Music What are your three favorite Chuck Berry songs?

**Rain Man** · 03-19-2017, 09:02 PM

No, that ding-a-ling song will not be in the poll. But Chuck had a lot of good songs. Really good songs. Even they sometimes sound alike.

Back in the USA

Brown-Eyed Handsome Man

Carol

Come On

Johnny B. Goode

Let It Rock

Maybellene

Memphis

No Particular Place to Go

Sweet Little Sixteen

Promised Land

Rock and Roll Music

Roll Over Beethoven

Too Much Monkey Business

You Never Can Tell

listopencil · 03-19-2017, 09:44 PM

Johnny B. Goode, No Particular Place to Go, You Never Can Tell.

Garcia Bronco · 03-19-2017, 09:57 PM

Promised Land
Nadine
Never Can Tell (C'est La Vie)

stumppy · 03-19-2017, 10:00 PM

Rockin and Reelin

EPodolak · 03-20-2017, 12:08 AM

Sweet Little Sixteen
Carol
You Never Can Tell

**Rain Man** · 03-20-2017, 12:26 AM

I figured Johnny B. Goode would be an easy leader, but I was curious about the rest. There are a few other songs that I highly recognize, and I view them all about equal: Promised Land, Maybellene, You Never Can Tell, and Roll Over Beethoven. I know Sweet Little Sixteen's tune but didn't know it was his, and the same is true of Memphis to a lesser degree.

The funny thing is that Chuck Berry wasn't my first exposure to several of these songs:

Maybellene - first heard the Simon & Garfunkel version.

You Never Can Tell - I'd vaguely heard the song before, but Pulp Fiction is really what pulled it to my frontal lobe. I can't separate the song from the movie.

Promised Land - first heard the Meat Loaf version (which may be better than Chuck's)

Roll Over Beethoven - don't laugh, but the first version I ever heard was by ELO.

EPodolak · 03-20-2017, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Roll Over Beethoven - don't laugh, but the first version I ever heard was by ELO.

By a long shot the first Roll Over Beethoven I heard was on the Beatles' second album, elementary school age. Just a small kid, it was candy for the ears.

threebag · 03-20-2017, 01:29 AM

Cat on Red Dwarf has a similar look and style. RIP Chuck

Deberg_1990 · 03-20-2017, 06:05 AM

All of them. They all sounded the same

Rivermike87 · 03-20-2017, 11:02 AM

Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You done started back doing the things you used to do,

Garcia Bronco · 03-20-2017, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I figured Johnny B. Goode would be an easy leader, but I was curious about the rest. There are a few other songs that I highly recognize, and I view them all about equal: Promised Land, Maybellene, You Never Can Tell, and Roll Over Beethoven. I know Sweet Little Sixteen's tune but didn't know it was his, and the same is true of Memphis to a lesser degree.

The funny thing is that Chuck Berry wasn't my first exposure to several of these songs:

Maybellene - first heard the Simon & Garfunkel version.

You Never Can Tell - I'd vaguely heard the song before, but Pulp Fiction is really what pulled it to my frontal lobe. I can't separate the song from the movie.

Promised Land - first heard the Meat Loaf version (which may be better than Chuck's)

Roll Over Beethoven - don't laugh, but the first version I ever heard was by ELO.

The meat loaf Promised land is based on the Elvis version and both those fat turds drop a verse.

**gblowfish** · 03-20-2017, 11:24 AM

Let It Rock
Roll Over Beethoven
Reelin and Rockin'

Chuck did an album back in the 1980's that was pretty great. It was called "Rock It." And he had a lot of guest musicians, including Johnny Johnson, his long time piano player. Piano in Chuck Berry music is what gives it the bite. This song is called "I Never Thought" which sums up his life pretty well.

**Rain Man** · 03-20-2017, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

The meat loaf Promised land is based on the Elvis version and both those fat turds drop a verse.

I'd never known that until I was just listening the version in this thread. I wonder why.

View Poll Results: Pick your three favorite Chuck Berry songs if you'd like to do so.
Back in the USA	2	4.17%
Brown-Eyed Handsome Man	3	6.25%
Carol	2	4.17%
Come On	1	2.08%
Johnny B. Goode	31	64.58%
Let It Rock	2	4.17%
Maybellene	15	31.25%
Memphis	1	2.08%
No Particular Place to Go	18	37.50%
Promised Land	2	4.17%
Rock and Roll Music	6	12.50%
Roll Over Beethoven	15	31.25%
Sweet Little Sixteen	5	10.42%
Too Much Monkey Business	1	2.08%
You Never Can Tell	12	25.00%
Some Other Chuck Berry Song Not Mentioned Above	5	10.42%
I'm not really a Chuck Berry fan. I know nothing about rock and roll.	0	0%
Actually, I want to vote for My Ding-A-Ling even though it's not on the list.	8	16.67%
I really preferred his work hosting The Gong Show over his music.	2	4.17%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

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Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3328491 VARSITY	I figured Johnny B. Goode would be an easy leader, but I was curious about the rest. There are a few other songs that I highly recognize, and I view them all about equal: Promised Land, Maybellene, You Never Can Tell, and Roll Over Beethoven. I know Sweet Little Sixteen's tune but didn't know it was his, and the same is true of Memphis to a lesser degree. The funny thing is that Chuck Berry wasn't my first exposure to several of these songs: Maybellene - first heard the Simon & Garfunkel version. You Never Can Tell - I'd vaguely heard the song before, but Pulp Fiction is really what pulled it to my frontal lobe. I can't separate the song from the movie. Promised Land - first heard the Meat Loaf version (which may be better than Chuck's) Roll Over Beethoven - don't laugh, but the first version I ever heard was by ELO. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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