
Joan Jett原名Joan Larkin,15岁便成立了自己的第一支乐队,并为人们演出。洛杉矶的一个制作人Kim Fowley发现了Joan Jett的乐队,于是他主动担任了乐队的经纪人,在将这支全部由女性组成的乐队改名为the Runaways后,乐队签约于Mercury唱片公司。乐队最初的三张专辑在美国基本没有什么太大商业成就,但在日本却大受欢迎,而且有趣的是,在洛杉矶的朋克圈和硬摇滚圈中她都十分吃香,她在这种状况下为硬核乐队the Germs制作了他们的第一张专辑《G.I.》。

1980年The Runaways解散,Jett来到纽约开始个人发展。在经纪人兼制作人Kenny Laguna的协助下,Jett独立发行了以她自己的名字命名的个人专辑,因为没有唱片公司对她感兴趣。这张唱片和比较朋克化的Runaways相比是一张相当传统的rock & roll唱片,但却保持了以前那种挑衅性的态度。唱片的销售结果对于独立发行来讲相当不错,这引起了Boardwalk唱片公司的注意,他们以《Bad Reputation》之名再版了这张专辑,最终在美国专辑榜上名列第51。

在《Bad Reputation》发行后Jett成立了the Blackhearts乐队,1981年,Jett以Joan Jett & The Blackhearts之名推出了第二张专辑《I Love Rock-n-Roll》,这是她的辉煌时刻,也是八十年代重摇滚的开场白,专辑名列Top10,单曲“I Love Rock-n-Roll”成为一代摇滚礼赞。但其后的一系列专辑再也未能取得如此的佳绩,也再没有一首单曲能与“I Love Rock-n-Roll”媲美。1987年Jett在电影《Light of Day》中担任主演。1988年,取自专辑《Up Your Alley》的单曲“I Hate Myself for Loving You”终于再次打入Top10,专辑也成为了她的第二张白金唱片。1990年的精选《The Hit List》成绩还算理想,但1991年的专辑《Notorious》则在榜上彻底失败。但在此时,在《Notorious》和1994的《Pure and Simple》之间,新一代女性摇滚艺人开始崛起,从重型非主流乐队L7到riot grrl朋克乐队Bikini Kill的每一个人都宣称受到了Jett与the Runaways的影响,其结果是《Pure and Simple》引起了人们的极大兴趣,自八十年代中期后,评论界从未像对这张专辑一样表示过热情。1995年,Jett与the Gits(这支乐队的主唱Mia Zapata1993年被先*后杀)的残余成员录制了一张现场专辑《Evilstig》。1999年,Jett重组了the Blackhearts并录制了专辑《Fetish》。

20年前,当Britney Spears出生的那一年,Joan Jett以一首I love rock and roll登上世界音乐排行榜的首位。20年后,已经是流行音乐超级偶像的Britney Spears却翻唱了这首摇滚经典曲目!
Joan Jett此后的女性摇滚乐队,几乎无一例外的宣称受到了Joan Jett的影响。

I Hate Myself for Loving You
Midnight, getting\' uptight. Where are you?
You said you\'d meet me, now it\'s quarter to two
I know I\'m hangin\' but I\'m still wantin\' you.
Hey, Jack, It\'s a fact they\'re talkin\' in town.
I turn my back and you\'re messin\' around.
I\'m not really jealous, don\'t like lookin\' like a clown.
I think of you ev\'ry night and day.
You took my heart, then you took my pride away.
I hate myself for loving you .
Can\'t break free from the the things that you do.
I wanna walk but I run back to you, that\'s why
I hate myself for loving you .
Daylight, spent the night without you.
But I\'ve been dreamin\' \'bout the lovin\' you do.
I won\'t be as angry \'bout the hell you put me through.
Hey, man, bet you can treat me right.
You just don\'t know what you was missin\' last night.
I wanna see your face and say forget it just from spite.
I hate myself for loving you .
Can\'t break free from the the things that you do.
I wanna walk but I run back to you, that\'s why
I hate myself for loving you.
I hate myself for loving you.
Can\'t break free from the things that you do.
I wanna walk but I run back to you, that\'s why
I hate myself for loving you .
I think of you ev\'ry night and day.
You took my heart, then you took my pride away.
I hate myself for loving you .
Can\'t break free from the the things that you do.
I wanna walk but I run back to you, that\'s why
I hate myself for loving you .
I hate myself for loving you .
I hate myself for loving you .
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