He went through a tough divorce, became bankrupt and even the massive amount of royalties did little to take him out of financial ruin from an extravagant lifestyle that included several DUIs. While “Part 2” was being immortalized in stadiums as “The Hey Song” across America, Glitter struggled. The Devils were playing it at that point too and the song spread across American major league sports like wildfire. They ended up being sold to New Jersey where they would become the Devils, but “Part 2” already caught the attention of the rest of Denver’s franchises and pretty soon was getting played at Broncos and Nuggets games. The reaction was uproarious and two years later he climbed the ranks to become the marketing director for the Colorado Rockies and took “Rock ’n' Roll (Part 2)” with him. Then in 1974, the PR director for a minor league hockey team in Kalamazoo Michigan came across a 45 of the recording and started playing it on the loud speakers. Through pure miracle it charted no 7 on the billboard and Glitter became a one hit wonder in the states before achieving a few pop hits in the UK. Glitter’s producer Leander turned his guitar down five steps and aside a dirty saxophone came up with the riff, while Glitter shouted “Hey!” and clapped his hands.
So, for the general implication behind the Stars playing the song, I’d say…īut do they play the song? Yeah, so I guess it is also…Įventually, the Stars (and all other NHL teams) stopped using the song all together, though.But nestled in the dud was a closer that would become a classic, a mostly instrumental song aptly titled “Rock ’n’ Roll (Part 2)”. Whether Glitter still receives the rights to the use of his song or not (I have not seen any evidence that he does NOT, but perhaps I missed it), I find the Stars’ argument convincing that they do not actively pay Glitter for the rights to the song. It has simply become a sports rock anthem that is played in hundreds of arenas and sporting events around the world. Glitter, nor do we have any affiliation with him. We do not view it as a way of supporting Mr. We actually tried to change the official goal song played at Stars games a few seasons ago, and our fans demanded (in a very large number I might add) that Rock n Roll Part 2 be brought back as the goal song. Nor are we trying to pay homage to him or honor him in any way. In fact, he sold the rights to his songs years ago and receives no royalties whatsoever.
Therefore, he receives no extra benefit from the Dallas Stars playing the song after a goal. Whether the Stars play Rock n Roll Part 2 or not does not increase or decrease the amount of royalties that Mr. However, the Stars revealed an interesting facet of the situation…Īmerican Airlines Center pays a usage fee for thousands of songs that are in a single music catalog (they are used for every event in the building – Mavs, Stars, etc.). The Dallas Stars, however (along with a few other teams) continued to use the song when a Stars player scored a goal.įans, naturally, were irritated (well, some of them, at least). THEN the sports leagues began to pay attention, and the NFL requested that all of its teams cease using Glitter’s songs during games (in some instances, they allowed a cover version of the song by another band be used). However, in 2005, he was arrested in Vietnam and sentenced to three years in jail for child sexual abuse. That apparently wasn’t a big deal to the world of sports, as nothing changed with his songs. In 1999, Glitter hit the news in a bad way when he was arrested and sentenced to four months in prison (and was registered as a sex offender) for downloading tons of child pornography. The song was picked up by sports teams in the late 70s and quickly became a massive success played at sporting events, as it is a great song for crowds to cheer along with.
Part 1 has lyrics about the genre, while Part 2 is mostly instrumental except for some chanting and the word hey punctuating the song every once in awhile, as in “”Dah dah dah dah dah dah, HEY!” “Rock and Roll, Part 2” (you can watch a performance by Glitter of the song below) is the second part of a song Glitter wrote about the history of Rock and Roll. The British Glam Rocker had one song, in particular, that practically took on a life of its own. Gary Glitter had a string of popular hits in the early 1970s. SPORTS LEGEND: The Dallas Stars continue to pay Gary Glitter for the rights to play his song “Rock and Roll, Part 2” after Dallas goals, even after his arrest for sexual abuse and possession of child pornography.
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