Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song)

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"Rock and Roll" is a song by the English singer Gary Glitter, released in 1972 from his debut studio album, Glitter. Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part 1 is a vocal track with a "Rock and Roll, Rock" chorus and some verses reflecting on the history of the genre, while Part 2 is an instrumental piece aside from the regular exclamation of the word "Hey" in different tones as the only lyric. "Rock and Roll" peaked at number two on the UK singles chart, staying at number two for three consecutive weeks and was kept off the number one spot by Donny Osmond's cover of "Puppy Love". In concert, Glitter often merged both parts of "Rock and Roll" into one performance. "Rock and Roll" is Glitter's only top ten single in the United States. It was also in North America that "Rock and Roll Part 2" became popularly associated with sports, (especially in American football and Ice hockey), as a number of professional teams began to play the song during games to invigorate...

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