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This was later shortened to "( We're Gonna ) Rock Around the Clock ", though this form is generally only used on releases of the 1954 Bill Haley Decca Records recording ; most other recordings of this song by Haley and others ( including Sonny Dae ) shorten this title further to " Rock Around the Clock ".
* " Thirteen Women ( And Only One Man in Town )" / "( We're Gonna ) Rock Around the Clock " ( Decca 29124 )-" Rock Around the Clock " was initially released as the B-side
* "( We're Gonna ) Rock Around the Clock "-US # 23 on May 29, 1954 only one week ; UK # 17, in December 1954
* "( We're ) Men of Florida "
* "( We're off on the ) Road to Morocco ", performed by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
* 2004: AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs # 95 for "( We're off on the ) Road to Morocco "
The town is also mentioned in the 1974 country song "( We're Not ) The Jet Set ," in which George Jones and Tammy Wynette sing about road tripping around the Midwestern and Southern part of the United States in a Chevrolet while falling in love.
Philadelphia garage rock band Mondo Topless covered "( We're A ) Bad Trip " on their 2010 CD Freaking Out.
* "( We're ) On the Road Again " ( 1979 )
Penny Arcade Merchandise ( 2008 ) uses track "( We're Gonna ) Kill the Chupacabra ( Tonight )"
* Among the songs recorded during The Shadow Out of Tim sessions were " Shhh ...." and "( We're Gonna ) Kill the Chupacabra ( Tonight ).
Some popular songs where the cowbell has featured prominently include: "( Don't Fear ) The Reaper " by Blue Oyster Cult, Holiday " by Madonna, " Loveshack " by The B-52s, " Come Back Baby " by Jefferson Airplane on " Surrealistic Pillow ", " Low Rider " by War, " Pigs ( Three Different Ones )" by Pink Floyd, " Tall Paul " by Annette Funicello, " Daft Punk Is Playing At My House " by LCD Soundsystem, " Electioneering " by Radiohead, " Mississippi Queen " by Mountain, " We're Not Gonna Take It " by Twisted Sister, " Honky Tonk Women " by The Rolling Stones, " Pretty Fly ( for a White Guy )", " Why Don't You Get A Job?
The list consisted of covers of Jackie Wilson's "( Your Love Keeps Lifting Me ) Higher and Higher ", Boz Scaggs ' " We're All Alone ", and The Temptations ' " The Way You Do The Things You Do ", followed by " You ".
* Hannah Montana Season 2 Episode "( We're So Sorry ) Uncle Earl ": Barney Bitman ( 2008 )
A sign that " Jet Set " had passed from urbane use was the 1974 country song "( We're Not ) The Jet Set ", in which George Jones and Tammy Wynette claim they are " the old Chevrolet set ," as opposed to leading a glamorous, " jet-setting " lifestyle.
# Rock Medley: " Blue Suede Shoes ", "( We're Gonna ) Rock around the Clock ", " Jailhouse Rock ", " Rock and Roll Music ", " Rock Me Baby "
It was the fourth # 1 song of the " rock era ," which unofficially began with the ascension of "( We're Gonna ) Rock Around The Clock " by Bill Haley & His Comets into the top spot.
Whilst 1990's Syntonic could not boast a big hit single like its predecessor, it did again fuse dance tracks with original songs such as Jimmy Soul's " If You Wanna Be Happy " on the song "( Could've Said ) I Told You So " and Canadian band Trooper's " We're Here For A Good Time " on " Time ".
But, Don George reworked the original version of the song, which Mitch Miller made into a popular recording in 1955 that knocked Bill Haley's "( We're Gonna ) Rock Around The Clock " from the top of the Best Sellers chart in the U. S. Miller's version was featured in the motion picture Giant.
She also performed vocals on several stunning ballads, notably " You ," and " We're Lovers After All ," and " I Can't Believe Someone Like You Could Really Love Me ," ( with a full gospel choir backing ), she also had another minor disco hit with "( Come and Take ) This Candy from Your Baby ".
The musical number in the episode is sung to the tune of "( We're Off on the ) Road to Morocco " from the film Road to Morocco.
The episode was inspired by the 1941 film Road to Morocco, including its musical number "( We're off on the ) Road to Morocco ", which was previously parodied by the two characters, then with alternate lyrics, in the Family Guy episode " Road to Rhode Island ".

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Two more singles were released from the album, " Jailbird " and "( I'm Gonna ) Cry Myself Blind ", both of which charted progressively lower.
Their 1984 album produced the singles " Roll On ( Eighteen Wheeler )", " When We Make Love ", " If You're Gonna Play in Texas ( You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band )", and "( There's A ) Fire in the Night ".
Other notable covers are " You're Gonna Miss Me " by the Psycotic Pineapple, "( I've Got ) Levitation " by Julian Cope, and " Reverberation ( Doubt )" by the Jesus and Mary Chain.
They brought their winning formula to their first charted hit " It ’ s Too Soon To Know "; a # 1 record in November 1948, soon followed by the group ’ s second hit, "( It's Gonna Be A ) Lonely Christmas ", in December that same year.
More hits followed into 1971 including " Promises, Promises " (# 19, 1968 ); " Who Is Gonna Love Me " (# 32, 1968 ) with " B " side, "( There's ) Always Something There to Remind Me " becoming another double-sided hit ; " I'll Never Fall in Love Again " (# 6, 1969 ); " You've Lost That Lovin ' Feelin '" (# 15, 1969 ); " This Girl's in Love with You " (# 7, 1969 ); " Make It Easy on Yourself " (# 37, 1970 ); " Who Is Gonna Love Me " (# 33, 1968 ); " The April Fools " (# 37, 1969 ); " Let Me Go to Him " (# 32, 1970 ); and " Paper Mache " (# 43, 1970 ).
The following year he had his first national top ten record with "( My Friends Are Gonna Be ) Strangers ", written by Liz Anderson ( mother of country singer Lynn Anderson ) and his career was off and running.
This project was then supplanted by an increase in the band's political activism, something which they had begun to stress in recent years ( notably by giving all of the income from the " Ghostdancing " single to Amnesty International, and playing cover versions of Little Steven's "( Ain't ' Gonna Play ) Sun City " on tour ).
# "( Thinking and Wondering ) What I'm Gonna Do " 3: 41
" It includes the demo to the original version of " I'm Gonna Make You Love Me " called " Someone Will ", and includes a cover of David Wiffen's "( Lost My ) Driving Wheel ", originally popularized by Tom Rush.
In addition, he has charted more than 20 singles on the Billboard country music charts, including the Number One hits "( This Ain't ) No Thinkin ' Thing ", " Ladies Love Country Boys ", and " You're Gonna Miss This ", which peaked in 1997, 2007, and 2008, respectively.
# "( I'm Gonna ) Cry Myself Blind "-4: 30
# "( I'm Gonna ) Cry Myself Blind "-4: 30
As backing band to the duo, the band played on many substantial soul hits, including the million sellers " A Fool In Love " ( 1960 ) and " It's Gonna Work Out Fine "( 1961 ) both for Sue Records.
The first single " Reverend Black Grape " managed to outsell the Happy Mondays cover of John Kongos "( He's Gonna ) Step On ( You Again )".
The Untouchables originally played covers such as " We Ain't Got Nothing Yet " ( Blues Magoos ), " Whatcha Gonna Do About It " ( Small Faces ) and "( I'm Not Your ) Steppin ' Stone " ( Monkees ) in addition to their own songs.

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Rock " and " Rocky the Rockin ' Rabbit " for Sally Starr on Arcade, and "( Ya Gotta ) Sing For The Ladies " and " Butterfly Love " for Ginger Shannon and Johnny Montana in 1960 on Arcade as well as the unissued " I'm Shook " in 1958.
Their lyrics, by Roy Alfred ( who later co-wrote the 1955 hit "( The ) Rock and Roll Waltz "), were mildly sexually suggestive, and one teenager from Philadelphia said " That Hucklebuck was a very nasty dance ".
At that time, in an interview with Harvest Rock Syndicate, Taylor explained that the plan was to "( open ) the Eddies up to even more artists, sort of make the Eddies this conglomerate of different people that I've always wanted to work with, and have a lot of song-writing teams involved and different lead singers.
* "( Rock ) Superstar "-from Skull and Bones by Cypress Hill ( 2000 )
Two of their singles, "( Love Is Like a ) Heat Wave " and " Dancing in the Street " were included in the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
* Martha and the Vandellas ' "( Love Is Like a ) Heat Wave " and " Dancing in the Street " were inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame and were both included in the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
The label was distributed by Cameo-Parkway Records, which at the time was the hottest label for teenage dance crazes (" The Twist ", " Limbo Rock ", "( Do ) The Bird ", " Wah-Watusi ", " Mashed Potato Time ", " Gravy ( For My Mashed Potatoes )", " Hully Gully Baby ", " Bristol Stomp ", "( Do the ) New Continental ").
* 1972 " Rock and Roll / Box of Old Roses "( written by Lou Reed )
The album also included their best known song " Rock You " and a cover of A Foot in Coldwater's "( Make Me Do ) Anything You Want ".
Moreover, their anthem "( You Can Still ) Rock In America " appealed to a patriotic trend in 1980s rock pushed forward by both Ted Nugent and Sammy Hagar ( Jack Blades would later form a popular supergroup with Nugent called Damn Yankees ).
# Cypress Hill "( Rock ) Superstar "

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