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I always wanted to play like Marty McFly in this scene. Turns out I can!

The reactions of the other musicians on stage now make perfect sense!

Michael Fox's mime was really compelling and inspiring to me, you could really feel like he was actually playing and living every note. what a good actor

This is absolutely hilarious, probably only something another guitarist could appreciate. I always wondered how this would actually sound. Thanks a million for doing this. Speaking of other guitarists, every knowledgeable player knows he's playing a Gibson ES-345TD with a Bigsby and the varitone rotary switch. It wasn't introduced until 1959 and wouldn't have been available at the time Marty was supposed to be playing it.

now their reaction on his playing feels more authentic!

“Marty‘s groundbreaking guitar work laid the foundation for future generations of free jazz.”

I read an interview with one of the production staff of BTTF a while ago where it was pointed out that most of the guitar was mimed higher up on the fretboard than it should have been, and apparently it was deliberate so that both of Michael's hands would stay on screen in the 4:3 cut for TV and VHS - Michael learned the whole track properly, then had to relearn how to play it wrong, which actually makes a pretty good mime job even better, haha.

1:52 bro really played better call saul theme 💀

THE WAY HE ENDED THAT SOLO GOT ME CRYING

"You know that new sound you're looking for?! Well listen to this!!" That part had me dying.

There's a live cut of him playing on that stage from an old reel of edited scenes. It sounds very good and nothing like this. Its on KZfaq.

0:20 Marvin’s face takes on a whole new meaning with the updated audio 😂😂

I always wondered why the parents didn't find it weird that their son grew up to look EXACTLY like the kid they both knew back at school!

He actually did a pretty good job matching it to what you hear in the movie.

1 thing for sure, Michael can play guitar and these tunes specifically. 2 possibilities: all his guitar strings were tuned half step down so the sounds came out in Bb while he's playing in B like he said - or, the audio was pitched down during the editing process. The scene where he played different chords progression than what can be heard was possibly the editor's fault, while the rest was part of the scenario of him losing his ability to play.

I'm finding this funnier than I thought I would. The "LISTEN TO THIS!" seriously got me.

Amazing! Though I don't think they quite had that level of distortion back then, but their kids will love it!

Among guitar aficionados it is often pointed out that Marty is playing a Gibson ES 335 which wasn't introduced until 1958. And truth be told the one Marty is playing is from a later model year because it has split block neck markers and a bigsby vibrato which were not available until a few years after the introduction. But hey, he travelled back in time in a Delorean so let's not quibble over the small stuff. And it is a terrific movie.

When Marty rose from the dead and strummed that powerful outta tune chord it was magical comedy!

There is a distinct difference in acting and real life, and this video proves it. This is great for anyone who plays guitar. Absolutely hilarious.

Michael J Fox does actually play guitar for real in the earlier scenes in the film and also briefly in the sequel, and he did later learn that solo all the way through as people kept asking him to play it.

MJF is such a legend!

As a purist Rickenbacker 'behssist', I love that you've got the fortitude to keep the. Pickup cover on. Your great man. Keep rockin, especially when your Ricken.

The strange thing is this scene from the movie did sort of happen in real life at a live soc hop in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in early 1958. Link Wray and the Ray Men were asked to play a song called "The Stroll" for a vocal group called the "Diamonds" that were there. Link's drummer and bass player knew it but Link didn't. They started playing it so Link walked over to his Premier Amp dimed the amp volume all the way up to ten along with the tremolo effect built into the amp and started power chording to what his drummer and bass player were playing. The bass player grabbed a mic and stuck it in front of the amp. The power chords were now thundering through the PA speakers with a strange throbbing effect from the tremolo also being cranked up. The teens at the soc hop all rushed up to the stage and started slamming their fists on the front of the stage in time with the beat. It was an instant hit with the kids and they demanded Link keep playing it so Link and his Ray Men played it four times that night. The kids dubbed it "Oddball" but Link and the Wray Men recorded it a short time later, and it became known as "THE RUMBLE". It became a hit charting up to #16 and became so popular with gangs they would all go nuts and start fights whenever it came on the radio (it was banned from airplay in NYC). Guitarists Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Pete Townsend have all said that song was life changing because it was essentially the first use of power chords in a cranked up distorted amp. It's what inspired them to take all of the blues music they were learning and fuse it with power chords through ear splitting cranked up amps.

Marty McFly Shreds

Ok I gotta say for most of it, he was kind of close. I mean that's a lot better than most where it is horribly off.

That is some sick overdrive .

I'll bet they recorded the actual songs after filming the scenes. The most popular and original version of "Earth Angel" by the Penguins is in the key of A, and that's the chord prog MJF appears to be playing. He also says "blues riff in B" right before he "plays" the song, so he was correct on his end. Not his fault that they dubbed a song in Bb over it.

Bravo!!! I’ve always wondered what they actually sounded. I just can’t believe I had to wait 38 years to hear Marty’s playing! LOL Keep at it!

"Marty accidentally invents future guitar techniques using time travel" is one the dumbest plot points in cinema history and I love it

That made my night, and the last bit had me laughing out loud. Never knew I need to see this, but damn glad I did. Fucking awesome. 🤘

Lmaooooo the little “frrt” at the end 💨

This should never have been made but I’m thankful it has. I didn’t know I needed this but I definitely did 😂

That's probably the funniest thing I've seen in 20 years. My side's literally hurt from laughing

3:17 That "Well listen to this" just made me laugh so hard 🤣

Well done. Really well done. An honest interpretation of what appeared on screen. And frankly, compared to most, MJF came damn close, as he said he strived to. I'm a drummer and I was in one stupid little movie and they got my hands backward and I'll never recover. So, hats off Michael J. you did your homework and the editor didn't screw you.

I love that the band didn't need any further explanation when he tells them "the dance is where they had their first kiss, if they don't kiss they can't fall in love" They're just like "yeah, seems about right"

I had the great pleasure of watching Mike play this live to the crew and cast here in Wtgn with a Beatles Tribute band, he sang and played wonderfully. Great memories.

Since 1985, I always wondered what this sounded like. Thanks!

You know, it would be funnier if you could dub in Michael J. Fox's actual voice as he is singing this along with his actual guitar playing.

The variety of content in this channel man Big up Bradley

"Well listen to this!" 3:23

The behind-the-head part of the solo has me dead 🤣💀

The looks the band gives makes this even more brilliant \m/ Well done.

He does really play guitar to a certain degree so he had a general idea how to position his hands. That scene along with the ending to the second Bill and Ted movie is what made me want to play guitar haha

Actually far better than what I was expecting.

I gotta say this and its sister clip for Crossroads are just genius! I haven't laughed this hard in a while and it felt great! It's like, we know the actors aren't playing for real, but I never would have thought to put sound the wrong stuff they're playing. Well done!

dude!! that detail at 3:42 where he accidentaly touched the guitar string! i burst out laughing

You may not like the reality of how Marty sounds, trying to play... but your kids are gonna love it!

I am a musician of some hundreds of years, and this is a demo of the real guitar playing against the film version. It is excellent. Well done sir. Very real, and very excellent

Well, I'm glad they made the cut version of this that we all know and love today !

Tears coming out of my eyes. Nice job!

Such a great idea. I never even considered how off those chords were until I heard you play it and then looked at his hands and thought - how did I not see that before! I can't imagine how hard you worked to get all those chord shapes. Must have been hours of work. Good job!

1:52 better call saul

4:15 Even Hendrix and Clapton couldn't end with such a well-timed fart. Greatest guitarist ever

_“I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”_ Now it makes sense!

2:15 On the lower right, his girlfriend is telling him "It isn't what he's really playing, ya know".

MJF actually played this live with Coldplay a few years back, he finally stopped being a slacker

bwahaha, that little tinkle when he held the guitar behind his head is adorable lol

When I clicked this I was expecting some 'behind the scenes' type audio of Michael's original performance before they dubbed Tim May's performance. Having seen some behind the scenes before I knew his playing hadn't actually made the cut but did know how to play guitar.

Even with the "Real" Johnny B. Goode riff it sounds ahead of its time. It sounds like some kind of punk or butt rock riff

1:06 - "I can't play!" - No shit.

3:54 the reaction was so accurate

The phone call to Chuck always gets me 😂 funny shit

I always liked this scene because Michael can play all that stuff on guitar no problem but puts acting (maybe the directors decision?) first and plays some funny notes/chords.

If you had made this video in 1985, there would be about 10 million less guitar pickers in the world today! 😂 Seriously though, I think I speak for alot of us when I say, that this scene, from this movie, is the reason most of us 80's and 90's kids picked up a guitar in the first place. Definately one of the coolest moments in film history!

The fart at the end killed me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

MJF is a legend he is really good playing guitar he play with coldplay so many times even with parkinson’s nobody can stop him God bless MJF

This was such an awesome scene! Regardless of the key change, Michael J Fox deserves huge props for making "Johnny B Goode" so authentic.

He actually knows how to play but the way he played looked more cinematic.

This just makes BTTF even better/funnier 😂

The amount of times I watched and rewound this on VHS lol!

No joke, this just makes me want to watch Back to The Future now. Bloody hilarious though 😂. You get a sub!

1:15 Even the smallest of details don't go unnoticed. 😂😂

the little fart at the end really makes it lol

That solo was crushing my soul

3:45 When I try to play eruption that's what it sounds like.....

So basically this is what Marty McFly's playing would've sounded like a half step higher.

This is hillarious!

Thank you so much!!!!!

3:32 nice death metal riff

0:56 it's like his playing so bad he'd being erased from existence lol

Bro...I wuz on the floor. You nailed it, absolutely. Apparently, nobody was watching They have a continuity person to check all this but, the guitar slipped through the cracks... Love yer playin' by the way

I wasn’t expecting this to sound so good!

That solo was the first thing that made me want to learn guitar.

One of my favourite scenes from the movie, this was fucking great to watch

3:00 that girl getting flipped upside down was a pause the video moment back in the 80s

Ha, voll der der Beschiss - ich wurde den Verdacht nie los. Und dann noch einen abgerissen am Schluss! Köstlich!

0:18 Saul

This was amazing. I love when the sound drops out cause we can't see what he's playing. Well done.

I haven't laughed like that in a while. I'm in tears, and the family think there's something wrong with me. That solo ending just resulted in snot on my phone screen 😂

I usually get anger issues when actors are completely off of the rhythm (the obvious thing), but this is really good.

I like how towards the end, Marty has maxed out all distortion

I remember being like 4 and this scene made me want to play guitar.

This is hilarious… Singing in one key and playing in another… The fart at the end was a nice touch.

😂😂😂 this is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen maybe. Seriously bro, I was very down today and this helped me so much. Thank you!!! The behind the back playing had me wheezing I was laughing so hard

1:26 and the entirety of the Jonny B Goode segment got me laughing seriously! 😂

3:18 This made me crack up so hard. The transition is perfect! :'D

The fart at the end was perfection.