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Album cover parody of Roll over Beethoven by Chuck Berry
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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

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Chuck Bery

Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Charles Edward Anderson Berry. Submitted by: oldtimes

Strange Offspring Names:

  • Blue - Blue isn't too bad.. but Blue Berry? Submitted by: Jet

Former Career:

Name
New Career
Comments & Submitter Name
"Chuck Berry""Hairdresser"Johnny better B. Goode, or he's gonna get a razor strap upside da head! - Michael E Cormier

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Drive My Car""No Particular Place To Go," Chuck BerryKathy
"A Fifth Of Beethoven""Roll Over Beethoven," Chuck BerryKathy
"Ring My Bell""Ding-A-Ling," Chuck BerryKathy
"School Day""School's Out," Alice CooperKathy

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"You Can Never Yell" originally "You Can Never Tell"
Advice from a kidnapper to his victim.
Joe
"Almost Groan" originally "Almost Grown"
Jessica Childress
"You Never Can Sell" originally "You Never Can Tell"
FussBudget

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Maybelline""Fable Scenes"Alvin Rhodes
"Johnny B. Goode""Charlie B. Woode"Alvin Rhodes
"Carol""Snarol"Alvin Rhodes
"Memphis Tennessee""Erected Medically"Malcolm Higgins
"Memphis Tennessee""Can We Do It Frequently?"Malcolm Higgins
"Memphis Tennessee""Groceries"Malcolm Higgins
"Memphis Tennessee""Chimpanzee"Malcolm Higgins
"Memphis Tennessee""Boundaries (the Wedding Night Song)"Malcolm Higgins
"Memphis Tennessee""Leprosy"Malcolm Mhiggins
"Roll Over Beethoven""Its Over Beethoven"Alvin Rhodes

There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
My Ding-a-LingSTD ClinicMarv
Rock And Roll MusicCountry Music AwardsBill S
You Never Can TellPsychic Hotlinemiss bad example
My Ding-a-LingUrologistmeQal

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Everybody Hurts
   R.E.M.
My Ding-a-ling
   Chuck Berry
Everybody, My Ding-a-ling Hurts
We DON'T want to know!
Josh
U Can't Touch This
   MC Hammer
My Ding-A-Ling
   Chuck Berry
U Can't Touch My Ding-A-Ling
HEY! I hardly now you.....
PerzinPen18
Touch Me In The Morning
   Diana Ross
My Ding-A-Ling
   Chuck Berry
Touch My Ding-A-Ling In The Morning
ZHEESH! You've got cold hands!!!
PerzinPen18
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
   Laurie London
My Ding-a-Ling
   Chuck Berry
He's Got The Whole World In My Ding-a-Ling
I dont want to know!
Bronie
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Rock and Roll Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
They drinking Homer from a wooden jug.
Original Lyrics:
They're drinking home brew from a wooden cup.
"Run Rudolph Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
And away went Rudolph a whizzing like a suffragette
Original Lyrics:
And away went Rudolph a whizzing like a Saber jet
"You Never Can Tell"
Misheard Lyrics:
But when the sun went down, the record tipped over, the music fell
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
Original Lyrics:
But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
"You Never Can Tell"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could see that the air did truly love the mademoiselle.
Original Lyrics:
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"You Can Never Tell (C'est La Vie)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And now the young monsieur and madame
Have run to Taco Bell.
or
And now the young monsieur and madame
Have run to Chaque Hôtel.
Original Lyrics:
And now the young monsieur and madame
Have rung the chapel bell.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Melissa Conway

I don't know who it was that I heard singing this when I misheard these lines. That's because I heard it in the movie "Arthur And The Invisibles", but can't find its presence acknowledged on any soundtrack listing for that movie, let alone find a listing of who sang it therein. Anyhow, my first mishearing is how the sound struck me at first, but I knew that couldn't be right; after all the song is probably older than Taco Bell. So I decided that the second misheard version above must be closer to what I actually heard. But on checking a lyrics site, I found out, not so! Neither a Taco Bell nor a hotel are involved in the real lyrics. But I did correctly hear the word "bell" after all.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funny Lyrics:

"My Ding-A-Ling"
The Funny Lyrics:
My Ding-A-Ling, My Ding-A-Ling,
Won't You Play With My Ding-A-Ling
Why They're Funny:
Whoa! I don't even know what to say about this one!
Submitted by: ~*~LaLa~*~
 

Dirty Lyrics:

"My Ding-a-ling"
The Dirty Lyrics:
And those of you who will not sing,
You must be playing with your own Ding-a-ling!
Why They're Dirty:
The word 'ding-a-ling' is slang for penis.
Submitted by: Bobby Heffley
"My Ding-a-ling"
The Dirty Lyrics:
And those of you who will not sing,
You must be playing with your own Ding-a-ling!
Why They're Dirty:
Originally the song was known as 'My Tambourine', but for some reason Chuck Berry used 'ding-a-ling' because it's sounds nasty.
Submitted by: Paul Warren

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Roll Over Beethoven"
The Lyrics:
Roll Over Beethoven
and tell Tschaikowsky the news
Who They Mention:
Peter Ilyitch Tschaikowsky
Submitted by: Britney Spears into pruning hooks
"Roll Over Beethoven"
The Lyrics:
Roll over, Beethoven
Who They Mention:
Ludwig von Beethoven
Submitted by: oldsongs
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Maybelline"
The Lyrics:
As I was motivatin' over the hill
I saw Maybelline in a Coupe de Ville
A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford
Product Brand Name:
Ford Motor Company
Submitted by: James Owens
"Maybelline"
The Lyrics:
As I was motivatin' over the hill
I saw Maybelline in a Coupe de Ville
A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford
Product Brand Name:
Cadillac Coupe de Ville (GM)
Submitted by: James Owens

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Maybellene"
Opening Lines:
Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true You've started back doin' the things you used to do.
Comments:
"Maybellene" sounds like one of Chuck Berry's mid-1950's original classics. But on this song, hearing can be deceptive as to the time when this song was recorded and was a hit record. It actually was recorded and released in 1964 and became a Top Ten hit, marking the only time that Chuck Berry would have a hit in the middle of the British invasion and Motown nearly lock on the charts.
Submitted by: Peter
"Memphis"
Opening Lines:
Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me.
Comments:
"Memphis" is another one of Chuck Berry's mid-1950's classics. It was recorded and made a hit, again, in 1964 by Johnny Rivers.
Submitted by: Peter
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Johnny B Goode"
The Lyrics:
Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans,
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
Why:
Mentions the U.S. state of Louisiana and its largest city, New Orleans.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
 

Song Title Acrostics:

ROB: "Roll Over Beethoven"
Submitted by: Edyth Bowen

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"C'est La Vie"
The Lyrics:
C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
Why:
"C'est la vie" is French for "That's life".
Submitted by: Connie Brady
 

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Buck Cherry originally "Chuck Berry"
Wait a minute...
Submitted by: Brian Kelly

Crime Records:

""Interstate transportation of a prostitute""
While in Mexico, he met a 14-year old Apache woman that he invited to work as a hat check girl at his club. After she was fired, she was arrested on prostitution charges, and Chuck Berry was essentially blamed for having "transported a female for immoral purposes." He was sentenced to five years and fined $5,000
Submitted by: Ra'akone
"Armed Robbery"
In 1944, when his car broke down, he and a bunch of his friends waited, and flagged down a passing car. Chuck then carjacked the car using a non-functional gun. The man used a pay-phone, and the police quickly caught them. Chuck Berry was sentenced, and then released from the Intermediate Reformatory for Young Men in Algoa, Missouri, when he turned 21.
Submitted by: Ra'akone

Lighter Side of Serious Bands:

"My Ding-a-ling"
Though this is Chuck Berry's dirtiest song, it actually got on Dr. Demento's Radio Show.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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