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Joan Jett (September 22, 1958-) is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, she's had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover." She sits at the head of her own independent label, Blackheart Records. Jett has acted in movies and television, including 1987's ''Light Of Day'' and a memorable cameo in ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera''; and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. She has appeared on such acclaimed television shows as Oprah (the last season) and ''Series/LawAndOrder''.

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Joan Jett (September (born Joan Marie Larkin, September 22, 1958-) 1958) is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, she's had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover." She sits at the head of her own independent label, Blackheart Records. Jett has acted in movies and television, including 1987's ''Light Of Day'' and a memorable cameo in ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera''; and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. She has appeared on such acclaimed television shows as Oprah (the last season) and ''Series/LawAndOrder''.
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** "Bad Reputation", for ''FreaksAndGeeks'' and ''Series/AmericanChopper''.

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** "Bad Reputation", for ''FreaksAndGeeks'' ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' and ''Series/AmericanChopper''.
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* MaleBandFemaleSinger: Joan leading The Blackhearts.
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*** "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by CreedenceClearwaterRevival

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*** "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by CreedenceClearwaterRevivalMusic/CreedenceClearwaterRevival
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*** "Tush" by ZZTop

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*** "Tush" by ZZTopMusic/ZZTop
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*** "Tulane" by ChuckBerry

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*** "Tulane" by ChuckBerryMusic/ChuckBerry



*** "Pretty Vacant" by the SexPistols
*** "Celluloid Heroes" by TheKinks

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*** "Pretty Vacant" by the SexPistols
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*** "Celluloid Heroes" by TheKinksMusic/TheKinks



*** "Love Me Two Times" by TheDoors

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*** "Love Me Two Times" by TheDoorsMusic/TheDoors
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*** "Shout!" by TheIsleyBrothers

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*** "Shout!" by TheIsleyBrothersMusic/TheIsleyBrothers

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* DarkIsNotEvil: Arguable example - Jett is known for wearing all-black clothes to the point that it can become a IconicOutfit, but this is more to reinforce her image than to actually denote, y'know, evil and stuff.

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* DarkIsNotEvil: Arguable example - Jett is known for wearing all-black clothes to the point that it can become a IconicOutfit, but this is more to reinforce her image than to actually denote, y'know, evil and stuff. She's said to be very amicable and kind-hearted in real life.


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* NiceGirl: She even says people find it shocking when they find out how much more subdued she is in real life, compared to her stage image.
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* CoolOldLady
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* RevivalByCommercialization: Her 1988 song "I Hate Myself For Loving You" is the basis for the NBC Sunday Night Football ThemeSong.
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->''I love rock and roll, so put another dime in the jukebox baby!''

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->''I ->''"I love rock and roll, so put another dime in the jukebox baby!''
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*** "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"
*** "Doing All Right with the Boys" and "I Love You Love Me Love" by Gary Glitter

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*** "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"
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Yeah)", "Doing All Right with the Boys" Boys", and "I Love You Love Me Love" by Gary Glitter
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* AwesomeMcCoolNameAwesomeMcCoolName: Though she was born with the less awesome last name Larkin.
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** UFC fighter Ronda Rousey uses it as her entrance music.
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*** "Everyday People" by Sly & the Family Stone

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Her music has become a permanent force in mainstream culture. Faith Hill sings "I Hate Myself for Loving You" as the theme for NBC's Sunday Night Football, and her music is heard in countless films and TV shows including Easy A, Kick Ass, Film/TheRunaways, Shrek, Baby Mama, and many more.

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Her music has become a permanent force in mainstream culture. Faith Hill Carrie Underwood sings "I Hate Myself for Loving You" as the theme for NBC's Sunday Night Football, and her music is heard in countless films and TV shows including Easy A, Kick Ass, Film/TheRunaways, Shrek, Baby Mama, and many more.


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*** "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Music/TwistedSister

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Joan Jett (September 22, 1958-) is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, she's had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover." She sits at the head of her own independent label, Blackheart Records. Jett has acted in movies and television, including 1987's ''Light Of Day'', and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. She has appeared on such acclaimed television shows as Oprah (the last season) and ''Series/LawAndOrder''.

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Joan Jett (September 22, 1958-) is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, she's had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover." She sits at the head of her own independent label, Blackheart Records. Jett has acted in movies and television, including 1987's ''Light Of Day'', Day'' and a memorable cameo in ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera''; and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. She has appeared on such acclaimed television shows as Oprah (the last season) and ''Series/LawAndOrder''.



* BaldOfAwesome: Shaved her head in 2000 and kept it shaved for a few months.

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* BaldOfAwesome: Shaved her head in 2000 (to play Columbia in ''The Rocky Horror Show'' and kept it shaved for a few months.


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** When she starred as Columbia in ''The Rocky Horror Show'', the character was modified from a perky 50s burlesque girl to a tough punk drifter. This lead to, among other things, Columbia's tap dance interlude in "The Time Warp" being replaced by her [[BreakingTheFourthWall reaching into the orchestra pit]] to grab an electric guitar and shredding an improvised solo.
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Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, she's had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover." She sits at the head of her own independent label, Blackheart Records. Jett has acted in movies and television, including 1987's ''Light Of Day'', and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. She has appeared on such acclaimed television shows as Oprah (the last season) and ''Series/LawAndOrder''.

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Joan Jett (September 22, 1958-) is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, she's had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover." She sits at the head of her own independent label, Blackheart Records. Jett has acted in movies and television, including 1987's ''Light Of Day'', and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. She has appeared on such acclaimed television shows as Oprah (the last season) and ''Series/LawAndOrder''.
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* TheLadette: Famously so. She's known for her [[BoyishShortHair generally short haircuts]], [[HellBentForLeather dressing like a biker]], having numerous tattoos, and getting on stage swearing like a sailor while playing [[EpicRiff badass riffs]] like it's nobody's business.

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* TheLadette: Famously so. She's known for her [[BoyishShortHair generally short haircuts]], hair]], [[HellBentForLeather dressing like a biker]], having numerous tattoos, and getting on stage swearing like a sailor while playing [[EpicRiff badass riffs]] like it's nobody's business.
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* TheLadette: Famously so. She's got BoyishShortHair, [[HellBentForLeather dresses like a biker]], has numerous tattoos, and gets on stage swearing like a sailor while playing [[EpicRiff badass riffs]] like it's nobody's business.

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* TheLadette: Famously so. She's got BoyishShortHair, known for her [[BoyishShortHair generally short haircuts]], [[HellBentForLeather dresses dressing like a biker]], has having numerous tattoos, and gets getting on stage swearing like a sailor while playing [[EpicRiff badass riffs]] like it's nobody's business.
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* TheLadette: Famously so. She's got BoyishShortHair, [[HellBentForLeather dresses like a biker]], has numerous tattoos, and gets on stage swearing like a sailor while slamming EpicRiffs like it's nobody's business.

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* TheLadette: Famously so. She's got BoyishShortHair, [[HellBentForLeather dresses like a biker]], has numerous tattoos, and gets on stage swearing like a sailor while slamming EpicRiffs playing [[EpicRiff badass riffs]] like it's nobody's business.
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* TheLadette: Famously so. She's got BoyishShortHair, [[HellBentForLeather dresses like a biker]] and gets on stage swearing like a sailor while slamming EpicRiffs like it's nobody's business.

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* TheLadette: Famously so. She's got BoyishShortHair, [[HellBentForLeather dresses like a biker]] biker]], has numerous tattoos, and gets on stage swearing like a sailor while slamming EpicRiffs like it's nobody's business.
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* TheLadette: Famously so. She's got BoyishShortHair, [[HellBentForLeather dresses like a biker]] and gets on stage swearing like a sailor while slamming EpicRiffs like it's nobody's business.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Jett is famous for being one of the first extremely successful women for getting into the 5-6 range with rock titans like Music/{{ACDC}}

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Jett is famous for being one of the first extremely successful women for getting into the 5-6 range range, standing shoulder to shoulder with rock titans like Music/{{ACDC}}Music/{{ACDC}} and Music/VanHalen
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Jett is famous for being one of the first extremely successful women for getting into the 5-6 range with rock titans like (Music/{{ACDC}})

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Jett is famous for being one of the first extremely successful women for getting into the 5-6 range with rock titans like (Music/{{ACDC}})Music/{{ACDC}}
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Jett is famous for being one of the first extremely successful women for getting into the 5-6 range with rock titans like Music/ACDC.

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Jett is famous for being one of the first extremely successful women for getting into the 5-6 range with rock titans like Music/ACDC. (Music/{{ACDC}})
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*** "Tulane" by Music/ChuckBerry
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*** "Tulane" by Music/ChuckBerry


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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Jett is famous for being one of the first extremely successful women for getting into the 5-6 range with rock titans like Music/ACDC.

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um, hel-LO, this list of covers doesn\'t even include what\'s probably her most famous song


** Covers include (get ready for a LongList):

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*** "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Arrows

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