Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Memphis Beat - Jerry Lee Lewis

Memphis Beat - Jerry Lee Lewis
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Memphis Beat, 1966
Written by Allen Reynolds, Dickey Lee, and Milton Addington

A boogie-woogie ode to Memphis music, like a distant great-uncle of "Nashville Cats."  The opening lyrics would fit perfectly in a Chuck Berry rocker: "Down the Mississippi where the water gets muddy / Forty-four school where the kids don't study."  But after that it's all about that beat that's in your blood.  The beat is tough!  The song references Manfred Mann's 1966 hit: "We got New Orleans and a doo wa diddy."

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