Jailhouse Rock
(O Prisioneiro do Rock)

Direção: Richard Thorpe
Roteiro: Guy Trosper
Produção: Pandro S. Berman
Produtora: MGM Studios
Elenco: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler...

Vince Everett (Elvis Presley) é preso por matar um homem em legítima defesa. Na cadeia aprende a cantar e tocar. Após ser libertado vira um cantor de sucesso...

"Jailhouse Rock é o nome da trilha sonora e do terceiro filme de Elvis Presley que se tornou em um grande clássico da carreira do rei do rock e do próprio "rock and roll". O álbum que foi lançado em formato de EP, nesse caso com cinco canções, é o mais vendido compacto duplo da história.
A cena, que é considerada antológica, onde ele apresenta um número de dança na prisão cantando a canção título do filme, foi coreografada pelo próprio Elvis; muitos a consideram um dos primeiros vídeos clipes da história".
No ano de 2004 JAILHOUSE ROCK entrou para o "Registro Nacional de Filmes" dos EUA, entrando assim, para a eternidade do cinema americano, por sua relevância cultural.

Fonte: Tiosam.com

Jailhouse Rock
(Letra & musica: Jerry Leiber/ Mike Stoller)
Elvis Presley

The warden threw a party in the county jail.
The prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing.
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
the whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Number forty-seven said to number three:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake,
no one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break."
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix,
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Data da Gravação: 30/04/1957

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