Slo- I'm sure you know the history of the song; if not, it's worth a look on wikipedia. Another classic from Sir Bob and the rats is 'Up All Night'

always fun to take a pop song and ramp it up with some punk/hard rock

Whew, y'all seem to be hung up in the late 70's and 80's. Y'all posted lots of good tunes from that era. Let me throw one in thats a lot newer and see whatcha think. Personally I think these guys, Silversun Pickups are eff'ing great.