▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁having ▁" a ▁b ree zy ▁mel ody ▁and ▁an ▁old - time ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁rh ythm ." ▁ ▁F og ert y ▁plays ▁the ▁sa x oph one ▁solo ▁on ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁Magazine ▁critic ▁Kurt ▁L oder ▁ ▁pra ised ▁" R ock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Girls " ▁as ▁" a ▁rather ▁spect ac ular ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁what ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁done ▁with ▁three ▁sh itt y ▁ch ords ▁and ▁a ▁bla zing ▁sa x . ▁ ▁The ▁Age ▁critic ▁Mike ▁Daily ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁having ▁" the ▁b ree zy ▁appeal ▁of ▁a ▁Bud dy ▁Hol ly ▁song ." ▁ ▁All music ▁critic ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁r ated ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" ter r ific ▁song ," ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" sun ny ▁ro cker ." ▁ ▁W aw zen ek ▁r ated ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁" R ock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Girls " ▁among ▁F og ert y ' s ▁ 1 0 ▁greatest . ▁ ▁K itt s ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁F og ert y ' s ▁per fection ism ▁in ▁performing ▁and ▁producing ▁the ▁song ▁may ▁have ▁ro bb ed ▁it ▁of ▁some ▁necessary ▁ra wn ess ▁and ▁sp ont ane ity . ▁ ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁Album ▁Guide ▁critic ▁Paul ▁Evans ▁regards ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁" ch arm ing ▁but ▁slight ." ▁ ▁Although ▁less ▁successful ▁on ▁the ▁charts ▁than ▁F og ert y ' s ▁previous ▁single ▁from ▁Center field ,