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The Heart of Rock & Roll

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538:. "The complications occurred when we filmed in New York for 13 hours straight on the Brooklyn Bridge and then later in Times Square. In Brooklyn, we had the camera in the helicopter, but the 'copter couldn't get in close enough and the bridge was windy, so the shot took a long time. In Times Square, it was only 21 degrees out and the band was dressed in either short sleeves or light jackets. As you know, filming takes time, lots of it, so Huey and the band were out there freezing their toes off in between takes," the director recalled. Also, Lewis's wife was expecting a baby, which caused delays and problems. 1410: 279:
had the better scene. After playing the show Lewis relented, with initially the title phrase being "The heart of rock and roll is in Cleveland", based on a comment Lewis made to the band, but he changed it to "The heart of rock and roll is still beating". According to him the message of the song is
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Upon the suggestion of their record company, the band produced various regional versions of the single in which, after mention of Detroit toward the end of the song, Lewis calls out one or more cities not in the lyrics of the album version, including New Haven, St. Louis, and Toronto.
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said "a fancy-pants sax solo and some moronic lyrics sabotage the spirited 'Heart of Rock & Roll' (it's still kicking, says Huey), which should have ended a minute and a half earlier."
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This article is about the song by Huey Lewis and the News. For their UK-released compilation album, see
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The music video was a complicated video to produce, according to director
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Clips from several 1950s rock 'n roll greats (in chronological order):
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Huey Lewis on the Story of 80s hit "The Heart of Rock and Roll" from
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listed it sixth on its list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever".
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in 1984. The single peaked at number six on the U.S.
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Index

The Heart of Rock and Roll
The Heart of Rock & Roll – The Best of Huey Lewis and The News
The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll
The Heart of Rock and Roll (musical)

Single
Huey Lewis and the News
Sports
B-side
Genre
Rock
Label
Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Johnny Colla
Huey Lewis
Producer(s)
Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News
I Want a New Drug
If This Is It
Huey Lewis and the News
Sports
Billboard Hot 100
Cleveland
San Francisco
B-side
Workin' for a Livin'
New York City
Los Angeles

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