Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

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Johnny is a joker He's a bird
A very funny joker He's a bird)
But when he jokes my hone He's a dog
His jokin ain't so funny What a dog
Johnny is a joker that's a cryin'
To steal my baby He's a bird dog

Johnny sings a love song Like a bird
Sings the sweetest love song You ever heard
But when he sings to my gal What a howl
To me he's just a wolf dog On the prowl
Johnny wants to fly away and
Bug a lug my baby He's a bird dog

Hey bird dog stay away from my quail
Hey bird dog you're on the wrong trail
Bird dog you better leave my lovey dove alone
Hey bird dog get away from my chick
Hey bird dog better get away quick
Bird dog you better find
A chicky little of your own

He's a bird dog

Johnny kissed the teacher He's a bird
He tiptoed up to reach her He's a bird
Though he's the teacher's pet now He's a dog
What he wants he can get now What a dog
He even made the teacher let him sit
Next to my baby He's a bird dog

He's a bird dog he's a bird dog

After splitting with The Runaways, and releasing her first solo album, Joan Jett placed an ad in LA Weekly looking for bandmates. Gary Ryan, Eric Ambel, and Danny “Furious” O'Brien joined her, creating the orginial Blackhearts lineup.

After their initial tour though, O'Brien was replaced with Lee Crystal.

Early on, keeping the band afloat was not easy. Joan and producer Kenny Laguna struggled, sometimes selling copies of albums from the trunk of his car. Eventually unable to keep up with the demand for Joan Jett’s album, they signed with Boardwalk Records.

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Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth (1984)

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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth