‘Hound Dog’ — Elvis Presley
“Hound Dog,” before Elvis Presley sang it, was a success of R&B singer Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, but it is the version of Presley that ranked No 19 among the top 500 of the Rolling Stone. The music was intended to sing to a female chastening, “her selfish and exploitative man.” Within it, she “expresses a man’s rejection by a female dog in the title” After listening to Freddie Bell and the Bellboys.
‘Hound Dog’ — Elvis Presley
‘Rock Around The Clock’ — Bill Haley And The Comets
Bill Haley and the Comets have made this iconic rock ‘ n ‘ roll soundtrack and the famed (and most successful) edition. The official cover song title was, “We are Gonna Rock Around the Clock Tonight!” and afterward, “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock,” even though this is usually only used for the Bill Haley Decca Records launched in 1954, it was shortened yet again by Haley and others (including Sonny Dae) to “Rock Around the Clock.”
‘Rock Around The Clock’ — Bill Haley And The Comets
