The Story Behind "She Bop" (Pt. 1)

I wanted to mix the rockabilly with electronica

Which in those days, that's what it was, it was electronic music

In fact, Kraftwerk, I even tried to work with the guy from Kraftwerk

And I told him, I said

"Listen, with the sounds you make and the electronic drum

I wanna sing big over it"

And he looked, and he said, "Well, that's not the point, is it?"

So I knew that wasn't gonna happen

But am I a huge fan of him? Oh my God, yes

I think they're brilliant

I also, when I was in Blue Angel opened for the Human League

Also that electronic sound

They hated us by the way, and they hated me, but I loved them

You know, sometimes you can't win from losing, but

But that sound was what I wanted to create on there

And even in like, uhm, John Lennon had just

Had done before his Double Fantasy

Had done the rockabilly stuff, and you know

When he sang Be-Bop-Blu-Bop, you know, "Well," right?

So well, I wanted to take that and make that the first line, "Well..."

Because that's rockabilly

I hope he will understand

She bop, he bop and we bop

I bop, you bop and they bop