Johnny B. Goode
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| "Johnny B. Goode" | |
|---|---|
| Performed by The Police & Dave Edmunds | |
| Performed on: | 1982-09-06 |
| Length: | SONG LENGTH |
| Writer(s): | Chuck Berry |
"Johnny B. Goode" is a song written by Chuck Berry and performed by The Police & Dave Edmunds on 1982-09-06. The song was performed again by Sting on 2017-03-19 after Chuck Berry had passed away the day before.
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About the song
Johnny B. Goode was written by Chuck Berry in 1955 and first released in 1958.
Personnel
1982:
- The Police
- Dave Edmunds
2017:
Lyrics
Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.
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 engineerswould 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
Quotations and trivia
The song was also played at soundchecks - at least on 1980-10-15.
See also
External links
This section needs more information.
References
source: audio recording, internet, Music Life - January 1981 (1980 soundcheck info)
