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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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!
Joan Jones
There is no one like him. He was unique in every way - his story his life is so iconic. the new Elvis movie will move you to tears - don't miss it. Its fabulous!
shaftdrive
Lols MJ was better at EVERY level. This schmuck never left US 😅
Victoria Balfour
@JAYJason6666 It's about the life and times of Elvis as well. Can't have one without the other
Ricki Lake
@JAYJason6666 he didn’t even know how to sing for real.
JAYJason6666
@Ricki Lake He had a 3 octave vocal range there Toots... His bluegrass & blues covers sounded nothing like the originals
Ricki Lake
@Joan Jones Jerry Lee Lewis did the same
Levi Castillo
Revisiting this song after watching ELVIS, the biopic. Nothing beats the original. Elvis forever.
JAYJason6666
@DeandraAlexisN I think they show a clip of it in the 1981 movie 'This Is Elvis'....
DntWachMeWachTV
same!!! I had to see it
ParsleyPalace
@Brad rawsner Me too!