Chuck Berry remains an influential figure and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music who first began performing in 1953. Cub Koda wrote, "Of all the early breakthrough rock & roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, and one of its greatest performers." John Lennon was more succinct: "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."
Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2000 in a "class" with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Plácido Domingo, Angela Lansbury, and Clint Eastwood. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Chuck Berry #5 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He was also ranked 6th on Rolling Stone's Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists of All Time.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included three of Chuck Berry's songs (Johnny B. Goode, Maybellene, Rock & Roll Music), of the 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll.
Chuck Berry held a special place, in terms of sound development, in the formation of, Mersey-Beat at Liverpool.
The finest exponent of Chuck Berry, guitar, sound at Liverpool during 1959 to 1963, was Vincent Tow/Ismail, who in turn passed on many of the learned skills to Lennon & McCartney, his friends and colleagues during that period--1959 to 1962/3.
Chuck Berry also influenced many of the great rock 'n' roll bands that we know today including The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.
Every Day I Have To The Blues
Chuck Berry Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Every day, every day I have the blues,
When you see me worried, baby, because it's you I hate to lose.
Nobody loves me, nobody seems to care,
Nobody loves me, nobody seems to care,
Speaking of bad luck and trouble will you know I,ve had my share.
I'm gonna pack my suitcase, moving down the line,
Well, there ain't nobody worryin' and there ain't nobody cryin'.
Seems to me every day, every day I have the blues,
Every day, every day I have the blues.
In Chuck Berry's song "Every Day I Have to The Blues," the singer laments his perpetual state of sadness caused by a lost love. The lyrics convey how he can't seem to escape this feeling, as it haunts him every day. He expresses his desperation in the first verse by repeating, "every day, every day I have the blues." His sadness is visible to others, as he mentions, "when you see me worried, baby, because it's you I hate to lose." He's saddened because he's lost the love of his life, and it's causing him to feel lonely.
The second verse conveys that nobody seems to care for him anymore, and he's experiencing bad luck and trouble in various aspects of his life. He feels as though he's had his share of misfortunes, and they have all weighed him down.
In the final verse of the song, the singer comes up with a plan to move on from his sorrows. He decides to pack his suitcase and leave. He's hopeful that this new move will allow him to start afresh and that nobody will be worried, and nobody will be crying because he's leaving his miseries behind. However, the final lines of the song bring the story back around to its beginning, as he states, "seems to me every day, every day I have the blues, every day, every day I have the blues." He's aware that his lost love will continue to haunt him, and he'll continue to have the blues no matter where he goes.
Line by Line Meaning
Every day, every day I have the blues,
I feel sad and stuck in a difficult situation every day.
When you see me worried, baby, because it's you I hate to lose.
I am worried because I fear losing you, my love.
Nobody loves me, nobody seems to care,
I feel unloved and neglected by everyone around me.
Speaking of bad luck and trouble will you know I,ve had my share.
I have experienced my fair share of unfortunate events and difficulties.
I'm gonna pack my suitcase, move on down the line,
I am going to leave this place and start anew somewhere else.
Well, there ain't nobody worryin' and there ain't nobody cryin'.
No one seems to care or be sad that I am leaving.
Seems to me every day, every day I have the blues,
My sadness and difficulties seem to never go away.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Memphis Slim, Peter Chatman
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jack
on Little Marie (Alternate)
Yes, oh yes, Long Distance, I'll accept the charge, I'll pay
Which love one is calling me, I did not hear you say.
Both are deep within my hearth, her Mom and my Marie
It so good to hear your voice from Memphis, Tennessee
Oh, you mean so much to me, more than you'll ever know,
Surely, you have not forgot how much I love you so
If you would remember, Dear, and sometimes talk to me
Maybe that would reunite our home in Tennessee.
Last time I saw you, just before I had to leave
You did not want to see me off and promised not to grieve,
My hearth was tore apart as I looked back at my Marie
And there the peace is still remain with you in Tennessee.
I guess I should stop talking, after all you placed the call
But anyway that I can help, you know I'll help you all
Then she spoke and asked me to come back and see Marie
And live together in our home in Memphis, Tennessee.