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Good Rockin' Tonight

Rating:
4.5 / 5

Words & Music: Roy Brown

Well, I heard the news
there's good rockin' tonight.
Well, I heard the news
There's good rockin' tonight.

I'm gonna hold my baby
as tight as I can.
Tonight she'll know
I'm a mighty, mighty man.
I heard the news,
there's good rockin' tonight.

I say, well, meet me in a hurry
behind the barn,
Don't you be afraid, darling,
I'll do you no harm
I want you to bring
along my rockin' shoes,
'Cause tonight I'm gonna rock away
all my blues.
I heard the news,
there's good rockin' tonight.

Well, we're gonna rock. We're gonna rock.
Let's rock. Come on and rock.
We're gonna rock all our blues away.

Have you heard the news?
Everybody's rockin' tonight.
Have you heard the news?
Everybody's rockin' tonight.

I'm gonna hold my baby
as tight as I can,
Well, tonight she'll know
I'm a mighty, mighty man.
I heard the news,
There's good rockin' tonight.

Well, we're gonna rock, rock, rock,
Come on and rock, rock, rock,
Well, rock, rock, rock, rock,
Let's rock, rock, rock, rock,
We're gonna rock all our blues away.

Recordingdate: 1954/09, first released on: single (album)

Musicians

Musicians who contributed to the first recording of Good Rockin' Tonight:

(guitar)
(guitar)
(bass)

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FJE wrote on April 08, 2008
This has to be my favourite SUN track. Elvis sounds so fresh and alive it makes me feel 16 every time I listen to it!
Lex wrote on April 19, 2008
One of the best rock'n'roll songs ever in nearly any version, but Elvis brought it to exceptional height.
My boy, my boy wrote on April 22, 2008
Very, very, very nice delivery from a 19 year old kid !...It's got all of Elvis' raw power in this early year of rock'n'roll. My favorite song from Sun records !
old shep wrote on April 22, 2008
They don't come any better than this, a supreme classic Sun track, raw, raunchy and a taster of what the kids ( and their unbelieving parents) were going to get more of.
Steve V wrote on May 09, 2008
The real Elvis to me! Nuff said.
Michael.W. wrote on March 17, 2011
Just brilliant! If he had died after recording this song,he would still be a legend!
ElvisSacramento wrote on November 06, 2012
This song is definitely a true masterpiece and Elvis' renditions of it are all absolutely brilliant. My favorite Elvis era will definitely always be the 1950's.
Gorse wrote on December 23, 2012
Not my favourite Sun track as there are IMO at least 4 better than this one, but nevertheless the standard was so high that I agree it is a great piece of rock and roll. Hard to believe this was not the performance of a seasoned veteran and not the second release of a Memphis local 19 year old boy
sugartummy wrote on March 07, 2013
No drummer can be heard on this one. But who misses a drummer when Bill Black is slapping his bass like that. A perfect rockabilly song done by the masters of it.
Cruiser621 wrote on July 27, 2013
Absolute perfection. Rock-A-Billy at it's finest of an old blues song.
DerekH wrote on August 27, 2017
Elvis sang, Lets Rock, and the world responded. Love the Sun singles.
JerryNodak wrote on October 16, 2018
I like the SUN sides when I'm in the mood. 5 stars for this one.
atomic powered poste wrote on October 16, 2018
One of his most convincing, electrifying recordings. Simply amazing. 5 stars.
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