Home > Encyclopedia > SongBase
The Walls Have Ears
Words & Music:
Roy C. Bennett/ Bob RobertsThe walls have ears, ears that hear each little sound you make
Every time you stamp through a lamp and every cup and dish you break
But they can't hear a kiss or two arms that hold you tight
So come on baby, don't fight tonight
The walls have ears, better think before you fling that shoe
If you part my hair with a chair, they'll spread the news to Timbuktu
But they can't hear a kiss or two arms that hold you tight
So come on baby, don't fight tonight
Jets can fly, fast and high, rockets can go even faster
But they can't catch or even match sound traveling through plaster
The walls have ears, ears that hear each little sound you make
Every time you stamp through a lamp and every cup and dish you break
But they can't hear a kiss or two arms that hold you tight
So come on baby, don't fight tonight
Just in tonight
Don't fight tonight Recorded:
1962/03/27, first released on
Girls! Girls! Girls!Reactions
The instrumentation on this song is interesting, with lots of things going on. That and little Elvis', oeps I mean big Elvis' voice makes this 3 stars material to me.
Do I detect a touch of the flamenco here, in this delightful song from GGG. I enjoy the whole feel of the performance, the musical arrangement and the Elvis teasing vocal delivery - sorry guys but 4 stars from me.
Regardless, if you like the song or not.. The girls love his performance of the song in the film ! Wink wink. Its a fun song even on vinyl and CD.
I like almost everything Elvis from SUN to the end. I like The Beatles, Bob Dylan and whoever. And I like this too! Elvis' vocal during those early 60's were simply stunning. I happen to like the entire Girls! Girls! Girls! soundtrack also. I take it for what it is. Another well sung soundtrack album. The songs may not come off as classics all the way through, so what? Return To Sender is the classic from here! Pity they didn't include Plantation Rock also back then! I may not be hip or educated or whatever. I like what I like, no matter what!
This isn't a great song, but I've always found it to be enjoyable to listen to due to the funny lyrics. My favorite scene of the movie "Girls! Girls! Girls!" is when Elvis is performing this song because that scene is funny, unique and charming.
I really like Elvis voice in this one, and the movie version has just the right beat to it . I dont know what is rubbish about it, but I think that is because my taste in music is not intellectual enough ( it is much more cool to Like The sun records, Beatles and Dyland, then you know that you are hip ), what I do know is that me and my wife both like this one and dance around everytime it is played, and that make this song 100 % legit in my eyes. TCB
One of the worst songs on the soundtrack album, its the sound of talent going to waste. Why did you not say no Elvis ?
Sings it in the scene with Laurel Goodwin in her screen debut and during the scene little Elvis makes his screen debut lol
Very enjoyable song and three stars from me. It is like the movie and soundtrack. Elvis voice and looks are fantastic, the performance is good, the material is average, the overall result is very enjoyable.
I like it - it's not a great song, but quite enjoyable to listen to. In fact I enjoy the whole "Girls! Girls! Girls!" soundtrack.
So whats wrong with silly love songs? As someone once sang. Not my cup of tea but the movie had it's moments.
Not a song I ever play or for that matter soundtrack. The song is OK I suppose and fits the situation. The film too was watchable.
Elvis was at his vocal peak in the early 60's and most of his recordings were soundtrack rubbish such as this. What a waste.
When it comes to Elvis recordings after the army years we have studios, movie, live & some others. This is one of those movie songs, normally rubbish, but a few are either good or okay. I'll put this one in the okay bracket. Girls Lp was not a bad album as soundtracks go.
Not my type of song, but I do understand why the female audience likes Elvis act in Girls, Girls, Girls. It's one of the greatest bloopers in Presley movie career that was only reveled by the arrival of the home video.
A cute and funny song that gets unfairly blasted by some Elvis fans as one of his worst. Really??? This one is smartly written and well performed by Elvis and while not a great track, it is very listenable and featured in a good scene in the movie "Girls! Girls! Girls!" Bad songs are songs like "Barefoot Ballad", "Golden Coins" and most of the "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" LP, not this one.
Silly song, but somewhat enjoyable I guess because the lyrics are funny, but I wouldnt play this if you are trying to make a new Elvis fan. Basically a film lightweight non-entity.