sounds so clean! Still a great song and mix!
It's a bass solo. I'm a guitar player.
This is impressive.
Not "solo" I guess.
@@robertmontgomery9218 Its not a solo it's a riff or a lick. It doesn't move from the riff and repeats the whole way through so not a solo.
Always will be one of the sickest songs in rock history 🤘just here for the entirety of the masterpiece, glad to see anyone who's here, rock on😎
Listened to it 73 when i was an au pair girl in London. Still fabulous. Maria in Sweden.
It feels like I've been floating for 3 strange days looking for island time. Rock on. Please God. Rock on. But hey it's rock n roll out there.
This popped into my head inexplicably. Crazy intro bass licks. Iconic 70’s.
It has that sound that you can't quite put a label to which is why this song invokes the same feelings from first time I heard it in the 70's to now 2023. Everyone Rock On !!
Getting stoned and listening to David Essex was a hobby of mine many many moon ago.
Doing that now 🎉❤😂
@@terryhennessy4980 Rock on✌️🇺🇸
@@thomasmueller837 Carry On ........
Still is, nothing really changes.
@@ronbelanger4113 except the fact I can't afford groceries let alone a bag of weed in Biden and Harris's economy, wake the fuck up America!!!!
I have been a fan of David Essex since a teenage and joined the fan club at 15 and I still a fan today at 62 Alexandra Alexander.❤
And where do we go from here,, hopefully we helped to make the world a better place. Rock on.
At one time perhaps, but have you seen the world of late 😡
I remember our music teacher played this to us in a lesson sounded great ... haven’t heard for so long until now👍🏻
Of "cool" could be expressed in a song...this is it.
I had this tune stuck in my head on a class trip to the maple sugar farm in grade 3. When I got home I went up to Eaton's and bought the 45. Spring of '74 and I was eight years old.
Masterpiece in sound reflection and dynamics !!
I was born in '86 and today was the first time I heard this song and I will tell you it definitely won't be the last!. Just a really cool song so I thank you Mr. Essex!. 🙏🏻🍻
LOT of stuff don't hear no more, glad U found it-
@ted ritola Didn't know that this song was released in 1973 that is awesome.. But generally I have found that I like my parents generation's music so much more than that of my own generation. Well not to say that there isn't at least a few gems in there once in awhile lol.
@@johnerwin9024 Thank you, I'm still glad I found it and just heard it today because I just needed a song to help download from the week.
The 80's called they want us back!! Rock n roll high-school forever!! NAMROCK: HEY THIS NO MY PEE.. 😂
AMAZING!!! Absolutely wonderful! This is, by far, the best recording of this song ever! The sound engineer knocked it out of the park! Thank you for producing an absolute treasure!
This is one of the most beautiful works of art on piano in modern day. You can feel the emotion. You are truly talented young lady! I would pay you to play my old worn out but still functioning piano at a dinner party! Amazing!
Absolutely love this classic rock song!
Back in the day we knew was good music was. We rocked
I was born in 1989 but I’m definitely an old soul, love my 60s 70s early 80s Rock
jonh moe Interesting fact. Michael Damian did a cover of this song on the year you were born.
Still sing this time to time. 65 yrs old , and it still kick. AM Radio where I first heard it...all I had...James Dean!
Remember- James Dean, movies, Jimmy Dean, sausage.
I'M now 70 years of experience with excellence and I will listen to this song till I die. Rock.ON. RIÇK Robert Lo'pez OF COALINGA, CALIFORNIA USA
It’s my always start of summer song.... happy 60 to me...still remember 70’s cold beer and girls halter tops..!!
Happy 60
The halter neck is still popular if you know where to look.
This was the first song I truly loved. I was 7 when it came out. It is still one of my all-time favorites. One night, while out with St Etienne after a show, Sarah Cracknell confessed to me that this has been her favourite song since she was a young child also.
Still sounds radical. The story of David's writing and recording of tracks like this has never been well told because he was doing so much more. It's now pretty clear that 'David Essex' was a theatrical performance but that implies a tremendous performance art and then there's this song that gets him into the Billboard charts but it's so utterly uniquely weird. So then he's some kind of enigma but that too cant survive David Cook who's an Irish traveller's son and so completely unpretentious. Great man this man
Still rocking in 2024
Still rockin 2024-2025
I remember listening to this in the country one night on this college radio station as a kid, I never heard the song again after that, but still kind of remembered the lyrics. looked up after 7 years of not hearing it, and I found it! Thanks for this song, I'm really glad I found it after all this time!
The first time I heard this song, I was 13 years old and I’d just smoked weed for the first time. It sounded niiiiiice.
This was one of the well known tunes on the jukebox at The Old Church bar in Dallas in the 70s! A great memory! #RockOn
Love this song’s unconventional melody. Big hit in 1973. Great stuff.
Too cool for 🏫 school, kiddos! I cannot believe that I haven't 🎧 listened to that great and into the groove 🎵 song in ages. It literally hit all the right notes. Like someone else noted in this post, it was 🔭 true & pure 🔬 Genius.
Sometimes "hey kids rock and roll" just floats into my brain and I have to put this song on. Good good times in high school.
It's 2021 and I still can't get enough of this tune!! That bass line sucks you right in, the drums are begging you to get up and move, killer tune for being almost 50 years old!!!
I absolutely adore this man I went to see David Essex in the 80s in Bournemouth he was & still is gorgeous ❤❤
Reminds me of roller rink days😍
I used to sit with my record player and play this on my 45 adapter.☺☺. I was 12 and I thought my uncle sang it!🤣🤣🤣. It's not of course! But I thought it was! 😆 Lol! Great song for the 70s!!!!!❤❤❤
A truly unique record - a rock & roll song without any guitar (except bass). Love this one!
This song epitomizes the word "groovy" 🤘
Man, there's so much to love about this song and dissect.
1) That bass. It's made clear in the beginning that the bass is the main instrument, playing the main riff and the licks.
2) The delay on David's microphone. The choice of delay for David really complements his smooth, rocker voice. It adds that feeling that you get. You hear it and you think "ooh, this is different."
3) The strings and horns. Strings and horns are no strangers to rock. Having been utilized relentlessly in rock music such as the Beatles, Chicago, and George Thorogood especially. The use of horns and strings in "Rock On" emphasizes the beginning of a new era in rock history - the '70s.
I was born in 1968 and my mom was a real music lover. The first two albums she gave me were her copy of the original Elvis Presley debut album with Blue Suede Shoes and this one by David Essex. Still have both records in great shape despite having been handled by kid version of me. But Rock On has always been my first music love and all-time favorite song.
great song so simple gives me goosebumps
My dear ` ol Dad used to sing along to this but he used to ``Rocko`` which made me and my sisters laugh . Great song and lots of happy memories Brian
I have very distinct memories of my dad singing this around the house and it just brings back damn good sweet times.
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A forgotten gem great song David Essex
Absolutely brilliant loved it when it came out still do
This came out when I was in Jr high.. .loved it then...still do!... Timeless classic....
Out of the blue I thought of this song. I recently lost my son and I wish I had turned him onto this song because he loved this type of music love and light
Heartfelt condolences for your horribly tragic loss, Gretchen.
The only thing I shared with my father was a love of music and from time to time I’ll hear a fun fact and say I should call him and tell him ..sorry about your son
Still relevant and brilliant!
75th birthday today. Happy birthday David.
Phenomenal sounding track
This debut album is cool 😊