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16th July 1955, Saturday

Post by Graeme » Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:02 pm

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Re: 16th July 1955, Saturday

Post by Private Presley » Sat Jul 16, 2022 2:54 am

Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the national charts when 'Baby, Let's Play House' entered the Cash Box country charts at No.15. Written by Arthur Gunter and recorded by him in 1954, Presley's version differs greatly from the original: Elvis started the song with the chorus, where Gunter began with the first verse, and he replaced Gunter's line "You may get religion" with the words "You may have a Pink Cadillac", referring to his custom-painted 1955 Cadillac that had been serving as the band's transportation at the time.

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Re: 16th July 1955, Saturday

Post by ColinB » Sun Jul 17, 2022 8:16 pm

Private Presley wrote:
Sat Jul 16, 2022 2:54 am
Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the national charts when 'Baby, Let's Play House' entered the Cash Box country charts at No.15...
...he replaced Gunter's line "You may get religion" with the words "You may have a Pink Cadillac", referring to his custom-painted 1955 Cadillac that had been serving as the band's transportation at the time....
He did sing the "you may get religion" line at times.

Examples:

1997 - the 4-Disc 'Platinum - a Life in Music' a rehearsal on 29th July 1970, which was filmed for the TTWII film at the
MGM Studio Culver City, California.

1997 - unofficial CD: Animal Instinct [same track].
"I don't sound like nobody !" - Elvis 1953

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