Maybelline is the first song that Chuck Berry recorded at Chess in Chicago where he added the influence of R&B to his very country sounding songs. It was actually Willie Dixon who convinced Berry that he wouldn't make it onto the charts as a black country singer and the R&B influence would give his songs the right influence and flair of the new rock 'n' roll style. As you listen to this fast paced song, identify which lyric goes to each verse. a) Maybelline, why can't you be true? b) You've got a rabbit just sitting in the ditch c) As I was motivatin' over the hill d) Maybelline, why can't you be true?
