Words & Music:
Charles Calhoun
Well get out of that bed, wash your face and hands
Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands
Well get in that kitchen
Make some noise with the pots and pans
I believe it to my soul you're the devil in nylon hose
I believe it to my soul you're the devil in nylon hose
For the harder I work the faster my money goes
Well I said shake, rattle and roll
I said shake rattle and roll
I said shake, rattle and roll
I said shake rattle and roll
Well you won't do right
To save your doggone soul
Shake rattle and roll
I'm like the one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store
I'm like the one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store
Well I can look at you tell you ain't no child no more
I believe you're doing me wrong and now I know
I believe you're doing me wrong and now I know
'Cause the harder I work the faster my money goes
Well I said shake, rattle and roll
I said shake rattle and roll
I said shake, rattle and roll
I said shake rattle and roll
Well you won't do right
To save your doggone soul
Play it again!
I went over the hill, way down underneath
I went over the hill, way down underneath
You make me roll my eyes
And then you make me grit my teeth
Well I said shake, rattle and roll
I said shake rattle and roll
I said shake, rattle and roll
I said shake rattle and roll
Well you won't do right
To save your doggone soul
Recordingdate: 1956/02/03, first released on: Elvis Presley (EP)
Musicians
Musicians who contributed to the first recording of Shake, Rattle and Roll:
(guitar)
(guitar)
(bass)
(drums)
(piano)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
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This is a cracking R 'N' B number and Elvis did a really good version, although I prefered the outtakes to the take RCA put out.It's also surprising that Elvis got away with the lyrics of the song which by the standard of the day, were really a bit naughty to say the least!
If you ask me, take 8 should have been the master take ;) But, then again, I'm not Steve Sholes
Great Rock n Roll. I wore this 45 out when I was a kid. Still sounds great today. I like the take with the 'rolling piano' break and somehwat risque lyrics.
This, and not "Promised Land" or "Burnin' love", is why this boy is called the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Elvis turns this r&b classic into a frantic r'n'r masterpiece. Pure youthful, bottomless energy.
Pure Rock Pure Elvis,,,, need i say any more
This is such a spectacular, fun, electrifying, catchy and unique song and it's my favorite song that Elvis recorded in the 1950's. I love all of Elvis' renditions of it.
A fantastic rock performance that was issued as a single in the US, but had to compete with all the singles released in the same week from the first album, and so was never a big hit. I prefer take 8 with the risque words and piano break but both versions showed Elvis at his very best.
A fantastic rock performance that was issued as a single in the US, but had to compete with all the singles released in the same week from the first album, and so was never a big hit. I prefer take 8 with the risque words and piano break but both versions showed Elvis at his very best.
The only time Scotty & Bill sang background vocals on a Elvis track. Scotty's guitar sounds amazing. The one with the piano solo is great too, but Elvis always selected the master take. A winner, this one.
Elvis' rendition of this R'n'R song is fabulous. As all of his R'n'R songs in the fifties defined R'n'R he is indeed the King. Apart from the recorded version his live performances were fabulous. Full of energy and 'unwillingly' naughty, fitting the young Elvis whose impact on the musical field and social life was and still is incomparable. His prowess is clear when one studies his impact up to this moment! Does it matter whether he wrote the song or not? Not at all. It is all in the performance. He lifts this song to the highest level of R'n'R - but that is what he did with so many!
This was the lead off song on the first 45RPM Extended Play I ever bought on Elvis and it rocks! What a disappointment to have "I Love You Because" as the following song on side 1. I actually prefer the outtake on the FTD CD issue, "Elvis Presley" (his first album) where there are no background voices. There's a bit of noise in the background with the backup vocals in RCA's double tracking; the FTD version is much clearer. This in a nutshell is rock 'n roll.
What a great rocker it was from Elvis. And even better when Take 8 saw the light of day! Elvis '56 could do no wrong!
Originally released in the USA June 8,1956 on EPA-830 "Elvis Presley"... a Gold-record seller!