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title: So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star text: So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Jim McGuinn and Chris Hillman and included on the band's 1967 album, "Younger Than Yesterday". The song was inspired by the manufactured nature of the Monkees and was released as a single on January 9, 1967 ("see" 1967 in music), reaching number 29 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, but failing to chart in the United Kingdom. Written in late 1966, "So You Want to be a Rock 'n' title: So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star text: To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star" were by the Royal Guardsmen, on their 1967 album "The Return of the Red Baron", and the British band the Move, who included the song on their 1968 EP, "Something Else from The Move". Hookfoot, the British group who served as Elton John's backing band for a number of years, also released the song as a single in 1974. The song was covered by Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, as part of the track "Telegram", on their 1976 album "Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll." Black Oak Arkansas covered the song on their title: Rock Star (2001 film) text: and Black Country Communion drummer Jason Bonham (the son of the late John Bonham, drummer for Led Zeppelin). Myles Kennedy, who was at the time the lead vocalist of The Mayfield Four and now the frontman of Alter Bridge and Slash's solo project, makes a cameo appearance. The singing voice for Wahlberg's character was provided by Steelheart frontman Miljenko Matijevic for the Steel Dragon Songs, and the final number was dubbed by Brian Vander Ark. Jeff Scott Soto (of Talisman, Yngwie Malmsteen, Soul SirkUS, and Journey) provided the voice of the singer Wahlberg's character replaces. Kennedy is the only actor title: So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star text: 1977 "The Best of Black Oak Arkansas" album, with the song later being included on the "Hot & Nasty: The Best of Black Oak Arkansas" compilation album in 1993. In 1979, "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" was recorded by the Patti Smith Group and released as the third single from their album "Wave". The song was also covered by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers during their "Southern Accents" tour, and it appears on the 1985 live album, "" In 1984, McGuinn joined R.E.M. on stage at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey, for a title: So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star text: Roxette included the song in their 1993 "MTV Unplugged" show. Ronnie Wood also covered "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" on his 2001 solo album, "Not for Beginners". The German Alternative Rock/Punk Band Beatsteaks covered the song on their 2004 "Hand in Hand" single. In 2006, Les Fradkin released a cover version of the song on his album "Goin' Back". Also, the Dutch rock band Golden Earring covered the song as a bonus track on their "This Wheel's on Fire" CD single. Jon Bon Jovi has also covered the song in live concerts. Pearl Jam have