"Rock and Roll Music" is a great Chuck Berry song that's been covered not only by The Beatles, but by REO Speedwagon and The Beach Boys as well, among others. It's a classic rock-and-roll jam, and Wikipedia gives us a quote that shows us a some of The Beatles' experience with the song and why they chose to cover it:
In late 1964, exhausted from non-stop touring and recording and short of original material, they decided to record several of their old rock and rhythm and blues favorites to fill out their LP release Beatles for Sale. Among these was a version of Berry's tune that eventually became as well-known as the original. The lead vocal in The Beatles' version was performed by John Lennon. In contrast to Berry's even-toned rendition, Lennon sang it as loudly and dynamically as his voice would permit.
If you listen to the song, you'll definitely notice that last part--John's singing at the top of his lungs, really making an extra effort to project the song and the lyrics out there. John's voice and the others' talented instrument playing (including George Martin on piano) really shows us the guys' passion for rock-and-roll, and in turn gives us a song that's actually worth rocking out to at that wedding reception. ;)
Alright, that's all for today. Hope you enjoyed these songs as much as I did, and I'll see you tomorrow. :)
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