Maybellene

Maybellene

Song by Chuck Berry
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"Maybellene" was one of the first rock and roll songs. It was written and recorded in 1955 by Chuck Berry, adapted in part from the Western swing fiddle tune "Ida Red". Berry's song told the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance, the lyrics describing a man driving a V8 Ford and chasing his unfaithful girlfriend in her Cadillac Coupe DeVille. It was released in July 1955 as a single by Chess Records, of Chicago, Illinois. Berry's first single and his first hit, "Maybellene" is considered a pioneering rock and roll song. Rolling Stone magazine wrote of it, "Rock & roll guitar starts here." The record was an early instance of the complete rock and roll package: youthful subject matter; a small, guitar-driven combo; clear diction; and an atmosphere of unrelenting excitement.

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July 1955 (1955-07)
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May 21, 1955, Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois
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2:19
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Chuck Berry, Russ Fratto, Alan Freed
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Lyrics

Maybelline, why can`t you be true

Oh Maybelline , why can`t you be true

You done started doin` the things you used to do

As I was motorvaton over the hill

I saw Maybelline in a Coup de Ville

A Cadillac arollin` on the open road

Nothin` will outrun my V8 Ford

The Cadillac doin` about ninetyfive

She`s bumper to bumper, rollin` side to side

Maybelline, why can`t you be true

Oh Maybelline , why can`t you be true

You done started back doin` the things you used to do

The Cadillac pulled up to a hundred and four

The Ford got hot and wouldn`t do no more

It done got cloudy and started to rain

I tooted my horn for the passin` lane

The rainwater blowin` all under my hood

I know that I was doin` my motor good

Maybelline, why can`t you be true

Oh Maybelline, why can`t you be true

You done started back doin` the things you used to do

Oh Maybelline, why can`t you be true

Oh Maybelline, why can`t you be true

You done started back doin` the things you used to do

The motor cooled down the heat went down

And that`s when I heard that highway sound

The Cadillac sittin` like a ton of lead

A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead The Cadillac lookin` like it`s sittin` still

And I caught Maybelline at the top of the hill

Maybelline, why can`t you be true

Oh Maybelline, why can`t you be true

You done started back doin` the things you used to do

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