50s - All Shook Up (Elvis)

All Shook Up

"All Shook Up", Elvis' next hit song after "Love Me Tender", topped the Billboard chart again for 5 weeks from mid April to mid May 1957. The song did better in UK staying at the top of the singles chart for 9 weeks from June to August.

The song was composed by Otis Blackwell and again Elvis was given the credit as a co-writer.

Noteworthy artistes who had covered the song include The Jeff Beck Group (1969), Suzy Quatro (mid-70s), Billy Joel (1991), Paul McCartney (1999) and Cliff Richard (2001).

Lyrics:

A well I bless my soul
What's wrong with me?
Im itching like a man on a fuzzy tree
My friends say Im actin wild as a bug
Im in love
Im all shook up
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!

My hands are shaky and my knees are weak
I can't seem to stand on my own two feet
Who do you thank when you have such luck?
Im in love
Im all shook up
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!

Please don't ask me what's on my mind
Im a little mixed up, but Im feelin fine
When Im near that girl that I love best
My heart beats so it scares me to death!

She touched my hand what a chill I got
Her lips are like a vulcano that's hot
Im proud to say she's my buttercup
Im in love
Im all shook up
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!

My tongue get tied when I try to speak
My insides shake like a leaf on a tree
There's only one cure for this body of mine
That's to have the girl that I love so fine