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Chuck BeryEverything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening. Submitted by: RIP Duckwalker King
| "The Big Band Era is my era. People say, 'Where did you get your style from?' I did the Big Band Era on guitar. That's the best way I could explain it." Submitted by: Little Keeneh
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(This is actually a true story.) One time my niece was at the home of someone who was playing "My Ding-A-Ling" by Chuck Berry on a CD. After the song, she asked "Why does he want people to play with his cell phone?" No one tried to explain that there were no cell phones when the song came out. Submitted by: Marilyn Westbury
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Also known as: Charles Edward Anderson Berry. Submitted by: oldtimes
Known informally as: The Prime Minister of Rock 'n' Roll . Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Chuck Berry" | "Hairdresser" | Johnny better B. Goode, or he's gonna get a razor strap upside da head! - Michael E Cormier |
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Run Rudolph Run" | He sings "Run, run, Rudolph" in the song; never "Run, Rudolph, run." - crazydon |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"No Peculiar Place To Go" | "No Particular Place To Go" | D. Melody Dole, MD |
"Hole Over Beethoven" | "Roll Over Beethoven" | Winter Pepper |
"Troll Over Bait Oven" | "Roll Over Beethoven" | Winter Pepper |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"Who's Johnny?," El DeBarge | "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," Chuck Berry | |
"Where Are We Going?," Remy Shand | "No Particular Place To Go," Chuck Berry | |
"What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Carol," Chuck Berry | |
"Ring The Living Bell," Melanie | "Ding A Ling," Chuck Berry | |
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. |
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Johnie B Goode" | "Lola B Goode" | CML |
"Reelin' and Rockin'" | "Flippin' and Floppin'" | Gregory Blake |
"Johnny B. Goode" | "Pierre Poilievre" | G_RandomPerson |
"Roll Over Beethoven" | "Roll Over, Ron Raygun" | eeL deaL |
"Run Rudolph Run" | "Run Rudolph Run (Steelers 2023 Playoffs Edition)" | Michael T. Mondak |
"No Particular Place to Go" | "No Convenient Place To Blow" | card |
"Johnny B. Goode" | "Joey B. Good" | Gregory Blake |
"Let It Rock" | "The Student Loan Dilemma" | Gregory Blake |
"Johnny B. Goode" | "Rocky Is Good" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
"School Days" | "Scout Days" | Duc4AmIRight |
There are additional song parodies available. |
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
My Ding-a-Ling | STD Clinic | Marv |
Rock And Roll Music | Country Music Awards | Bill S |
You Never Can Tell | Psychic Hotline | miss bad example |
My Ding-a-Ling | Urologist | meQal |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
Prince Johnny St. Vincent | Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry | Prince Johnny B. Goode | Alicia Sturdivant |
If My Friends Could See Me Now Linda Clifford | My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry | If My Friends Could See My Ding-A-Ling Now Not a good idea. | Francis A. Sissy |
Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel | No Particular Place To Go Chuck Berry | Stuck In The Middle With You With No Particular Place To Go | Kim Carnosaur |
When a Man Loves a Woman Percy Sledge | My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry | When a Man Loves His Ding-A-Ling | Diddims |
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. |
"Merry Christmas Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel the Christmas spirit
Original Lyrics: Merry Christmas baby
| "Run Rudolph Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Rotten Rudolph
Original Lyrics: Run, run, Rudolph
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"Run Rudolph Run"
Misheard Lyrics: One more rude one
Original Lyrics: Run run Rudolph
| "Johnny B. Goode"
Misheard Lyrics: Go, daddy, go, go
or Ho daddy, ho, ho Original Lyrics: Go, Johnny, go, go
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There are additional misheard lyrics available. |
"Merry Christmas Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel the Christmas spirit
Original Lyrics: Merry Christmas baby
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke Sounded like it had to do with Christmas spirit! |
There are additional misheard stories available. |
"Memphis, Tennessee"
The Dated Lyrics: Her home is on the south side, high upon a ridge,
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge. Why They're Dated: When this song came out in 1963, "the Mississippi bridge" was an adequate reference to a bridge whose official name is the "Memphis And Arkansas Bridge". It opened in 1949 and from then until 1973 was the only bridge carrying road traffic across the mighty Mississippi anywhere near Memphis, railroad bridges being then the only other bridges to parallel it nearby. The next closer road bridges across the Mississippi were at least 50 miles to the north or south. The Mississippi And Arkansas Bridge still exists today and carries Interstate 55 and a few US highways across the Mississippi River. In 1973, the Hernando de Soto Bridge opened to carry Interstate 40 across the Mississippi, only about a mile and a half north of the Mississippi And Arkansas Bridge. Now with these two bridges carrying road traffic across the river from Memphis to Arkansas, they are referred to in the Memphis area as the "Old Bridge" and the "New Bridge" to distinguish them. So there would not tend to be a now ambiguous reference to "the Mississippi bridge".
Submitted by: Karen Smith
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"My Ding-a-Ling"
The Dirty Lyrics: Sure was hard trying to cross that thing with hands holding my Ding-a-Ling!
Why They're Dirty: Obvious, isn't it?
Submitted by: Bennett Klafter
| "My Ding-a-ling"
The Dirty Lyrics: And those of you who will not sing,
You must be playing with your own Ding-a-ling! Why They're Dirty: The word 'ding-a-ling' is slang for penis.
Submitted by: Bobby Heffley
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There are additional dirty lyrics available. |
"Roll Over Beethoven"
The Lyrics: Roll Over Beethoven
and tell Tschaikowsky the news Who They Mention: Peter Ilyitch Tschaikowsky
Submitted by: Britney Spears into pruning hooks
| "Roll Over Beethoven"
The Lyrics: Roll over, Beethoven
Who They Mention: Ludwig von Beethoven
Submitted by: oldsongs
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There are additional celebrity lyrics available. |
"Run Rudolph Run"
The Lyrics: And then away went Rudolph
Whizzin’ like a Sabre jet Product Brand Name: North American F-86 Sabre
Submitted by: Cody Finke
| "Maybelline"
The Lyrics: As I was motivatin' over the hill
I saw Maybelline in a Coupe de Ville A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford Product Brand Name: Ford Motor Company
Submitted by: James Owens
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There are additional product lyrics available. |
"My Ding-a-ling"
The Song Lyrics: When I was a little bitty boy,
My grandmother gave me a very pretty toy -- Silver bells hanging on a string, Song They Mention: Silver Bells
Submitted by: Dionne Peacewick
| "Roll Over Beethoven"
The Song Lyrics: Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you a warnin':
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes. Song They Mention: Blue Suede Shoes
Submitted by: Axl Sean
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"Maybellene"
Opening Lines: Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true You've started back doin' the things you used to do.
Comments: "Maybellene" sounds like one of Chuck Berry's mid-1950's original classics. But on this song, hearing can be deceptive as to the time when this song was recorded and was a hit record. It actually was recorded and released in 1964 and became a Top Ten hit, marking the only time that Chuck Berry would have a hit in the middle of the British invasion and Motown nearly lock on the charts.
Submitted by: Peter
| "Memphis"
Opening Lines: Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me.
Comments: "Memphis" is another one of Chuck Berry's mid-1950's classics. It was recorded and made a hit, again, in 1964 by Johnny Rivers.
Submitted by: Peter
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There are additional spelling lyrics available. |
"Johnny B Goode"
The Lyrics: Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans,
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens Why: Mentions the U.S. state of Louisiana and its largest city, New Orleans.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
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"C'est La Vie"
The Lyrics: C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
Why: "C'est la vie" is French for "That's life".
Submitted by: Connie Brady
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"Run Rudolph Run"
The Lyrics: Run, run Rudolph, Randalph ain't too far behind
Why: Four R's in a row.
Submitted by: Candy Welty
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"My Ding-a-Ling"
The Lyrics: My Ding-a-Ling My Ding-a-Ling I Want To Play With My Ding-a-Ling
Why: If your phone went off in school with this ringtone loudly playing this nasty song, you would be in serious trouble.
Submitted by: Jordan Alexander
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