Rockin' at the Hops es un álbum de Chuck Berry, publicado en 1960. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Bye Bye Johnny», «Worried Life Blues», «Down the Road a Piece» y «Confessin' the Blues».
Sobre el álbum
La discografía de Chuck Berry continúa su era dorada con este álbum de 1960, un trabajo que lo muestra todavía en la cima de su poder creativo. 'Rockin' at the Hops' sigue la exitosa fórmula de sus discos anteriores para el sello Chess, combinando nuevos sencillos con otras composiciones de alta calidad. El título del álbum evoca las fiestas de baile de los institutos, el escenario principal de muchas de las historias que Chuck Berry narraba en sus canciones.
El disco contiene clásicos como "Let It Rock", un tema enérgico que sería versionado por infinidad de bandas, y la brillante "Bye Bye Johnny", que funciona como una secuela de su icónica "Johnny B. Goode". Además, el álbum incluye "Childhood Sweetheart", una canción que muestra su lado más melódico y romántico.
Chuck Berry sigue demostrando su maestría como guitarrista, con solos incisivos y rítmicos que impulsan cada canción. Aunque quizás no tiene la misma concentración de himnos que 'Chuck Berry Is on Top', este álbum es una colección de rock and roll de primer nivel, un testimonio de la increíble consistencia de un artista que parecía tener una fuente inagotable de inspiración.
Listado de Canciones
- Bye Bye Johnny2:05
Letra
She drew out all her money out of the Southern Trust And put her little boy aboard a Greyhound Bus Leaving Louisiana for the Golden West Down came the tears from her happiness Her own little son name 'o Johnny B. Goode Was gonna make some motion pictures out in Hollywood Bye, bye, bye, bye Bye, bye, bye, bye Bye bye Johnny Good bye Johnny B. Goode She remembered taking money out from gathering crop And buying Johnny's guitar at a broker shop As long as he would play it by the railroad side And wouldn't get in trouble he was satisfied But never thought that there would come a day like this When she would have to give her son a goodby kiss Going Bye, bye, bye, bye Bye, bye, bye, bye Bye bye Johnny Good bye Johnny B. Goode She finally got the letter she was dreaming of Johnny wrote and told her he had fell in love As soon as he was married he would bring her back And build a mansion for 'em by the railroad track So every time they heard the locomotive roar They'd be a' standin', a' wavin' by the kitchen door Howling Bye, bye, bye, bye Bye, bye, bye, bye Bye bye Johnny Good bye Johnny B. Goode - Worried Life Blues2:10
- Down the Road a Piece2:14
- Confessin' the Blues2:08
- Too Pooped to Pop2:25
Letra
Casey is an old man who wants to be a teen He goes to all the dances and they call him cha-cha king He cha-chaæ?¯ when the band is playin?rock and roll He tries to keep in time but the beat leaves him cold. (Chorus): Because heæ?¯ too pooped to pop, too old a soul Hips gettin?weaker when he tries to do the stroll And every time his feet get to go in one way Here comes a new dance and itæ?¯ goin?to stray. Chicks told Casey, æ?§ou better move man, This is only a one night stand?br> Casey wasnæ?° in time but he was dancin?awhile Till a cramp caught his leg and he had to change his style. 2x Chorus Casey finally learned to do the hoochie koo This might have been fine back in '22 Now, Iæ?¦ gonna give you fellows just a little tip If you wanna keep your girl youæ?? better get hip Or, youæ?£l be too pooped to pop, too old a soul You hips are gettin?weaker when youæ?£l try to do the stroll And every time your feet gettin?to go in one way Here comes a new dance youæ?£l be left to stray. - Mad Lad2:20
- I Got to Find My Baby2:14
- Betty Jean2:30
Letra
I love the way you talk (Oh yeah Betty Jean) Speaking little, saying a lot. (Oh yeah Betty Jean) I love the way you walk (Oh yeah Betty Jean) Look like you're dancin when you're not. (Oh yeah Betty Jean) I love the way you love (Oh yeah Betty Jean) You give it everything you've got. (Oh yeah Betty Jean) Chorus: Oh-oh-oh baby (Sing the song Chuckie Boy) I'm in love with you (Sing the song Chuckie Boy) Oh-oh-oh baby (Sing the song Chuckie Boy) I'm in love with you (Sing the song Chuckie Boy) Now tell me baby (Sing the song Chuckie Boy) Do you love me too? 2nd verse Every time I knock-knock-knock Oh yeah Betty Jean) I hear you say "Come in." Oh yeah Betty Jean) My heart goes a-boom-boom (Oh yeah Betty Jean) Just to hold you again. Oh yeah Betty Jean) I hear bells ding-a-ling Oh yeah Betty Jean) 'Cause you the living end (Oh yeah Betty Jean) 3rd verse! I bet you wouldn't think a dance (Oh yeah Betty Jean) Could start a real romance (Oh yeah Betty Jean) I bet you wouldn't think a kiss (Oh yeah Betty Jean) Could turn me on like this (Oh yeah Betty Jean) Well let me tell you how it was (Oh yeah Betty Jean) Yes it did, Yes it was - Childhood Sweetheart2:35
Letra
Last night, I had a beautiful dream Last night, in the wee wee hours, oh yes Had a beautiful dream Ain't about my childhood sweetheart How true and real it seemed I had dreamt we was walkin' Hand in hand, home from school Yeah, I dreamt we was walkin' together Hand in hand, home from school Yeah, if it hadn't be for you darling I'd broke my mother's rule Yeah, you was only sixteen So young and yet so fine Yeah, you was only sixteen So young, yet so fine You said when you'd finish school You'd let me take and make you mine Oh yeah Yeah, you had those same pretty eyes Same sweet little smile You had those same pretty eyes Same sweet little smile I had dreamt about the sweet things We used to do, when you was a child You were my childhood sweetheart Love you now, and loved you then You were my childhood sweetheart I love you now and I loved you then And when I'll leave you down the twilight I'll go to sleep and dream again - Broken Arrow2:25
- Driftin' Blues2:18
- Let It Rock2:28
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