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Berry wrote the song while in prison, and borrowed an atlas from the prison library to plot the itinerary. In the lyrics, the singer (who refers to himself as "the poor boy") tells of his journey from Norfolk, Virginia, to the "Promised Land", Los Angeles, California, mentioning various cities in Southern states that he passes through on his journey.
You Never Can Tell (song) " You Never Can Tell ", also known as " C'est La Vie " or " Teenage Wedding ", is a song written by Chuck Berry. It was composed in the early 1960s while Berry was in federal prison for violating the Mann Act. [ 2] Released in 1964 on the album St. Louis to Liverpool and the follow-up single to Berry's final Top Ten ...
Like several other songs on Darkness on the Edge of Town, Springsteen had the chorus for "The Promised Land" before he was able to come up with the lyrics for the verses. [13] The song's title pays homage to Chuck Berry's song "Promised Land". [4] [14] [13] In Berry's song, the singer leaves his Virginia home to go to the "promised land" of ...
The Ronstadt/Berry performance of "Back in the U.S.A." was featured in the filmation of Berry's sixtieth birthday concert: the 1987 movie release Hail! Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll , with the track being included on the soundtrack album: according to Slocombe, "they had a hard time getting [Ronstadt] to sign the release for the [performance ...
Sweet Little Sixteen. " Sweet Little Sixteen " is a rock and roll song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry, who released it as a single in January 1958. His performance of it at that year's Newport Jazz Festival was included in the documentary film Jazz on a Summer's Day. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, one of two of Berry ...
My Ding-a-Ling. " My Ding-a-Ling " is a novelty song written and recorded by Dave Bartholomew. It was covered by Chuck Berry in 1972 and became his only number-one Billboard Hot 100 single in the United States. [ 1] Later that year, a longer version was included on the album The London Chuck Berry Sessions.
The trip began on US 40 and continued along US 66 to the California coast. [ 1] Troup initially considered writing a tune about US 40, but Cynthia suggested the title "Get Your Kicks on Route 66". The song was started during the ten-day trip and finished after consulting a map in Los Angeles. The lyrics mention several cities and towns ...
The song is a comical four verse story. In the first verse, the narrator is riding in his car as his girlfriend drives, and they kiss. In the second, they start to cuddle, and drive slow. In the third, they decide to park and take a walk, but are unable to release the seat belt. In the last verse, they drive home, defeated by said recalcitrant ...