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Post by Reactionary Rage on Aug 21, 2019 18:52:50 GMT
Pick two and pay tribute to a real original.
Also: woooooo!
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Post by Sneelock on Aug 21, 2019 18:57:09 GMT
All good. “Keep a knockin’” & “ Luucille” WAY beyond good.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Aug 21, 2019 18:58:07 GMT
Oh, I love him. Just love him.
'Keep A Knockin' is my absolute favourite - the sheer dumb lunacy! the 'WOOOO's, the saxes, the shuffling drum intro - he really spoiled us! So it has to be that one....and then probably 'Lucille'.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Aug 21, 2019 19:00:50 GMT
Oh, I love him. Just love him. 'Keep A Knockin' is my absolute favourite - the sheer dumb lunacy! the 'WOOOO's, the saxes, the shuffling drum intro - he really spoiled us! So it has to be that one....and then probably 'Lucille'. Nicked by Bonzo for Rock N Roll OF COURSE |
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 21, 2019 19:04:51 GMT
I sometimes think "Keep A-Knockin'" is the greatest pure rock 'n roll record of all time.
I know there's no way "The Girl Can't Help It" is better than "Slippin' And Slidin'" or "Lucille"... but I can't help it (I can't help it). How a theme song with the opening line When she walks by, the menfolks get engrossed failed to nab an Academy Award is beyond me.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Aug 21, 2019 19:08:16 GMT
I never knew what that line was! I always sing 'the men folk get in rows' (like, a line of men watching her pass by)
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Post by rayge on Aug 21, 2019 20:27:38 GMT
The Girl Can't Help it is my favourite track of his, more fun than even Long Tall Sally, Tutti Frutti or Rip it Up.
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Post by rayge on Aug 21, 2019 20:30:25 GMT
I never knew what that line was! I always sing 'the men folk get in rows' (like, a line of men watching her pass by) For thirty or more years, I thought that when he asked Lucille's friends about her, 'all they did was type' and I had a vision of a Metropolis-style typing pool. Same with the Everlys version of the song. And then one day, clear as a bell and just as shocking, `i finally heard 'all their lips were tight.'
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Post by fange on Aug 21, 2019 20:34:36 GMT
They're all various levels of fabulous - anyone who doesn't think so simply doesn't get rock and roll.
My order would probavly be Knockin, Lucille, The Girl, with the other two great tracks to round out the 5, no disrespect meant.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2019 20:47:41 GMT
When I first started being a music geek and going back in time to older artists, I bought a Specialty Singles compilation of his.
It was a revelation.
I like him much better than Jerry Lee as far as that goes and Lewis was no slouch in the wild man department.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Aug 21, 2019 21:31:09 GMT
Yeah. I wonder if kids listen to Jerry Lee or Richard these days. I think Elvis kind of leaves them in the shadows, if you see what I mean. Like, he's the MAJOR FIGURE but what he did maybe isn't as immediate as that wilder stuff. They might be missing out.
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 21, 2019 21:35:14 GMT
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Aug 22, 2019 7:42:55 GMT
I was wondering which MAJOR song was missing....'Tutti Frutti'!
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Post by Sneelock on Aug 22, 2019 8:00:07 GMT
Long Tall Sally.
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Post by fange on Aug 22, 2019 8:22:19 GMT
Good Golly Miss Molly
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