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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
albumSide Side 2 of Loaded (original LP)
artist The Velvet Underground
associatedAct Doug Yule
Lou Reed
Maureen Tucker
Sterling Morrison
composer Lou Reed
countryOfOrigin United States
describesEvent a girl discovering rock and roll on the radio
featuresCharacter Jenny
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
Live at Max’s Kansas City
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
Peel Slowly and See
various The Velvet Underground compilation albums
isConsidered a classic rock song
one of The Velvet Underground’s best-known songs
language English
originallyAppearedOn Loaded
partOf The Velvet Underground discography
performer The Velvet Underground
producer Geoff Haslam
Shel Kagan
The Velvet Underground
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Cotillion Records
releaseYear 1970
tempo up-tempo
trackPositionOnAlbum 6
writer Lou Reed

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The Velvet Underground notableSong Rock & Roll