Rock and Roll is Here To Stay
Danny & the Juniors
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Rock, rock, rock, oh baby, Rock, rock, rock, oh baby, Rock, rock, rock, oh baby, Rock, rock rock, oh baby Rock 'n roll is here to stay, It will never die It was meant to be that way, Though I don't know why I don't care what people say, Rock 'n roll is here to stay (We don't care what people say, Rock 'n roll is here to stay) Rock 'n roll will always be Our ticket to the end It'll go down in history, Just you watch, my friend Rock 'n roll will always be, It'll go down in history (Rock 'n roll will always be, It'll go down in history) Everybody rock, Everybody rock, Everybody rock, Everybody rock Rock, roll, everybody rock Everybody rock 'n roll, Everybody rock 'n roll, Everybody rock 'n roll Everybody rock 'n roll, Rock, roll, everybody rock 'n roll Rock 'n roll is here to stay, It will never die It was meant to be that way, Though I don't know why I don't care what people say, Rock 'n roll is here to stay Rock 'n roll will always be Our ticket to the end It'll go down in history, Just you watch, my friend Rock 'n roll will always be, It'll go down in history If you don't like rock 'n roll, Think what you've been missin' But if you like to bop and strawl, Come on down and listen Let's all start to have a ball, Everybody rock 'n roll Rock, rock, rock, oh baby, Rock, rock, rock, oh baby, Rock, rock, rock, oh baby, Rock, rock, rock, oh baby Rock, rock, rock, oh baby Rock, rock, rock, oh baby
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10 facts about this song
THE SONG ORIGIN"Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" is a song written by David White and first recorded by his group, Danny & the Juniors.
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YEAR OF RELEASEReleased in January 1958, this song became an instant hit and very popular amongst the teenagers.
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CHART RANKINGIt reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 16 R&B Chart.
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DANNY & THE JUNIORS' HISTORYThe group previously had a number one hit in 1958 with the song, "At the Hop".
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THE SONG THEMEThe lyrics profess an overtly optimistic perspective on the lasting power of rock and roll in the wake of the genre coming under heavy criticism.
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SHAN NA NA'S COVERThe group Sha Na Na performed a version of it at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 which raised the song’s popularity even more.
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GREASE SOUNDTRACKSha Na Na's cover version was featured in the 1978 musical film "Grease".
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SONG IN POPULAR CULTUREThe song is featured numerous times throughout the movie "American Hot Wax", which tells the story of Alan Freed, the disc jockey who first promoted rock and roll in the 1950s.
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SHA NA NA'S CONTRIBUTIONBy performing this song and their other covers of 50's and early 60's songs, Sha Na Na contributed to the popularization and revaluing of this period's music.
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THE SONG'S SIGNIFICANCEDespite rock and roll undergoing various changes and evolution through the decades, this song continues to be played as a definitive slogan of the genre's immortality.
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