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Two months after Chuck Berry's death, the rock and roller's first-ever music video – for "Big Boys," the single off his final album– is here The video, shot in black and white commemorates the nostalgic feeling of being a teenager at a 1950s sock hop. Dozens of teenagers scurry over to the dance floor in their socks to dance along with the Berry song while a look-alike of the late rock and roll legend performs onstage. The video also does a great job of mixing popular dance moves of that era (the twist, hand dancing, the duck walk, etcetera) with modern hip-hop choreography. According to directors Matt Bizer and Curtis Wayne Millard in an NPR interview, Chuck Berry was still still alive as the video was being produced, but he passed away unfortunately on March 17th while the video was being edited. "Chuck Berry tunes are a good time and they tell stories that everyone can relate with, so we wanted to stay true to that," Bizer and Millard sadly noted. "When we where shooting the video, Chuck Berry was still with us and during post-production we found out he had passed on. We did not know how to really process it all. In a way, I think we are still processing the entire experience." A screenshot from the music videopublicbroadasting.net Chuck, Berry's last (but certainly not least) LP and his first studio album of original content in about 40 years, comes out on June 9th. Chuck Berry.ultimateclassicrock.com Chuck Berry: Big Boys Lyrics: When I was just a little boy like you I wanted to do things the big boys do Wherever they went you knew they wouldn't let me go And I got suspicious and I wanted to know I was bright in school but my future looked dim 'Cause the big boys wouldn't let me party with them Yes, yes I didn't cry Yes, yes And you know why Yes, yes I knew when and what Yes, yes No ifs, ands, or buts I was looking for joy Yes, yes, yes, yes When I was little bitty boy All of the big girls with their to When I ask 'em what's happening, nobody knew But when I found out where, what, when, and why I didn't let a single week pass by Till the school dance when I first met you And I learned to party like the big boys do Yes, yes I didn't cry Yes, yes And you know why Yes, yes I knew when and what Yes, yes No ifs, ands, or buts I was looking for joy Yes, yes, yes, yes When I was little bitty boy If I would have known what makes a world go 'round I would have known what goes up must come down If you love me like I love you Mademoiselle, je vous aime, voulez-vous? The girls want to stay and the boys want to play So let's a-rock and roll till the break of day Yes, yes I didn't cry Yes, yes And you know why Yes, yes I knew when and what Yes, yes No ifs, ands, or buts I was looking for joy Yes, yes, yes, yes When I was little bitty boy What is your favorite Chuck Berry hit classic? Tell us in the comments section below. Related: - Remembering The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis (RIP) - Greatest Rock Documentaries - Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly And A Young Johnny Cash , Earliest Footage VERY Rare