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Musicbrainz DBIt was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle
And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "it goes to show you never can tell"
They furnished off an apartment with a 2-room Roebuck sale
The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale,
But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "it goes to show you never can tell"
They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast
700 little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz
But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "it goes to show you never can tell"
They bought a souped-up jitney, was a cherry red '53
And drove it down to Orleans to celebrate their anniversary
It was there where Pierre was wedded to the lovely mademoiselle
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "it goes to show you never can tell"
They had a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle
And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "it goes to show you never can tell"
| btt (firmly ensconsed in the Beautiful B.C Interior) | Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 08:00 Hmmn . I thought this song was released in 1964 , not 1956 ? Can anybody clarify ?? |
| number7 (Napanee, Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 17:41 I don't understand why some of the greatest R & R artists think this song is..........I don't know, "classic". It just seems so forgettable, nothing of a song. Not good, not bad but so, soso. Songs are like fashion & there is no accounting for taste. |
| robbeek (the foothills above El Lay....) | Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 17:33 Damn, Bill!! ELO to Mr. Berry hear...went from serious air cello to twisting like Uma! |
| max_p | Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 08:31 TV dinners Gone c'est la vie |
| fridgerat (Cape Town, South Africa) | Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 08:31 Most awesome triple play - brilliant. Hall of The Mountain King, Into Roll Over Beethoven in this. Totally rocking out here :D |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Oct 20, 2012 - 00:04 lophrequa wrote: did he say coolerator? Sounds like a George Bush-ism! |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:26 darrio wrote: I like it! Thought of Pulp Fiction immediately of course. I would think most people knew this song for quite a while before "Pulp Fiction" was even dreamed of, but maybe not. |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:23 God-like from one of the Gods of Rock and Roll. |
| flyboy (Sarah Palin's Hometown) | Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:27 LongGoneDaddy wrote:  I wish I could still get a decent shake for $5. |
| deepwoodskev (In a town west of Chicago) | Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:24 iTuner wrote: It's a shame that RP has come to playing songs like this. It's listed under alternative in iTunes last I checked. Last time I checked it was under Ecelctic. And I hope RP continues to play songs like this. It's why most people listen. |
| Vogelfrei (Western Montana) | Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:23 iTuner wrote: It's a shame that RP has come to playing songs like this. It's listed under alternative in iTunes last I checked. Chuck Berry is always a good alternative. |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 11:00 |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 21:09 Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell, Live (2007) |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jan 02, 2011 - 15:45 Emmylou Harris - c'est la Vie, you never can tell, Live (1977) |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jan 02, 2011 - 15:23
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| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 23:07 iTuner wrote: It's a shame that RP has come to playing songs like this. |
| iTuner | Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 22:59 It's a shame that RP has come to playing songs like this. It's listed under alternative in iTunes last I checked. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 22:14 calypsus_1 wrote: Emmylou Harris - "You Never Can Tell" Live (1978): |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jun 05, 2010 - 19:31  Reelin' N' Rockin' by ~Found-Objects ©2007-2010 ~Found-Objects Chuck Berry, need I say more. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 23:51 Emmylou Harris - "You Never Can Tell" Live (1978) |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 13:49 Last man standing? Gonna be 84 this year. Jerry Lee? Think he's second generation to Chuck. |
| CamLwalk (Albany NY) | Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 23:01 Isn't the title really "C'est La Vie"? I always called it that. |
| CamLwalk (Albany NY) | Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 23:00 Yeah....bustin' out the 10 for this one. Deserves it. Might be one of the best songs ever by anybody. |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 22:58 10. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 09:46 Of all the early breakthrough rock & roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, and one of its greatest performers. Quite simply, without him there would be no Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, nor a myriad others. There would be no standard "Chuck Berry guitar intro," the instrument's clarion call to get the joint rockin' in any setting. The clippety-clop rhythms of rockabilly would not have been mainstreamed into the now standard 4/4 rock & roll beat. There would be no obsessive wordplay by modern-day tunesmiths; in fact, the whole history (and artistic level) of rock & roll songwriting would have been much poorer without him. Like Brian Wilson said, he wrote "all of the great songs and came up with all the rock & roll beats." Those who do not claim him as a seminal influence or profess a liking for his music and showmanship show their ignorance of rock's development as well as his place as the music's first great creator. Elvis may have fueled rock & roll's imagery, but Chuck Berry was its heartbeat and original mindset. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifyxqw5ldse~T1 |
| darrio (Sydney, Australia) | Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 09:43 I like it! Thought of Pulp Fiction immediately of course. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 09:42 Very nice!! |
| newwavegurly | Posted: Jan 09, 2010 - 23:02 Always reminds me of this:  Now I wanna dance, I wanna win. I want that trophy, so dance good. Just like some of the previous posters. Nice addition to the playlist that I don't recall hearing here before. |
| Carl_LaFong (south by southeast) | Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 19:08 Love this song! And so does Nick Lowe, who would later morph the verse melody into "I Knew The Bride". |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 14:30 marcucho wrote:  |
| Lrobby99 | Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 14:29 marcucho wrote: Most excellent, daddio |
| marcucho (Querétaro, Mx) | Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 14:27 |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 05:07 And now I'm dancing,,,,  |
| GINRUSH (Rochester, MI) | Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 05:05 I like my juice with lots of Pulp! |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 05:04 did he say coolerator? |
| mutepoint (The pies have it) | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 16:20 Nice addition to the playlist. Great tune! |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 16:17 Makes me think of that movie.... |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Sep 01, 2009 - 21:52 John Lennon & Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode" Live |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Aug 06, 2009 - 02:04 Chuck Berry - "You Never Can Tell" Live (2007) Jerry Garcia Band with Bruce Hornsby - "You Never Can Tell" Live (1991)"Always loved seing JGB do this song. It's great to dance to :-) " "Two months after this show I had the wonderful experience of diving with Jerry in Kona Hawaii! 5 hours on the boat, and he even fished my hat out of the ocean after it blew of my head! " suckemupsouthpoint
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After keeping his head on the keyboard for a couple of minutes, three men led him off stage to an awaiting ambulance. The crew checked the singer out but, twenty minutes later, he signed a waiver and went back into the auditorium after he heard the crowd still clapping. Reports say that he was standing fine and was alert but, after trying to play the guitar, said he was too weak to go on, did a couple of steps of his duck walk and left the stage.
Berry had played at B.B. King's club in New York City on New Year's Eve before flying to Chicago.
in http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/