WCSX Classic Cuts : Juke Box Hero
WCSX Classic Cuts
Foreigner: “Juke Box Hero”
The Hook: A slice of Lou Gramm’s pre-rock-stardom life.
Album: 4
Year: 1981
Writer: Lou Gramm and Mick Jones
Stats: Peaked at number-26 on the Billboard Hot 100
Background: Foreigner singer Lou Gramm’s lyrics to “Juke Box Hero” came straight out of his own experiences growing up. He explains what he was thinking of when he wrote them.
Former Foreigner singer Lou Gramm on what he was thinking of when he wrote the lyrics to “Juke Box Hero.” OC:…came together. :26
”I envisioned myself in Rochester missing groups like The Who and Hendrix and people like that, because I didn’t have the ticket or the money. And I used to just go hang out to hear these groups, knowing full well I’d never get in to see them, but I used to just lean against the backstage door just to pick up as much of the music as I could before I was tossed by the security guards. That’s what I envision that song as being. That’s kind of the spark of how it came together.”
