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Chuck Berry "Promised Land" like they used to say on the Cornflakes advert, Chuck is "the original and the best" I'm sure the Stones themselves would agree. Their first single was a Chuck Berry cover. Here's the great man playing "Promised Land" and "Johnny B Goode" on a Belgian TV show in 1965.
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Best rock and roll song of all time. on 00:07 - Oct 21 with 3418 views
My own personal favourite is The Last Time by the stones.A song you can’t play loud enough in my opinion. Or the extended version of Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who if it’s allowed.
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Best rock and roll song of all time. on 01:32 - Oct 21 with 3370 views
I’d forgotten what a lunatic Keith Moon was,but what a fantastic drummer. Look at the difference in the drum kits from Little Richard’s drummer to Keith’s mega kit.
What a great uplifting thread this is.Long may it continue.
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Best rock and roll song of all time. on 10:20 - Oct 21 with 3184 views
The Johnie Allan version is brilliant. It’s in my collection somewhere and always gets a great response, mainly because people have never heard it before 😄
Strong and stable my arse.
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Best rock and roll song of all time. on 11:15 - Oct 21 with 3079 views
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Best rock and roll song of all time. on 19:20 - Oct 21 with 2784 views
Fk the Stones. There are few revolutions, and fewer things revolutionary. These guys had it all, in case anyone dares to diminish their importance.
I could talk for ever about this song and the making of it, but i'll give you some highlights.
The lyrics sum up a lot for me, the desire for change, breaking all the accepted norms, but then challenging this same desire - it's easier to destroy than to build? Criticism of those who seek power or promote hate maybe reflects Lennon/Macca's disillusionment with some aspects of the political movements of their time. And the reference to Chairman Mao is especially poignant – a rejection of extreme ideologies pertinent to our times.
But, aside from all of that, the pure rock'n'roll is beautiful. There's everything here - Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Beach Boys, Buddy Holly; everything.
From Lennon's final interview in 1980, 'the song ... in its different versions .. was initially political in its inspiration, we wanted to tear down stuff, but maybe me and Paul was in it, a personal conflict between the desire for change and the fear of the chaos that often accompanies it.. It’s about finding a balance'.
Album version / live version
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Best rock and roll song of all time. on 09:54 - Oct 22 with 2457 views
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