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Rock 'n' Roll Is King
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Rock 'n' Roll Is King
| cover = Rock'n'Roll Is King.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Electric Light Orchestra
| album = Secret Messages
| B-side =
| released = 1983
| recorded = 1983 Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, the Netherlands
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock and roll
| length =
| label = Jet
| writer = Jeff Lynne
| producer = Jeff Lynne
| prev_title = The Way Life's Meant to Be
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Secret Messages
| next_year = 1983
| misc =
}}
"'Rock 'n' Roll Is King'" is a song written and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released as a single from the 1983 album 'Secret Messages'. With this song the band returned to their rock roots. It features a violin solo by Mik Kaminski.
The song went through many changes during recording and at one point was going to be called "Motor Factory" with a completely different set of lyrics. The single proved to be ELO's last UK top twenty hit single, and reached no. 19 in the US in August 1983.
In an interview in the 'King of the Universe' fanzine, Dave Morgan, who was with ELO at the time, described his involvement with the recording as such:
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Category:1983 singles
Category:1983 songs
Category:Electric Light Orchestra songs
Category:British rock-and-roll songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Jeff Lynne
Category:Songs written by Jeff Lynne
Category:Songs about rock music
Category:Jet Records singles
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