‘Cherry Bomb’ – The Runaways
This following song’s lyrics aren’t quite misunderstood, but the story behind its production is. The Runaways’ “Cherry Bomb” is an all-time great rock song and by far Joan Jett’s biggest hit, but it wasn’t created to be one, and the band didn’t construct their library around it. According to the band’s manager, Kim Fowley, the song was written in “about five minutes.” According to Fowley, he and Jett wrote the song for future Runaways member Cherie Currie’s audition because the other Runaways were unaware of the song Currie wanted to sing.
‘Cherry Bomb’ The Runaways
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