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There is a famous Chuck Berry song titled Roll Over Beethoven. The overall meaning was telling a DJ to stop playing classical music and play rollrock and roll. But when I looked up for the definition of the phrase "roll over", I can't find a meaning suitable for here. Can you explain what does "roll over" mean here?

There is a famous Chuck Berry song titled Roll Over Beethoven. The overall meaning was telling a DJ to stop playing classical music and play roll and roll. But when I looked up for the definition of the phrase "roll over", I can't find a meaning suitable for here. Can you explain what does "roll over" mean here?

There is a famous Chuck Berry song titled Roll Over Beethoven. The overall meaning was telling a DJ to stop playing classical music and play rock and roll. But when I looked up for the definition of the phrase "roll over", I can't find a meaning suitable for here. Can you explain what does "roll over" mean here?

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"Roll Over" in the Song Roll Over Beethoven

There is a famous Chuck Berry song titled Roll Over Beethoven. The overall meaning was telling a DJ to stop playing classical music and play roll and roll. But when I looked up for the definition of the phrase "roll over", I can't find a meaning suitable for here. Can you explain what does "roll over" mean here?