Great Balls of Fire
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"Great Balls of Fire" was a rock 'n' roll song released by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1957, which reached #1 on the R&B charts, though it was caught below "April Love" and "At the Hop" on the pop charts.[1] It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer, and described by a religious Lewis to be more dangerous than most other rock songs.[2] He feared that his piano-pounding style would corrupt more souls, though his producers talked him into it, and after a number of filthy remarks, he consented.[3] The song reached #96 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (though the list contains exclusively rock songs).[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/2000/11/03/1113424/npr-100
- ↑ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1578
- ↑ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jerry-lee-lewis-records-great-balls-of-fire-in-memphis-tennessee
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/jerry-lee-lewis-great-balls-of-fire-20110526
External Links
- Song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis