Flip, Flop and Fly

O course, the first time people got to hear this one from Elvis was on The Dorsey show in januari 1956.

What are the lyrics to this song? They forgot to include it! ;-) ;-)

As part of the Shake, Rattle and Roll/Flip, Flop and Fly medley on the Dorsey shoe I give it all the stars that are in the heavens.

Elvis really did a 5 star job on this classic. I love it!

Rightly or wrongly I have never considered this a real part of his music portfolio. Get Back with its incomplete lyrics means a lot more to me, and comes nearer that classification..

This song is a true gem and Elvis' medley version of it was good, but it was just too short. Elvis should have professionally recorded a version of this song in the studio instead. Big Joe Turner has the very best rendition of this blues song by far.

Its real nice to have for what it is, a tag on ending, but again not a complete song. I think a 1956 studio version of this would have been awesome and as good as Shake Rattle Roll.

It is interesting that when Elvis did his first appearance on the Dorsey show he did not perform his first RCA single (just released) or even one of his Sun Singles (e.g. Baby Let's Play House). Instead he made his TV debut with a medley of two songs he had not recorded until then. He recorded Shake, Rattle And Roll a couple of days later but he never recorded Flip, Flop And Fly. Given a choice, I agree with his decision to record SRAR rather than FFAF. Judging by the quality of his other recordings at the time, it would be great to have FFAF as well. As part of his first TV performance, it is an important part of music history. It works well as a medley and it is nice to have it, especially on film! Four stars.

It is great for what it is. I first heard this when I got the LP box back in 1981. The overdubbed version found on This Is Elvis is also worth a mention! A proper studio version would easily have matched everything else he recorded during 1956. The "A Golden Celebration" still is a great set!

Way too similar to "Shake, Rattle and Roll" by Joe Turner, no less.1-star.