Nadine is actually my favourite CB song though .. .. thought better of it and changed my vote, replacing Bye Bye Johnny with Nadine
Johnny B. Goode and Let It Rock. Always enjoyed the way the lyrics flow in Let It Rock. Short, sweet and leaves you wanting more. Did the title subconsciously inspire Let It Be…. hmmm…..
Yeah, and it's sort of eerie how the song ends, and the situation hasn't been resolved: "The foreman was a panic, 'bout to go insane, Tryin' to get the workers out the way of the train, The engineer blew the whistle long and long, Can't stop the train, got to let it roll on...!!" Leaving the listener going, "And, AND...?!!"
The live version of reelin and rocking from the London sessions has to be one of the greatest performances of Chuck’s career. I always put this on when I’ve had too much to drink also. So many great songs, but I’d I had to pick only 2 it would be that and brown eyed handsome man.
All of them, but I voted for: Other: "Im Talking About You" "Nadine" I would also add "Down The Road Apiece" and "Dear Dad" to the list.
60+ years on and there still hasn't been a plot twist as poignant and affecting as Memphis. Making Marie the daughter at the end of the song is absolutely stunning.
Roll Over Beethoven and Let It Rock. The first Chuck Berry song I ever heard (Beatles' Second Album, I was 3) and the first song I ever saw the Rolling Stones play live (Philadelphia 6/17/78, I was 17).
Today only my choices are these. Memphis Reelin' And Rockin' Tomorrow Around And Around Little Queenie If you haven't yet, you can vote in my Chuck berry polls as well. Poll: Biggest 4 Omissions from Chuck Berry's The Great Twenty-Eight Poll: Best 2 tracks omitted from Chuck Berry's Anthology AKA Gold
Promised Land If I Were (even though I first got to know the latter through the excellent cover by Swedish band The Refreshments)
I had forgotten that! I got rid of that when I got the Chess Box. The Great Twenty Eight had I Want To Be Your Driver from Chuck Berry In London instead of the superior Dear Dad. Great comp though. Just a few songs I would have swapped out.
The Great Twenty-Eight also omits You Never Can Tell. Poll: Biggest 4 Omissions from Chuck Berry's The Great Twenty-Eight
Let It Rock and The Promised Land - two story-in-song classics. I was talking to Andy Kershaw a few years ago and he went into some detail about how utterly brilliant Promised Land is, lyrically. I also love the cover versions by Johnnie Allen, and Dave Edmunds.
