10 Famous Songs You Had No Idea Were Covers

4. Joan Jett And The Blackhearts €“ I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Boardwalk)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AT_Pbtyid0 The song we now most frequently attribute to Joan Jett and The Blackhearts was originally recorded by a British band called Arrows, notable for having their own television programme in the 1970s. Jett happened to see the show during The Runaways British tour of 1976, and turned what was initially something of a chart flop into a hit single that remained at the number one spot on the Billboard charts for seven weeks. 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' was a hit again for Britney Spears in 2002, who erroneously told interviewers that she was covering a song by Pat Benatar, despite calling it one of her all-time favourites. That's an example of a statement that really is wrong on so many levels...