Back to the Future - Marty McFly Plays "Johnny B. Goode" and "Earth Angel"
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Back to the Future - Marty McFly Plays "Johnny B. Goode" and "Earth Angel"




"You know that new sound you're lookin' for? Well listen to this!" Marty McFly's entire future rests on being able to play the guitar at his parents' Enchantment Under the Sea dance, all the way back in 1955. Watch him rock out to "Earth Angel" and "Johnny B. Goode!"


From the Academy Award-winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis comes Back to the Future - the original, groundbreaking adventure that sparked one of the most successful trilogies ever! When teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is blasted to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine created by the eccentric Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), he finds himself mixed up in a time-shattering chain reaction that could vaporize his future - and leave him trapped in the past. Powered by innovative special effects, unforgettable songs and non-stop action, Back to the Future is an unrivaled adventure that stands the test of time.


© 1985 Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Crispin Glover, Claudia Wells, Billy Zane, Casey Siemaszko

Produced By: Bob Gale, Neil Canton

Written By: Bob Gale & Robert Zemeckis

Directed By: Robert Zemeckis





"Johnny B. Goode"


Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans

Way back up in the woods among the evergreens

There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood

Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode

Who never ever learned to read or write so well

But he could play a guitar just like a-ringing a bell


Go go

Go Johnny go!

Go

Go Johnny go!

Go

Go Johnny go!

Go

Go Johnny go!

Go

Johnny B. Goode!


He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack

Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track

Oh, the engineer would see him sittin' in the shade

Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made

The people passing by, they would stop and say

"Oh my, but that little country boy could play"


Go go

Go Johnny go!

Go

Go Johnny go!

Go

Go Johnny go!

Go

Go Johnny go!

Go

Johnny B. Goode!


His mother told him, "Someday you will be a man,

And you will be the leader of a big ol' band

Many people comin' from miles around

To hear you play your music when the sun go down

Maybe someday your name'll be in lights

Sayin' 'Johnny B. Goode tonight!'"


Go go

Go Johnny go!

Go go go Johnny go!

Go go go Johnny go!

Go go go Johnny go!

Go

Johnny B. Goode!


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