Comments on: Roll Over Beethoven

By: Jorge Parasol

Jorge Parasol — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:52:09 +0000

A glow worm is a firefly. Does that help?

By: MikeP

MikeP — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 03:02:57 +0000

Not on the “With The Beatles” version.

By: manteau

manteau — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 07:22:16 +0000

Shouldn’t John and paul be credited as vocal harmonies toward the end of the song?

By: jennifur Sun

jennifur Sun — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 23:48:28 +0000

can anyone explaine the lyrics Winks like a glow worm, are you sure that is right. uderstand George hated singing this song later on in life, but this is one reason i held on to my Beatles 2nd LP. it is my fav of all the Beatle LPs i used to own bar none. sorry Chuck but i like this version best.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:34:06 +0000

Like ” Rock n Roll Music” another great rendition of a Chuck Berry song by the Beatles. Great lead guitar and vocal by George Harrison. A highlight of”With the Beatles”.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:42:34 +0000

It’s

“I think I got arthritius sitting down by the rythm reviews”, not ‘caught’ either, as you don’t ‘catch’ arhtritus.

“Wigs like a glow worm” short for ‘wiggles’

“Try for further” not ‘trifle’ as mentioned above.. your inching up on this woman to get as close as you can, trying as your a clumsy teenager.

By: brian

brian — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 02:30:28 +0000

The first thirty seconds or so of this song makes a kickass ringtone for your phone.. it definitely gets your attention.

By: David

David — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 11:18:42 +0000

I’ve often wondered why George always sings “dig TO these rhythm and blues” – I think he does so on every version of his that I’ve heard. Presaging his later passion for gardening, maybe!

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 11:54:22 +0000

Yeah and the Hollywood Bowl verizon rocks out, too.

By: Riffking

Riffking — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:56:43 +0000

I’ve been working my way thru the BBC2 collection, and this performance is incendiary and probably very indicative of the impact the Fabs had on live audiences. The rhythm section is on fire throughout…and the stripped-down nature of the BBC stuff provides a rawness often missing from the studio recordings, revealing, once again, what a great live unit these guys were.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:31:55 +0000

Thanks. I’ve a feeling I copied+pasted the words from a lyrics site, and didn’t check them too closely.

Where I’ve included lyrics (on cover versions only) I tended to include what The Beatles sang instead of what the original recording contained, so these might be different from what Chuck Berry sang (I haven’t checked). But any corrections are always welcome.

By: appmanga

appmanga — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:29:15 +0000

The lyrics are just off a bit in a couple of places, and understandable if your ear isn’t use to American dialects, particularly those of the South. It’s not “Just jump around and reel and rock it”, it’s “Move on up just a trifle further, and reel and rock with one another”, instead of “Hey, little little”, it’s “Hey diddle diddle”, the well known line from the nursery rhyme about the cat with a fiddle.

By: julio

julio — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:03:32 +0000

I love the fact that the very first concert the Beatles gave in the U.S. (Washington Coliseum) starts off with George rocking this song. You would think that they would start off with one of their big hits sung by Paul or John but they gave it to George. Love it.