Cherry Bomb by The Runaways

Genre: Rock
Year: 1976

"Cherry Bomb" is a 1976 punk-influenced hard rock song by the all-girl band The Runaways off of their self-titled debut album. It is widely regarded by many as the bands signature song. "Cherry Bomb" was also ranked 52nd on VH1s 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. Singer/guitarist Joan Jett composed the song with the bands then-manager, Kim Fowley, and would later go on to re-record it with her band the Blackhearts for the 1984 album Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth. The Runaways version of the song was used in the cult classic film Dazed and Confused, and was featured on its soundtrack album. It can also be heard as a partial cover song by JoJo in the movie RV and was covered by Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, who played Runaways frontwoman Cherie Currie and Joan Jett, for the 2010 Read full article at wikipedia.org

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