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§ ≡ One of an ongoing series of posts in which I pick, in my not-so-humble opinion, the best songs of the second millennium. Feel free to offer constructive dissenting opinions; preferably set to music.
Song #16 is Don't Be Cruel, sung by The King.
As for Bob Dylan, no singer/song list is complete without Elvis Presley. This one is my favorite of all his songs. The record, listed as "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" at the time of its release, hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending August 18, 1956, and remained in the top position for 11 consecutive weeks, a record (tied with two others) for the longest stay at number one by a single record until 1992. It was also the first 45 rpm record I ever bought. I was 14 at the time.
Post #799 § I Am Music and I Pick the Songs: Don't Be Cruel
§ ≡ One of an ongoing series of posts in which I pick, in my not-so-humble opinion, the best songs of the second millennium. Feel free to offer constructive dissenting opinions; preferably set to music.
Song #16 is Don't Be Cruel, sung by The King.
As for Bob Dylan, no singer/song list is complete without Elvis Presley. This one is my favorite of all his songs. The record, listed as "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" at the time of its release, hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending August 18, 1956, and remained in the top position for 11 consecutive weeks, a record (tied with two others) for the longest stay at number one by a single record until 1992. It was also the first 45 rpm record I ever bought. I was 14 at the time.
Post #799 § I Am Music and I Pick the Songs: Don't Be Cruel
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