Roll Over Beethoven
Chuck Berry * Track #9 On Berry Is on Top
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Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry
Performed by
Chuck BerryProduced by
Phil Chess & Leonard ChessWrited by
Chuck BerryAbout
It’s a true rock and roll song through and through, where Chuck is trying to tell the disc jockey to stop playing classical music and put on the hit rock songs. It made it to number 29 on the charts.
The track has proved to have a lasting impact on rock and music as a whole, being covered by Electr...
Roll Over Beethoven Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well I'mma write a little letter
I'm gonna mail it to my local DJ
Yeah, it's a jumpin' little record
I want my jockey to play
Roll over Beethoven
I gotta hear it again today
[Verse 2]
You know my temperature's risin'
The jukebox blowin' a fuse
My heart's beatin' rhythm
And my soul keep a-singin' the blues
Roll over Beethoven
Tell Tchaikovsky the news
[Verse 3]
I got the rockin' pneumonia
I need a shot of rhythm and blues
I caught the rollin' arthritis
Sittin' down at a rhythm revue
Roll over Beethoven
They rockin' in two by two
[Bridge]
Well, if you feel and like it
Go get your lover, then reel and rock it
Roll it over then move on up just
A trifle further and reel and rock with
One another
Roll over Beethoven
Dig these rhythm and blues
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 4]
Well, early in the mornin', and I'm givin' you my warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Hey, diddle diddle, I'ma play my fiddle
Ain't got nothing to lose
Roll over Beethoven
And tell Tchaikovsky the news
[Verse 5]
You know she wiggle like a glow worm
Dance like a spinnin' top
She got a crazy partner
You oughta see him reel and rock
Long as she got a dime
The music won't never stop
[Outro]
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues
Roll Over Beethoven Q&A
Who wrote Roll Over Beethoven's ?
Roll Over Beethoven was written by Chuck Berry.
Who produced Roll Over Beethoven's ?
Roll Over Beethoven was produced by Phil Chess & Leonard Chess.
What did Chuck Berry say about "Roll Over Beethoven"?
Chuck Berry explains that the song was a definite departure from Blues and his disdain for classical music which his sister played…
I wanted to play the blues, but I wasn’t blue enough. We always had food on the table.
How did the single chart?
“Roll Over Beethoven” peaked at #5 on the Blues Digital Song Sales chart.