Comments on: ELVIS PRESLEY – “All Shook Up”

By: wichita lineman

wichita lineman — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:44:49 +0000

Another reason this was his first number one, rather than Hound Dog, Blue Suede Shoes or Heartbreak Hotel, is that the flood of Elvis 45s released when he first hit probably split the vote. Blue Suede Shoes, for instance, only reached no.9 – punters were spoilt for choice with Heartbreak Hotel released just 2 or 3 weeks earlier. He had new chart entries every month in 1956 from July onwards.

In 1957 HMV had only (!) released three singles before All Shook Up charted in June. Eight more Presley songs (double A’s were listed separately) would chart before 1957 was out.

It was also his last single on the purple HMV label with gold lettering, and properly beautiful objects they are too.

By: crag

crag — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:16:21 +0000

DESERT ISLAND DISC WATCH

Gary Glitter, singer (1981)

Jimmy Tarbuck, comedian (2004)

Imelda Staunton, actress (2005)

By: wichita lineman

wichita lineman — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:01:46 +0000

“Her lips are like a volcano… when it’s hot”. As opposed to cold, grey, craggy and dormant.

By: wichita lineman

wichita lineman — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:55:44 +0000

Plimsoll on a table top percussion, very nice! The similar effect on Treat Me Nice sounds exactly like Elvis is slapping his (then not so concave) belly to the beat.

“Wild as a bug” is pretty exotic, too.

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:28:26 +0000

What, the one about Otis Blackwell writing it but Presley getting a co-writing credit anyway?

When I was very young I thought the song was about some bloke called Moshukup.

The Suzi Quatro version used to make me feel like a fuzzy tree in my long-gone youth…

By: blount

blount — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 04:42:01 +0000

tom you know the story behind the writing of this song right?

By: Lena

Lena — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 20:00:18 +0000

Yes, and doesn’t he mention a volcano here too? Politely carnal indeed…