Canzone: Hound Dog (di Jerry Leiber e Mike Stoller)
Hound Dog
Elvis Presley version
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
cryin’ all the time.
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
cryin’ all the time.
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
and you ain’t no friend of mine.
When they said you was high classed,
well, that was just a lie.
When they said you was high classed,
well, that was just a lie.
You ain’t never caught a rabbit
and you ain’t no friend of mine.
Big Mama Thornton version
You ain’t nothing but a hound dog
Been snoopin’ ’round the door
You ain’t nothing but a hound dog
Been snoopin’ ’round my door
You can wag your tail
But I ain’t gonna feed you no more
You told me you was high class
But I could see through that
Yes, you told me you was high class
But I could see through that
And daddy I know
You ain’t no real cool cat
You ain’t nothing but a hound dog
Been snoopin’ ’round the door
You’re just an old hound dog
Been snoopin’ ’round my door
You can wag your tail
But I ain’t gonna feed you no more
You made me feel so blue
You made me weep and moan
You made me feel so blue
Well you made me weep and moan
‘Cause I’m looking for a woman
All your lookin’ for is a home
You ain’t nothing but a hound dog
Been snoopin’ ’round the door
You ain’t nothing but a hound dog
Been snoopin’ ’round my door
You can wag your tail
But I ain’t gonna feed you no more
Video
Elvis Presley – 1956
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJsQSb9RFo0
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton – 1952
Jimi Hendrix – BBC Sessions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQoLa_J0c8s
James Taylor – dall’album Covers (2008)
Hound Dog è una canzone blues scritta da Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller e originariamente incisa da Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton nel 1952. La versione più famosa è quella di Elvis Presley presente nella classifica The 500 Greatest Songs of All Times della rivista Rolling Stone al #19. (Wikipedia)