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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:03 am Post subject: Chuck Berry |
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It has been reported on breakfast TV this morning that Chuck Berry has died. _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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Schizoidman
Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:39 am Post subject: |
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One of the biggest influences in pop/rock history, even more than Elvis, as The Beatles and Stones will testify.
RIP |
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becky sharp
Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6851
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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One of my favourite scenes from films is John Travolta and Uma Thurman dancing to Chuck Berry's You Never Can Tell in Pulp Fiction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Q3ADnJKpY
And one of my favourite records from The Stones is Come On composed by Chuck.... their debut single.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV62UcqbcQA
Chuck Berry is a legend in music...there's no doubting that.
R.I.P
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Here's another good Rolling Stones cover of a Chuck Berry track, their version of 'Carol': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PK3RZn9zE
I've always liked ELO's cover of 'Roll Over Beethoven. _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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SantaFefan
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 11258 Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Very sad news for me to hear... another of my heroes gone. I found him absolutely fascinating to watch, particularly in his younger days. He seemed to bring in humour to his style.. doing the splits, duck walk and his facial expressions etc.. he made me smile. I'd loved to have known him!
Many classics tracks but I think Nadine would be getting up there for me - love the lyrics to this track... "I was campaign shouting like a southern diplomat" amazing.
But, despite being banned by the Beeb, I loved My Ding-a-ling too, great, rich guitar sound. I'll miss him being around. _________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
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oldraver
Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1189 Location: London
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Without Chuck, music would have taken a completely different path. I couldn't pay him a higher compliment than that. Certainly, millions of guitarist and bands owe him so much.
That "Southern diplomat" line is such a great one, but then he wrote so many. His lyrics were so evocative and varied.
Richard Williams wrote a lovely piece in the Guardian - not least because he said something I've always thought - which is that American Graffiti was like a 2 hour Chuck Berry song.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/mar/18/chuck-berry-the-rocknroller-who-wrote-the-soundtrack-for-teen-rebellion
Bless you, Chuck. Wherever you may be, I'm sure the joint is rockin'. _________________ life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans |
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