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1956 + HOUND DOG ~Song in the Spotlight..Record~Sessions/Wertheimer-EyeWitness Memories/TV/+1st time Live!, 1957 Live! concert H.D. end of shows.... |
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HOUND DOG was only Two-Thirds written by LEIBER AND STOLLER ! ! !
(IMG:http://www.elvis-tkc.com/forums/uploads/1288204371/gallery_21960_16_50686.jpg) (IMG:http://www.elvis-tkc.com/forums/uploads/1288204371/gallery_21960_29_27816.jpg) BILLBOARD Issue 27th October 1956 -------------------- |
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Great topic. ..... 'Hound Dog' is indeed a pretty iconic rock 'n' roll song, athough it apparently wasn't meant as such originally. Elvis' version on the Milton Berle show is pretty spectacular to watch even today. The audience reactions are rather interesting too, as it almost seems like they quite don't know how to react to EP's "vulgar" bumps and grinds... ...the audience on the second Ed Sullivan show some five months later gives a very different reaction to Elvis' wild moves...
I also like Thornton's original, so it's cool to hear on the '68 comback special when Elvis does a slight lyric alteration to his version, and adds the "snoopin' 'round my door" line in there... ..... As an 'end' note, as great as the song is, at the same time it's easy to see why Elvis wasn't too motivated to sing it properly after '70... he must've done it a million times in the 50s already, and let's face it, the lyrics aren't all that great... but on the other hand, maybe that's where some of the magic of Elvis' original version lies... |
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Great topic. ..... 'Hound Dog' is indeed a pretty iconic rock 'n' roll song, athough it apparently wasn't meant as such originally. Elvis' version on the Milton Berle show is pretty spectacular to watch even today. The audience reactions are rather interesting too, as it almost seems like they quite don't know how to react to EP's "vulgar" bumps and grinds... ...the audience on the second Ed Sullivan show some five months later gives a very different reaction to Elvis' wild moves... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and let's face it, the lyrics aren't all that great... but on the other hand, maybe that's where some of the magic of Elvis' original version lies... Many thanks JOUNI... HOUND DOG on film was the backbone of many of my film shows in the 1970s, with the Ed Sullivan Shows and Steve Allen. ----- ELVIS leaving the stage and HOUND DOG, at the end of his number, heading to change into a HILLBILLY outfit and GUN ! ! ! (IMG:http://www.elvis-tkc.com/forums/uploads/1288387687/gallery_21960_97_1008515.jpg) Photo Above © Alfred Wertheimer -------------------- |
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