Johnny B. Goode
Judas Priest * Track #8 On Ram It Down
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Album Ram It Down
Johnny B. Goode by Judas Priest
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Judas PriestProduced by
Glenn Tipton & Rob Halford & K.K. Downing & Tom AllomWrited by
Chuck BerryAbout
“Johnny B. Goode” is a heavy metal version of Chuck Berry’s classic. The cover brings new melodies and high vocals, accompanied by several guitar riffs and solos.
This song was recorded for the soundtrack of the 1988 comedy film Johnny Be Good, and it was released as a single off of the album Ram I...
Johnny B. Goode Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods amongst the evergreens
There stood an old cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
That never ever learned to read and write so well
But he could play a guitar just like ringing a bell
[Chorus]
Go, go (Go, Johnny, go, go, go)
Go, Johnny, go
Go, go (Go, Johnny, go, go, go, go, go)
Go, Johnny, go
[Verse 2]
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
Old engineer sitting in the shade
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
The people passing by would stop and say
"Oh my but how that little country boy could play"
[Chorus]
Go, go (Go, Johnny, go, go, go)
Go, Johnny, go (Go, Johnny, go, go, go)
Go, go (Go, Johnny, go, go, go, go, go)
Go, Johnny, go
Johnny B. Goode
Go, Johnny
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
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 until the sun goes down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights, saying
Johnny B. Goode tonight
[Outro]
Go, go (Go, Johnny, go, go, go)
Go, Johnny, go
Go, go (Go, Johnny, go, go, go, go, go, go, go)
Go, Johnny, go
Go, go (Go, Johnny, go, go, go)
Go, Johnny, go
Go, go (Go, Johnny, go, go, go, go, go, go, go)
Johnny B. Goode
(Go, Johnny, go, go, go...)
Go, go...
Johnny B. Goode Q&A
Who wrote Johnny B. Goode's ?
Johnny B. Goode was written by Chuck Berry.
Who produced Johnny B. Goode's ?
Johnny B. Goode was produced by Glenn Tipton & Rob Halford & K.K. Downing & Tom Allom.
When did Judas Priest release Johnny B. Goode?
Judas Priest released Johnny B. Goode on Tue May 17 1988.
What did Judas Priest say about "Johnny B. Goode"?
K.K. Downing:
We think “Johnny B. Goode” was good. It was in the back of our minds that automatically if we’re going to do this song then it’s going to be what we did with “Diamonds and Rust” and nobody is going to recognize it, not even Chuck Berry. We weren’t going to do the intro, because that’s...