90. Chuck Berry - Johnny B Good. 1958 The song was first played when Marty McFly travelled back in time from 1985 to 1955 and played guitar at his own parents Enchantment under the sea dance where they first kissed. Chuck was listening on the phone! Written by Berry in 1955, the song is about a poor country boy who plays a guitar just like ringing a bell, and who might one day have his name in lights. Berry has acknowledged that the song is partly autobiographical, and originally had colored boy in the lyrics, but he changed it to country boy to ensure radio play. The title is suggestive that the guitar player is good, and hints at autobiographic elements because Berry was born at 2520 Goode Avenue in St. Louis. The song was initially inspired by Berrys piano player, Johnnie Johnson, though developed into a song mainly about Berry himself. Though Johnnie Johnson played on many other Chuck Berry songs, it was Lafayette Leake who played piano on this song. #ChuckBerry #Backtothefuture #RocknRoll #BestSong #BucketList #Music #MartyMcfly
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:23:24 +0000
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