Rock And Roll Remakes Wednesday #4

Aaahrrroooo! Man alive cats and chicks, do we got a classic rock and roll remake going out to all corners of the globe tonight!

It's Wednesday here at Rock and Roll Decades and that means a cover song. But today we are going to do it in reverse. We will play the original first, then the remake.

What blast from the past are talking about? None other than Big Mama Thornton's 1952 version of "Hound Dog" which was covered by some guy named Elvis Presley in 1956. The song was written by Leiber and Stoller and the original lyrics are a bit more racy than the watered down remake.

You made me feel so blue

Well you made me weep and moan

'Cause you ain't lookin' for a woman

All you're lookin' is for a home

The original...



And the remake...