Comments on: BILL HALEY AND THE COMETS - “Rock Around The Clock” http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2003/10/bill-haley-and-the-comets-rock-around-the-clock/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:43:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Marcello Carlin http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2003/10/bill-haley-and-the-comets-rock-around-the-clock/#comment-50200 Marcello Carlin Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:42:08 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2003/10/bill-haley-and-the-comets-rock-around-the-clock/#comment-50200 Not many people bought it on its first release in early 1955 - it peaked at #17 on its initial run - but it went to number one at the end of the same year after The Kids went to see <i>Blackboard Jungle</i>, tore the cinema seats up, etc. As I recall the song was co-authored by a sixtysomething veteran and the label on the original 78 (which my mum still has) identifies it as "(Foxtrot)"! Not many people bought it on its first release in early 1955 - it peaked at #17 on its initial run - but it went to number one at the end of the same year after The Kids went to see Blackboard Jungle, tore the cinema seats up, etc.

As I recall the song was co-authored by a sixtysomething veteran and the label on the original 78 (which my mum still has) identifies it as “(Foxtrot)”!

]]> By: Lena http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2003/10/bill-haley-and-the-comets-rock-around-the-clock/#comment-48926 Lena Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:32:52 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2003/10/bill-haley-and-the-comets-rock-around-the-clock/#comment-48926 On the 'live from the Old Mill' dance portion of CHFI's Saturday night oldies show, this is always the first song, or if it isn't I'm sure it's in the mix. It's catchy, makes you want to dance and almost everyone likes it. I have no idea who bought it first either, though I can imagine only the most grouchy people hating it. My mom got it for her birthday when it came out and she and her friends danced to it a lot. On the ‘live from the Old Mill’ dance portion of CHFI’s Saturday night oldies show, this is always the first song, or if it isn’t I’m sure it’s in the mix. It’s catchy, makes you want to dance and almost everyone likes it. I have no idea who bought it first either, though I can imagine only the most grouchy people hating it. My mom got it for her birthday when it came out and she and her friends danced to it a lot.

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