The Great Pretenders “Trouble“ (Elvis Presley) 05/01/2024 Glastonberry Club

The Great Pretenders “Trouble“ (Elvis Presley) Glastonberry Club (Moscow) The Elvis Presley Birthday Show - 2024 05/01/2024 “Trouble“ is a blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, originally performed by Elvis Presley in 1958 and covered by a number of artists in later years. Background 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