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.
I'm Through With Love
Chuck Berry Lyrics
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I'll never fall again.
Said I do to love,
Don't ever call again.
For I must have you
Or no one.
That's why I'm thru with love.
I keep my feelings there.
I have stopped my heart
Like an icy frigidaire.
For I need to care for no one.
That's why I'm thru with love.
Why did you leave me
To think that you cared.
You didn't need me.
You have your share
of slaves around you
To hound you and swear
Their deep devotion.
Emotion.
Did you good by the spring
And all it meant to me
a good neighbor
The things that used to be.
For I must have you or no one.
That's why I'm thru with love.
That's why I'm thru with love.
In the song "I'm Through With Love" by Chuck Berry, the singer conveys a feeling of heartbreak and disillusionment with love. He declares that he will never fall in love again and that he is done with the emotion altogether. He has closed himself off emotionally and locked his heart, comparing it to an "icy frigidaire." He laments that someone he thought cared for him has left him in favor of other admirers who pledge their deep devotion. He mourns the loss of what used to be and realizes that he cannot continue to pursue a love that is not reciprocated.
This song speaks to a universal experience of heartbreak and disappointment in love. The lyrics express a sense of resignation, and the singer's voice conveys a mixture of sadness and anger. The icy, cold imagery of the closed-off heart and the references to spring and things that used to be hint at the contrast between the warmth and hope of new love and the bitterness and loss of a love that has died.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm thru with love,
I no longer believe in love and don't want to experience the pain of falling for someone again.
I'll never fall again.
I won't allow myself to be vulnerable and fall in love again.
Said I do to love,
I committed myself to love in the past.
Don't ever call again.
I don't want any reminders of the love that has caused me hurt before.
For I must have you
The person I love is the only one I desire.
Or no one.
If I can't have the person I love, then I don't want anyone else.
I've locked my heart.
I'm guarding my heart and not letting anyone in.
I keep my feelings there.
I'm not expressing any emotions or showing vulnerability.
I have stopped my heart
I've shut down my ability to love completely.
Like an icy frigidaire.
I've become cold and unfeeling towards love and relationships.
For I need to care for no one.
I don't want to give my heart to anyone and become emotionally invested.
Why did you leave me
You made me believe that you cared and then abandoned me.
To think that you cared.
I believed that you had genuine feelings for me.
You didn't need me.
You didn't value my love or regard me as important.
You have your share
You have many admirers and followers.
of slaves around you
People who are willing to do anything for you and follow your every command.
To hound you and swear
They pursue and pledge their undying loyalty to you.
Their deep devotion.
Their strong and unwavering dedication to you.
Emotion.
Despite their devotion, you don't feel anything for them.
Did you good by the spring
You brought me happiness in the past.
And all it meant to me.
The memories of our love were meaningful to me.
a good neighbor
The relationship we had was friendly and positive.
The things that used to be.
Our past relationship is over and can't be revived.
That's why I'm thru with love.
Because of the pain, heartbreak, and betrayal I've experienced in the past, I'm done with love altogether.
That's why I'm thru with love.
I'm repeating that I'm finished with love and will not engage in it again.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHARLES TOBIAS, CLIFF FRIEND
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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.