User:FrostFairBlade/sandbox/Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song)

Writing and production
"Rock and Roll" was written by Glitter and songwriter Mike Leander. Leander, who co-composed the theme song for the television series Ready Steady Go!, originally met Glitter there in the mid-1960s, where Glitter was working as an assistant.

In search of a breakout hit for Glitter, both Glitter and Leander sought to write something that would sound unique. They wanted to create a song that association football fans could easily sing along to.

Composition
"Rock and Roll" is a glam rock song composed in common time. Rhythmically, it has a schaffel rhythm, where the beat of the music is swung.

Sports

 * The Denver Broncos were the first NFL team to play the song during games

Writing
All That Glitters - Cincinnati Magazine

BBC News -

The Vibes of Victory - SI.com

Black Vinyl White Powder - Simon Napier-Bell

Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past - Simon Reynolds

Every Chart Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies - Sharon Davis