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world that they don't tell their parents about. It illustrates those "last days of innocence." Fogerty biographer Thomas M. Kitts finds the song a hopeful one in which the singer can escape his struggles to enter a world "out of time" in which he can find music, love and girls. Music critic James Perone agrees that the song "creates impressions of love, pop music and the beautiful young women of (presumably) the 1960s. According to
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rated it as a "terrific song," describing it as a "sunny rocker." Wawzenek rated the lyrics to "Rock and Roll Girls" among
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718:The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
667:Daily, Mike (February 14, 1985).
562:Fond Du Lac Commonwealth Reporter
244:memory that means everything."
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558:"'Centerfield Spectacular Catch"
556:Kowalski, Joe (April 12, 1985).
419:Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music
219:. It peaked at number 20 on the
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958:The Long Road Home – In Concert
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371:claimed that the refrain of "
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618:. March 16, 1985. p. 11
534:"Top 10 John Fogerty Lyrics"
377:Creedence Clearwater Revival
217:the title track of the album
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1052:Rockin' All Over the World
693:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
226:and at number five on the
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933:Wrote a Song for Everyone
636:LaBlanc, Michael (1989).
532:Wawzenek (May 28, 2013).
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373:The Old Man Down the Road
367:. Fantasy Records owner
335:The Old Man Down the Road
323:Rolling Stone Album Guide
174:The Old Man Down the Road
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584:"Rocker Hits Grand Slam"
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259:," except that Fogerty
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912:Deja Vu All Over Again
877:The Blue Ridge Rangers
504:Perone, James (2012).
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381:Run Through the Jungle
298:Rolling Stone Magazine
1059:Almost Saturday Night
349:Mainstream Rock chart
241:Ultimate Classic Rock
228:Mainstream Rock chart
205:is a song written by
203:"Rock and Roll Girls"
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1105:When Will I Be Loved
1020:Comin' Down the Road
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190:"Eye of the Zombie"
1084:Southern Streamline
1073:Rock and Roll Girls
816:. austriancharts.at
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183:Rock and Roll Girls
1195:John Fogerty songs
976:The Long Road Home
968:Compilation albums
451:The Daily Spectrum
282:solo on the song.
278:Fogerty plays the
269:the Rockin' Rebels
163:singles chronology
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999:Premonition
951:Premonition
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508:. Praeger.
369:Saul Zaentz
331:Centerfield
309:Buddy Holly
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150:Producer(s)
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355:Lawsuit
342:Hot 100
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