1/21/2009

The Arrows / "I Love Rock & Roll"

Seven years before Joan Jett took it to the top of the charts and made it one of her signature tunes--the other being "Bad Reputation"--The Arrows recorded the original version of this perennial fave in 1975, helmed by noted British producer Mickie Most. While Jett's faithful rendition is the best known cover of the tune, The Arrows' version has a bit of a groove noticeably absent from subsequent interpretations. Check it out: