Rock & Roll
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"Rock & Roll" is a seminal song by The Velvet Underground that celebrates the transformative, life-changing power of rock music.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| albumSide | Side 2 of Loaded (original LP) ⓘ |
| artist | The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Doug Yule
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describesEvent | a girl discovering rock and roll on the radio ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Jenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
proto-punk
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely acclaimed by rock critics ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later rock and alternative rock artists ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersionsOn |
1969: The Velvet Underground Live
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Live at Max’s Kansas City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTheme |
life-changing impact of radio
ⓘ
transformative power of rock music ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
It was all right
ⓘ
Jenny said when she was just five years old, there was nothin’ happenin’ at all ⓘ Then one fine mornin’ she puts on a New York station, you know, she don’t believe what she heard at all ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
personal liberation through music
ⓘ
youth culture ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peel Slowly and See NERFINISHED ⓘ various The Velvet Underground compilation albums ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
a classic rock song
ⓘ
one of The Velvet Underground’s best-known songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originallyAppearedOn | Loaded NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Velvet Underground discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Geoff Haslam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shel Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Cotillion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | 6 ⓘ |
| writer | Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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