Artista:Elvis Presley
Cancion:Jailhouse Rock
Album:Jailhouse Rock/Soundtrack
Escrita:Jerry Leiber y Mike Stoller
Grabada El 30 De Abril de 1957 En Radio Recorders.
En la película "Jailhouse Rock", Elvis Presley es Vince Everett un joven que queda bajo prisión culpado de una pelea en un bar,la cual el no comenzó. En prisión aprende a tocar la guitarra gracias a su compañero de celda Huck Houghton. Una vez en libertad Everett Comienza a trabajar como mesero en un bar donde conoce a Peggy Van Alden, una buscadora de talentos de una disquera, cuando Peggy acepta grabar una canción, Everett sube a la cima de la fama, obviamente su carácter había cambiado y de ser un gentil y decente caballero, paso a ser un famoso egoísta.
La música marca la esencia y es un factor importante tanto dentro como fuera de la película. Jailhouse Rock muestra la fama, el egoísmo y el carácter de una persona gentil que es cambiada por los entornos de la farándula.
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The warden threw a party in the county jail.
The prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing.
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
the whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
Number forty-seven said to number three:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake,
no one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break."
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix,
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. . . . . . .
