“Good Rockin’ Tonight” is a popular rock and roll song originally written and recorded by Roy Brown in 1947. However, it became widely associated with Elvis Presley, who recorded his own version of the song in 1954. Elvis’s rendition of “Good Rockin’ Tonight” was part of his early Sun Records recordings and is considered one of his early rock and roll classics.
The song’s upbeat tempo and energetic performance by Elvis helped establish him as a rising star in the music industry, and it contributed to the popularization of rock and roll during the 1950s. It’s often cited as one of the essential tracks in the development of rock music. Elvis’s version of “Good Rockin’ Tonight” showcases his charismatic singing style and laid the foundation for his iconic career in the years to come.
Lyrcis:
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.
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