I am not all entirely sure why this song appeals to me so
much. Despite a multitude of other rock artists I’ve listened to, such as
Elvis, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis seems to sound
completely different. His craziness is almost refreshing. This guy is the
definition of “trippin’” With the insanity; however, I think a certain level of
upbeat energy arises from this song. Contrasting my last blog post about Hound
Dog, this song is highly dominated by Lewis’ wild and passionate voice instead
of instrumental. While probably drunk, the enthusiasm that his voice brings to
the song is also intoxicating. There are so many voice fluctuations and vocal
ticks in this song, I feel like I’m on a roller coaster of changing pitch.
While Jerry Lee Lewis has a rather soothing softer voice when not belting out
the chorus, such as at the very beginning introduction (which offers nice
contrast and shows the versatility of Lewis as a vocalist), for the most part
his singing reminds me of repeated voice cracks over and over and over again. I
don’t feel this takes away from the song though. Rather, I think it adds a
certain level of attitude and accent to the song. I think without Lewis’
massive range of vocals, this song would be rather bland.
What
was also refreshing about this song was the lyrics had some sort of meaning. In
my opinion, this made this song slightly better than Elvis’ Hound Dog (check
out my last blog post below) because it included a level of depth. While still
not having as profound lyrics as artists such as Adele in modern music, I was
impressed by the story told through this song. Past the insane vocals and crazy
piano pounding, in less than 2 minutes, I learned about Lewis’ story of love.
While conflicting at times, his love is far superior and he is proud to have
this particular girl in his life.
His piano
pounding skills was so insanely awesome that I think my ears popped when they
heard this melody for the first time. With an epic piano solo, Lewis puts the
cherry on top of his metaphorical ice cream sundae. While maybe hurting his
career, I think that Lewis’ pure lunacy was what made his career in the first
place.
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