Second Floor
I never realised this is such an early tune - even if it were released
over a year after the actual recording. First times I heard it was as
last track on an EP from my mothers home.
Strong how the song begins with just Elvis voice : "I've been travellin'
over mountains"! Followed by sharp, spiritual guitar and sweeping
drums, rolling out the valleys too... Can picture a bear [no, not a
teddy bear] walking through that landscape.
The heavy, bluesy feeling seemed a bit boring before, but now I really
dig it. Cause simultanously it's even more wild, alive and
well-performed than much else. The ending were a small drum stick sound
completes the last big cry, leaves a tremendous impression.
The Eagles' original is a fresh experience for me, partly sung as
soulful, though overall a bit lame and laid-back compared to Presleys
interpretation.
Written by Charles Singleton and Rose Marie McCoy
Recorded in July 1955
Reminds me most of : One Night (With You)
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