Joan Jett has always been a bad ass.Not sure if you have reacted to Lita Ford yet "Kiss Me Deadly" "Close My Eyes Forever w/ Ozzy Osbourne" But Joan Jett & Lita Ford were in an all girl band in the 70's "The Runaways".They're both bad asses
Cherie Currie sang lead and dressed in lingerie. Given she was underage when the band started you would think it would have been seen as outrageous. Not in the 70's 😂
You guys are making the 12 yr old girl in me Very happy today!!...I remember distinctly the day I got to buy this record at the mall, the Go Go’s too lol played them both to death💕😎🖤💫
Fun Fact: The line "Put another dime in the jukebox" was dated by the time Jett released her version, as very few jukeboxes took dimes. "Quarter" didn't sound good in the lyrics, and as jukeboxes slowly disappeared or became computerized contraptions accepting paper currency, it didn't matter anyway. - This Song Was In 3 Rhythm Music Games. Guitar Hero 1, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, And Rock Band 3
VH1 has a good documentary about the evolution of Punk and Metal but Joan Jett is Rock n Roll. In the 12 cassettes for a penny ad (back in the day) they put her under the "hard rock" category.
THANK YOU for reacting to JOAN JETT!!! She is called the “Godmother of Punk” and “Queen of Rock n Roll”, and has pioneered women in hard rock since the 70’s! She got her first guitar at 13 as a Xmas present from her parents and was musically influenced by T-Rex, Bowie, Iggy Pop & SUZI QUATRO. At 15 years old she started the FIRST ALL GIRL punk/metal influenced hard rock band in 1975 which also featured a teenage Lita Ford on lead guitar and vocalist Cherie Currie (However, FANNY was the first all girl ROCK band but punk had not come into the music scene yet until the mid 70’s). In 1976 they debuted their first album “The Runaways” which spawned the classic song “Cherry Bomb”, which Joan Jett wrote as an audition song for vocalist Cherie Currie, alluding to her name and the fact that they were all “teenage firecrackers” (Cherie Currie, 16, wore a corset, fishnet stockings, black underwear and high heels on stage which gave them the reputation as “jailbait rock”). Although this was their most recognized song, it certainly does not define them as a band. Their album debuted the same time that Heart debuted their album “Dreamboat Annie”. Both bands had to deal with sexism and misogyny from the male dominated genre of hard rock, although Heart was backed by male band members, the Runaways got it worse being ALL teenage girls. They released “Queens of Noise” in 1977 and toured Japan where they were HUGE, they were NEVER taken seriously in America. Lead vocalist Cherie Currie quit the band during the tour making Joan the front girl of the band. After the tour they recorded what I think is their best album, “Waiting for the Night'' which Joan Jett wrote most of the songs, along with some songs written by Lita Ford. It was a punk/metal influenced album after touring in England and being exposed to the punk rock scene, later touring with the Ramones, Cheap Trick, etc. By 1978 there was heavy drug abuse and tension among the remaining 3 members of the band (Joan, Lita and drummer Sandy West) after they released their 4th and final studio album “And now, the Runaways” (which featured the song “Black Leather” written by Steve Jones and Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols). Joan Jett gravitated towards a Punk sound and both Lita and Sandy towards a more heavy metal sound. By Spring 1979 the band broke up and Joan Jett began her solo career which would last till this day. Later Lita Ford would also find mainstream success. In 1979 Joan Jett met Kenny Laguna, a producer who also became her manager. Together they set out to launch Joan’s solo career but NO ONE wanted Joan Jett. Joan recorded FIVE songs on a demo tape: “I Love Rock n Roll”, “Crimson and Clover”, “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah!), “Bad Reputation” and “You Don’t Own Me”. The demo was sent to *23* major, and minor, record labels. ALL *23* labels rejected her saying, in essence, she wasn’t marketable. Their letters said Joan “should lose the guitar” or “look prettier” and she needed a “song search”. Not giving up, Kenny Laguna took some money he had saved and both Kenny and Joan started their OWN record label, BLACKHEART Records. They recorded their first album titled “Joan Jett” in 1980 and sold their records at shows from the trunk of their car. Eventually they were signed on to Boardwalk Records and they re-released the album as “Bad Reputation”. Joan put an ad saying, “Wanted 3 good men” for a band and the Blackhearts were formed. While still struggling as a woman in hard rock the band recorded the album “I Love Rock n Roll”. The title track went to #1 on the Billboard chart for 8 weeks in a row!!! The next single “Crimson and Clover” went to #5 (a cover song from Tommy James and the Shondells which Kenny Laguna temporarily played keyboards with and he brought the song for Joan to sing). They re-released the songs “Bad Reputation” and “Do You Wanna Touch Me” and they became hits. The video for “Bad Reputation” was a JAB at all 23 record labels that rejected her (note that the 4 songs that were rejected were 4 hits on the Billboard charts). Joan Jett was HUGE and was touring with Queen, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and other big bands. In 1983 she released the album called “Album” which had 2 hits “Fake Friends” and a cover of Sly and the Family Stones’ “Everyday People”. In 1986 she appeared in the movie “Light of Day” with Michael J. Fox, with her acting performance getting great reviews, and the title track song written by Bruce Springsteen. In 1988 “Up your Alley” was released and 2 songs were hits “I Hate Myself For Loving You” and “Little Liar”. In 1990 “The Hit List” was released, an album of ALL cover songs, including the covers of “Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)” by AC/DC, “Love Hurts” by Nazareth and “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by CCR. In the early 90’s the Grunge era came but Joan continued putting out albums and non stop touring. “Notorious” (1992) and “Pure and Simple” (1994) were released. Joan also did other TV shows and movies such as “Boogie Boy”. In 2000 she was doing “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Broadway playing Magenta. “Naked” CD was released in Japan (not in America) which had the song “Science Fiction, Double Feature”. In 2006 she released the “Sinner” CD which had the video for the song “ACDC”, a cover of the Sweets’ song (about bisexuality) which featured Carmen Elektra. Joan Jett also toured the Vans Warped Tour main stage that year. In 2013 she released “Unvarnished” and the song/video for “Any Weather” co written by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and the song “Soulmates to Strangers” co written by Trans musician Laura Jane Grace from Against Me. In 2015 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame after the previous year when Joan Jett performed “Smells Like Teen Spirit” w/ Nirvana when they were inducted. Throughout the years Joan Jett has written songs for other artists such as Alice Cooper, L7, Bikini Kill, etc. She was dubbed the leader of the “Riot Girrl” movement of the 90’s. She produced other bands and signed them to her Blackheart Records label. She is an animal activist for P.E.T.A. For years she also goes to play free shows for American troops overseas bringing them “a piece of home”. She is a singer, musician, songwriter, producer, record label owner, activist, pioneer, legend and Icon. Below will be some links to Official Videos and performances. For a more in depth account of her history check out the Showtime music documentary “Bad Reputation” it’s on RUclips.
This song is a cover It was written by Alan Merill and performed with his band The Arrows who are British and was released in 1975. Alan passed away in 2020.
“I Love Rock n Roll" song, the story: When Joan Jett was in her first band the Runaways (all teenage girl punk/metal influenced band) they toured London, England. The Arrows, in England, used this song as a "B-side" song to one of their hits in 1975 and when Joan heard it she INSTANTLY wanted to do a cover of it on the 2nd Runaways album. However, since the Runaways already did a cover with "Rock n Roll" in the title on the first album in 1976 (Lou Reed's "Rock n Roll"), the girls didn't want to have another song with "Rock n Roll" in the title and look "cheesy" so Joan held onto the song for a bit. Once the Runaways broke up and Joan started to pursue a solo career she originally recorded this song (as well as another one) w/ Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols (another English Punk Rock group), It's on youtube if you want to hear it. When Joan formed the Blackhearts in 1980 (after she released her first solo record as just "Joan Jett", later renamed "Bad Reputation") her manager thought it was a good idea to RE-record the song w/ the Blackhearts and make it a stronger and less "Sophomoric" sounding and THIS is the result. The song went to #1 on the Billboard chart for 8 weeks in a row!!! The original video was shot in color, however Joan HATED the red jumpsuit they gave her so they decided to release it in black and white and they loved it because of its vintage look. The color version is now available as well.
The song at the beginning of the music video: The song in the beginning is “Bad Reputation” from her first solo record in 1980 (right before forming the Blackhearts). The Runaways (Joan’s first band, all teenage girls) had a reputation for being “jailbait” rock and had a reputation for partying. However, after the Runaways broke up in Spring of 1979 Joan went into a DEEP depression. She contemplated joining the military, but MUSIC was her PASSION. At first she didn’t know WHAT to do. When the Runaways were a band the MEDIA and the INDUSTRY all told them “girls can’t play rock n roll” (something the Go-Go’s and other female artists and bands would deal with) and at this point it LOOKED like they all won and were laughing at Joan. She started drinking REAL heavy and abusing drugs badly. She hung out w/ “punks” from the L.A. scene such as Sid Vicious and others, that got her labeled as a trouble maker, thus she had a bad reputation among the industry and NO ONE would sign her to a record deal (23 major and minor record labels sent her rejection letters which she still has to this day), so Joan and her manager started their OWN label “Blackheart Records” and put the first 2 albums on their own. The SONG “Bad Reputation” was about her attitude towards the haters. “Everyone can say what they wanna say, it never gets better anyway. So WHY should I care ‘bout a bad reputation anyway? Oh no!” AFTER the song and album “I Love Rock n Roll” became HUGE they RE released the song “Bad Reputation” as a single and NOW became a hit!!! They recorded a video for it basically giving a middle finger to all the record companies that told her NO, worth checking out. The song would also become a staple in Pop Culture being used as the opening song for the show “Freaks and Geeks” and used in films such as “10 things I Hate about you” and “Shrek” and recently as Professional Wrestler Ronda Rousey’s walk out theme song.
The song at the beginning, "Bad Reputation" (the Ronda Rousey song), has a great video that shows how every record company turned them down, so they released "I Love Rock n Roll" on their own label, then when it went to #1, they are all trying to go after them.
This one takes me back to first grade, the very first time I heard it. Elementary school talent show, and there were these three hot older girls (fifth graders!) doing a lip sync and dance performance to this song. Absolutely blew my brought-up-on-country-and-gospel mind, and I've been enamored ever since. I finally got to see Joan Jett live two years ago at Coors Field in Denver (with Poison, Def Leppard and Motley Crue) and at 63 years old, she still blew my mind. Thank you for finally getting here, and I can't wait for the next.
Omg this takes me back to my maybe 12 yr old me! I still go crazy when this song comes on any where! Joan Jett was so badass to us at a time when there wasn’t too many bad ass female musicians. She still tours! She showed me that I didn’t have to be girly girl if you didn’t want to!
this song was written by a British band called the Arrows. In the U.K. the age of consent is 16. Joan Jett, when this was recorded, was living in New York. The age of consent in N.Y. is 16.
These are two of her songs that I really like,I especially love her version of "Crimson And Clover". I Love Rock And Roll comes across really great in B & W.
Proud to say i DO NOT own a cellular device. My life is fine without it. I even used to sell them. The first time I saw Joan Jett and The Blackhearts I was closer to her than I am to my TV right now. It was in a club in Boston that is across Lansdown Street from Fenway Park. Then I saw her in an arena, opening for ZZ Top. Both great experiences, Joan can rule the room.
"Is it Blondie?", as if it had just come to mind after struggling to remember for a minute. I give you kudos for stretching it out so people have time to write their answers. Well played good sir. Well played indeed 👏 Smoke Dawg.
I adore Joan, you need to do I Hate Myself for Loving you and then you also have to do Lita Ford as well, her Runaways band mate, Kiss me Deadly or the legendary Close my Eyes duet she did with Ozzy.
the AGE thing: As I commented below, this song was written by a British band called the Arrows. In the U.K. the age of consent is 16. Joan Jett, when this was recorded, was living in New York. The age of consent in N.Y. is 16. So nothing illegal, unless you do it in Florida here where the age of consent is 18. In the U.S. the age of consent, depending on the State, is either 16, 17 or 18 (California being 18 which is why all those celebs get in trouble in L.A. w/ under the age of consent minors)
Morning guys! I love this song! In my 20s I sang this at karaoke a lot lmao! Joan Jett kicks ass!!❤️🤓 Great choice fellas! 👌 I like the video and have never seen it before
Joan is straight up rock and roll...i seen her at a small very small outdoor venue few years ago, which i had seen several concerts here....She rocked the shit out of that city, very loud...people at the local dirt track raceway could here her rocking over the race track car races....even have a few videoes from it...Aka Mary
Fun fact: The white Gibson Melody Maker that Joan is playing was a gift from Eric Carmen of The Raspberries, back when Joan was in The Runaways. It's a fact! 🙂
I went to see her at Six Flags over Georgia when she did her I Love Rock n Roll tour summer of 1982, the Stray cats & The Romantics opened for her! My favorite jam is "Do You Wanna Touch Me" ✌💖☮
Was shocked to recently learn from a Joan Jett doc that this is a cover of an Arrows song. Apparently the original never made the charts, but Joan's version charted really well around the world. #1 in some countries. You guys gotta check out that doc. From 2018, called Bad Reputation. Also the 2010 Runaways biopic of the same name. Also, go see her in concert. She still rocks in her 60s and her band is super tight.
Not trying to be mean or anything but I don't like when people say Bad Reputation is the Ronda Rousey song❕❗ The only reason she got to use that song is because she was a huge Joan Jett fan growing up and asked if WWE could talk to Joan Jett about using the song for her intro❕❗ It's a Joan Jett song straight up and was a huge hit way before Ronda Rousey used it as her intro❕❗ Sorry for my rant❕❗
I'm watching you on my phone right now. However, I often spend hours never touching my phone. I love the fact I can walk away from my phone for hours at a time. I love that almost as much as I Love Rock 'n' Roll. 😉
One of the best rock babes of the 80s!😎🔥🤘. (Yeah, I said it cause we all thought it then) Still badass today, touring like its 1985! Such a simple song in every way, but like "Rebel Yell" & "Bad to the Bone" its freakin fantastic rock-n-roll! 🔥🔥🔥
You guys should react to the Runaways. It was the Punk band Jett was in before going solo. Her solo career was great but the Runaways are just unmatched when it comes to comparison. She strayed away from the purely Punk sound when she went solo but kept the aesthetics and attitude.
Joan Jett is bad ass, I got to see her play about 5-6 years ago. Man, in highschool in the mid to late 80's it was not uncommon for a chick to date a guy who was 20-21. And in this video Joan's prolly 21-22
I've always referred to a cell phone as the electronic leash and the one that has the most control over it is your wife or girlfriend or maybe both LOL😅
I'm not sure what the year was, late 80's. Joan Jett played a show during spring break on Padre Island, Tx. We waited on the beach all day. She shows up around 7:30 in a helicopter and sandblast the crowd. She played for 30 minutes. Sandblast the crowd again and leaves. I still resent her 40 yrs later.😂😊
You need to check out The runaways When joan Jett Was like fifteen or sixteen Also in the band was Lita ford A bad ass heavy metal chick in the eighties You must check out her stuff too
When she said he was 17...how do you know she is not 15, 16 or 17. When people write songs they write about things from the past. This could be something from years in the past.
Billy Idol, David Bowie and The Sex Pistols changed it. They were punk rock. When they were popular they were definitely different. Definitely more than just rock. They were Punk.
I can't hear this song anymore without thinking of the Weird Al parody I Love Rocky Road. When it comes to songs about underage girls there are to many to count. KISS had Christine Sixteen and Winger's was called Seventeen. Dokken has a song that cuts right to the point, Felony. Other bands have gone way over the edge. There is Ted Nugent with Jailbait the Rolling Stones and Stray Cat Blues and last but not least Young Girl by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. In those last three songs the girls are fifteen and under. There is a list of fifty one songs about this subject. Times change but music can always cause controversy.
You need to realize that in the past that people would get married at the age of 15 or 16. Throughout all of nature there are young or adult. Puberty is the mark of maturity in all of nature. Only people decide to label every few years of the human being. Infant, toddler, adolescent, teen, young adult, adult, elder and senior citizen. Many places in the world 16 is still old enough to marry and in some states with parent consent here in the USA or is the young person has been emancipated.
Yep, this song was written by a British band called the Arrows. In the U.K. the age of consent is 16. Joan Jett, when this was recorded, was living in New York. The age of consent in N.Y. is 16.
How about “Saw him dancing there by the side of the stage. Knew he must have been ‘bout consenting age” or “Saw him standing there at the back of the diner. Knew from his looks he certainly wasn’t a minor” (or something) to tidy up the legal jeopardy for US audiences.
I used to be able to leave my phone home or in another room. No big deal. Now I’m looking out for an elderly mother, so that the only reason I keep it on me. If I had kids, I’d also keep it on me. Otherwise? I could easily entertain myself with out it! Did it for about 40 years prior to the iPhone!
She was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when she left the runaway she couldn't get signed to a record album so she made her own label and release date herself inner video bad reputation Chronicles at
A large difference in age with regard to relationships has become (socially) less acceptable these days. However, that most likely simply leads to more secrets and deception. I’m not sure which is worse. I’m now an older man who is the product of two loving parents who had an eighteen year difference in age which had absolutely no effect on my upbringing. Sadly, the only down side was that it left my mother as a widow for far too many years. ✌🏼😎🇺🇸
Joan Jett has always been a bad ass.Not sure if you have reacted to Lita Ford yet "Kiss Me Deadly" "Close My Eyes Forever w/ Ozzy Osbourne" But Joan Jett & Lita Ford were in an all girl band in the 70's "The Runaways".They're both bad asses
I could go for The Runaways “School Days”, “Cherry Bomb” or “Waiting For The Night”
@@Proud.American58 Gettin Hot and I Wanna Be Where the Boys Are both from the LIve in Japan album are great! RAW!
Cherie Currie sang lead and dressed in lingerie. Given she was underage when the band started you would think it would have been seen as outrageous. Not in the 70's 😂
@@Chris.Davis.2 They were dubbed "jailbait" rock back then LOL
Yes yes, Kiss me deadly, he'll bound train .. . Little too late ... yeah😂❤
Do BAD REPUTATION!
Do CRIMSON AND CLOVER!
Do I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU!
Yes!!! In that order.
You guys are making the 12 yr old girl in me Very happy today!!...I remember distinctly the day I got to buy this record at the mall, the Go Go’s too lol played them both to death💕😎🖤💫
Fun Fact: The line "Put another dime in the jukebox" was dated by the time Jett released her version, as very few jukeboxes took dimes. "Quarter" didn't sound good in the lyrics, and as jukeboxes slowly disappeared or became computerized contraptions accepting paper currency, it didn't matter anyway.
- This Song Was In 3 Rhythm Music Games. Guitar Hero 1, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, And Rock Band 3
I'm pretty sure this is a cover of a somewhat obscure British group. Age of consent in the UK is 16.
VH1 has a good documentary about the evolution of Punk and Metal but Joan Jett is Rock n Roll. In the 12 cassettes for a penny ad (back in the day) they put her under the "hard rock" category.
THANK YOU for reacting to JOAN JETT!!! She is called the “Godmother of Punk” and “Queen of Rock n Roll”, and has pioneered women in hard rock since the 70’s! She got her first guitar at 13 as a Xmas present from her parents and was musically influenced by T-Rex, Bowie, Iggy Pop & SUZI QUATRO. At 15 years old she started the FIRST ALL GIRL punk/metal influenced hard rock band in 1975 which also featured a teenage Lita Ford on lead guitar and vocalist Cherie Currie (However, FANNY was the first all girl ROCK band but punk had not come into the music scene yet until the mid 70’s). In 1976 they debuted their first album “The Runaways” which spawned the classic song “Cherry Bomb”, which Joan Jett wrote as an audition song for vocalist Cherie Currie, alluding to her name and the fact that they were all “teenage firecrackers” (Cherie Currie, 16, wore a corset, fishnet stockings, black underwear and high heels on stage which gave them the reputation as “jailbait rock”). Although this was their most recognized song, it certainly does not define them as a band. Their album debuted the same time that Heart debuted their album “Dreamboat Annie”. Both bands had to deal with sexism and misogyny from the male dominated genre of hard rock, although Heart was backed by male band members, the Runaways got it worse being ALL teenage girls. They released “Queens of Noise” in 1977 and toured Japan where they were HUGE, they were NEVER taken seriously in America. Lead vocalist Cherie Currie quit the band during the tour making Joan the front girl of the band. After the tour they recorded what I think is their best album, “Waiting for the Night'' which Joan Jett wrote most of the songs, along with some songs written by Lita Ford. It was a punk/metal influenced album after touring in England and being exposed to the punk rock scene, later touring with the Ramones, Cheap Trick, etc. By 1978 there was heavy drug abuse and tension among the remaining 3 members of the band (Joan, Lita and drummer Sandy West) after they released their 4th and final studio album “And now, the Runaways” (which featured the song “Black Leather” written by Steve Jones and Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols). Joan Jett gravitated towards a Punk sound and both Lita and Sandy towards a more heavy metal sound. By Spring 1979 the band broke up and Joan Jett began her solo career which would last till this day. Later Lita Ford would also find mainstream success.
In 1979 Joan Jett met Kenny Laguna, a producer who also became her manager. Together they set out to launch Joan’s solo career but NO ONE wanted Joan Jett. Joan recorded FIVE songs on a demo tape: “I Love Rock n Roll”, “Crimson and Clover”, “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah!), “Bad Reputation” and “You Don’t Own Me”. The demo was sent to *23* major, and minor, record labels. ALL *23* labels rejected her saying, in essence, she wasn’t marketable. Their letters said Joan “should lose the guitar” or “look prettier” and she needed a “song search”. Not giving up, Kenny Laguna took some money he had saved and both Kenny and Joan started their OWN record label, BLACKHEART Records. They recorded their first album titled “Joan Jett” in 1980 and sold their records at shows from the trunk of their car. Eventually they were signed on to Boardwalk Records and they re-released the album as “Bad Reputation”. Joan put an ad saying, “Wanted 3 good men” for a band and the Blackhearts were formed. While still struggling as a woman in hard rock the band recorded the album “I Love Rock n Roll”. The title track went to #1 on the Billboard chart for 8 weeks in a row!!! The next single “Crimson and Clover” went to #5 (a cover song from Tommy James and the Shondells which Kenny Laguna temporarily played keyboards with and he brought the song for Joan to sing). They re-released the songs “Bad Reputation” and “Do You Wanna Touch Me” and they became hits. The video for “Bad Reputation” was a JAB at all 23 record labels that rejected her (note that the 4 songs that were rejected were 4 hits on the Billboard charts). Joan Jett was HUGE and was touring with Queen, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and other big bands. In 1983 she released the album called “Album” which had 2 hits “Fake Friends” and a cover of Sly and the Family Stones’ “Everyday People”. In 1986 she appeared in the movie “Light of Day” with Michael J. Fox, with her acting performance getting great reviews, and the title track song written by Bruce Springsteen. In 1988 “Up your Alley” was released and 2 songs were hits “I Hate Myself For Loving You” and “Little Liar”. In 1990 “The Hit List” was released, an album of ALL cover songs, including the covers of “Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)” by AC/DC, “Love Hurts” by Nazareth and “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by CCR. In the early 90’s the Grunge era came but Joan continued putting out albums and non stop touring. “Notorious” (1992) and “Pure and Simple” (1994) were released. Joan also did other TV shows and movies such as “Boogie Boy”. In 2000 she was doing “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Broadway playing Magenta. “Naked” CD was released in Japan (not in America) which had the song “Science Fiction, Double Feature”. In 2006 she released the “Sinner” CD which had the video for the song “ACDC”, a cover of the Sweets’ song (about bisexuality) which featured Carmen Elektra. Joan Jett also toured the Vans Warped Tour main stage that year. In 2013 she released “Unvarnished” and the song/video for “Any Weather” co written by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and the song “Soulmates to Strangers” co written by Trans musician Laura Jane Grace from Against Me. In 2015 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame after the previous year when Joan Jett performed “Smells Like Teen Spirit” w/ Nirvana when they were inducted. Throughout the years Joan Jett has written songs for other artists such as Alice Cooper, L7, Bikini Kill, etc. She was dubbed the leader of the “Riot Girrl” movement of the 90’s. She produced other bands and signed them to her Blackheart Records label. She is an animal activist for P.E.T.A. For years she also goes to play free shows for American troops overseas bringing them “a piece of home”. She is a singer, musician, songwriter, producer, record label owner, activist, pioneer, legend and Icon. Below will be some links to Official Videos and performances. For a more in depth account of her history check out the Showtime music documentary “Bad Reputation” it’s on RUclips.
This song is a cover It was written by Alan Merill and performed with his band The Arrows who are British and was released in 1975. Alan passed away in 2020.
never knew that...crazy that I never once heard this in almost 40 years
You are correct, sir.👍
@@Chris.Davis.2 I only know because i am English and i was 12 when it was released
Yes, Alan was a true goat, but Jake Hoover - his bandmate and friend - also write the song with him
“I Love Rock n Roll" song, the story:
When Joan Jett was in her first band the Runaways (all teenage girl punk/metal influenced band) they toured London, England. The Arrows, in England, used this song as a "B-side" song to one of their hits in 1975 and when Joan heard it she INSTANTLY wanted to do a cover of it on the 2nd Runaways album. However, since the Runaways already did a cover with "Rock n Roll" in the title on the first album in 1976 (Lou Reed's "Rock n Roll"), the girls didn't want to have another song with "Rock n Roll" in the title and look "cheesy" so Joan held onto the song for a bit. Once the Runaways broke up and Joan started to pursue a solo career she originally recorded this song (as well as another one) w/ Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols (another English Punk Rock group), It's on youtube if you want to hear it. When Joan formed the Blackhearts in 1980 (after she released her first solo record as just "Joan Jett", later renamed "Bad Reputation") her manager thought it was a good idea to RE-record the song w/ the Blackhearts and make it a stronger and less "Sophomoric" sounding and THIS is the result. The song went to #1 on the Billboard chart for 8 weeks in a row!!! The original video was shot in color, however Joan HATED the red jumpsuit they gave her so they decided to release it in black and white and they loved it because of its vintage look. The color version is now available as well.
Thanks, great info!
The song at the beginning of the music video:
The song in the beginning is “Bad Reputation” from her first solo record in 1980 (right before forming the Blackhearts). The Runaways (Joan’s first band, all teenage girls) had a reputation for being “jailbait” rock and had a reputation for partying. However, after the Runaways broke up in Spring of 1979 Joan went into a DEEP depression. She contemplated joining the military, but MUSIC was her PASSION. At first she didn’t know WHAT to do. When the Runaways were a band the MEDIA and the INDUSTRY all told them “girls can’t play rock n roll” (something the Go-Go’s and other female artists and bands would deal with) and at this point it LOOKED like they all won and were laughing at Joan. She started drinking REAL heavy and abusing drugs badly. She hung out w/ “punks” from the L.A. scene such as Sid Vicious and others, that got her labeled as a trouble maker, thus she had a bad reputation among the industry and NO ONE would sign her to a record deal (23 major and minor record labels sent her rejection letters which she still has to this day), so Joan and her manager started their OWN label “Blackheart Records” and put the first 2 albums on their own. The SONG “Bad Reputation” was about her attitude towards the haters. “Everyone can say what they wanna say, it never gets better anyway. So WHY should I care ‘bout a bad reputation anyway? Oh no!” AFTER the song and album “I Love Rock n Roll” became HUGE they RE released the song “Bad Reputation” as a single and NOW became a hit!!! They recorded a video for it basically giving a middle finger to all the record companies that told her NO, worth checking out. The song would also become a staple in Pop Culture being used as the opening song for the show “Freaks and Geeks” and used in films such as “10 things I Hate about you” and “Shrek” and recently as Professional Wrestler Ronda Rousey’s walk out theme song.
She lives on Long Island: I Meet her then+ then by shopping when I am inNYC. She is avery lovely Person + total uncomplicated!❤
Being a Scot, we always used to sing 'I love sausage rolls' 😂😂 awesome track ❤
The song at the beginning, "Bad Reputation" (the Ronda Rousey song), has a great video that shows how every record company turned them down, so they released "I Love Rock n Roll" on their own label, then when it went to #1, they are all trying to go after them.
This song was huge when I was in 5th grade, it really takes me back. Joan is badass, always has been and always will be.
This one takes me back to first grade, the very first time I heard it. Elementary school talent show, and there were these three hot older girls (fifth graders!) doing a lip sync and dance performance to this song. Absolutely blew my brought-up-on-country-and-gospel mind, and I've been enamored ever since. I finally got to see Joan Jett live two years ago at Coors Field in Denver (with Poison, Def Leppard and Motley Crue) and at 63 years old, she still blew my mind. Thank you for finally getting here, and I can't wait for the next.
Joan Jett..Pure Badass 😂❤
I can’t help but hear Weird Al’s “I love Rocky road. So have another triple scoop with me….” 🤣
Great choice. I was wondering when this track might pop up on Trash Talkers.✌️
I absolutely absolutely love the little intro rap song at the beginning of the video! Such a good sound!
Omg this takes me back to my maybe 12 yr old me! I still go crazy when this song comes on any where! Joan Jett was so badass to us at a time when there wasn’t too many bad ass female musicians. She still tours! She showed me that I didn’t have to be girly girl if you didn’t want to!
please do more Joan Jett and blackhearts
Oh the Runaways😊Hadn't thought about them in years, not since riding with a little biker club in the 70s. Those guys loved them 😊
I never considered that she wasn’t a teenager as well.
She does a great cover of “Crimson And Clover”
Also many songs use "seventeen" because musically it sounds much better than any other number in that area.
this song was written by a British band called the Arrows. In the U.K. the age of consent is 16. Joan Jett, when this was recorded, was living in New York. The age of consent in N.Y. is 16.
These are two of her songs that I really like,I especially love her version of "Crimson And Clover". I Love Rock And Roll comes across really great in B & W.
Proud to say i DO NOT own a cellular device. My life is fine without it. I even used to sell them. The first time I saw Joan Jett and The Blackhearts I was closer to her than I am to my TV right now. It was in a club in Boston that is across Lansdown Street from Fenway Park. Then I saw her in an arena, opening for ZZ Top. Both great experiences, Joan can rule the room.
Joan Jett is the most effortlessly cool person in Rock n Roll.
"Is it Blondie?", as if it had just come to mind after struggling to remember for a minute. I give you kudos for stretching it out so people have time to write their answers. Well played good sir. Well played indeed 👏 Smoke Dawg.
I adore Joan, you need to do I Hate Myself for Loving you and then you also have to do Lita Ford as well, her Runaways band mate, Kiss me Deadly or the legendary Close my Eyes duet she did with Ozzy.
the AGE thing: As I commented below, this song was written by a British band called the Arrows. In the U.K. the age of consent is 16. Joan Jett, when this was recorded, was living in New York. The age of consent in N.Y. is 16.
So nothing illegal, unless you do it in Florida here where the age of consent is 18. In the U.S. the age of consent, depending on the State, is either 16, 17 or 18 (California being 18 which is why all those celebs get in trouble in L.A. w/ under the age of consent minors)
3:43 Here's another one: How many Gen Zers know how to use a rotary phone
Morning guys! I love this song! In my 20s I sang this at karaoke a lot lmao! Joan Jett kicks ass!!❤️🤓 Great choice fellas! 👌 I like the video and have never seen it before
Joan is criminally underrated and under appreciated, she rocks as hard as any guy can!!
Check Jett's first band, The Runaways hit "Cherry Bomb" 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎵👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Loved Joan since I was an 80's teen. Saw her first time in 2019 with my teen daughter and Joan kicked Ass...Still!
Joan is straight up rock and roll...i seen her at a small very small outdoor venue few years ago, which i had seen several concerts here....She rocked the shit out of that city, very loud...people at the local dirt track raceway could here her rocking over the race track car races....even have a few videoes from it...Aka Mary
Fun fact: The white Gibson Melody Maker that Joan is playing was a gift from Eric Carmen of The Raspberries, back when Joan was in The Runaways. It's a fact! 🙂
I went to see her at Six Flags over Georgia when she did her I Love Rock n Roll tour summer of 1982, the Stray cats & The Romantics opened for her! My favorite jam is "Do You Wanna Touch Me" ✌💖☮
Same!! Six Flags had awesome concerts back in the day.
Was shocked to recently learn from a Joan Jett doc that this is a cover of an Arrows song. Apparently the original never made the charts, but Joan's version charted really well around the world. #1 in some countries.
You guys gotta check out that doc. From 2018, called Bad Reputation. Also the 2010 Runaways biopic of the same name.
Also, go see her in concert. She still rocks in her 60s and her band is super tight.
This song was played on top 40 stations back in the day.
Saw her with the Runaways in London 1978 and she was real badass,mean ,moody...almost angry AND gorgeous 😊
When I was a kid and first saw this video I so fell in love with Joan!!!! I am 100% sure she is the reason I have such a thing for rocker's and punks!
The first song of what became known as the Punk era was Stranded by an Australian band called The Saints. True story, check it out.
Not trying to be mean or anything but I don't like when people say Bad Reputation is the Ronda Rousey song❕❗ The only reason she got to use that song is because she was a huge Joan Jett fan growing up and asked if WWE could talk to Joan Jett about using the song for her intro❕❗ It's a Joan Jett song straight up and was a huge hit way before Ronda Rousey used it as her intro❕❗ Sorry for my rant❕❗
I LOVE ROCKY ROAD!
I'm watching you on my phone right now. However, I often spend hours never touching my phone. I love the fact I can walk away from my phone for hours at a time. I love that almost as much as I Love Rock 'n' Roll. 😉
It changed with Billy Idol+ Blondy.
One of the best rock babes of the 80s!😎🔥🤘. (Yeah, I said it cause we all thought it then) Still badass today, touring like its 1985! Such a simple song in every way, but like "Rebel Yell" & "Bad to the Bone" its freakin fantastic rock-n-roll! 🔥🔥🔥
You guys should react to the Runaways. It was the Punk band Jett was in before going solo. Her solo career was great but the Runaways are just unmatched when it comes to comparison. She strayed away from the purely Punk sound when she went solo but kept the aesthetics and attitude.
Soon, you should go further down the Weird Al rabbit hole with "I love Rocky Road "
I believe she is still performing and she still looks good!
Joan Jett is bad ass, I got to see her play about 5-6 years ago.
Man, in highschool in the mid to late 80's it was not uncommon for a chick to date a guy who was 20-21.
And in this video Joan's prolly 21-22
The Runaways-"Crimson and Clover"
Y'all should check out for what it's worth by Buffalo Springfield. Love your show
more Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, "Crimson and Clover", "Do You Wanna Touch", "I hate myself for lovin' you"
I've always referred to a cell phone as the electronic leash and the one that has the most control over it is your wife or girlfriend or maybe both LOL😅
At 17, I had a full time job my own apartment, a wife and a kid. Apparently I was old enough to hear songs about 17 year olds.
My personal opinion the first punk song was in 1966 with Kinks - I'm Not Like Everybody Else.
Maybe you're thinking of Gary Puckett, "Young Girl"? Really popular song back in the day.
Joan was 22 or 23 when this song came out.
I'm not sure what the year was, late 80's. Joan Jett played a show during spring break on Padre Island, Tx. We waited on the beach all day. She shows up around 7:30 in a helicopter and sandblast the crowd. She played for 30 minutes. Sandblast the crowd again and leaves. I still resent her 40 yrs later.😂😊
You need to check out
The runaways
When joan Jett Was like fifteen or sixteen
Also in the band was Lita ford
A bad ass heavy metal chick in the eighties
You must check out her stuff too
This is a cover from an English band called The Arrows
If you think about it this song was sung from the perspective of a teenager.even though she was older at the time.
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I missed a 80’s and 90’s no iPhone lol
When she said he was 17...how do you know she is not 15, 16 or 17. When people write songs they write about things from the past. This could be something from years in the past.
Play any of those old punk songs. There's some cool stuff going on in the best of it. 😊
Billy Idol, David Bowie and The Sex Pistols changed it. They were punk rock. When they were popular they were definitely different. Definitely more than just rock. They were Punk.
Ringo Starr had a hit with "Only Sixteen".
I can't hear this song anymore without thinking of the Weird Al parody I Love Rocky Road. When it comes to songs about underage girls there are to many to count. KISS had Christine Sixteen and Winger's was called Seventeen. Dokken has a song that cuts right to the point, Felony. Other bands have gone way over the edge. There is Ted Nugent with Jailbait the Rolling Stones and Stray Cat Blues and last but not least Young Girl by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. In those last three songs the girls are fifteen and under. There is a list of fifty one songs about this subject. Times change but music can always cause controversy.
She was and still is one bad ass chick 🎸🎸
Chuck Barry 'sweet lil sixteen', Ringo Starr ' your 16. Your beautiful and your mine',, Lots of that in the 50s-70s
I literally turn down my phone on some days to study and put it away. I have to!! It sucks me in!!!
Please do more Joan Jett.
Had that album!
Fear Factory!!! Powershifter!!!
BTW,, This is a cover, much better than the 'unknown' origional by The Arrows.
You need to realize that in the past that people would get married at the age of 15 or 16. Throughout all of nature there are young or adult. Puberty is the mark of maturity in all of nature. Only people decide to label every few years of the human being. Infant, toddler, adolescent, teen, young adult, adult, elder and senior citizen. Many places in the world 16 is still old enough to marry and in some states with parent consent here in the USA or is the young person has been emancipated.
Yep, this song was written by a British band called the Arrows. In the U.K. the age of consent is 16. Joan Jett, when this was recorded, was living in New York. The age of consent in N.Y. is 16.
Check out this Cam Cole ,, he played on the streets and across country
How about “Saw him dancing there by the side of the stage. Knew he must have been ‘bout consenting age” or “Saw him standing there at the back of the diner. Knew from his looks he certainly wasn’t a minor” (or something) to tidy up the legal jeopardy for US audiences.
I used to be able to leave my phone home or in another room. No big deal. Now I’m looking out for an elderly mother, so that the only reason I keep it on me. If I had kids, I’d also keep it on me. Otherwise? I could easily entertain myself with out it! Did it for about 40 years prior to the iPhone!
SHE'S 19 YEARS OLD Muddy Waters Live.
How many Gen Z know what the difference between the white pages and the yellow pages!!!!
The age thing was because the teens were the ones buying the records.
Gotta follow up with Weird Al I love rocky road
It's always been joan jett And the black hearts
That's her band
She was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when she left the runaway she couldn't get signed to a record album so she made her own label and release date herself inner video bad reputation Chronicles at
Runaways have some good tunes you could react to also.
Early MtV and having babies time
Joan, the original bad girl...
I always assumed the song was written as if she was a teenager too.
You always say to put something in the comments about what to do next and I am asking again to please do Family by Badflower.
You should do the original version by the Arrows to compare this with to see who version your subscribers like better.
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dude it's about Pat Benatar Fire and Ice,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, best female vocals of 70s HardRock
He was probably 15, in the 70's, we could go into bars when we were 15, I used to go into strip bars, I was 15, I looked 12, as long as you had money.
Please react to blamange don't tell me, you'll really dig it, its an 80s song
1980 was 18 had the 8 track
A large difference in age with regard to relationships has become (socially) less acceptable these days. However, that most likely simply leads to more secrets and deception. I’m not sure which is worse. I’m now an older man who is the product of two loving parents who had an eighteen year difference in age which had absolutely no effect on my upbringing. Sadly, the only down side was that it left my mother as a widow for far too many years. ✌🏼😎🇺🇸
Bad Reputation!
1981
This is just my opinion but if you do a song, I think you should also have to do the Weird Al parody if applicable.