Single:
Rockaria! entered the Australian singles chart* on 4 April 1977 and peaked at #10. It was the #58 song on the Top 100 of 1977.
Album:
The song is on A New World Record which entered the Australian albums chart* on 20 December 1976 and peaked at #1.
Songwriter:
Jeff Lynne
Producer:
Jeff Lynne
Record label of Australian release:
United Artists
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The operatic voice of Mary Thomas is featured on the track, particularly during the introduction. On the first take of the song, Thomas mistakenly began the vocal too early. However, Lynne elected to use that take, complete with her interjection, “Oops!”, although the interjection is omitted from some later pressings of the album.
AllMusic noted that the track “is rightly considered to be one of Jeff Lynne’s finest achievements on record”.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockaria!
Lyrics:
[Mary Thomas:]
Fern (Oops!)
Fern wieter in die Ferne
Man hört, man hört die Musik
[Jeff Lynne:]
Just got back from the downtown palais
Where the music was so sweet
It knocked me right back in the alley
I’m ready, yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m ready
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I’m ready
And I’m really gonna rock tonight
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This song is also on our Spotify playlist Bang a Gong – the 70s
Also on Bang a Gong from A New World Record:
Livin’ Thing
Telephone Line
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