<P> "The Cover of' Rolling Stone"' is a song written by Shel Silverstein and first recorded by American rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show . Produced by Ron Haffkine and released in 1972, it was the band's third single and peaked at number six on the U.S. pop chart for two weeks on March 17--24, 1973 . </P> <P> The song satirizes success in the music business; the song's narrator laments that his band, despite having the superficial attributes of a successful rock star (including drug usage, "teenage groupies, who'll do anything we say" and a frenetic guitar solo) has been unable to "get their pictures / on the cover of the Rolling Stone". </P> <P> As the song was riding high on the charts, the magazine acquiesced to Dr. Hook's request--sort of . The March 29, 1973 cover of Rolling Stone did indeed feature the band, but in caricature, rather than in a photograph . Also, the group's name was not used; instead the caption read simply, "What's - Their - Names Make the Cover ." </P> <P> BBC Radio refused to play the song, as it contained the name of a commercial publication (Rolling Stone) and could therefore be considered advertising . An urban legend states that the song was re-recorded by the band as "The Cover of the Radio Times", the weekly television and radio guide published by the BBC; however, this is disputed by Dennis Locorriere, Dr. Hook's co-lead singer . "Legend has it that we went into a studio and rerecorded the song . What actually happened was that a bunch of BBC disc jockeys went into a studio and shouted' RADIO TIMES' over our original chorus," Locorriere said . "It's the same recording that we released but with the addition of their voices layered on top of ours . You can, however, still hear us singing' Rolling Stone,' but way in the background, under their voices ." The new version was rush - released in the UK, but did not find its way onto the charts there . </P>

Did dr hook ever get their picture on the cover of the rolling stone