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The King of Rock 'N' Roll

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"The King of Rock 'n' Roll" is track #1 from the album and at the time was their biggest commercial success in the UK, reaching #7 on the UK Singles Chart, their only single to reach the Top 10 then. Paddy McAloon on this song: "I wrote it in 20 minutes. I got off the bus one day, picked the guitar up and wrote it. I thought it was so funny I couldn't play it to anyone. It was so ridiculous that I thought we couldn't record it…" (magazine source unknown) View wiki
"The King of Rock 'n' Roll" is track #1 from the album and at the time was their biggest commercial success in the UK, reaching #… read more
"The King of Rock 'n' Roll" is track #1 from the album and at the time was their biggest commercial success in the UK, reaching #7 on the UK Singles Chart, their only… read more

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