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 Just Want To Make Love To You
Chuck Berry Lyrics
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I don't want you work all day
I don't want 'cause I'm sad and blue
I just want to make love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
Love to you
I don't want you make my bed
I don't want your money too
I just want to make love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
Love to you
Well I can tell by the way that you twitch and walk
See by the way that you baby talk
Know by the way that you treat your man
I can love you, baby, till the night train
I don't want you wash my clothes
I don't want you leave the home
I don't want 'cause I'm sad and blue
I just want to make love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
Love to you
Yeah
I don't want you wash my clothes
I don't want you leave the home
I don't want 'cause I'm sad and blue
I just want to make love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
Sweet love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
I just wanna make love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
Love to you, baby
Love to you
I just, I just want ot make love to you, baby
I just want to make love
The lyrics of Chuck Berry’s song “I Just Want To Make Love To You” tell the story of a man who desires a woman but does not want her to be his servant in any way. The song presents a clear picture of what the man does not want – he does not want her to be a slave or work all day, cook his bread or make his bed or wash his clothes. Instead, he just wants to make love to her. He is able to discern her availability from the way she walks and talks, adding to his desire to fulfill his sexual fantasies with her.
The song emphasizes the importance of this sexual act, as he repeats the lyrics “Love to you” throughout the song. The repetition emphasizes that he only wants to engage in this one act with her and does not want anything more. The song ends with the same message of desire, emphasizing his singular intention to make love to her.
The message of the song can be seen as both a testament to sexual liberation and a nod to traditional gender roles. The man wants to fulfill his sexual appetite but does not want the woman to assume any other responsibilities in his life. It is a message that suggests men have certain expectations of women that lack nuance or depth. Nevertheless, the song is seen as one of Berry’s memorable works and is noteworthy for its infectious beat and clever lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want you be no slave
I don't want you to feel obligated to do anything for me. I want you to be free.
I don't want you work all day
I don't want you to work yourself to exhaustion. I want you to have time to relax.
I don't want 'cause I'm sad and blue
I don't want to cause you any negative emotions. I want you to be happy.
I just want to make love to you, baby
I simply desire to express my physical love for you.
Well I can tell by the way that you twitch and walk
I can tell that you are a sensual person just by the way you move.
See by the way that you baby talk
I can see that you have a seductive way of speaking.
Know by the way that you treat your man
I know that you are passionate and caring in your romantic relationships.
I can love you, baby, till the night train
I can love you deeply and passionately all night long.
I don't want you cook my bread
I don't want you to feel like you have to provide for me. I can take care of myself.
I don't want you make my bed
I don't want you to feel like you have to maintain my living space. I can do it for myself.
I don't want your money too
I don't want you to ever feel like you owe me anything. I just want our love to be freely given.
I don't want you wash my clothes
I don't want you to take care of my everyday needs. I can take care of myself.
I don't want you leave the home
I don't want you to feel like you have to go out of your way to make me happy. Just being with you brings me joy.
Sweet love to you, baby
I want to give you gentle, tender love that will make you feel cherished and adored.
I just wanna make love to you, baby
My desire for you is solely based on physical passion and pleasure.
I just, I just want ot make love to you, baby
My physical desire for you is all-consuming and all I can think about.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Willie Dixon
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Cheryl
As a white American woman, please allow me to gently and respectfully correct you AND emphatically join with you in an effort to educate the vast population of extremely poorly educated Americans, my sister —-
EVERY MONTH IN AMERICA IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!!
This country would not even exist absent the blood, sweat, pain, and tears of our Black brethren!
We have NO right to be the country we are today, and we have NO standing to treat our Black citizens as we do, nor to discount and disrespect our country’s Black founders.
Much love and respect to you! ❤️
Autumn Phillips
I would like to contribute to the second lesson:
Y’all know how Ronnie James Dio is credited with putting the Sign of the Horns 🤘 (aka the “devil horns” or “rock on” hand sign) into rock music, and how Black Sabbath is credited as being the first “Satanic” rock band, right? Well, it was actually a female-fronted band called Coven that did both of those things first.
Ronnie was friends with the members of Coven, and he got the idea to use the Sign of the Horns 🤘 after seeing Esther “Jinx” Dawson of Coven throw up the Horns at the concerts they performed at the Rainbow Bar & Grill, as she always did.
And the band formerly called Earth, and another British band formerly called Pesky Gee!, changed their names to Black Sabbath and Black Widow, respectively, and copied their entirely new aesthetics from Coven’s 1969 album Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls.
Coven is the root of pretty much all metal culture. Oh, and King Diamond copied the lyrics for Mercyful Fate’s iconic song “The Oath” entirely from the Coven track “Satanic Mass”.
Tajah
As a black woman who loves rock music, I really appreciate this episode. ESPECIALLY during Black History Month ❤️💚🖤 Love you Bailey!
Tammy Dupuis
You might be interested in her Jazz video. I mean if you didn't know.
Cheryl
As a white American woman, please allow me to gently and respectfully correct you AND emphatically join with you in an effort to educate the vast population of extremely poorly educated Americans, my sister —-
EVERY MONTH IN AMERICA IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!!
This country would not even exist absent the blood, sweat, pain, and tears of our Black brethren!
We have NO right to be the country we are today, and we have NO standing to treat our Black citizens as we do, nor to discount and disrespect our country’s Black founders.
Much love and respect to you! ❤️
Character Asmr girl
@Jim Jones your existence is a joke 🤣
Tajah
@Jim Jones sure ok :)
Jim Jones
Black history month is a joke.
Typical Tenisha
I love the way you are giving black people back their credit in your dark history podcast. Thank you for that. 😊
YouTube Trash
@Projection v. Accountability they mean that Bailey gives back the credit, instead of them not getting credit for their contributions to music
Projection v. Accountability
Back from what?
Bishop Walters
LOL