Chuck Berry is one of the top 5 most important figures in rock history. His influence is heavily seen in The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Beach Boys and countless others. "Maybelline", " Roll Over Beethoven", "Rock And Roll Music, "Johnny B. Goode", among many more of his classics are among the greatest Rock recordings ever. If they had a " Mount Rushmore" of Rock & Roll, he would be on it.

There is a part you missed of Chuck Berry coaching the audience to sing along with him. That part makes the "double entendre" easier to grasp.

My sister absolutely loved this song. Of course, like Lex, she didn't understand the innuendo. She was, however, only just turned seven at the time!

The look of confusion on Brad's face at first was hysterical. Rock on guys🎵❤️🎶🎼

In 1977, a recording of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" was included on a golden disc sent to space with the Voyager mission. The mission continues today.

Lmfao I love that Lex can draw all kinds of connections and make abstract metaphors effortlessly make sense in her head, but is completely stumped by this extremely obvious double entendre. Never change, Lex

The most important part was cut off of the beginning. He explains what his ding a ling is and teaches the audience about what part they are supposed to sing. That part where he is talking to the crowd is so funny

Metaphor! He’s playing with his own ding-a-ling! Association 😂

Before the song started Chuck asked the audience to sing their parts.

Hey Lex, it's basically a double entendre Ding-A-Ling is also an old school reference to male genitalia

This was huge when I was at school. There's an extended version of this where Chuck gets the crowd going first. 🤣🤣

You have to listen to the long version to know what the song is about.

I love this novelty song by Chuck Berry! He was one of the legends of Rock and Roll! It’s just a silly, fun double entendre song! No deep, complicated meaning! Check out other hits like Maybelline, Sweet Little Sixteen, and Johnny B. Goode! He influenced many acts that followed him, including, The Rolling Stones! ❤️❤️

Chuck Berry was a founding father of Rock-N-Roll. He wrote some great early rock songs. Every rock star was influenced by Chuck. The Beatles idolize him, along with Little Richard, and others. Chuck Berry was great.

Singing this in elementary school was a right of passage in the 70's and 80's.

I remember this song playing on the radio in the early 1970s when I was just a little kid. Nobody batted an eye. By the way, Chuck Berry.. the true king of rock and roll.

Brad & Lex, you'll love his "Maybellene" and "Roll Over Beethoven" !!! You must see him doing the duck walk while playing the guitar!! One of the fathers of Rock n Roll!!

OMG, this song doesn't nearly get the attention it deserves, a Chuck Berry classic, and thanks for watching the actual video, as this tune for sure needs the visual aids. LOL

My Ding-a-Ling" is a novelty song written and recorded by Dave Bartholomew. It was covered by Chuck Berry in 1972 and became his only number-one Billboard Hot 100 single in the United States. Later that year, in a longer unedited form, it was included on the album The London Chuck Berry Sessions. Guitarist Onnie McIntyre and drummer Robbie McIntosh who later that year went on to form the Average White Band, played on the single along with Nic Potter of Van der Graaf Generator on bass. "My Ding-a-Ling" was originally recorded by Dave Bartholomew in 1952 for King Records. When Bartholomew moved to Imperial Records, he re-recorded the song under the new title, "Little Girl Sing Ting-a-Ling". In 1954, the Bees on Imperial released a version entitled "Toy Bell". Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts recorded it in 1961, and it was part of their live act for many years. Berry recorded a version called "My Tambourine" in 1968, but the version which topped the charts was recorded live during the Lanchester Arts Festival at the Locarno ballroom in Coventry, England, on 3 February 1972 by the Pye Mobile Recording Unit - engineered by Alan Perkins, where Berry - backed by the Roy Young Band - topped a bill that also included Slade, George Carlin, Billy Preston and Pink Floyd. Boston radio station WMEX disc jockey Jim Connors was credited with a gold record for discovering the song and pushing it to #1 over the airwaves and amongst his peers in the United States. Billboard ranked it as the No. 15 song for 1972. The song is based on the melody of the 19th-century folk song "Little Brown Jug". Bartholomew's 1952 version contains a Shave and a Haircut motif. The song tells of how the singer received a toy consisting of "silver bells hanging on a string" from his grandmother, who calls them his "ding-a-ling". According to the song, he plays with it in school, and holds on to it in dangerous situations like falling after climbing the garden wall, and swimming across a creek infested with snapping turtles. From the second verse onward, the lyrics consistently exercise the double entendre in that a penis could just as easily be substituted for the toy bells and the song would still make sense. The lyrics with their sly tone and innuendo (and the enthusiasm of Berry and the audience) caused many radio stations to refuse to play it. British morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse tried unsuccessfully to get the song banned. Whitehouse wrote to the BBC's Director General that "One teacher told us of how she found a class of small boys with their trousers undone, singing the song and giving it the indecent interpretation which-in spite of all the hullabaloo-is so obvious ... We trust you will agree with us that it is no part of the function of the BBC to be the vehicle of songs which stimulate this kind of behaviour-indeed quite the reverse." In Icons of Rock, Scott Schinder calls the song "a sophomoric, double-entendre-laden ode to masturbation".[6] Robert Christgau remarked that the song "permitted a lot of twelve-year-olds new insight into the moribund concept of 'dirty'". During a short spoken introduction to the song on the single, Berry refers to the song as "our alma mater". For a re-run of American Top 40, some stations, such as WOGL in Philadelphia, replaced the song with an optional extra when it aired a rerun of a November 18, 1972 broadcast of AT40 (where it ranked at #14) on December 6, 2008. Among other stations, most Clear Channel-owned radio stations to whom the AT40 1970s rebroadcasts were contracted did not air the rebroadcast that same weekend, although it was because they were playing Christmas music and not because of the controversy. Even back in 1972, some stations would refuse to play the song on AT40, even when it reached number one. The controversy was lampooned in The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Pony", in which a Springfield Elementary School student attempts to sing the song during the school's talent show. He barely finishes the first line of the refrain before an irate Principal Skinner pushes him off the stage, angrily proclaiming "This act is over!"

He was a great entertainer, but more than that: He practically invented Rock & Roll, and passed it on to the British. True legend

Angus Young, lead guitarist from AC/DC, copied Chuck Berry's duck walk.

This performance was taken from The Chuck Berry London Sessions, evident from the reference to "the future Parliament is out there". Also, I have the LP of this concert, the only Chuck Berry album in my collection. And Brad is right on top of this one. A total double entendre, all the way. At the end of the second side of the album the stage announcer says "We want Chuck to play more but people are outside waiting to come in and see The Pink Floyd". THE Pink Floyd, interesting double bill.

my mom used to play this in the car on long trips. 😆

I didn't know Chuck had this much charisma and stage presence. He had the crowd right in the palm of his hand, right there with his ding-a-ling. 🤣

You need to find the complete version of this song, because Chuck tells the students how to sing along with him. It's really funny 😄, but you can hear the results of his teaching on this shortened version.

Brad is right, lol. It's play with words. Double meaning. Use your imagination, Lex! Chuck is a legend. One of the Grandfathers of Rock n Roll. Blues, rock, rockabilly, some very early punk. lol. Many good songs from him and very animated, good looks. Crazy that this song was his biggest hit, as he's had many great hits, too. He was from Missouri. His son is also a guitarist, singer. Check him out, too.

The most innocent yet most influential song in that time ....showed how people would have a choice on how to interpret the lyricism and to most should be obvious context . Grew up listening to this sing on a 45 LPS...he was a pioneer for so many that followed him

Chuck Berry was one of the great entertainers of his time. This song came out in the early 70's and raised a few eye brows but man , everyone knew the words lol. He was one of the greats !

Y'all are a hoot! This song came out when I was in high school and we all loved it because we all knew exactly what he was talking about! We were astounded that the radio censors let it play on the air!

My mom and dad use to listen to this song 😂 and I'm cracking up now we watching ur expressions 🤣😅

My grandfather and his brother would get tipsy and belt this one out at family gatherings.

I play with my ding a ling at least twice a day lololol 🙃 😅 😆

You'd be amazed at what they'd allow in tv and music..(BACK THEN).. if it was presented properly..Very catch big choruses major chords.. everything....Mr. Berry was a true forerunner in RocknRoll.. Nice song..

This is the first time I've seen Lex really not get a song, she just looked completely bewildered all the way through 😂😂

I told you our generation was filthy. And Chuck started it all in the ‘50’s! The difference is, WE HAD FUN WITH IT 😁 Man, I remember one time, it was around the time this song came out, like 1972, and me and my family were coming back from one of my little league games, and we stopped off at the pizza place, and I put a quarter in the juke box, and played some Chuck Berry. It was this song. I hadn’t heard it before, but when it came on, the whole place was rolling on the floor, my parents were looking at each other cracking up, and here I am at 11 years old super embarrassed. But jeez Lex, EVEN I KNEW WHAT HE MEANT!! Rock on, Chuck, RIP - and then there was the time I saw Chuck at Louie’s Rock City and he invited the whole audience up on stage to dance, and the club tried to shut it down, but Chuck said he wouldn’t play unless people could dance on stage. So we danced on stage! RIP CHUCK UR THE GREATEST

There’s a longer version where he teaches the audience the participation part. It’s super funny.

You guys should react to more Chuck Berry… "You Can Never Tell", "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Rock and Roll Music", "Back in the U.S.A.", "Carol", "No Particular Place to Go" 🎸🤘

Anytime I said I was bored my Granny would sing this to me.

It's the way it sounds to say ding a ling. And the fact that most people don't refer to bells as ding a lings although, it's an apt description. Enjoyed it, as always.

A Legend of R'n'R can also have a Funny time with his audience 🤪

his only #1 hit song! (and of course the Grandma line is what allowed it to be played on the radio - as Brad said the 'double-meaning' was immediately reduced to one ).

I have been to many, many rock concerts. Chuck Berry was the most memorable. His very first act upon reaching the stage was to go take a "supercharge" bong hit from a crazed fan close to the stage. An ELITE entertainer. And....no fuzz or wah or distortion from his guitar. Every note: crystal clear. I saw him at one of those all-day outdoor rock "festivals" that lasted a couple days and featured multiple bands.

The REAL king of rock n roll!! RIP Mr.Chuck freaking Berry!!!

Parents had his live In London release on eight track. Best of early childhood memories.

He is a Legend to the highest order. When you look at the greatest of all time, they looked to him.

A MUST HEAR Classic,, Chuck Berry "No Particular Place To Go"

Chuck's only Number one hit song.

"to girls over here singing in harmony" Wink wink nudge nudge.

Chuck Berry...as influential as Jimi Hendrix. And funny as hell.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! I was a innocent little boy when this song came out! Laughed at it every time it was played on the radio! To see you guys react to this, is PRICLESS!

Oh man, when my grandma would play this record for me when I was a tiny kid we'd laugh and sing this all loud 'n proud!!

This song was Chuck's biggest hit going to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. So there!

Hey guys! Very cool song and another great review! By the way don't you want to make a crossover video with Andy & Alex? I watch both your channels every day and that would be huuuuuge!!!

This song Chuck always did at colleges around the country…RIP Chuck Berry.

I remember all the kids on the school bus singing this. My second day of school first time on the bus,everyone singing that song I'd never heard. I was like school is gonna be groovey

I remember Bart Simpson singing this in a episode 🤣 or some character in the Simpsons i thought it was bart. 🤔

One of the Best Performers I've ever seen in all my days..! Early 80's in Reno Nevada at The MGM Hotel Casino... Off the hook with peoples dancing on all the tables..!!! The last song he invited as many people as could fit dancing with him and his band..!!! One of the Best Times of my life..!!!

Now THAT'S crowd participation!

It was a whole different era. This was when the FCC would try to make people like The Doors and The Stones change lyrics to appear on TV. The double entendre allowed him to sing about ding a lings because it was just "a cute little toy".

I was just reading about this song earlier today. Chuck Berry was not the first to record it but had the biggest hit with it. Some schools banned students from singing it and some radio stations refused to play it. His version was released in 1970 or 1971 but dates back to the 60’s.

This was his only number one record...his earlier albums are amazing and he was truly a revolutionary songwriter, performer and guitar player. A pillar of rock and roll and Americana.

Ministry has a cool version of this. 😉👍

When he is teaching the chorus is funny too.

Chuck Berry was so cool!

I’m old enough to have seen Chuck Berry a few times, and sang about my Ding-a-ling. Thanks for sharing.

I don’t care what anyone says, Chuck is the King of rock n roll! Chuck was rocking with the electric guitar while Elvis was still strumming chords on acoustic.

This song was a riot when I was a toddler... And when I'm in a bad mood, I revisit this performance.

I heard from a big Elvis fan, that this song went to #1 on the record charts. An Elvis's record stalled at #2 and could never over take My-Ding-A-Ling.

Chuck headlined the first outdoor rock festival I attended. That was about fifty years ago, and just happened to be one of the longest, craziest nights of my youth. That's a different story of its own. I do remember that Chuck had the whole place dancing and singing along for his entire set.

Once I was swimming across turtle creek... haha, for some reason I've never forgot that verse, I could never remember the other verses but that one stuck, I've sang that to people over the years being goofy and no one knew it. Chuck Berry was one of the greatest!

Chuck berry is a legend. So glad I was able to experience him. Literally favorite artist when I was little. I had a cassette with his greatest hits and played it all the time.

Oddly enough, this was his all-time, best-selling single record!

I saw Chuck Berry play this for a crowd of Deadheads in Portland in 1995. When the crowd is game, this sing a long is epic fun.

The simplicity of Chuck's production is refreshing and heartfelt.

This song was Chuck Berry's one and only #1 hit song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart back in early fall of 1972. It's amazing that this song was his one and only #1 hit song of his career. This man will always be one of the first black artists to hit it big in the rock and roll Era. RIP Mr. Berry

In the old days you couldn't say a lot of things on the radio. So people found ways around them. This was his way of poking fun of the rules and having fun at the same time.

His face would be on the Mount Rushmore of Rock and Roll. Come on Lex, it's CHUCK BERRY!!!!

Recorded February 3, 1972 at the Lanchester Arts Festival in Coventry, England "Moldy Old Dough" by Lieutenant Pigeon was recorded at the Kingsway in Coventry in 1971. Recorded less than a mile apart both topped the charts either side of the Atlantic during 1972.

loved waiting for you to "get" the innuendo LOL

We were really little kids when our school bus driver use to crank this song up on our ride to school. We'd all sing along! (early 1970's).

Lol, only the great Chuck Berry could pull this off lmfao. Thanks for reactin to this one

Chuck Berry is rock and roll royalty

Brad and lex you are so terrific and entertaining man you made me laugh like crazy both of y'all's expression

He was the man. How could you ever get away with the lyrics back then. Brilliant. Hilarious.

LOL at your reactions. Check out "Roll Over Beethoven" from the same concert. Chuck at his R'n'R best but also the same mischievous interaction with the audience.

This song has nothing to do with why Chuck Berry was great. Check out "Maybelline", "No Particular Place to Go", Johnny B Goode", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Roll Over Beethoven" and a dozen or so others if you really want to find out why Chuck is considered one of the original rock and roll greats (if not the greatest of them all). "My Ding a Ling" was a weak attempt at a hit when he hadn't had one for a few years -- and it worked. Chuck was still a great performer here but past his prime as a creative force.

man.... I just loved Chuck.... this cut is from the 'london berry sessions'... and my cousin had a copy and we listened to it over and over... The live version is so cool... but I did hear it many years before with the studio version... Chuck Berry IS rock n roll... yes there were others who were important.. but Chuck wrote Jonny B Goode... as well as Maybeline and so many others that wrre classic..

Lex, sweety, you are beginning to worry me. When Brad has to explain what his ding-a-ling is and it took you that long to grasp it (lol), I have no words left.

Nice reaction. The first line of the song is how he got it past the censorship boards. Hey, I am just singing about a bell. You're the ones with the dirty minds. For everyone else it's a song about playing with your private part. Brad you totally got the song. It's fun song. What was cut out there. Was he asked the audience to those parts. Chuck Berry a rock star in every sense of the word. He would hire locals to play the other band parts. A true legend.

Pretty sure I recommended this one a few months ago. Glad to see you got to it! I assume you watched the start where he told the audience how to sing along.

Haha I was hoping you guys would get to this one some day - I love Chuck Berry - legend! LOL at Brad: "Yeah then it became a single, he was literally talking about it"

Wow you guys are adventurous ! The look on Lex's face 😅she's still trying to figure it out. Believe it or not, this song was a staple on our oldies station in Cleveland.

His guitar sounds so pure and vibrant!

“Man, them snappers all around my feet.” Think about that one. 😂

Lex!!! I'm dying!! 😆😂🤣🤣

He is a founding father of all rock and roll...Johnny B goode...You have heard it dozens of times !!

This song is absolutely hilarious! They have an episode of The Simpsons where a 9 year old kid is singing it and Principal Skinner has to run and grab the kid off stage. Watching Lex not get it in the beginning was priceless. 😆

My favorite song when I was four. This was a hit, btw. On the radio, 1972. Which is how I knew it. Didn't hear too much new stuff from old Chuck again until round the time he was being awarded lifetime-achievement statues in the 80s. Look guys, the 70s were a hard, weird time. People needed outlets. Hence ... (gestures toward the video)

He meant it to be naughty the whole time. The only way he could get away with it was to say it was silver bells on a string…… it’s just a fun little song. Such a great memory, when I was 10 or so, we went in a Boy Scout family trip to Disneyland. We were all packed on two huge buses. One on the 20 somethings on the bus lead us all in singing this song on the bus. Luckily my parents were on the other bus. Lol. My mother would not have approved. It was 1981, I was 10, and I had no clue it was about anything more than bells. I just knew it was a lot of fun.

Whoooooosh... right over Lex's head