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What's She Really Like
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Sid Wayne/ Abner SilverWhat's she really like
The girl that you see me with
What's she really like
The one I’m so dreamy with
Well, let me tell you she's wonderful
She's marvelous and she's mine
Told here that her lips, her lips are so thrillable
I can't describe her kiss in words of one syllable
She's even more than desirable
And what's moreable she's mine
What's she really like
The girl I go on about
What's she really like
The one I’m so mad about
All I can say, she's wonderful
She's marvelous and she's mine
You're asking if she loves me
Well, you don't know the half
You're wondering if she'll leave me
Ha, ha, ha, don't make me laugh
What's she really like
The girl I go on about
What's she really like
The one I’m so gone about
All I can say, she's wonderful
She's marvelous and she's mine Recorded:
1960/04/28, first released on
G.I. BluesReactions
Elvis didn't like the songs available for GI Blues and this must be one of them. I love Elvis' singing and hard drums by DJ Fontana & Frank Bode on this one, but the song itself isn't good.
I thought the G.I. Blues album was pretty strong throughout, and this is one of the bright lights of the collection. Laid back, cool, and smooth reminiscent of Mr Dean Martin, makes this a very nice little song
The GI Blues version of Blue Suede Shoes is my favorite version ever.
Decent song, which reminds me of similar songs he did in the past or would in the future. "Shoppin' Around" was another good one RCA could have actually released as a single. "Didja Ever" and "Big Boots" are without a doubt the clunkers from the G.I. Blues soundtrack. The ultimate worst song on this album is "Blue Suede Shoes"; a song which shows just how bad Elvis had changed in delivering his vocal from the original back in 1956. "What's She Really Like".... good 4-Star Song.
At the time, a sort of new style for Elvis. Good song & performance.
Like this song very much and the soundtrack as well. Good performance in somewhat different style that proved he was growing as an overall performer. Three stars from me.
This is such a terrific song and it's from one of Elvis' very best movie soundtrack albums of the 1960's. The only song from "G.I. Blues" that I don't like is "Big Boots".
Breezy, yet solid track from the soundtrack LP and movie "G.I. Blues". Elvis shows he can sing pop as well as rock and roll and still make the song uniquely his. This is a case where Elvis took a good song (3 star song) and made it even better with his vocals (5 star vocals). 4 stars total.
Elvis does a good job with this Dean Martin style song. Nice & easy pop song. Outtakes are pretty good as well.
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