(15th September 1962)
Elvis’ singles at this point have turned their back on the odder excesses of “Wooden Heart” et al. and the King has become a sort of one-man Status Quo, offering competent wodges of boogie like this, which do nothing to stir the pulse or raise the bile. The singing is always velvet but the records lack conviction - the whole Presley project seems moribund (not, of course, commercially moribund). 4
Written by Tom on Tuesday, November 9th, 2004 | 655 views |
The UK's 1000+ Number One Hits since 1952, reviewed, in order, irregularly, for as long as I can bear to keep doing it. A history of pop in the shape of a chart.
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Joe Williams on August 29th, 2005
This is actually one of my favourite Elvis records. Not sure why, as if you take any time at all to analyse it, it’s rubbish. But there’s something about it that I like. Maybe I just like the words.