▁Be en ▁a ▁Lady ", ▁after ▁a ▁de cade ▁of ▁success ▁limited ▁to ▁Canada . ▁" R ol ler " ▁has ▁remained ▁a ▁live ▁st ap le ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁songs , ▁and ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁st ap le ▁of ▁classic ▁rock ▁radio ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Background ▁My les ▁Good w yn , ▁lead ▁singer ▁and ▁main ▁song writer ▁for ▁April ▁W ine , ▁p enn ed ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁though ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁recorded ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁becoming ▁the ▁album ' s ▁biggest ▁hit . ▁ ▁Content ▁The ▁term ▁" roller " ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁referring ▁to ▁a ▁" high - roller " ▁woman , ▁an ▁upper ▁class ▁travel er ▁who ▁is ▁wealth y , ▁and ▁the ▁narr ator ▁tal ks ▁about ▁leaving ▁for ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁meet ▁up ▁with ▁her . ▁ ▁" R ol ler " ▁also ▁tal ks ▁about ▁the ▁narr ator ' s ▁un re qu ited ▁love ▁for ▁this ▁un named ▁woman , ▁in ▁an ▁up be at , ▁hard ▁rock ▁form ▁similar ▁to ▁many ▁other ▁April ▁W ine ▁songs . ▁ ▁Ch arts ▁ ▁Week ly ▁Ch arts ▁ ▁Year - End ▁Ch arts ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁" R ol ler " ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁a ▁several ▁films , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Joe ▁D irt ▁( 2 0 0