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Huge Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog” was risque. A band modified the lyrics, so Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” was much less sexual. Elvis later sang the music to a canine on TV.
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If you look intently at a set of lyrics, it’s astounding how a lot a basic rock music can get misinterpreted. For instance, the unique model of Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” was a few gigolo. Nonetheless, a band modified the lyrics to be about an precise canine and the remaining is historical past. As well as, a well-known tv look would possibly’ve made audiences suppose “Hound Dog” is a few canine.
The unique model of Elvis Presley’s ‘Hound Dog’ was a few freeloader
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller co-wrote “Hound Dog,” which was first recorded by Huge Mama Thornton. Throughout a 2020 interview with Elvis Australia, Stoller mentioned the evolution of the music’s lyrics. “Elvis knew Big Mama’s record, but Big Mama’s version of ‘Hound Dog’ was written for a woman,” he stated. “And so Elvis couldn’t carry out it that manner.
“There was a group, Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys, working in the lounge in Vegas who had recorded it,” Stoller added. “They had altered the lyrics — the altered lyrics don’t really mean terribly much. They made it sound like the song was written about a dog. Big Mama’s record had the original lyrics, which were written about a freeloading gigolo.”
The music led Elvis Presley to report one other 1 of his basic tunes
Elvis’ model of the music is predicated on Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys’. “After that, Elvis’ music publishers, the Aberbach brothers, Jean and Julian, contacted us,” Stoller recalled. “We had identified them out in L.A. They used to have a house and workplace out right here on Hollywood Boulevard, simply west of La Brea.
“We had talked to them a number of times about other matters,” he added. “They called and asked if we had any other songs that we thought might be good for Elvis. Jerry thought of this ballad that we’d recorded called ‘Love Me.’” Elvis later recorded “Love Me” for his second album, Elvis.
The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll carried out ‘Hound Dog’ to a canine
In accordance to The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, Elvis carried out “Hound Dog” for the primary time on tv throughout an episode of The Milton Berle Present. The singer’s signature dance strikes have been thought of obscene. Because of this, Ed Sullivan vowed by no means to let Elvis seem on his present.
Sullivan’s rival, Steve Allen, took the other strategy. Elvis infamously carried out “Hound Dog” on The Steve Allen Present in entrance of a bloodhound. The “Can’t Help Falling in Love” singer was requested to stand nonetheless in the course of the present. The usage of a canine and the shortage of dancing took numerous the sexuality out of “Hound Dog.” The present was such an enormous success that Sullivan modified his thoughts.
Notably, Stoller informed Elvis Australia that he wasn’t a fan of Elvis’ “Hound Dog.” He thought it was too stiff and the vocals sounded nervous. Nonetheless, he grew extra keen on the quilt as soon as it offered 7 million copies.
The unique which means of “Hound Dog” has gotten misplaced within the shuffle but it surely’s nonetheless a hip-swiveling good time.