what are the least rockin' songs about rockin'?

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congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 21 April 2009 11:36 (seventeen years ago)

status quo - rockin all over the world

pale spector (electricsound), Tuesday, 21 April 2009 11:40 (seventeen years ago)

travis - all i wanna do is rock

straightola, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 11:51 (seventeen years ago)

Kiss, "Beth"

WmC, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 12:44 (seventeen years ago)

Billy Joel, "It's Still Rock n Roll to Me"

Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 12:46 (seventeen years ago)

"Rock'n'Roll" is probably one of Status Quo's least rocking songs.

Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 12:53 (seventeen years ago)

That's not saying much.

Bill Magill, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 15:59 (seventeen years ago)

Eazy, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 16:05 (seventeen years ago)

Shattering some childhood memories, I have to admit in retrospect that "Rockin' Robin" is not really bringing the rock.

Brad C., Tuesday, 21 April 2009 16:11 (seventeen years ago)

i dunno, i think rockin' robin is rockin' enough

congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 21 April 2009 16:17 (seventeen years ago)

tweet tweet

Mr. Que, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 16:20 (seventeen years ago)

That "God Gave Rock And Roll To You" song by KiSS (the one from Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey) is rather non-rocking.

The Real Dirty Vicar, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 16:27 (seventeen years ago)

travis - all i wanna do is rock

Damn, beat me to the punch. Gawd, that song is limp.

"buttz" (Z S), Tuesday, 21 April 2009 17:08 (seventeen years ago)

REM: Drive

kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 18:28 (seventeen years ago)

Jackson Browne: Rock Me On The Water
Bruce Springsteen: Rockaway The Days

kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 18:30 (seventeen years ago)

Deliberately a song about rock that does not rock:

Eazy, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 18:32 (seventeen years ago)

roger mcguinn - born to rock 'n roll

velko, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 18:34 (seventeen years ago)

Eazy, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 19:04 (seventeen years ago)

roger mcguinn - born to rock 'n roll

He has another song called Rock and Roll Time which is actually quite rocking.

kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 19:15 (seventeen years ago)

heavy metal drummer - wilco

i like to fart and i am crazy (gbx), Tuesday, 21 April 2009 19:17 (seventeen years ago)

Rock On--David Essex

kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 20:11 (seventeen years ago)

prefab sprout - king of rock and roll

rat bat bruce, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 20:18 (seventeen years ago)

Euler, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 20:26 (seventeen years ago)

David Bowie - "Rock and Roll With Me"

The Kinks - "Rock and Roll Fantasy"

henry s, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 20:34 (seventeen years ago)

"Rockin' Back Inside My Heart" - Julee Cruise

SORCEROUSES..roll on stage! (Pillbox), Tuesday, 21 April 2009 20:46 (seventeen years ago)

One that didn't even try to rock is Barclay James Harvest's "Rock'n'Roll Star".

Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 20:52 (seventeen years ago)

Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 20:53 (seventeen years ago)

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" - Britney Spears does not rock at all

lucas, Wednesday, 22 April 2009 00:06 (seventeen years ago)

nickleback - rockstar

booth, Wednesday, 22 April 2009 04:56 (seventeen years ago)

Agreed on Status Quo.

Also Jackson Browne's "For a Rocker" and (heaves sigh) Jefferson Starship's "Rock Music."

Joseph McCombs, Wednesday, 22 April 2009 08:33 (seventeen years ago)

Rock a bye Baby - traditional

photoshop your disgusting ass partner into passive-aggressive notes (sarahel), Wednesday, 22 April 2009 08:51 (seventeen years ago)

m coleman, Wednesday, 22 April 2009 10:16 (seventeen years ago)

Killers - Indie ROck'n'ROll

the next grozart, Wednesday, 22 April 2009 11:40 (seventeen years ago)

I know somebody already mentioned it but I just couldn't resist posting the video because it's so wtfamazing.

Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 00:39 (seventeen years ago)

rockin around the christmas tree

bug, Thursday, 23 April 2009 00:47 (seventeen years ago)

Blue Oyster Cult - R U Ready 2 Rock

Kickstart My Heartwork (J3ff T.), Thursday, 23 April 2009 00:53 (seventeen years ago)

Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 23 April 2009 00:54 (seventeen years ago)

^^^^ WAHT?!?! Very rocking song!

Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 00:54 (seventeen years ago)

OK, maybe not rocking but it definitely rocks.

Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 00:55 (seventeen years ago)

Jingle Bell Rock

Bo, a 6-month-jackson Portuguese overdrive (Curt1s Stephens), Thursday, 23 April 2009 01:00 (seventeen years ago)

Tom-Cruise-in-his-skivvies-singing-Bob-Seger's-"Old-Time-Rock-And-Roll".youtube-embed

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 April 2009 01:09 (seventeen years ago)

I'm sure Earl Palmer shed a tear every time it was played.

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 April 2009 01:13 (seventeen years ago)

I heard Kim Mitchell's "Rockland Wonderland" today and it's a contenda. But I think strictly speaking threadtitlewise, "Xms Tree" bombs in for the win.

staggerlee, Thursday, 23 April 2009 01:15 (seventeen years ago)

Um, "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley And His Comets.

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 April 2009 01:20 (seventeen years ago)

rong

Bo, a 6-month-jackson Portuguese overdrive (Curt1s Stephens), Thursday, 23 April 2009 01:59 (seventeen years ago)

Yeah, if Rock Around The Clock doesn't rock, nothing does.

Earl of Gothington Manor (Bimble), Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:58 (seventeen years ago)

xxxpost, to be fair, I think Julie Cruise's "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart" is referring only to a wobbling oscillation.

But, while I'm here, Michael Jackson's "Rock with You". That noodling Rhodes piano and lazy-eye orchestra just don't hit like they used to.

derelict, Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:59 (seventeen years ago)

Why hasn't "My My, Hey Hey" been mentioned?

Myonga Vön Bontee, Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:11 (seventeen years ago)

"The King of Rock'n'Roll" is so fucking cheeky. It is not about rockin', and is totally awesome (Hot Dog, Jumping Frog, Al-bu-querque), so I move to strike it from this list.

the table is the table, Thursday, 23 April 2009 07:07 (seventeen years ago)

nine years pass...

red red wine

j., Tuesday, 2 October 2018 02:49 (seven years ago)

In contravention of my 11-year-old self, I don't think "Jukebox Hero" rocks all that much.

Dancing with the Tsars (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 03:43 (seven years ago)

Crocodile Rock?

LimbsKing, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 06:35 (seven years ago)

Nobody mentioned "Keep on rocking in the free world"?

Mark G, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 06:47 (seven years ago)

Not sure if its been mentioned yet, as i can't see the embeds but AC/DC's R and R Ain't Noise Pollution. Also gets my vote also for worst cut on Back in Black.

VyrnaKnowlIsAHeadbanger, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 08:19 (seven years ago)

Nobody mentioned "Keep on rocking in the free world"?

mods pls delete this deeply offensive content

shrek and han solo kinda dress the same (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 12:01 (seven years ago)

Can we have a counter thread; the most rockin songs about rockin?

piscesx, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 14:34 (seven years ago)

Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion

(least rockin')

Josefa, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 14:36 (seven years ago)

Several novelty songs about Rock & Roll released when it was a new craze, for example Kay Starr's 'Rock and Roll Waltz'

mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 14:38 (seven years ago)

This probably doesn't count, since it's about NOT rocking, but Clifford T. Ward "No More Rock 'N' Roll."

Freddy "Boom Boom" QAnon (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 16:32 (seven years ago)


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