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Posts Tagged: The 500 Greatest Songs Of The 1950s
“That song is the gift that keeps on giving”
Chuck agrees with Steve
the harbinger of something wild
the Horatio Alger story of rock & roll
upped the freewheeling wildness of it
Sam Phillips: “It was the greatest thing I ever did on Elvis”
shave and a haircut, two bits
fast enough to let it rock, slow enough to allow the tale of teenage frustration time to brew
a delicious sweet-and-sour dissonance
an unflinching statement of lifelong commitment
shot with a jolt of electricity
Walking can be hazardous to your health
rip the keys
This is a pop record, daddy-o!
a patriotic anthem regardless of the original political intent
this upbeat R&B number went Top Ten in the U.K
a straight-up slow burner
It’s almost spooky how much Roger Miller would later sound like the Don Gibson vocally
a Latin dance rhythm putting emphasis on the latter parts of the beat pattern
rocking, ripping, shaking, and balling
a love song for the ages
an important, even defiant, statement for the much maligned youth movement
yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip mum mum mum mum mum mum sha na na doo wop classic
“ultra-rubbery Telecaster break”
sung by the mixed-race Creoles of New Orleans at Mardi Gras
a leisurely and enjoyable stroll
the hurt lover
a catchphrase used by young black men in Georgia
a classic guitar riff with a horn section that sounds like heavy artillery
Just a bunch of guys humming in harmony
a dynamic piece of music
Elvis sings about geometry
not even Hank Williams monopolized the country popularity charts as did Webb Pierce
recorded in Martin’s pre-suave era
Price crossed over to pop success
It’s a tale of a working class badass, fighting a system that can never be beaten
classic tear jerker
more playful than lascivious
they had a short romantic relationship
pretty eye catching
a young Bob Crewe
a song of triumph rather than one of desperation
The Big Bang
