Nice! Berry dropped the final verse of the song where he arrives at his destination in Los Angeles, California and calls his family back in Virginia to let them know he made it there safe and sound. The performance is from the "Sound For Saturday" show on the BBC and was originally broadcast in 1972. The distance from Norfolk, Virginia to Los Angeles California is over 2,700 miles, almost 4,400 kilometers. In the first verse of the song he starts his journey on a bus. Then the bus breaks down and he takes a train. Then he takes a plane for the last leg of the trip. The Grateful Dead often played the song in concert. Also check out Chuck Berry "Memphis, Tennessee" and "Sweet Little Sixteen". Berry plays the guitar lick from "Sweet Little Sixteen" a couple of times during this performance of "Promised Land".
Yes the ending was odd. But the crowd applauded as it if was none the wiser. I suspect the problem ultimately was with Berry himself. From what I understand, rather than set up a band to tour with, Berry preferred to use pick up bands he found where ever he was playing. He figured that everybody knew his songs so it would be easy to find a band and a whole lot cheaper too, emphasis on cheap. So it might be that this pick up band didn't know his songs that well and played the song short and he just went with it and the crowd did too.
@@mikecaetano Except that this seems to be a pretty big i.e. professional production ... but - who knows? He wasn't a young man here; maybe he felt weak after doing his duck-walk or something, or couldn't think of how the last verse started ...... ? Or, as you say, maybe the band just thought the song was done.
Thanks for the cool insight! Chuck Berry's journey in Promised Land is epic, and I love the Grateful Dead connection. Great call on the Sweet Little Sixteen lick too! 🎸
@@vp8reacts Chuck Berry was a brilliant song-writer. My Ding-a-Ling was his absolute worst song, a shameless embarrassment. It could have been written by a 9-year-old - and, as such, appeals to those with a 9-year-old mentality, and doubtless made him a lot of money. It is best forgotten. There are any number of other CB songs worth your attention: Memphis, Tennessee; Roll Over Beethoven; Brown-Eyed Handsome Man; Maybelline; Sweet Little Sixteen; Thirty Days; You Never Can Tell; No Particular Place to Go; Too Much Monkey Business ... the list goes on and on.
Nice! Berry dropped the final verse of the song where he arrives at his destination in Los Angeles, California and calls his family back in Virginia to let them know he made it there safe and sound. The performance is from the "Sound For Saturday" show on the BBC and was originally broadcast in 1972. The distance from Norfolk, Virginia to Los Angeles California is over 2,700 miles, almost 4,400 kilometers. In the first verse of the song he starts his journey on a bus. Then the bus breaks down and he takes a train. Then he takes a plane for the last leg of the trip. The Grateful Dead often played the song in concert. Also check out Chuck Berry "Memphis, Tennessee" and "Sweet Little Sixteen". Berry plays the guitar lick from "Sweet Little Sixteen" a couple of times during this performance of "Promised Land".
That was an odd ending - as if the drummer just got a phone call or something. Wonder if it was planned that way?
Yes the ending was odd. But the crowd applauded as it if was none the wiser. I suspect the problem ultimately was with Berry himself. From what I understand, rather than set up a band to tour with, Berry preferred to use pick up bands he found where ever he was playing. He figured that everybody knew his songs so it would be easy to find a band and a whole lot cheaper too, emphasis on cheap. So it might be that this pick up band didn't know his songs that well and played the song short and he just went with it and the crowd did too.
@@mikecaetano Except that this seems to be a pretty big i.e. professional production ... but - who knows? He wasn't a young man here; maybe he felt weak after doing his duck-walk or something, or couldn't think of how the last verse started ...... ? Or, as you say, maybe the band just thought the song was done.
Thanks for the cool insight! Chuck Berry's journey in Promised Land is epic, and I love the Grateful Dead connection. Great call on the Sweet Little Sixteen lick too! 🎸
Now you got to react to Chuck berry - My Ding - A ling lol
No. Please, no.
@@hilariousname6826SHUT THE HELL up 🙄 always a damn buz kill.
WHY?
We'll definitely add Chuck Berry’s iconic performance to our list, Thanks for the suggestion!
@@vp8reacts Chuck Berry was a brilliant song-writer. My Ding-a-Ling was his absolute worst song, a shameless embarrassment. It could have been written by a 9-year-old - and, as such, appeals to those with a 9-year-old mentality, and doubtless made him a lot of money. It is best forgotten. There are any number of other CB songs worth your attention: Memphis, Tennessee; Roll Over Beethoven; Brown-Eyed Handsome Man; Maybelline; Sweet Little Sixteen; Thirty Days; You Never Can Tell; No Particular Place to Go; Too Much Monkey Business ... the list goes on and on.