10 Elvis Presley Songs - #2
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (156056)
United States
May 24, 2022 8:10am CST
"Hound Dog" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952. Leiber said that the song only took about 12 minutes to write.
The best-known version of "Hound Dog" was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1956. It became one of the best-selling singles of all time, selling approximately 10 million copies worldwide. It was simultaneously #1 on the US pop, country and R&B charts. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1988; and it is listed as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll".
The song was written from a woman's perspective in which she berates "her selfish, exploitative man". Her man is the "hound dog".
"When they said you was high classed
Well, that was just a lie
You know, they said you was high classed
Well, that was just a lie
Yeah, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine"
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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@marguicha (215389)
• Chile
24 May 22
I never could talk about Elvis for many years without adding "my love" to his name
. Hound dog was one of those songs that I danced when parties were part of our Saturdays all the time
. Hound dog was one of those songs that I danced when parties were part of our Saturdays all the time4 people like this
@marguicha (215389)
• Chile
24 May 22
@FourWalls I know. Not only had he the most beautiful voice in the world but he was also incredibly attractive
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@FourWalls (62120)
• United States
24 May 22
An interesting thing: Homer and Jethro, under a pseudonym (Jack Turner and the Granger County Gang) recorded this on RCA three years before Elvis did!
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@marguicha (215389)
• Chile
24 May 22
Elvis gave a twist to many old songs. One of his first "Blue moon of Kentucky" was just another country song before Elvis. And American country music means nothing to me as I´m not American.
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@FourWalls (62120)
• United States
24 May 22
@marguicha — Bill Monroe claimed not to like those long-haired rock people, but after Elvis did “Blue Moon of Kentucky” Monroe redid it at a faster speed!
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
25 May 22
@FourWalls Really? Homer and Jethro? Blue Moon of Kentucky was pretty good. I like Patsy's version better though.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
25 May 22
@LindaOHio , I was in the 60's and 70's music
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
25 May 22
@marlina I was more into 60s music like the British groups.
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
25 May 22
@RubyHawk There are a lot of Elvis fans here. I'm not a big fan.
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
24 May 22
And here I am listening to 'songs by Cole Porter'!!!
I met Elvis when I lived in Memphis---and I'll just leave it at that!!!
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 May 22
Not among my favorite songs by Elvis but I do love that photo. I loved this one song by him that was not too popular Susan When She Tried
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
25 May 22
@RasmaSandra I don't remember ever hearing that one.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
24 May 22
@marguicha His voice was so unique and his "looks" were pretty good!
@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
25 May 22
@MALUSE Yes, it's the same words over and over. Thanks for stopping by.
@dgobucks226 (34356)
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28 May 22
Hound Dog was the first song of Elvis's I heard on the radio. Elvis in his rock n' roll days!
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