Premise: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill of the Arrows, who recorded the first released version. The song was later made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1982. Alan Merrill has played the song live in Europe, Japan and most often in his home town New York City.
Hypothesis: The first released recording of the song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was recorded by Alan Merrill prior to it's 1975 release.