When Jett returned to the states, she intentionally sought out male musicians to back her. They recorded a version of a song called "I Love Rock N' Roll," written by a couple guys from the band Arrows. She began to pursue a solo career, staying in the UK to hang out and record with the likes of Sex Pistols' members Steve Jones and Paul Cook and immerse herself in the punk scene. All the members continued on to careers in show business, and it was Joan Jett who found the greatest fame. The Runaways fell apart in 1979, after releasing six albums in four years. "We fought so hard and we went through hell" ( source), Currie says. Many people tried to take advantage of the Runaways, and the band's relationship with manager Kim Fowley ended in distrust and anger. A lot of people hated the idea of girls with guitars, and there was pressure on the group to play up their sex appeal. The 2010 film The Runaways also shows some of what they went through, but, according to Currie, leaves out some of the harsher facts (such as sexual harassment by the band's manager, and an incident of rape in Currie's early teens).īeing a group of young girls meant that the Runaways weren't always taken seriously. Cherie Currie, the band's lead singer, has only recently come out with stories detailing the sexual harassment and victimization experienced by the girls on the road. It wasn't too long before she was touring the world with her all-girl group, a rebellious crew that fought an uphill battle as teenage girls in a world of intense competition and heavy drug and alcohol use. Instead of running away in the literal sense, Joan Jett started the rock group the Runaways in 1975 at age 14. Besides, if my parents hadn't got me a guitar I probably would have run away." ( Source) There was something about being the first that motivated me. I mean, I wanted to be the first girl on the moon, the first female major league baseball player. Me wanting a guitar didn't come as a shock to my parents. "I was always aggressive, determined as a child, something of a tomboy, I loved sports, was very athletic. "When I was 11 or 12 I finally got the balls to say 'Mom, Dad, I want a guitar for Christmas and I don't want no folk guitar,'" she told an interviewer. Joan Jett, now a bona fide rock star, tells the story a little differently.
And so Joan gave up horseback riding, moved to Los Angeles, and got famous. Her parents obliged, and at 13, she had her guitar.
Many cover versions of this song has been performed by several singers including Leela James, Niamh Perry, Carly Rae Jepsen and Jiordan Tolli.Once upon a time, in a faraway place called Philadelphia, a pre-teen named Joan Larkin asked her parents for a guitar for Christmas. Gwen Stefani would later rewrite the song to depict what transpired in her relationship with Tony Kanal, a fellow band member at No Doubt which ended in a controversial breakup. It was the 3 rd single in the band’s album, “Tragic Kingdom” released in 1995. This song was originally written as a love song by Stefani siblings Gwen and Eric, for the rock band “No Doubt”. Kicking off our list is “Don’t Speak”, a song by No Doubt. “Don’t Stand so Close to Me” by The Police “Baby Don’t Forget My Number” by Milli Vanilli “Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know” by Britney Spears “We Don’t Talk Anymore” by Charlie Puth ft. “They Don’t Care About Us” by Michael Jackson “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” by Nina Simone