Ian Hunter (born Ian Hunter Patterson on June 3, 1939 in Oswestry, Shropshi… Read Full Bio ↴Ian Hunter (born Ian Hunter Patterson on June 3, 1939 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) was the lead singer of the band Mott the Hoople from 1969 until the band broke up in 1974. He has since worked as a solo artist.

Hunter began his musical career on the bass guitar. An early foray into music was as an entrant in a talent competition at one of Butlin's holiday camps, performing "Blue Moon" as part of a skiffle group with Colen York and Colin Broome.

Hunter memorialized how he left his family in a later song, "23A Swan Hill," the address of his teenage home in Shrewsbury above a police station where his father was the Station Sergeant. He notes in concert that "my Dad was real mean" and did not approve of his son's artistic direction, in contrast to his "grand dad", referenced in "Cleveland Rocks", as "he was a rocker and I am, too".

So Hunter took off for Butlin's and "never looked back". Bandmates York and Broome came from Northampton, and were in a band called The Apex, which Hunter soon joined to play rhythm guitar. In 1963, while living in Northampton, he formed his own band, Hurricane Henry and the Shriekers. With Tony Marriott and guitarist Julian Coulter, the Shriekers worked steadily in Northampton, and by 1965 had picked up Freddie 'Fingers' Lee as a pianist and frontman. In a 2004 DVD interview Hunter volunteers Lee and their gigs in Hamburg as a major turning point, when he first began to "actually think maybe I could do this instead of working in factories".

In 1966 Hunter moved to London, where he joined The Scenery with guitarist Miller Anderson, drummer Dave Dufort, and keyboard player Dante Smith. By 1967 Smith and Dufort had left the band while John Vernon Smith joined on drums. The Scenery recorded some material with Bill Farley at Regent Sound, which was released without the band's knowledge in France and Japan. In early 1968, The Scenery had run its course and Miller Anderson joined Dave Dufort in Paper Blitz Tissue.

Also in 1968 Hunter remained in the band to back up Freddie Lee in the At Last The 1958 Rock and Roll Show, along with drummer Pete Philips and guitarist Chris Mayfield. The group got a regular booking at The Angel in Edmonton, and drew interest from both Chrysalis and NEMS but the group was never signed by them. Mayfield was soon replaced by the ever traveling Miller Anderson, and the group released a single on CBS called "I Can't Drive." As the short-lived rock and roll revival began to wane, At Last the 1958 Rock and Roll Show changed its name to Charlie Woolfe and released a final single, "Dance, Dance, Dance".

Hunter played sporadically in various other bands throughout the 1960s, including The New Yardbirds, and backed Billy Fury, The Young Idea and David McWilliams. He also worked as a journalist and staff songwriter for the firm Francis, Day & Hunter (no relation). Other jobs he took during these years included road-digging for a local council, and reporting for a local newspaper.

By 1969 Hunter was married and had two children, but was still hoping for a return to making music full time. That year he auditioned for and joined yet another band, Silence. Silence soon renamed themselves after a novel by Willard Manus, published in 1966: Mott The Hoople. By this time Hunter had taken to wearing the sunglasses that have long since become his trademark (photos of him without his "shades" are rare). The band was a live smash in England although their early U.S. tours on the coasts were slow in building a following. Whilst a critical success and despite being renowned for being an excellent live act, Mott the Hoople did not achieve sustained commercial success. After a dreary 1972 concert in a "gas cylinder" in Switzerland, they announced their disbandment.

David Bowie, a longtime fan of the band, was upset and offered them a song he had just written. As Ian recalls in a 2004 DVD interview, "He offered us 'Suffragette City', which I didn't think was good enough. And then he sat down on the floor, Regent Street it was in a publisher's office and plays 'All The Young Dudes' on an acoustic guitar." It shot to No. 3 in the UK singles chart and Mott had new life.

Mott the Hoople then had considerable commercial success with the albums All the Young Dudes (1972, produced by Bowie); Mott (1973) and The Hoople (1974). The band began to score financially with songs such as "Roll Away The Stone," "Golden Age Of Rock ´N´ Roll," "Honaloochie Boogie," "All The Way From Memphis," "Saturday Gigs," and especially "All The Young Dudes." When in 1973 original lead guitarist Mick Ralphs left to form Bad Company, Hunter began to play guitar until a replacement could be found but at the same time he was increasingly pressured to write hits for the band. Luther Grosvenor took over as lead guitarist, Grosvenor, aka Ariel Bender, was briefly replaced by Mick Ronson after the release of a live album following The Hoople. However, Hunter left the band in December 1974. The remaining members carried on under the names Mott and British Lions. Hunter has written a memoir, Diary of a Rock'n'Roll Star, detailing a U.S. tour with Mott the Hoople.

In March 1975 Ian Hunter joined forces with Mick Ronson, formerly the leading member of David Bowie's backing band The Spiders from Mars and a member of Mott the Hoople for a brief time. Hunter's first single from his eponymous solo album was the UK Top 40 hit "Once Bitten Twice Shy". Hunter's best selling solo album was You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic. It was released in 1979 with Ronson and several members from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Two songs from You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic became successes for other artists. "Cleveland Rocks" was covered by the Presidents of the United States of America, whose version was used as the theme song for The Drew Carey Show. Also, "Ships" became a No. 9 pop hit in the USA in late 1979 for Barry Manilow.

During his solo career Hunter frequently worked with Ronson until the latter's death in 1993, but he has also had musical connections with many other artists, including Queen, Mick Jones (The Clash), Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Jaco Pastorius, Dennis Elliot (Foreigner), and David Bowie.

His album, Rant (2001), received wide critical acclaim and he won Classic Rock Magazine Songwriter's Award in October 2005.
In 2007 his latest album "Shrunken Heads" was released and it clearly shows that Ian Hunter is still very much alive.

Cleveland Rocks
Ian Hunter Lyrics

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All this energy callin' me
Back where it comes from
It's such a crude attitude
It's back where it belongs

All the little kids goin' up on the skits go
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Jumpin' Jane Jean, and moonin' James Dean go

Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!

Momma knows, but she don't care,she's got her worries too
Seven kids, and a phony affair, and the rent is due

All the little chicks with the crimson lips go
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Livin' in sin with a safety pin goin'
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!

I got some records from World War II
I play 'em just like me grand dad do

He was a rocker, and I am too
Now Cleveland rocks, Now Cleveland rocks
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!

Cleveland rocks!
OHIO

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song 'Cleveland Rocks' by Ian Hunter shed light on the energy and attitude that the city of Cleveland possesses. The opening lines of the song, "All this energy callin' me, Back where it comes from, It's such a crude attitude, It's back where it belongs" suggest that the energy of the city calls out to the songwriter and it is where he belongs. Furthermore, the crude attitude of Cleveland is something that Hunter identifies with and suggests that it belongs to the city. The chorus of "Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!" reinforces this feeling of pride and illustrates how the little kids, jumpin' Jane Jean, moonin' James Dean all identify with the city's energy.

The second verse of the song suggests that life is not perfect in Cleveland, with the line "Momma knows, but she don't care, she's got her worries too, Seven kids, and a phony affair, and the rent is due." This line paints a picture of a city with its own set of problems but still possessing a pride that the people hold onto. The final verse of the song displays the singer's affinity for the city through his connection with his grandfather's rock and roll records. He identifies with his grandfather's interests, which bridge the generation gap and suggests that he is a product of the city's culture, which is a source of pride for him.

Line by Line Meaning

All this energy callin' me
I feel the pull of the city's energy and it's drawing me back.

Back where it comes from
I'm returning to the place of my origins and where this energy originates.

It's such a crude attitude
Some might think the attitude of this city is rough and unrefined.

It's back where it belongs
But for me, this attitude is home and where I truly belong.

All the little kids goin' up on the skits go
The kids are having fun and creating mischief in the streets and alleys of Cleveland.

Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
They're celebrating the greatness of their city with this chant.

Jumpin' Jane Jean, and moonin' James Dean go
Even legends like Jane Jean and James Dean would be proud of Cleveland and join in on the fun.

All the little chicks with the crimson lips go
The young women of Cleveland are an important part of the city's energy and culture.

Livin' in sin with a safety pin goin'
They might have unconventional lifestyles or dress, but they are still proud of their city.

I got some records from World War II
I have a collection of old records that my granddad used to listen to during the war.

I play 'em just like me grand dad do
I treasure these records and continue to listen to them, just like my granddad did.

He was a rocker, and I am too
My granddad was a music lover and rocker, and so am I.

Now Cleveland rocks, Now Cleveland rocks
Through the music, the people, and the attitude, Cleveland rocks now and always will.

Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
The chorus repeats to emphasize the greatness of the city one last time.

OHIO
The song ends with a shoutout to the state of Ohio, of which Cleveland is a proud part.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: IAN HUNTER

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Forrest George

5y↑15

All this energy callin' me
Back where it comes from
It's such a crude attitude
It's back where it belongs
All the little kids goin' up on the skids go
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Jumpin' Jane Jean, and moonin' James Dean go
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Momma knows, but she don't care, she's got her worries too
Seven kids, and a phony affair, and the rent is due
All the little chicks with the crimson lips go
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Livin' in sin with a safety pin goin'
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
I got some records from World War II
I play 'em just like me grand dad do
He was a rocker, and I am too
Now Cleveland rocks, Now Cleveland rocks
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
Cleveland rocks!
OHIO

All comments from YouTube:

lisalu910

4y↑43

Ian Hunter writes an homage to the city housing the R&R Hall of Fame and he's not in it? That is just wrong on so many levels. Let's honor Hunter while he's still here to accept it!

Mar

52w

If you take the time to read through all the stuff, it does mention important icons. And it explain in a certain way that it’s all political so they may not be mentioned again. At least that was my take on it.
I tell people it takes a good 7-8 hour to go through the entire mud museum, and a ton of reading if you really want to grasp everything.

Mar

52w

Absolutely!! Love this guy!! Word on the street is he coined the phrase “Rock-n-Roll!! And yes he is mentioned briefly in the Hall of Fame, but deserves more!!!

Jean Potter

I’m was born and raised in CLE. Lived there for 54yrs so I know what everyone is saying is true. We never thought it would be like it is today. One year in CLE another year in NY. It’s BS !!!! Yet and still we who come from Cleveland still know that CLEVELAND ROCKS !!!!

VinylObscura

1y↑2

The Rock n Roll HOF is totally irrelevant. I live in Cleveland.

Timothy Ducey

2y↑6

Move To Detroit. We will show you what “A Life Without Meaning” is. 🥳

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lisalu910

4y↑50

Ian Hunter, one of the rare British singers who SOUNDS British when he's singing!

Mark C

Ray Davies. The Kinks are incredibly overlooked.

Kevin Graf

Robert Smith

btbrookie

3y↑4

One of the British-est singing I've heard is Cool for Cats by Squeeze

Ron Dempesmeier

3y↑1

Astute observation my friend!

jackal59

7y↑50

Co-produced and with guitar by the always-underrated Mick Ronson.

Ron Dempesmeier

3y↑2

Such a great player and a fantastic arranger! Ronno was one of a kind.

Libertine62

8y↑43

A shout-out to the long suffering sports fans of Cleveland. Cleveland Rocks! Congratulations!

sctpoch

8y↑106

"I originally wrote 'Cleveland Rocks' for Cleveland. I changed it later to 'England Rocks' because I thought it should be a single somewhere and Columbia wouldn't release it as a single in the U.S. (too regional). 'Cleveland Rocks' is Cleveland's song and that the truth."

Ian Hunter, 17July 2004

216Numbskull

@Kelly Price I'm late to the party but I want to clear a few things up here. Let me first say, music itself is subjective to everyone's own personal perspective. So, if the lyrics & punk scene are in reference to your own personal opinion only, then you're not necessarily wrong? If that's the way the song hit you & made you feel & think about when you heard it, cool, that's your personal opinion. However, if your comment was meant to be objective, by speaking in Ian's defense as to fact he was referring to then, "Houston we have a problem?" If you knew the reasons behind Ian's lyrics to the song "Cleveland Rocks," & why he based them off of the city, people & music in Cleveland, then you'd understand Ian's true intent of the song? Or the 2 lines you referenced to the UK punk scene, could also possibly be a mistake in dialect between the UK & the U.S. if you're from across the pond? What Ian meant by "All the little chicks with the crimson lips" was crimson lips, or (dark red lipstick) also symbolized the meaning to American suffrage of women's rights & women constantly wore to show their unity. Punk rock chicks weren't the only girls wearing crimson lips. The second line, "Livin' in sin with a safety pin." Safety pin also refers to in U.S slang terms meaning (to have a child out of wedlock). Now, if you read the second verse to the song it should make a bit more sense to you in context of the meaning Ian was writing about? 2nd verse, "Momma knows, but she don't care. She's got her worries too. 7 kids, & a phony affair, & the rent is due." And, don't go to far out on that limb or you're gonna break a leg? Blah,ha,ha!!! Cause believe it or not, Cleveland stands alongside NYC & London as 1 of punk's birthplaces. And if you are from England, there's a fellow Englishman music journalist named Jon Savage who will affirm this & tell you all about the 70's Cleveland punk rock scene & history in his book "England's Dreaming." Cleveland punk rockers didn't bring safety pins or lipstick to the game of punk rock, F+(k that BS! Cleveland punk's brought the pain in the game of punk rock. While you were putting on lipstick & sticking pins in your ears, we were violently playing stick & move, putting punk azz p?$$*+$ on the floor for fun. Cleveland's story of punk rock wasn't very "nice" at all, if we're keeping it a buck! Cleveland's punk scene roots & musicians go back to the late 60's tied to the Velvet Underground, the Dead Boys, Pere Ubu, the Cramps, etc... Not to mention the unmatched standalone fashion of DEVO, is that enough style for you? The only thing true that was unlikely to see from punk's in Cleveland is Glam rock looking BS! Unless you were looking for an azz beating!

Hanna Thelion

4y↑1

are you elon musk

Bro D

4y↑4

Does Cleveland really rock without Ian Hunter in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame? While there are some more commercially successful 60s and 70s artists and arguably more influential than Ian Hunter and his Mott The Hoople, he has been blasting out earth-shattering rock like this posted track since Little Richard and Jerry Lee (God bless them both with health) started him rocking on his own in 1958, and he hasn't stopped until his tinnitus worsened this autumn (God bless him, too!) forcing him to cancel the western leg of his USA tour. Def Leppard, Queen (Hunter was the only artist they ever only opened for in 1974) and many other true (not just European) rockers would celebrate his induction. David Bowie and Freddie Mercury would be jumping for joy "All The Way From Memphis" to Rock Heaven over this one!!

Remember Our Music

5y↑1

Great song Mr. Hunter!

Respiratory Guy

5y↑1

Love this song since i was a Kid. You rock dude

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MoonbaseAlphaFan

8y↑24

I figure everyone in northeastern Ohio has this blasting across every stereo in every house right now. Go Cavaliers! Cleveland rocks!

brandonbalog

Cleveland rocks!

Todd Stevens

Sadly was never released in the States as a single, that is why he changed it to England Rocks, for release there. I assume someone in Cleveland picked it up and started playing it there, the rest is how you say history

Hanna Thelion

4y↑1

word

The Shawn Murphy Journal

4y↑20

The Drew Carey Show brought this song back to life .

Roger Trujillo

It never died. I listen to it every Friday on the way home from work!

E.NormusJohnson

Not for me😎

Alexander Baum

4y↑4

Great song - my youth seems to rise again when I hear it!

Patrick McEvoy

8y↑45

Even us Warriors fans have to admit, this is a great song!

cortezmauricio56

@Dave Devereaux dont forget lebron did choke 6 finals with overrated stats and dumped cleveland twice yikes

Dave Devereaux

you would if he was alive lol how about Bird?

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Bill Mulvenna

Saw him at Cobo Hall in Detroit. They were the warm up band for Heart. Never has a warm up band blown the headliner out of the water like Ian’s band did that night.

Sean Coldiron

8y↑41

For the first time in 52 years, Cleveland Rocks tonight!

Nobrains Noheadache

7y↑1

and today! go cavs!

kim ross

5y↑17

Every Fryday WMMS would play this!!!!! The weekend officially began

John K.

MMS also used to play The Beat Goes On/Switchin To Glide by The Kings on Fridays

Dr Paine

What year was that ? I remember it too.. When I hear it, it just feels like home. Same for MSB's "My town" too

Joe Ray Skrha, Attorney at Law

@Tony Hicks And we expat Clevelanders live with this song when we wake and sleep... I saw Ian and Mich do this at the old Agora and thought I went to RNR heaven... but not as wonderful as seeing Bowie and Spiders, opening night in America (Cleveland's Music Hall). That was a concert of a lifetime. I was raised 2 miles from the Agora and I'd see Hand and Buddy 3-4 days a week from 1971 to 1884 except when I was in law school in Michigan. Still, when I came home, I regained my stompin grounds... It was a rough week with Stanley dying. I say his first show at Agora in 1973 without drummer Tommy Dobeck and then Sept 2, 1974 when MSB did their first concert at Agora as a band... What memories... Cleveland is the home of RNR... I use to listen to Alan Freed on my am radio when I was 3 years old. He and Bill Randall and Billy Bass were the best till Kid Leo came along in 1974. Leo is still on SiriusXM's Little Stevens UNDERGROUND GARAGE from 3-6pm eastern time. Catch him as he has never been better...

Tony Hicks

3y↑1

Remember - at 5pm "Friday on My Mind" was played too on MMS :)

Forrest George

5y↑15

Paul Nguyên

The "Drew Carey Show" theme.

Hanna Thelion

4y↑1

Raymond Niven

2y↑1

My friend opened for Ian and his band in a small club outside of Philadelphia. Front row, my friend met Ian. Great night for all.

Toony B

5y↑6

Boy does this rock. Great song from a very good album : You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic.

teriakamoto

5y↑10

The Late Great Mick Ronson, Guitarist for David Bowie on Pin Ups, Ziggy Stardust, Etc., Produced this. So much better than the Presidents version, No dis-respect to them. Mott the Hoople was Genius as was Hunter and of course Ronson. Thank You for the Music England !

Richard Nish

3y↑2

All the way from Memphis to Cleveland Ian Hunter and the soul of Mott The Hoople. Real Rock and Roll, the way it's made.

Richard Nish

3y↑2

Great tp hear rock and roll without any effects. Vocal, Guitar, cable ,amp, band and the electric energy of the sun.

Motorcityman Man

There's echo effects.....

Marshall Fant

Ian Ĥunter totally rocks!

gourrythecrazy

8y↑63

Wouldn't mind drinking a Buzz Beer while listening to this

Memesby Wumbis

8y↑1

or a great lakes

Brett Koeshall

9y↑6

I actually have Ian Hunter's greatest hits on CD.

ACL

7y↑2

TALKING TRIBE BASEBALL!! WINNING IT ALL 2016! Great team for a great city!

Jocye George

5y↑5

Did anyone else come here after watching the Cleveland Rocks promo for the MLB All-Star game? Cleveland Rocks!!

AdventuresOfTheKanFam

6y↑1

This version is the best!

Rick Paul

The Mayor of Cleveland gave Ian the key to the city. Awesome.

Jeffrey Lyons

6y↑7

I saw him do this live during one of RIngo Starr's All Star Band tours.

Mark C

4y↑1

With Sheila E on the drums!! What an amazing musician she is!

Hannah Miyamoto

6y↑17

It is always great to hear the original, but the remake has much better vocals. Also, it's a good thing Ian shouted "Ohio", or someone might think he wrote about Cleveland, England.

Motorcityman Man

@Pacifico Studios
I'm betting most Americans don't know.....it's not a common city and most Americans don't even know there's 50 states!!

Pacifico Studios

@Motorcityman Man - I'm from the U.S., and I have heard of Cleveland, England. It is in the Northeast of England, specifically Yorkshire. There is also a Boston, England, a Salem, England, and a Portland, England. There'll always be an England, you know.

Motorcityman Man

I don't think anyone in the USA has heard of Cleveland England, I haven't and I'm 62 and listening to Rock music since about 1970

James Bowen

4y↑2

Paul Rodgers of Bad Company happens to be from Cleveland, England. So that Cleveland rocks too!👍

Red Sox fan 95

6y↑4

I'm not from Cleveland but I love this song

Linda Smith

2y↑2

Friday night drive home! Cleveland to Akron! Love WMMS, the Buzzard!❤

KevinR1138

8y↑32

Presidents of the United States of America rock this song, however I got to say the guitar is a hell of a lot better in this original version.

T R

4y↑1

Yea - Mick Ronson will do that for ya track.

T. L. Chivz

4y↑4

Well to be fair it's not surprising as the lead guitarist on this original version was Mick Ronson formerly the lead guitarist with Bowie's Spiders From Mars! All those early 70's guitar heavy Bowie songs from the Hunky Dory album until the Diamond Dogs album....Mick Ronson! He also did that famous spiralling guitar intro to Mott The Hoople's All The Young Dudes before officially joining Mott when the Spiders broke up. A lot of people think he was Britains most under-rated rock guitarist. Hunters song Michael Picasso was written as a tribute to him.

On the album this is taken from 'You're never alone with a schizophrenic' you should check out the albums closing track 'The Outsider' for one of the best bits of electric guitar you will ever hear...all Mick Ronson.

b.s star

you should hear it from steel panther

Hanna Thelion

4y↑1

kevin are you malcom mxdowell or wtf

Daniel Simon

It's 11am on a Saturday morning, Kid Leo is playing this song during a special Cleveland Rocks show on the Underground Garage...I've been gone from NE Ohio for 20 years....why am I crying...

nancy wasen

5y↑1

Going to hear this tonight in CLEVELAND!!

Jeff J

3y↑1

Happy Birthday Ian Hunter born on June 3, 1939. He is an English singer-songwriter and musician who is best known as the lead singer of the English rock band Mott the Hoople. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hunter_(singer)

Nixx

5y↑1

If I ever go to Cleveland, I'll be sure to bring home some rocks.

Loverboy Fans

8y↑3

CLEVELAND CAVS ROCKS!!!!! 🏀🏆💪❤👍

Kelly Palmer

8y↑4

Once my Natties choked it away, I'm all in with The Fighting Braves Of The Cuyahoga! Especially after that injunction yesterday. Leave that awesome logo alone. It's one of the most iconic in the history of sports.

Jason K

Tonight Cleveland Shines again!!!!! Go Tribe!!!!

Lance Herman

5y↑11

Went to Cleveland rock and roll hall of fame and had to get a Cleveland rocks glass

Roy Szweda

Goes places even Bowie never been....

BeanTaz

3y↑1

THEY FINALLY DID IT!

MrTommy4000

perfect i hear new sounds everytime off beat to the top

V J

8y↑17

I remember this, kid Leo and born to run - we knew it was 6 pm on Friday when this came on :)

Da S

And "Friday on my mind" by the Easybeats

Mark Kay

V J you look hot as hell! Cleveland rocks

Sean Spring

8y↑5

Don't forget Murray Saul and ya gotta, gotta gotta, GET DOWN!

Colin Sanders

8y↑5

You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic by Ian Hunter released in April, 1979
.

Sum Dude

21 wins and a row! Roll dam Tribe!!

Mark Kay

5y↑1

Birth place of rock and roll.!!!

Rocketpalmgrenade

8y↑10

LeBron has brought the title home. Great job team!

veronica X

8y↑32

6 p.m. every Friday, what memories on WMMS 100.7 :)

Mark Ross

You know it .the 216 baby!!!!

don smith

kid leo matt the cat and my fav BLF BASH!! dude always sounded wasted

street parade

6y↑4

I think this was the hand off between Kid Leo and Denny Sanders. I left Cleveland decades ago but I can still name the MMS line-up from that era. Scary!

Michel Briere

6y↑4

It was 6:00p in my era at Kent State, with Kid Leo at the microphone. The best times...

joedoc973

6y↑1

Maury Saul...This Song EVERY FRIDAY !!!!!!!!! GOD gotta start smoking ..,..Herbs again !!!!!!!!

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Brad Fry

5y↑1

Happy 80th Birthday Ian Hunter!!

OldheadBoomer

Damn straight Skippy... Cleveland Rocks!

K T

The Cleveland National Anthem!

Patrick Nash

3y↑1

If I remember correctly - Feb of 1983 Ian Hunter was plying Toads PLace in New Haven Ct - Me a couple friends had tix to the show & got a room at a downtown hotel. We checked in early started to p[arty when a snow storm / blizzard hit us. We said FUCK IT & Walked to Toads to see if the shoe was still gonna happen - Well we caught the band in Sound Check Mode ! Ian told the owner - We're still gonna do the show - EVEN IF THESE BLOKES are our only audience ! So we got to meet Ian - The Band & Drink for FREE on them ! What an awesome night ! Fucking guy was amazing ! And yes they did this song - I even got to sing with Ian !

Fair Weather Fan

WOW!!!! I JUST LEARNED OF THIS!!!!

BeanTaz

3y↑8

HOLY SHIT THEY DESTROYED PITTSBURGH!

Cam1998

I thought The Presidents Of The United States Of America originally wrote this song! I would have never guessed that was a cover of a classic rock song!

song&danceman

8y↑6

ian hunter rocks

wjmcd703

5y↑1

This is good, and (usually) as the saying goes "an original is better than a copy", but not in this case, PUSA's is better by leaps and bounds, and it kills me to say that, but the original just doesn't pull me in like the cover version does

Dylan Schuette

Kind of New Dawn Fades-Moby and Joy Division among many other examples.

THE CLARENCES

SOOOOOO good!!!!!!!
xoxo The Clarences

fligemon

7y↑9

Ian Hunter !!!!!!!!!

Mtcm1002

This song makes me happy

Mark Kay

5y↑2

King of the moon doggers.cleveland showed Americans what rock and roll is.the term was invited in my beloved Cleveland go tribe go brownies go Mr Hunter!!!

Rick Martin

British Band, Mott the Hoopel.

Girugamarc

PERFECT SEASON

Joseph Resendes

Those were the days

Laurence H Palter

7y↑1

Listen to this while watching The Price Is Right with Drew Carey!!!

RAMIL FRANCISCO

7y↑1

claveland rocks.i remember my highschool. days.

woxyroxme

5y↑19

Yet his band Mott the Hoople is not in the hall of fame but Janet Jackson and Melissa Etheridge is.

lisalu910

That is so messed up.

teriakamoto

@Steve G Now it's all about all my aches and pains.

Steve G

5y↑3

I know right...WTF??? It's all about the "Young Dudes"!

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cmbsgc

かっこ良い

wantfax

Fun song!!!

Keith Leeuwen

GREAT !

CheesyTV

3y↑1

My favourite part of the song is where he says "Cleveland Rocks". What's yours?

ViolettaD1485

I prefer the part of "Sliver" where Kurt says "Grandma take me home."

Rusty Shakleford

The 6 people that downed this must have died before LeBron filled his promise.

#LoveMyCity

Bro D

4y↑1

Jeff

Tribe with the All Time record (American League) for consecutive wins !!!

Jason

8y↑4

GO TRIBE!!!!

Mike Hill

It's a lot better than Love Affair's 'Brian Sez"... if anyone remembers that song.

The Notorious JDC

Not for nothing, but this song should've been at the end credits for "Major League".

Jason Northey

This should be the Browns song in fact Cleveland do rock

David Burgess

8y↑9

And again - GO TRIBE!!!!! 2-0 vs the Jays, and on their way to win the ALCS, and because they're playing loose and having fun, despite all the injuries, they will beat the stiffening Cubs who will wilt under the more than century of pressure. Cleveland Rocks!

Matooley O'Brien

7y↑1

+Kurt Schrute Chicago's got the money jaajaja

Joel S

8y↑2

Damn im a jays fan. Is this bad luck that im listening to this?

Jason

8y↑1

3-0! BELIEVELAND!

Dale Eloph

YES IT DOES!!!

Andrew Chase

Well, Cleveland DID lose the World Series to the CUBS, after all!

Respiratory Guy

Gr8 song from my past!

Motorcityman Man

2y↑1

DETROIT has always rocked better, ask ANY rock band....that's where the HOF should have been!

Hammerjockey Repair

6y↑2

That moment that the 90s band covering this song was 1000 times better hands down. Listen to Ian's live version and you'll throw up your lunch. Listen to version "The presidents of the United States of America" did and you'll see what I mean. They made it much better. Ian singing put me to sleep. Worse than bob Dylan

Mark Kay

5y↑1

Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks

brian hawkes

ian hunter....happy birthday to you....loved you for years!!...born 3rd june 1939!

Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider

8y↑11

GO Tribe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barneyst1

5y↑1

Best believe Cleveland rocks.

Jason Nadle

8y↑15

By the way, Garry, Max and Roy from the E-Street Band are playing on this song.

David Burgess

8y↑3

GO TRIBE!!!!!!!

David Rousculp

4y↑1

It states a fact! I can't crank it up enough. 11 isn't enough on the dial!

Pen Knight

Weird Al needs to do a Cleveland Sucks parody.

6828Lu

8y↑45

Two people don't like this song? Exile them to Youngstown!

Ron Dempesmeier

You guys ever gone through Texas City by Houston? Geeeeeeezus what a stench 🤮

Dale Eloph

6y↑1

6828Lu thats cruel and unusual punishment

Allocated Brain

7y↑1

I would have said Mansfield.

MrTommy4000

south bend once you're there you can never get out

tbb033

7y↑1

" Exile them to Youngstown!"

No! Make them tongue kiss Mimi!

"Better than Detroit though"

Detroit (and Flint) looks lie something out of Fallout

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Bil

6y↑6

I remember this long before Drew Carey!......................

Bradley Martyn Sold Me Drugs

5y↑1

Sucks for cleveland they couldn’t play this in 2016

Memesby Wumbis

8y↑2

cavs win championship. monsters win championship. Indians up 1-0 in ALDS. I aint saying they going all the way just yet but this year is the best year in cleveland since 1964

thevoid99

8y↑14

and now, cleveland is going to the world series!!!!!

antfbi

thevoid99 yeah and what happened to the Indians?

Roger Sefert

donald trump; "WRONG"

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trish john

Go Tribe!!

Mark Kay

The mighty buzzard

Jeffrey Lyons

5y↑1

I saw hi\m do this one live.

Bruce Jackson

They actually used this on one of the drew Carey shows April fools show

Marie Laguerre

YAAAAAAAAAA!!!!😆😆😆

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