tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228943709562754937.post4598123272273143990..comments2024-03-03T15:28:31.842-08:00Comments on '70s Teenpop: Alan Merrill R.I.P.Hannes A. Jónssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343734222803109095noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228943709562754937.post-79055077292026516592020-06-10T05:51:05.294-07:002020-06-10T05:51:05.294-07:00And yes it was definitely Alan who write the repli...And yes it was definitely Alan who write the replies to your previous Arrows post anonymously!Star Studded Shamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00247106679708460452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228943709562754937.post-31062751789128330982020-06-10T01:40:42.842-07:002020-06-10T01:40:42.842-07:00I was friends with Alan - he was undoubtedly the s...I was friends with Alan - he was undoubtedly the sole writer of ILRNR - a fact well- known to insiders and friends. If you listen to the RAK Records BBCradio show from a couple of years ago with Mike Chapman and Suzi Quatro they joke with Alan re Jake 'being in the room' when Alan wrote it. Besides which, Alan continued to write great songs up until his death Hooker never wrote a song in his life after the end of Arrows. Merrill gave Hooker a co write credit on Arrows B Sides to repay him for paying his air fare from Japan to UK. Star Studded Shamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00247106679708460452noreply@blogger.com