![]() ![]() Catchy af the lyrics should've been a girl anthem! George from Vancouver, CanadaWhat are "pedal boys"? I was around, as a teen, in '81, don't recall this song, though.AnonymousThis Song came From The Cleveland Show and Once Upon A Time.Then there were a few bands that covered it, and it just took off." Every time a station didn't want to play 'Touch Me' or burned it out, we would make them play 'Bad Reputation.' That was the beginning of the song becoming known. These guys were playing something on an independent label. In those days, the AOR stations were alternative, but real alternative, not like today's alternative which is really a Top 40 format and is all about record company priorities. The next day WNEW started playing 'Bad Reputation,' which is not the song we wanted them to play, we wanted them to play 'Do You Wanna Touch Me,' but it became their breakout song of the week. "She brought him down to see Joan play in Brooklyn and he left after three songs - I thought he hated it. "I remember Dan Neer, who was one of the top DJs in New York at WNEW, his girlfriend was helping us out with publicity," he said. Kenny Laguna told Songfacts how "Bad Reputation" ended up on one very influential station, which gave it the push it needed. Joan Jett made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 and developed a reputation as a leading lady of rock, but around this time, she was struggling to get noticed and trying to get airplay. ![]()
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