Moral Dilemmas: First Drafts &  Commentaries

Moral Dilemmas: First Drafts & Commentaries

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Rock n' roll n' Us

Rock n' roll n' Us

What we sing, is what we are

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Rollie Atkinson
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In the beginning, rock n’ roll songs were all about “boy meets girl.” The lyrics were all about love —pretend love, almost love, jilted love, long distance love and missed love. Our favorites were about “true love” like Peggy Sue and Sherry Baby promised. All the choruses were filled with “la, la, la, la la’s” and with doo wop lyrics like The Volumes pu…

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