Trouble
Elvis Presley Lyrics
If you're looking for trouble
You came to the right place
If you're looking for trouble
Just look right in my face
I was born standing up and talking back
My daddy was a green-eyed mountain jack
Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery
Well, I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me
But I've never ran
I don't take no orders
From no kind of man
I'm only made out of flesh, blood, and bone
But if you're gonna start a rumble
Don't you try it on alone
Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery
Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me
I'm evil, evil, evil as can be
I'm evil, evil, evil as can be
So don't mess around, don't mess around
Don't mess around with me
I'm evil, I'm evil, evil, evil
So don't mess around, don't mess around with me
I'm evil--I tell you I'm evil
So don't mess around with me
Yeah
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Written by: DAVID COVERDALE, BERNIE MARSDEN
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"Trouble" is a rock & roll song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Elvis Presley performed the song in the 1958 motion picture King Creole, and his recording was included on the soundtrack of the same name. "Trouble", featuring Scotty Moore on guitar, was one of only three songs written by Leiber and Stoller for the feature. Presley's performance in the film alludes to Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley. "If you're looking for trouble," he intones, "then look right in my face. Read Full Bio"Trouble" is a rock & roll song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Elvis Presley performed the song in the 1958 motion picture King Creole, and his recording was included on the soundtrack of the same name. "Trouble", featuring Scotty Moore on guitar, was one of only three songs written by Leiber and Stoller for the feature. Presley's performance in the film alludes to Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley. "If you're looking for trouble," he intones, "then look right in my face. Because I'm evil. My middle name is Misery." Music critic Maury Dean suggests that "Trouble," with Presley's "growling snarl", is one of the earliest proto-punk rock songs.
Ten years later, Presley opened his 1968 Comeback Special with this number. With dark, moody lighting highlighting his sneer, the sequence alluded to Presley's checkered past and "dangerous" image and served to prove that the singer was still "sexy, surly and downright provocative." The piece then segued into "Guitar Man" against a "Jailhouse Rock" backdrop featuring male dancers in cells.
Amanda Lear's debut single was a recording of "Trouble", released in the UK by Creole Records. A French language translation by Vline Buggy, titled "La Bagarre", was released in France by Polydor. "La Bagarre" was later included on Lear's 1977 debut album I Am a Photograph. Lear performed the song on an episode of Musikladen aired 29 May 1976 in West Germany. Clad in black leather, Lear's performance alludes to Presley's tough 1950s image. This appearance lead Ariola Records to re-release "La Bagarre" and sign her to a six-album record contract.
Suzi Quatro recorded "Trouble" in 1974 for her second album, Quatro. According to author Phillip Auslander, with this track Quatro "aligned herself with a performance tradition of male boastfulness that includes Elvis." Rock critic Robert Christgau however wrote that Quatro's rendition was "silly" and "can't convince me that she's evil."
Robbie Williams opened his 2002 DVD concert, The Robbie Williams Show, with this song. His performance was identical in concept and staging to the opening sequence of Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special. Williams segues from "Trouble" into "Handsome Man" with a jail cell back-drop but with female dancers instead of males.
Ten years later, Presley opened his 1968 Comeback Special with this number. With dark, moody lighting highlighting his sneer, the sequence alluded to Presley's checkered past and "dangerous" image and served to prove that the singer was still "sexy, surly and downright provocative." The piece then segued into "Guitar Man" against a "Jailhouse Rock" backdrop featuring male dancers in cells.
Amanda Lear's debut single was a recording of "Trouble", released in the UK by Creole Records. A French language translation by Vline Buggy, titled "La Bagarre", was released in France by Polydor. "La Bagarre" was later included on Lear's 1977 debut album I Am a Photograph. Lear performed the song on an episode of Musikladen aired 29 May 1976 in West Germany. Clad in black leather, Lear's performance alludes to Presley's tough 1950s image. This appearance lead Ariola Records to re-release "La Bagarre" and sign her to a six-album record contract.
Suzi Quatro recorded "Trouble" in 1974 for her second album, Quatro. According to author Phillip Auslander, with this track Quatro "aligned herself with a performance tradition of male boastfulness that includes Elvis." Rock critic Robert Christgau however wrote that Quatro's rendition was "silly" and "can't convince me that she's evil."
Robbie Williams opened his 2002 DVD concert, The Robbie Williams Show, with this song. His performance was identical in concept and staging to the opening sequence of Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special. Williams segues from "Trouble" into "Handsome Man" with a jail cell back-drop but with female dancers instead of males.
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Guillermo Solarte
If you're looking for trouble
You came to the right place
If you're looking for trouble
Just look right in my face
I was born standing up
And talking back
My daddy was a green-eyed mountain jack
Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery
Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me
I've never looked for trouble
But I've never ran
I don't take no orders
From no kind of man
I'm only made out
Of flesh, blood and bone
But if you're gonna start a rumble
Don't you try it on alone
Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery
Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me
I'm evil, evil, evil, as can be
I'm evil, evil, evil, as can be
So don't mess around don't mess around don't mess around with me
I'm evil, I'm evil, evil, evil
So don't mess around, don't mess around with me
I'm evil, I tell you I'm evil
So don't mess around with me
Yeah!
Eduardo Brito
Trouble
Elvis Presley
If you're looking for trouble
You came to the right place
If you're looking for trouble
Just look right in my face
I was born standing up
And talking back
My daddy was a green-eyed mountain jack
Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery
Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me
I've never looked for trouble
But I've never ran
I don't take no orders
From no kind of man
I'm only made out
Of flesh, blood and bone
But if you're gonna start a rumble
Don't you try it on alone
Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery
Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me
I'm evil, evil, evil, as can be
I'm evil, evil, evil, as can be
So don't mess around don't mess around don't mess around with me
I'm evil, I'm evil, evil, evil
So don't mess around, don't mess around with me
I'm evil, I tell you I'm evil
So don't mess around with me
Yeah!
Yosuto
this is exactly why Elvis was and always will be THE King.
andrew miller
@Adrene Jones OH HONEY YOU GOT THAT BACK TO FRONT . without ELVIS you and the rest of us would never have even heard of the black artists that came after him . They admit that themselves dearie , including the big ones like Chuck berry, James Brown, Sammy Davis Junior and all the rest of them . . Perhaps you should do a little homework on the subject lovey. Elvis was influenced by gospel music and rhythm and blues as he was growing up . Rock and Roll was never main stream music, in fact it was unheard of . Elvis was called the King of Rock and Roll because his style combined a variety of musical styles to virtually create it as we know it today . It was Elvis who put it on the map and everyone else followed . Please know what your talking about before you make silly statements like the one you wrote here . Now , apart from that you have a good day .
Denis Lessard
@Claire Yeboah i know my history and repeating it to yahoos like you is getting boring.
Howard Simpson
@Claire Yeboah go back to school lady and take a history lesson.
Claire Yeboah
@Denis Lessard, I can see you don't know your history, elvis was stealing a lots of black folks music ..because in them day's Black folks didn't have a Chance in music.
Claire Yeboah
@Howard Simpson he will never be a king fie we black folks
Hoovy Tube
My, GOD, I love the way they all speak.
Diego S. Loayza
The southern accent?
James Brown
His best movies were before he went into the Army. Loved them all though.
ur man the nascar fan
You're not alone