| Jailhouse Rock - Philippines |
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Nov 2007
Prisoners at Cebu are considered the most
dangerous offenders in the Philippines. But
thanks to four hours of dance lessons a day,
their behaviour has been transformed.
Previously, Cebu prison was a wretched place
ruled by rival gangs. But when the warden
introduced dance lessons, everything changed.
"Everyone became friends". Now the prisoners
spend most of the day practising new
routines. Videos of them dancing to 80s
classics have become a big hit on YouTube.
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Durée : 1237 s |
| Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock - Acoustic Cover |
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Little homage to the King of Rock N
Roll...Elvis
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock Lyrics
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.
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Durée : 170 s |
| Jailhouse Rock |
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Stereo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrE6gDsvaoM&fm
t=18
BCB Band sings "Jailhouse Rock by Elvis
Presley.
Born to a poor Mississippi family in the
heart of Depression, Elvis had moved to
Memphis by his teens, where he absorbed the
vibrant melting pot of Southern popular music
in the form of blues, country, bluegrass, and
gospel. After graduating from high school, he
became a truck driver, rarely if ever singing
in public. Some 1953 and 1954 demos, recorded
at the emerging Sun label in Memphis
primarily for Elvis' own pleasure, helped
stir interest on the part of Sun owner Sam
Phillips. In mid-1954, Phillips, looking for
a white singer with a black feel, teamed
Presley with guitarist Scotty Moore and
bassist Bill Black. Almost by accident,
apparently, the trio hit upon a version of an
Arthur Crudup blues tune, "That's All Right
Mama," that became Elvis' first single.
Elvis' five Sun singles pioneered the blend
of R&B and C&W that would characterize
rockabilly music. For quite a few scholars,
they remain not only Elvis' best singles, but
the best rock & roll ever recorded. Claiming
that Elvis made blues acceptable for the
white market is not the whole picture; the
singles usually teamed blues covers with
country and pop ones, all made into rock &
roll (at this point a term that barely
existed) with the pulsing beat, slap-back
echo, and Elvis' soaring, frenetic vocals.
"That's All Right Mama," "Blue Moon of
Kentucky," "Good Rockin' Tonight," "Baby
Let's Play House," and "Mystery Train" remain
core early rock classics.
The singles sold well in the Memphis area
immediately, and by 1955 were starting to
sell well to country audiences throughout the
South. Presley, Moore, and Black hit the road
with a stage show that grew ever wilder and
more provocative, Elvis' swiveling hips
causing enormous controversy. The move to
all-out rock was hastened by the addition of
drums. The last Sun single, "I Forgot to
Remember Forget"/"Mystery Train," hit number
one on the national country charts in late
1955. Presley was obviously a performer with
superstar potential, attracting the interest
of bigger labels and Colonel Tom Parker, who
became Elvis' manager. In need of capital to
expand the Sun label, Sam Phillips sold
Presley's contract to RCA in late 1955 for
35,000 dollars; a bargain, when viewed in
hindsight, but an astronomical sum at the
time.
This is the point where musical historians
start to diverge in opinion. For many, the
whole of his subsequent work for RCA --
encompassing over 20 years -- was a steady
letdown, never recapturing the pure, primal
energy that was harnessed so effectively on
the handful of Sun singles. Elvis, however,
was not a purist. What he wanted, more than
anything, was to be successful. To do that,
his material needed more of a pop feel; in
any case, he'd never exactly been one to
disparage the mainstream, naming Dean Martin
as one of his chief heroes from the get-go.
At RCA, his rockabilly was leavened with
enough pop flavor to make all of the charts,
not just the country ones.
At the beginning, at least, the results were
hardly any tamer than the Sun sessions.
"Heartbreak Hotel," his first single, rose to
number one and, aided by some national
television appearances, helped make Elvis an
instant superstar. "I Want You, I Need You, I
Love You" was a number one follow-up; the
double-sided monster "Hound Dog"/"Don't Be
Cruel" was one of the biggest-selling singles
the industry had ever experienced up to that
point. Albums and EPs were also
chart-toppers, not just in the U.S., but
throughout the world. The 1956 RCA
recordings, while a bit more sophisticated in
production and a bit less rootsy in
orientation than his previous work, were
still often magnificent, rating among the
best and most influential recordings of early
rock & roll.
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