10 Elvis Presley Songs - #6
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222285)
United States
June 7, 2022 6:44am CST
Elvis recorded "Jailhouse Rock" for the film of the same name in 1957. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
The premise of the song is that: "The warden threw a party in the county jail.
The prison band was there and they began to wail...
...Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock..."
The Shifty Henry that is mentioned in the song is an LA musician, not a criminal. The Purple Gang was a real mob.
The song hit #1 on some of the US charts and #3 on the US Billboard Most Played Country & Western Singles.
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@FourWalls (86580)
• United States
7 Jun 22
A hunka-hunka burning Elvis! A true classic. (Loved the way The Blues Brothers closed with their rendition of this song.)
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
8 Jun 22
Yes, I remember the end of The Blues Brothers. Great movie.
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@FourWalls (86580)
• United States
8 Jun 22
@LindaOHio — my putting coach says The Blues Brothers is the greatest movie ever. I counter that Blazing Saddles is. 
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
8 Jun 22
@FourWalls I think I've only seen Blazing Saddles once...Blues Brothers about 1/2 dozen times.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
7 Jun 22
Another great song by Elvis Presley. The King of Rock'n'Roll! Love it!.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
8 Jun 22
@LindaOHio Thank you very much. 
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
7 Jun 22
I have my mama’s Elvis 45’s. They still sound pretty good.
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@RasmaSandra (97908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Jun 22
I was never too fond of Jailhouse Rock but do remember dancing to it now and then
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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9 Jun 22
That was a terrific Elvis movie before he had to make some really lousy ones. The dance scene in the jail was fabulous 
And this song wasn't even the King's biggest hit that year. That honor went to "All Shook Up."
And this song wasn't even the King's biggest hit that year. That honor went to "All Shook Up."1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
9 Jun 22
I don't think I've ever seen the movie.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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11 Jun 22
@LindaOHio One of Presley's first movies. He was only 22 at the time.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Jun 22
Yes; and it had some lyrics that were questionable.
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