Chuck Berry Twist es un álbum de Chuck Berry, publicado en 1962. El disco incluye 14 canciones, entre ellas «Maybellene», «Roll over Beethoven», «Oh Baby Doll» y «Around and Around».
Sobre el álbum
El disco Chuck Berry Twist, de 1962, es un claro ejemplo de cómo las discográficas intentaban capitalizar las modas del momento. Este álbum no es un trabajo de estudio concebido como tal, sino una compilación de material antiguo de Chuck Berry, reempaquetada para aprovechar la locura del baile del "twist". El título es más una estrategia de marketing que una descripción precisa del contenido.
El álbum reúne una serie de sus grandes éxitos de rock and roll de los años 50, canciones que, por su ritmo y energía, eran perfectamente bailables y encajaban con el nuevo furor. Así, la selección incluye clásicos como "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven" y "Johnny B. Goode", entre otros.
Aunque para los fans que ya tenían sus discos anteriores no ofrecía nada nuevo, para el público general fue una excelente oportunidad de adquirir muchos de sus mejores temas en un solo LP. El álbum demuestra la increíble atemporalidad de la música de Chuck Berry. Sus canciones de rock and roll de los 50 servían perfectamente como la banda sonora para el baile de moda de los 60, un testimonio de su ritmo imperecedero.
Listado de Canciones
- Maybellene
Letra
Maybellene Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. As I was motivatin' over the hill I saw Maybellene in a coup de ville. A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road, Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford. The Cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five, She's bumper to bumper rollin' side by side. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. Pink in the mirror on top of the hill, It's just like swallowin' up a medicine pill. First thing I saw that Cadillac grille Doin' a hundred and ten gallopin' over that hill. Offhill curve, a downhill stretch, Me and that Cadillac neck by neck. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. The Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford, The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more. It then got clody and it started to rain, I tooted my horn for a passin' lead The rain water blowin' all under my hood, I knew that was doin' my motor good. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. The motor cooled down, the heat went down And that's when I heard that highway sound. The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead. The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. - Roll over Beethoven
Letra
I'm gonna write a little letter, Gonna mail it to my local DJ It's a rockin' rhythm record I want my jockey to play Roll Over Beethoven, I gotta hear it again today You know, my temperature's risin' And the jukebox blows a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps on singin' the blues Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news I got the rockin' pneumonia, I need a shot of rhythm and blues I think I'm rollin' arthritis Sittin' down by the rhythm review Roll Over Beethoven rockin' in two by two Well, if you feel you like it Go get your lover, then reel and rock it Roll it over and move on up just A trifle further and reel and rock it, Roll it over, Roll Over Beethoven rockin' in two by two Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you a warnin' Don't you step on my blue suede shoes Hey diddle diddle, I am playin' my fiddle, Ain't got nothin' to lose Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news You know she wiggles like a glow worm, Dance like a spinnin' top She got a crazy partner, Oughta see 'em reel and rock Long as she got a dime the music will never stop Roll Over Beethoven, Roll Over Beethoven, Roll Over Beethoven, Roll Over Beethoven, Roll Over Beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues - Oh Baby Doll
Letra
Oh baby doll! When bells ring out the summer free Oh baby doll Will it end for you and me? We'll sing our old Alma Mater And think of things that used to be I remember it so well Back when the weather was cool We used to have so much fun When we were walking to school If we stopped off to hear The latest songs they sing And we just make it in Before the bells would ring Oh baby doll! When bells ring out the summer free Oh baby doll Will it end for you and me? We'll sing our old Alma Mater And think of things that used to be When the teacher was gone That's when we'd have a ball We use to dance and play All up and down the hall We had a portable radio We was ballin' the jack We'd be all back in order When the teacher got back Oh baby doll! When bells ring out the summer free Oh baby doll Will it end for you and me? We'll sing our old Alma Mater And think of things that used to be - Around and Around
Letra
They say the joint was rockin' A goin' 'round and round Yeah reelin' and a rockin' what a crazy sound Well they never stopped rockin' till the moon went down Oh it sounds so sweet I gotta take me a chance Rose out of my seat just had to dance Started movin' my feet well a clappin' my hands Well the joint started Rockin' going 'round and around Yeah reelin' and a rockin' what a crazy sound A well they never stopped rockin' till the moon went down Twelve o'clock Well the place as packed Front doors was locked Well the place was packed When the police knocked Both doors flew back But they kept on a Oh they kept on a Rockin' going 'round and around Yeah reelin' and a rockin' what a crazy sound A well they never stopped rockin' till the moon went down - Come On
Letra
Everything is wrong since me and my baby parted All day long I'm walkin' 'cause I couldn't get my car started Laid off from job and I can't afford to check it I wish somebody'd come along and run in to it and wreck it Come on, since my baby parted, come on I can't get started, Come on I can't afford to check it I wish somebody'd come along and run into it and wreck it Everything is wrong since I been without you Every night I lay awake thinkin' about you Everytime the phone rings sounds like thunder Some stupid jerk tryin' to reach another number Come on, since I been without you, Come on Steady thinkin' 'bout you, Come on Phone sounds like thunder Some stupid jerk tryin' to reach another number Everything is wrong since I last saw you baby I really want to see you and I don't mean maybe I'm doin' everything tryin' to make you see That I belong to you honey and you belong to me So come on, I want to see you baby, Come on I don't mean maybe, Come on I'm tryin' to make you see that I belong to you and you belong to me Come on - Let It Rock
Letra
In the heat of the day down in Mobile Alabama Working on the railroad with the steel driving hammer Gotta make some money to buy some brand new shoes Tryin' to find somebody to take away these blues "She don't love me" hear them singing in the sun Payday's coming and my work is all done Later in the evening when the sun is sinking low All day I been waiting for the whistle to blow Sitting in a tee pee built right on the tracks Rolling them bones until the foreman comes back Pick up you belongings boys and scatter about We've got an off-schedule train comin' two miles about Everybody's scrambling, running around Picking up their money, tearing the tee pee down Foreman wants to panic, 'bout to go insane Trying to get the workers out the way of the train Engineer blows the whistle loud and long Can't stop the train, gotta let it roll on - Reelin' and Rockin'
- School Days
Letra
Up in the mornin' and out to school The teacher is teachin' the Golden Rule American history and practical math You studyin' hard and hopin' to pass Workin' your fingers right down to the bone And the guy behind you won't leave you alone Ring, ring goes the bell The cook in the lunch room's ready to sell You're lucky if you can find a seat You're fortunate if you have time to eat Back in the classroom, open your books Keep up the teacher don't know how mean she looks Soon as three o'clock rolls around You finally lay your burden down Close up your books, get out of your seat Down the halls and into the street Up to the corner and 'round the bend Right to the juke joint, you go in Drop the coin right into the slot You're gotta hear somethin' that's really hot With the one you love, you're makin' romance All day long you been wantin' to dance, Feeling the music from head to toe Round and round and round we go Hail, hail rock and roll Deliver me from the days of old Long live rock and roll The beat of the drums, loud and bold Rock, rock, rock and roll The feelin' is there, body and soul. - Almost Grown
Letra
Yeah 'n' I'm doin' all right in school. They ain't said I broke no rule. I ain't never been in Dutch. I don't browse around too much Don't bother me, leave me alone Anyway I'm almost grown I don't run around with no mob. Got myself a little job I'm gonna buy me a little car, Drive my girl in the park Got my eye on a little girl. Ah, she's really out of this world. When I take her to the dance, She's got to talk about romance. You know I'm still livin' in town. But I done married and settled down. Now I really have a ball So I don't browse around at all - Sweet Little Sixteen
Letra
They're really rockin' Boston In Pittsburgh, P. A. Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay All over St. Louis And down in New Orleans All the cats want to dance with Sweet little sixteen Sweet little sixteen She's just got to have About half a million Framed autographs Her wallet filled with pictures She gets 'em one by one Become so excited Watch her, look at her run Oh mommy mommy Please may I go It's such a sight to see Somebody steal the show Oh daddy daddy I beg of you Whisper to mommy It's all right with you 'Cause they'll be rockin' on Bandstand In Philadelphia P.A. Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay All over St. Louis Way down in New Orleans All the cats want to dance with Sweet little sixteen 'Cause they'll be rockin' on Bandstand Philadelphia P.A. Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay All over St. Louis Way down in New Orleans All the cats want to dance with Sweet little sixteen Sweet little sixteen She's got the grown up blues Tight dresses and lipstick She's sportin' high heel shoes Oh, but tomorrow morning She'll have to change her trend And be sweet sixteen And back in class again Well they'll be rockin' Boston Pittsburgh, P. A. Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay Way out in St. Louis Way down to New Orleans All the cats want to dance with Sweet little sixteen - Thirty Days
- Johnny B. Goode
Letra
Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode Who never ever learned to read or write so well But he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell Go go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Johnny B. Goode He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made People passing by they would stop and say Oh my that little country boy could play Go go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Johnny B. Goode His mother told him "Someday you will be a man, And you will be the leader of a big old band. Many people coming from miles around To hear you play your music when the sun go down Maybe someday your name will be in lights Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight." Go go Go Johnny go Go go go Johnny go Go go go Johnny go Go go go Johnny go Go Johnny B. Goode - Rock & Roll Music
- Back in the U.S.A.