Johnny B. Goode and Earth Angel – Marty McFly

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Johnny B. Goode and Earth Angel – Marty McFly 

For my 100th post, I thought I'd go a little off piste and feature my favourite scene from my favourite movie. 'Something that really cooks'. 

One of the best songs ever created, Johnny B. Goode, of all the massive songs throughout the history of music this one must be up there with the most important and it probably is the best Rock 'n' Roll record there is. Of course I should have posted the Chuck Berry version but watching this film as a teenager probably made me want to play guitar even more than being a huge music fan and loving all those great bands. Totally love Chuck Berry and he's one of my biggest musical influences, but fair play to Michael J. Fox, he totally nails this. I'd guess the writer of the Back To The Future trilogy settled on the characters going back to 1955 just so it could be this song that Marty McFly could preform. They liked it that much they even wrote in back into the second film, where Marty is watching himself play it.

The words are all about becoming a guitar legend, Johnny sure started something wonderful and that opening riff is pure genius.

Earth Angel is also one of the songs from my childhood, I had the version by The Penguins on a number of Rock n Roll compilations. Great Doo–Wop song. The title gives the story away. Love 50s music.

Favourite Lyric : Your kids are going to love it

Location: Rayleigh, UK

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