Rockin’ All Over the World Status Quo

ROCKIN’ ALL OVER THE WORLD (Status Quo)

“Rockin’ All Over the World” is a rock song written by John Fogerty, formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty’s second solo album (see John Fogerty) in 1975. Status Quo recorded their own, heavier arrangement of Fogerty’s song for their 1977 album Rockin’ All Over the World. At Live Aid, Status Quo began their set (and thus the event itself, being the opening band) with “Rockin’ All Over the World” which first became an unofficial anthem for the event when the BBC used it to advertise their TV coverage. (More from Wikipedia)

John Fogerty’s second solo album in 1975, John Fogerty spawned a minor hit “Rockin’ All Over the World”. Also, Status Quo – a solid British rock band whose decades of blockbuster recording output are virtually unknown in this country (other than their 1967 psychedelic hit song “Pictures of Matchstick Men”) – earned a 1977 hit album, Rockin’ All over the World in the UK with Fogerty’s song as the album’s title track. The song gained even wider exposure when Status Quo opened their set at the 1985 Live Aid concert with “Rockin’ All Over the World”; they were just the second band to perform at the London portion of the event (in Wembley Stadium), and the song was used by the BBC to promote their coverage of what is one of the best known rock concert events to this day.

(January 2013)