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bidisaster-peanut-romano · 2 years ago

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Alright so, I need to know your thoughts on the possibility of Johnny's name coming from the song Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry. It's something that I personally think, but I wanted to share it with you to get your thoughts on it.

OH HEY YOU KNOW I ACTUALLY LOVE THIS??

i never made the connection before smh but you're absolutely right!!

i always assumed it came from marlon brando's character in the wild one, but i noticed in general that it was kind of a very popular.... "rock'n'roll name" you might say in the 50s and 60s? oh and maybe not only that but popular in those years in general - see also johnny in the outsiders (set in 1965), johnny get angry by joanie sommers (1962), and to put the examples we said before, johnny b goode from berry on top (1959) or the wild one (produced in 1953)

#i love this ure always SO ON POINT with all the little details!!!#like i know i said it before but i will keep saying it the greasers are a clique based on a subculture that has a HISTORY and they aas char #characters are built on that history as well. which is why i dont always like the headcanons that try and explain the rivalry bw greasers a #and preps- like they are nice obvsly and we can do what we want with the material but looking for facts to reason it kind of.... risks miss #missing the point?? bc the rivalry bw greasers and preps is kind of a projection of the class struggle of the adults yknow. like a whole t #thing of ideology- the sons of the working class and the sons of the nobility/old bourgeoisie (nouveau riche is a whole other thing that i #could write PARAGRAPHS on) and maybe they know the exact socioeconomic theory maybe not but they still belong to these two worlds that cann #cannot coexist pacifically in current conditions. and thats kind of the dynamic that has characterized the interactions bw greasers and the #upper classes kids- see the greasers and the socs in the outsiders but also slightly different. bc the socs are still middle class but with #the preps? were talking abt the children of centuries of landowners and tradesman and so forth of the east coast (and east coast is a relev #relevant detail here)#I RANTED AGAIN. one day ill talk about it specifically dont worry i have ranted too much for one time only lol #ty still for the ask!! its always so nice talking w you <3 #odyposts

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