You should've heard them knocked-out jailbirds sing

Artist of the day- Elvis Presley
Song of the day- Jailhouse Rock

Though also the great David Bowie's birthday, I had to celebrate the 80th birthday of my first musical obsession always dear to my heart, Mr. Elvis Presley.  The first dancing I saw and the first musicals I couldn't get enough of (even the weird ones with titles like 'Kissin Cousins' and 'Tickle Me'), today's artist ignited a musical passion in all of us that still plays a part today, and still holds the origin in most of my dance moves. Today's song is a throw back to my first Elvis movie and probably the first and not last time my jaw dropped at the sight of a dancing boy and made me have many questions about jail life. But for my dropped jaw and yours, this one's for the King.

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 them 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

Sad sack was 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 want to 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

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Read more: Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock Lyrics | MetroLyrics 

don't you kiss me once or twice Then say it's very nice

Artist- Elvis Presley
Song of the day- Little Sister

I heard the first ever cover of this tonight in a tiny bar in south Chicago sung by some elderly cowboys in matching outfits and perhaps tassles. I nearly leaped off my bar stool for it is maybe my favorite Elvis song of all time, and coming from a pretty hardcore Elvis fan when I was a child, that says a lot. I mostly enjoyed it cuz being a little sister and having Elvis sing about it was a pretty big deal...however when I kept listening to the lyrics I found it both kind of disturbing and not very nice that the whole song he compares her to her sister. Yet somehow it's catchy enough that this little sister's is forgiving. But I'm pretty forgiving to most things when it comes to Elvis, but with those side burns how can you naught be. So to all the little sister's out there and to the big one's whose footsteps we follow in (hopefully not the same as this song), this one's for you.



Well, I dated your big sister
And took her to a show
I went for some candy
Along came Jim Dandy
And they snuck right out of the door

Ev'ry time I see your sister
Well she's got somebody new
She's mean and she's evil
Like that old Boll Weevil
Guess I'll try my luck with you

Well, I used to pull your pigtails
And pinch your turned-up nose
But you been a growin'
And baby, it's been showin'
From your head down to your toes

Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you kiss me once or twice
Then say it's very nice
And then you run

Little sister, don't you
Do what your big sister done