Thornton recorded "Hound Dog" at Radio Recorders Annex[21] in Los Angeles on August 13, 1952, the day after its composition. Quit snoopin' 'round my door "[97][318] Nathan claimed that Valjo Music, one of King Records' publishing affiliates, had legal rights to the song as Johnny Otis, who claimed to be a co-author, was under exclusive contract to them at the time. Even Rosco confirmed that. I couldn't just have a song full of expletives. She must have been 350 pounds, and she had all these scars all over her face" conveying words which could not be sung. This version is slower and includes "arf arf" sounds. Their recording of "Hound Dog" was a local hit in the Philadelphia area, and received "lots of radio play on the east coast, and Bell found himself with a regional hit,[163] that included Philadelphia, Cleveland, and New York. [216] By this time, Scotty Moore had added a guitar solo to the song, and D.J. You ain't never caught a rabbit This part is a foreshadow of the unfaithfulness found in the second verse. It was renewed subsequently on May 13, 1980, with the same details. Despite Presley being filmed only above the waist, at the end of the show Sullivan looked to the audience, saying "I wanted to say to Elvis Presley and the country that this is a real decent, fine boy, and wherever you go, Elvis, we want to say we've never had a pleasanter experience on our show with a big name than we've had with you. Stoller added: "And I heard the record and I was disappointed. Chicago Review Press. You Ain't Nothin' But a Werewolf. [8] Brandeis University professor Stephen J. Whitefield, in his 2001 book In Search of American Jewish Culture, regards "Hound Dog" as significant, as it "marked the success of race-mixing in music a year before the desegregation of public schools was mandated"[18] in Brown v. Board of Education. Leiber and Stoller along with Johnny Otis, also wrote a different version to the "Hound Dog" song structure on behalf of Big Mama Thornton, recorded with an alternative lyric entitled "Tom Cat". You ain't nothin' but a groundhog May 28, 2017 May 28, 2017 Updated Jun 8, 2017; 0; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; 1 of 2 Rachel Robles; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; Print; Save; My battle against groundhogs has involved ruined crops, vegetable garden violence and thousands of dollars for slope repairs. The melody was exactly the same as theirs, but we claimed the credit for writing the damn thing".[97]. Though he usually slowed it down and treated it like a blues number in concert, in the studio Elvis wanted the song to come off as fast and dynamic. The display was not taken as parody. "[254], Presley's "Hound Dog" sold over 4 million copies in the United States on its first release. It simply is not him. "You two?" He went back over and over again until he learned the chords and lyrics. "[243] In October 1956 Melody Maker critic Steve Race reacted negatively to Presley's rendition of "Hound Dog": "When Hound Dog was released—and believe me 'released' is the word—I sat up and took rather special notice. "[55], By July 1956, "the rock 'n roll age was upon the world, and as the new sensation Elvis Presley recorded "Hound Dog" to international acclaim, Peacock re-released Willa Mae Thornton's original"[45] by August 18, 1956, backing it with "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (Peacock 5-1612),[56][57][58] but it failed to chart. You Ain't Nothin' But a House Thief is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? [106][107][108][109], On March 28, Billboard reported that, "In an effort to combat what has become a rampant practice by small labels—the rushing out of answers which are similar in melody and/or theme to ditties which have become smash hits—many pubbers are now retaining attorneys. In Australia and New Zealand, Prestige Records (founded in Auckland by 17 year-old Phil Warren and Bruce Henderson)[59] released the same record on licence in 1956 (Prestige PSP-1004), but the composition is credited to Robey-Thornton-Leiber-Stoller. Then Elvis Presley made it a mega hit, and they got greedy. "[235] In analyzing Presley's recording, Fink asserts that, "Hound Dog" is "notable for an unremitting level of what can only be called rock and roll dissonance: Elvis just shouts, leaving behind almost completely the rich vocal timbres ("romantic lyricism") and mannerist rhythmic play on added syllables ("boogification") that Richard Middleton identifies as the cornerstones of his art. The Latin riff that was used in "Hound Dog" was known as "Habanera rhythm", that is a Spanish and African-American musical beat form. Haley would get mad at me if I'd do that. [190], Elvis next appeared on national television singing "Hound Dog" on The Steve Allen Show on July 1. "[233] The result of Presley's efforts was an "angry hopped-up version" of "Hound Dog". 'Hound Dog' confirmed mainstream America's worst fears about rock and roll, and sparked nationwide vituperation; for the first time, Presley ... was attacked in the media as a sexual exhibitionist with no musical talent. Leiber, in particular, told on the UK show Songbook. "[299] In 1991, Elvis "translator" El Vez,[300] backed by The Memphis Mariachis, released "(You Ain't Nothin' But A) Chihuahua", a "Chicano Power parody"[301] that opens with: "You ain't nothin' but a Chihuahua/ Yapping all the time. The August 1, 1953 BillBoard reported: "Lion [Music] itself was in court defending the contention of Syd Nathan Records [sic] in Cincinnati that he had an interest in the song 'Hound Dog' and should have a fifty per cent share of its success. "They replaced the racy with the ridiculous, turned a declaration of no more sex ('You can wag your tail but I ain't gonna feed you no more') into a reprimand for poor hunting skills ('Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine')". [12] However, as Phillips claimed a writing credit for the song,[105] a copyright-infringement suit ensued that nearly bankrupted Phillips' record label.[106][107][108][109]. [13] Jerry Leiber, the original lyricist, found these changes irritating, saying that the rewritten words made "no sense". You Ain't Nothin' But A Bitch With A Wig On I'm a stand up comedian and healthcare worker looking to create a book of illustrations of funny interactions I've had at nursing homes We had done the thing, ("Hound Dog"). That's not a complicated piece of work. We had (Big) Mama Thornton's record on 'Hound Dog', since she had a record on that. "[21]:90[240] Leiber and Stoller tired of explaining that Presley had dropped most of their lyrics. As session pianist Emidio "Shorty Long" Vagnoni left to work on a rehearsal for a stage show, Stoker plays piano on this recording of "Hound Dog". Film. Robert Fink, "Elvis Everywhere: Musicology and Popular Music Studies at the Twilight of the Canon", in Roger Beebe, Denise Fulbrook, Ben Saunders, ed., Rock Over the Edge: Transformations in Popular Music Culture (Duke University Press, 2002) p. 97. Steve Allen, who had already booked Presley for The Tonight Show, resisted pressure from NBC to cancel the performance, promising he would not allow the singer to offend. [44] The success of "Hound Dog" secured Peacock Record's place as a major independent label. So that evening I sang it on the show, and everybody went for it. "Hound Dog" has been recorded more than 250 times. And I'm looking at her, and I'm a little intimidated by the razor scars on her face, and she's about 280–320 pounds, and I said, 'It don't go that way.' She looked like the biggest, baddest, saltiest chick you would ever see. It's a good band!' "[97] On April 11 Bob Rolontz reported in Billboard: "The answers to r&b tunes, which have become prolific with the many replies to such smash hits as 'I Don't Know', 'Mama' and 'Hound Dog' are being given a serious scrutiny by the original copyright holders of the tunes on the original hit waxings. Lillistam, Lars. "Blues Legend Rufus Thomas Succumbs at 84". "Elvis as Anthology", in Vernon Chadwick, ed.. St. Pierre, Roger. Tony Sheridan (who was asked to join the young Beatles) also recorded the Presley version of "Hound Dog". "But how to do it without actually saying it? Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote the song for Big Mama Thornton, but Freddie and The Bell Boys had a different set of lyrics. They won, they beat me out of it. Otis executed a writer-publisher contract on October 10, 1952, with Lion Music Publishing Company in which Leiber, Otis and Stoller were described as the writers of 'Hound Dog. [246] During his second Sullivan show appearance on October 28, Presley introduced the song thusly (although unable to keep a straight face): "Ladies and gentlemen, could I have your attention please. "[96], While "the result was peppier than Big Mama's version, with a more straight-ahead beat ... [Phillips] was under no illusions about surpassing the original": "Hell, we didn't come close to being as good as Big Mama. 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