Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Released: November 18, 1988

Songwriter: Joan Jett

Producer: Ritchie Cordell Kenny Laguna Glen Kolotkin

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
What happened to my heroes?
They seemed to disappear
The idols keep on singin'
But they don't sound sincere

[Chorus]
Oh, woe is me
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Oh, woe is me
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[Verse 2]
I don't got no money
All I got's a name
The future's lookin' hazy
But who can I blame?

[Chorus]
Oh, woe is me
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Oh, woe is me
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Is me (Hey)
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Woe is me (Hey)
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Is me, me, me, me, me (Hey, hey, hey)
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[Verse 3]
What happened to the parties?
I thought they'd never end
I lost my only lover
Proves you can't trust a friend

[Chorus]
Oh, woe is me
(Hey)
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Oh, woe is me
(Hey)
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Oh, woe is me (Hey, hey)
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Oh, woe is me (Hey, hey)
Yeah, yeah, yeah (Hey, hey)

[Outro]
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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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I Love Rock ’N Roll (Expanded Edition) (1981)
I Love Rock ’n Roll (1981)

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