About the Song
Ah, “That’s All Right,” the song that shook the world and lit the fuse on a musical revolution. It’s a tune that resonates with folks like you and me, those who remember a time before Elvis, a time when music wasn’t quite the same. It’s a song that transports you back to that soda shop jukebox, the rumble of the motorbike in the summer heat, the innocent thrill of a first kiss.
Now, Elvis wasn’t the first to sing the blues. Arthur Crudup crooned the original version, a slow, mournful ballad about a woman leaving her man. But when a 19-year-old Elvis walked into Sun Studio that July day in 1954, something magical happened. Maybe it was the Memphis humidity seeping into the vinyl, maybe it was the nervous energy crackling between him and his bandmates, Scotty Moore and Bill Black. Whatever it was, their take on “That’s All Right” was pure lightning in a bottle.
Gone was the mournful tempo, replaced by a driving beat that thumped like a heartbeat against your ribs. Elvis’s voice, still raw and untamed, soared and dipped like a young robin taking its first flight. He didn’t just sing the words; he lived them, breathing fire and passion into every syllable. That growl, that hiccup, that playful swagger in his voice – it was something new, something wild, something that sent shivers down your spine.
It wasn’t just the sound, though. It was the attitude, the defiance in those lyrics. “Well, that’s all right, mama, that’s all right for you.” This wasn’t a song of surrender, it was a declaration of independence. Elvis wasn’t asking for your permission to love, he was telling you he was gonna do it his way, and you could either hop on board or be left in the dust.
And hop on board we did. “That’s All Right” wasn’t just a hit; it was an earthquake. It tore down the walls between genres, blending blues with country, gospel with rockabilly. It crossed racial lines, sparking a fire in the hearts of teenagers both black and white who recognized something of themselves in that rebellious young man from Tupelo.
Elvis might not have known it at the time, but with that one song, he’d changed the course of music history. He’d given birth to rock and roll, a sound that would reverberate across generations, from Chuck Berry’s duck walk to The Beatles’ mop-top mania to the mosh pits of today’s concerts. And it all started with a nervous kid in a Memphis studio, singing about a woman who done him wrong, but hey, “That’s All Right.”
So put on your dancing shoes, crank up the volume, and let “That’s All Right” wash over you. Remember the first time you heard it, the way it made your heart skip a beat and your feet tap the floor. It’s a song that’s more than just music, it’s a reminder of a time when anything felt possible, when a young man with a guitar could change the world with just three words: “That’s All Right.”
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Lyrics
Well, that’s all right, mama
That’s all right for you
That’s all right mama, just anyway you do
Well, that’s all right, that’s all right
That’s all right now mama, anyway you do
Well mama, she done told me
Papa done told me too
Son, that girl you’re fooling with
She ain’t no good for you
But, that’s all right, that’s all right
That’s all right now mama, anyway you do
I’m leaving town, baby
I’m leaving town for sure
Well, then you won’t be bothered with
Me hanging around your door
But that’s all right, that’s all right
That’s all right now mama, anyway you do
Ah da da dee dee dee dee
Dee dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee
I need your lovin’
That’s all right
That’s all right now mama, anyway you do
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