Shortly after that, with Kenny's assistance, Joan formed the backing group "The Blackhearts" with three obscure New York area musicians: Gary Ryan on bass, Eric Ambel (replaced shortly thereafter by Rick Byrd) on guitar and Lee Crystal on drums. After almost a year of touring, Joan's first album with The Blackhearts, entitled I Love Rock'N'Roll came out in December of 1981. The album included a version of "Little Drummer Boy" on the pre-Christmas editions. The album's impact on the music scene was immediate with the LP reaching the Top Five, while the single "I Love Rock'n'Roll" hit the very top of the Billboard's Charts on March 20, 1982 and stayed #1 for 7 weeks. Joan Jett had come back from nowhere.
A string of Top 40 hits followed, as well as sellout tours with The Police, Queen, and Aerosmith, among others. Jett was the second American act of any kind to perform behind the Iron Curtain, the first one being Blood, Sweat & Tears in Romania in 1969. She was among the first English-speaking rock acts to appear in Panama and the Dominican Republic.
Forced label changes in the 80's led to a decline in popularity. Despite the follow-up albums "Album" and "Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth" being praised by her devout fans, neither got the attention or radio play the first two albums received.
After receiving her own MTV New Year's Eve special, Jett beat out a number of contenders to appear in the movie Light of Day with Michael J. Fox. It was about this time that Ryan and Crystal left the Blackhearts. They were soon replaced by the powerful rhythm section of Thommy Price and Kasim Sulton. Later that year, Jett released "Good Music", which featured appearances by The Beach Boys, The Sugarhill Gang and singer Darlene Love. The album only spawned two minor singles which received little airplay. This label decided the band had to either take in outside help or they would lose their contract.
And so they did. Her next release, Up Your Alley, went multi-platinum and was followed by "The Hit List", which was an international hit. Popular songwriter/producer Desmond Child was brought in, resulting in the release of album "Up Your Alley". This album brought the band a resurgence in popularity, with top 10 singles "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and "Little Liar".
This return to the spotlight would be short-lived, however. Follow-up album "The Hit List", an all-cover songs release, spawned only a minor hit with Jett's version of AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds".
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts became the first rock band to perform a series of shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway, breaking the record at the time for the fastest ticket sell-out ever.
1991 and 1994 had two more releases, "Notorious" and "Pure & Simple". But radio had started looking to grunge by this time, and neither album got the attention they deserved.
In the 1990s, Jett and Laguna released "Flashback", a compilation of her career so far on their own Blackheart Records. Her next release, "Notorious" (which featured The Replacements' Paul Westerberg) was the last with Sony/CBS as Jett switched to Warner Brothers.
In 1994, the Blackhearts released the well received Pure and Simple, which featured tracks written with Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland), Donita Sparks (L7) and Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill).
While a slew of hits packages, some with an occasional new or previously unreleased track were released following this, it would be 10 years before a new studio album would appear.
This would be 2004's "Naked", and thus far has been a Japan-only release. The album sees Jett returning to a more raw and experimental sound, closer to that of her first 4 releases than the polished material that began with "Good Music".
Failing to get "Naked" released in other markets, Jett released on a more international level "Sinner" in June 2006, on Blackheart Records, her own label.. This album featured many remixed tracks from "Naked", and a complete rewrite of "Stuck in the Middle" to new version "Riddles". Lead-off single and video was a cover of "A.C.D.C." by Sweet.
To support the album, the band appeared on the 2006 Warped Tour, and embarked on a Fall 2006 tour with Eagles of Death Metal.
After a long break from recording, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts released a 6-song EP of new material, "Mindsets," in June 2023.
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A.C.D.C.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Lyrics
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Girls all over the world
She got men
Every now and then
But she can't make up her mind
On just how to fill her time
An' the only way she can wind
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other fella as well as me
She got some other lover as well as me
She got spunk
But they call her a punk
She can sing
You wanna see her Ding-a-ling
Well let's be in it together
I guess she'll be in it forever
You gotta take it now or never
A.C.D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other fella as well as me
She got some other lover as well as me
She got girls
Girls all over the world
She got men
Every now and then
But she can't make up her mind
On just how to fill her time
An' the only way she can wind
A.C.D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other fella as well as me
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other fella as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other fella as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
The song A.C.D.C. by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts is a raunchy, rock and roll tune about a woman who can't make up her mind about who she wants and how she wants to spend her time. The first few lines of the song suggest that she has women and men all over the world, but she can't decide on just one. The chorus reveals that she has some other lover or fella as well as the singer, and that the only way she can really enjoy herself is through A.C.D.C. - a sexual reference to alternating current and direct current.
The lyrics paint a picture of a woman who is free-spirited and rebellious, with a punk attitude and a lust for life. She has spunk and can sing, but is also seen as a bit of a wild child, hence the nickname "punk". Despite her conflicting desires, she and the singer seem to be in this "together", while cautioning that if you want to be a part of her life, you have to "take it now or never". Overall, the song celebrates a woman who refuses to be boxed in, instead living life on her own terms.
Line by Line Meaning
She got girls
She has many female admirers
Girls all over the world
Her female admirers are from all over the world
She got men
She also has male admirers
Every now and then
Sometimes she is with her male admirers
But she can't make up her mind
She is confused about what she wants
On just how to fill her time
She doesn't know how to spend her time
An' the only way she can wind
She only knows one way to relax
A.C.D.C.
She is into bondage and discipline
She got some other lover as well as me
She has another partner besides me
She got some other fella as well as me
She has another male partner besides me
She got spunk
She is brave and determined
But they call her a punk
But others label her as a rebel
She can sing
She is talented in singing
You wanna see her Ding-a-ling
People are eager to see her private parts
Well let's be in it together
Let's all participate in this lifestyle
I guess she'll be in it forever
She will probably continue with this lifestyle indefinitely
You gotta take it now or never
You have to decide if you want to participate or not
A.C.D.C.
Bondage and discipline is the only way she knows how to unwind
She got some other lover as well as me
She is involved with other partners besides me
A.C.D.C.
She is into bondage and discipline
She got some other fella as well as me
She has other male partners besides me
She got some other lover as well as me
She is involved with other partners besides me
A.C.D.C.
Bondage and discipline is the only way she knows how to unwind
She got some other fella as well as me
She is involved with other male partners besides me
A.C.D.C.
Bondage and discipline is the only way she knows how to unwind
She got some other fella as well as me
She has other male partners besides me
She got some other lover as well as me
She is involved with other partners besides me
Contributed by Grayson R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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She got girls
Girls all over the world
She got men
Every now and then
But she can't make up her mind
On just how to fill her time
An' the only way she can wind
A.C.D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other fella as well as me
She got some other lover as well as me
She got spunk
But they call her a punk
She can sing
You wanna see her Ding-a-ling
Well let's be in it together
I guess she'll be in it forever
You gotta take it now or never
A.C.D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other fella as well as me
She got some other lover as well as me
She got girls
Girls all over the world
She got men
Every now and then
But she can't make up her mind
On just how to fill her time
An' the only way she can wind
A.C.D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other fella as well as me
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other fella as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other fella as well as me
A.C.D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
@mikelatta484
As I reach the end of my life I begin to realize that I have spent most of it listening to rock music. I regret nothing.
@C1rce
A life well lived!
@claudiaterrazas7673
Villanueva high school
@claudiaterrazas7673
Villanueva high school
@justinschubbe5707
I plan on doing it my whole life, and I'm only 17
@samsmith5004
Me to, and at 53 years old rock luckily rock was a way to rebel against the government lol rock is more important now than ever with our government committing democide !!! That's right I said it and I meant it...yup yup
@sarasarah1810
She has been around the globe and rocked it more than most....SINCE THE 70S....nuff said.💙
@victoriabrown6561
She really did it for the bi women
@identifierat
Sweet did it for the bi women
@Sierrahtl
Heck yeah!