Elvis presley blue suede shoes lyrics

Written and performed by Carl Perkins in 1955 and covered – more popularly – by Presley the following year, the song details just how precious a pair of the eponymous footwear could be.

The inspiration for the song is disputed. In his second autobiography, Johnny Cash claimed that he, while touring with Presley and Perkins, told a story about an airman he met while in the military. The airman would call his standard-issue shoes ‘blue suede’, and insisted that they were not to be scuffed or stepped on. Cash said he encouraged Perkins to pen a song about the shoes, who replied, “I don’t know anything about shoes. How can I write a song about shoes?”

Another story is that Perkins, while on stage, noticed a young audience member scolding his date, telling her not to ‘step on his suedes’, one of which had been scuffed. Amused by the boy’s fixation, Perkins began writing the song later that night.

While the exact story is unclear, two things are certain: the song is iconic, and, whatever you do, lay off them shoes!

What is the meaning of Blue Suede Shoes?

White, whom he had met when serving in the military in Germany, who had referred to his military regulation airmen's shoes as "blue suede shoes", and insisted that no one step on or scuff them.

Did Elvis sing Blue Suede Shoes?

Elvis Records Blue Suede Shoes By early March 'Blue Suede Shoes' was starting to catch on nationally. It entered Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart on march 3 as did Presley's first RCA single 'Heartbreak Hotel', and a week later Carl became the first country artist to appear on the national R&B chart.

Did Carl Perkins write Blue Suede Shoes for Elvis?

He's the man who wrote "Blue Suede Shoes," the hit song sung by Elvis Presley which became the first Sun label record to sell over a million copies. CARL PERKINS has also written the songs, "Matchbox," "Honey Don't," and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" which have been recorded by the Beatles.

Who wrote Blue Suede Shoes?

Carl PerkinsBlue Suede Shoes / Lyricistnull