Big Easy Bonus: Song of the Shrimp
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (89534)
United States
August 16, 2026 10:29am CST
It’s not every day you get a bonus song in the countdown, but then again, this isn’t just any day. Forty nine years ago today the King of Rock and Roll left us. In honor, here’s a bonus song from The Big E referencing the Big Easy.
Song of the Shrimp - Elvis Presley
This didn’t make the “regular” list or top ten for one simple reason: it’s a pretty hokey song. Not every song from that movie (Girls! Girls! Girls!) fit that bill (I love “The Walls Have Ears” and “Because of Love”), but that’s not my favorite Elvis soundtrack.
Not every Elvis song was great, and some of them are downright unlistenable (cough-cough “Yoga Is As Yoga Does”). But it’s cute and whimsical enough…and it mentions New Orleans, so I can use it to remember Elvis and celebrate the wide variety of music he gave us.
Song of the Shrimp
Written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett
Recorded by Elvis Presley
From Girls! Girls! Girls! (soundtrack), 1962
NEW ORLEANS LYRICS:
Free ride, New Orleans, stay in grand hotel
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And yes, there were several corny/weird/funny songs in some of those movies.
@kareng (83517)
• United States
17 Aug
@FourWalls That one seems to pop up every year! Do you remember what you were doing and where you were? I was at my apartment chilling. I didn't do anything that day but play Elvis tunes for the rest of the day. And I cried some too. Such a loss. An Elvis concert in Baton Rouge was my very first concert!
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@FourWalls (89534)
• United States
17 Aug
I saw a post on Facebook where people were commenting on what they were doing when they heard the news.
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@kareng (83517)
• United States
17 Aug
@FourWalls It's actually sad what is happening to AM radio. But times change.
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@teamfreak16 (48509)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Aug
He really had a song called "Yoga is as Yoga Does?" I have not heard of this. We need more on it. 
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@teamfreak16 (48509)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Aug
@FourWalls - I won't risk it. It'll pop into my head during a ride. That's all I need.
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@FourWalls (89534)
• United States
16 Aug
You’re right, that would have been good for him.
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@FourWalls (89534)
• United States
17 Aug
Okay, that will make up for not knowing the “regular” song today. 
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@RasmaSandra (101760)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Aug
Never knew he liked shrimp,
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@FourWalls (89534)
• United States
17 Aug
I don’t know if he liked them, he just liked to eavesdrop on their conversations.
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@FourWalls (89534)
• United States
16 Aug
Glad you enjoyed it. It’s a sneaky song…it’s been stuck in my head all day.
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@FourWalls (89534)
• United States
17 Aug
Can’t help falling in love with Elvis every time you hear him!
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@JudyEv (390228)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug
@FourWalls He certainly has that special something. 
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