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What if Joan Jett didn't love Rock n Roll?

Asked by jonsblond (44203points) March 12th, 2015

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dappled_leaves's avatar

… no one would ever have put a dime in the jukebox, and the man who collects those coins would have been forced to quit and go to his fallback career of doing people’s taxes for a living. But he would have hummed some grand tunes while doing so.

What if Ray Davies had never met her in a club down in old Soho?

rojo's avatar

What if Jesse had not gone away last summer, couple of months ago?

rojo's avatar

What if God wasn’t one of us?

Brian1946's avatar

Then Joanie O and us would just be slobs on a bus. ;-(

What if Hendrix never took Purple Haze?

dxs's avatar

What if Sir Mix-a-lot didn’t like big butts, and lied about it?

SavoirFaire's avatar

Then he’d owe an apology to Becky and her friend.

What if Johnny Cash had never shot a man in Reno just to watch him die?

rojo's avatar

Then perhaps Johnny wouldn’t Hurt himself today just to see if he could still feel.

kevbo's avatar

What if Bono found what he was looking for?

Brian1946's avatar

Then he would have been able to pay attention to the road ahead, during his last bike ride. ;-(

What if OneRepublic went back to counting dollars, instead of counting stars?

ragingloli's avatar

Then the world would have been spared a cornucopia of terrible music.
What if Jeremy Clarkson had not punched a producer?

ucme's avatar

Then he, May & Hammond wouldn’t have got a boner.
What if Madonna remembered what if felt to be Like A Virgin.

ragingloli's avatar

Then we might finally know if dinosaurs really had feathers.
What if Bush died before he became president?

chyna's avatar

What if the Eagles found a way out of Hotel California?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Then we would know why Hell froze over.
What if Steven Tyler had walked the other way?

rojo's avatar

Then maybe the Dude wouldn’t look like a lady.

What if George, John & Ringo had not come together over Paul?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Lucy wouldn’t have seen what was in the sky with her.
What if Clapton did shoot the deputy?

rojo's avatar

He would have been playing air guitar blues in Folsom Prison.

What if Johnny Cash couldn’t hear that train a comin’?

@SavoirFaire see how I made this thread loop back in on itself? Clever huh?

filmfann's avatar

What if it wasn’t a beautiful morning for the Rascals?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Well they shouldn’t have had one too many girlfriends.
Would a rascal know how to the keep the fire burnin?

rojo's avatar

Only if they had owned a Speedwagon.

What if Mick had not wanted to Paint it Black?

rojo's avatar

If Ray Wylie were not from Texas would he still what to Screw You

ucme's avatar

What if the Bridge had never been built over troubled water?

rojo's avatar

That would be Peculiar Man. I guess Paul & Julio would still be stuck in the schoolyard.

What if Koko Taylor was no longer capable of pitching her Wang Dang Doodle all night long?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Then she could go to her sweet home in Alabama.
What if the bird wasn’t free?

David_Achilles's avatar

Then he’d be a big bird in a small cage….(and he’d sing you a song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpuZ-khasgA
What if there wasn’t a peaceful, easy feeling?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

There should be after that song. That was nice.
What if there’s no life in the fast lane?

David_Achilles's avatar

Then you’ll just have to Get Over It (don’t lose your mind)
How do you deal with the Fiery Crash?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llwmvABzbg4

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

I guess if you’re in the Fiery Crash you’ll be on Hot Rails to Hell.
But Don’t Fear the Reaper.

Adagio's avatar

What if Lucy had never found the wardrobe?
Oops, is this supposed to be about music???

Brian1946's avatar

Lucy would have been just fine, living in the sky with her diamonds.

What if the Mothers of Invention sanitized their Dirty Love?

filmfann's avatar

As Woody Allen said, it’s dirty if you are doing it right.

What if Jenny didn’t get a gun?

SavoirFaire's avatar

Just one more for Annie Oakley.

Oops! What if Britney hadn’t done it again?

ragingloli's avatar

Then there would have been a trillion less dead sperm cells.
What if Gordon Freeman had died in the test chamber during the resonance cascade?

rojo's avatar

To revisit the original question, If Joan Jett had not liked Rock and Roll I would have been at least a dime richer. On the downside I probably would have gone home alone.

What if Michael Rennie had been well but unable to tell us where we stood?

ragingloli's avatar

Then there would have been a quadrillion less dead sperm cells.
What if Gordon Freeman had died in the test chamber during the resonance cascade?

rojo's avatar

And @dappled_leaves Ray would have remained virginal and never have become a man.

rojo's avatar

Same goes for Gordon @ragingloli

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Maybe.
But what if Ted never got the fever from the cat scratch?

David_Achilles's avatar

Then he never would have been attracted to that girl who was Cold as Ice.
But what would have happened if BTO hadn’t been Takin’ Care of Business?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Then he would have seen nothing.
And what if he was caught in a stranglehold?

janbb's avatar

What if there weren’t a house in North Ontario?

Buttonstc's avatar

What if there were no midnight choirs for the drunk to sing in?

Would the bird still be on the wire? Would anybody ever be free?

And most importantly, would Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn ever have made a crappy movie together?

ragingloli's avatar

They never made any good movies, so the answer is an obvious “yes”.
What if the Romans had invented all encompassing video surveillance by the time of jesus’ alleged existence?

dxs's avatar

@janbb Then there’d be one in New Orleans?
What if it were easy being green?

janbb's avatar

Then there might be fewer people with the blues.

What if I weren’t a carpenter?

chyna's avatar

Then you couldn’t build anything.
What if the Captain and Tenelle had no Muskrat Love?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Then there would be hell to pay, and it all could get blown away.
Would that make my guitar gently weep?

SavoirFaire's avatar

Yes, of course. (I don’t know why nobody told you.)

What if @ragingloli figured out this is a music game?

I mean, what if I didn’t keep away from Runaround Sue?

janbb's avatar

Then maybe you wouldn’t be waking up little Susie.

What if we weren’t going to the chapel?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

I’ll pass on the chapel and go see the witch queen of New Orleans.
But that’s just if you’ll let me indulge in my Evil Ways.

rojo's avatar

No @Adirondackwannabe you need to stop hanging around with Jean and Joan and-a who-knows-who or you will eventually meet up with that Black Magic Woman.

If Arlo had not been riding on that City of New Orleans, would he still have been gone five hundred miles when the day was done and if so, where would that have left him?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

@rojo Hello It’s Me. I just have to know, would Arlo be on a Champagne Jam?
Does Anybody Really Know What time It Is?

Stinley's avatar

What if Meatloaf would do that?

rojo's avatar

@Adirondackwannabe Does anybody really care?

@Stinley Sooner or later he would be screwing around, He would probably love her for both of us and there would not be a dry eye in the house. He would be begging on his knees and you’d have to throw that dog a bone.

But you have to ask yourself, what if the Joe Strummer and Mick Jones fought the law and won? Would London still be calling?

chyna's avatar

What if Julio wouldn’t go down by the schoolyard?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

That may be good. There could be Bad Bad Leroy Brown there, and what if they commenced to fighting? There might be a Bad Moon Rising.

janbb's avatar

Me would be all alone.

What if it wasn’t a gas?

dxs's avatar

Then wouldn’t have a heart of glass.
What if the Jack White never went to Wichita?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Maybe he and the devil took a wrong turn and went down to Georgia.
But would he still be a simple kind of man?

rojo's avatar

Well, he would definitely be a Free Bird and you could Call him the Breeze but with only Three Steps to his Sweet Home in Alabama I think you would have to ask yourself what was That Smell?

But, what if Every Picture Didn’t Tell a Story? Would we still get Lost In A Golden Light and could you Keep Your Hands to Yourself or would it take Battleship Chains?

chyna's avatar

What if Jenny lost his number? It’s the only one he has.

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Well, it would appear he get’s no satisfaction and he’ll have to do the hand jive.
What if he grabs my ding a ling?

rojo's avatar

Think of it as the Hand of Fate; maybe he will send you Dead Flowers.

What if no one could hear Mick Jagger knocking and he was too proud to beg. Would he have his nineteenth nervous breakdown?

janbb's avatar

Only if he couldn’t get no satisfaction.

What if the law lost?

rojo's avatar

There would be a Clash of Crickets while Hank Jr. and Bobby Fuller fought it out.

What if Freddie Mercury had not been under pressure?

dxs's avatar

Then David Bowie wouldn’t’ve made any changes.
What if Rick Astley gave you up?

SavoirFaire's avatar

That would really let me down.

What if Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton found their way home?

janbb's avatar

Guess they wouldn’t be wasted.

What if Bob Seger didn’t love that old time rock ‘n roll?

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

He’d but banished to nutbush city limits.
If Brian Johnson was with him could he keep a stiff… upper… lip?

rojo's avatar

Hmmmm. That would be a real “ball breaker”.

What if Riff Raff couldn’t keep control?

rojo's avatar

What if Renee didn’t walk away from the Left Banke?

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