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.
Why Should We End This Way
Chuck Berry Lyrics
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You are the only love that I've had
Tell me why
Why should it end this way
You know it hurts me deep in my heart
To know that we are drifting apart
Tell me why
Yes, I could scream, I want you to know
It'll hurt me so bad if you should go
Tell me why
Why should it end this way
Chuck Berry's song "Why Should We End This Way?" is a poignant appeal for a second chance at love. The lyrics tell of a man who is deeply in love with his partner and is afraid of losing her. The opening lines convey the fear and the feeling of loss that he is experiencing, and the desperation he feels about the possibility of ending this relationship. He makes it very clear that he is not ready to lose the only love he has ever known, and questions why it has to end this way.
As the song progresses, the lyrics take on a tone of sadness, regret, and confusion as he struggles to understand why they are drifting apart. He is hurt by the thought of losing the person he loves, and pleads with them to reconsider their decision to end the relationship. The repetition of the phrase "tell me why" in the chorus emphasizes this point and conveys his desire for clarification and understanding. He even goes as far as to say that it would hurt him so bad if she were to go.
The lyrics of "Why Should We End This Way?" are a powerful expression of the fragility of love and the emotions that come with it. They speak to the pain of losing someone who you have grown to love and the desire to hold on to them.
Line by Line Meaning
If I should lose you it would hurt so bad
Losing you would cause me immense pain
You are the only love that I've had
You are the only person I have ever truly loved
Tell me why
Please explain to me
Why should it end this way
Why do we have to break up?
You know it hurts me deep in my heart
The pain of losing you is unbearable
To know that we are drifting apart
It's painful to realize that we're growing apart
Yes, I could scream, I want you to know
I feel so strongly about this, I could scream it from the rooftops
It'll hurt me so bad if you should go
If you were to leave, the pain would be too much to bear
Tell me why
Please explain to me
Why should it end this way
Why do we have to break up?
Lyrics © ENTERTAINMENT ONE U.S. LP
Written by: CHUCK BERRY
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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.