When asked to name their favorite Presley tune, avid Elvis fans may list "Jailhouse Rock" among their favorites. The song was recorded in 1957 as a part of his seminal motion picture by the same name and topped charts nationwide.
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are credited with "Jailhouse Rock" as well as many of the King's other top 40 classics.
In it's coverage of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, Rolling Stone wrote:
“Songwriters Leiber and Stoller had already penned a couple of Presley hits — most notably ‘Hound Dog,’ picked up from blues belter Big Mama Thornton — but the theme song for Presley’s third movie was the duo’s first studio collaboration with the young superstar. ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was decidedly silly, the kind of tongue-in-cheek narrative goof they had been coming up with for the Coasters.”
Below, watch a clip of Presley and his backup dancers throw down the moves to this classic tune. Clad in their black and white striped uniforms, these groovy jailbirds will have you doing the jailhouse rock right along with the King and his group of merry felons. And you better believe that some of those classic Elvis moves make an appearance in this bit.
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Image: Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock/Wikimedia Commons
