Who Did It Better

Chuck OR Peter?

Chuck Berry Chuck Berry 1958

Johnny B. Goode

Written by Chuck Berry

Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens

What's this song about ↓

Chuck Berry dropped "Johnny B. Goode" in 1958 and changed what a guitar could mean to a kid with nothing. The story is simple -- a country boy from Louisiana who cannot read or write but can play like nobody else. Crowds gather by the railroad tracks. His name goes up in lights. The American dream told through six strings and a backbeat.

Peter Tosh Peter Tosh 1983

Variation A — side column

Chuck Berry 1958
Peter Tosh 1983

I already know

Play me a sample

Chuck Peter

I need to be convinced

Variation B — left & right edges

Chuck Berry 1958

I already know

Play me a sample

Chuck Peter

I need to be convinced

Peter Tosh 1983

Variation C — filled color-coded buttons

Chuck Berry 1958
Peter Tosh 1983

I already know

Play me a sample

Chuck Peter

I need to be convinced

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Who Did It Better

Chuck OR Peter?

Chuck Berry Chuck Berry 1958
Peter Tosh Peter Tosh 1983

Johnny B. Goode

Written by Chuck Berry

Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens

What's this song about ↓

Chuck Berry dropped "Johnny B. Goode" in 1958 and changed what a guitar could mean to a kid with nothing. The story is simple -- a country boy from Louisiana who cannot read or write but can play like nobody else. Crowds gather by the railroad tracks. His name goes up in lights. The American dream told through six strings and a backbeat.

Variation A — side column

Chuck Berry 1958
Peter Tosh 1983

I already know

Play me a sample

Chuck Peter

I need to be convinced

Variation B — left & right edges

Chuck Berry 1958

I already know

Play me a sample

Chuck Peter

I need to be convinced

Peter Tosh 1983

Variation C — filled color-coded buttons

Chuck Berry 1958
Peter Tosh 1983

I already know

Play me a sample

Chuck Peter

I need to be convinced

The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

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