It was the second single taken from their album of that year, From Langley Park to Memphis. From them came all the "forms" of rock n roll. Vous pouvez modifier vos choix à tout moment dans vos paramètres de vie privée. His unique style and talent left people wanting more. [2] The song's lyrics concern a washed-up 1950s star who is only remembered for his one-hit novelty song, which is sung in the chorus ("Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque"). Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, Navigation et recherche lors de l’utilisation des sites Web et applications Verizon Media. There was no interest in building fandom for black performers beyond record sales.

I mean if it wasn't for him, buddy holly, Ritchie Valens etc... from the 50's their wouldn't be any rock n roll. Der King of RocknRoll, Elvis Presley, trägt seinen Namen bereits seit den 50er Jahren. "[3], Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'N' Roll, Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life), "Paddy McAloon: My daughter wanted me to be a fireman not a pop star", "The Beat (HMV House Magazine) – Simon Potter, May 1985", "Paddy McAloon: From Langley Park To Memphis (And Back)", "The King of Rock 'N' Roll - Prefab Sprout - Song Info - AllMusic", "Prefab Sprout: The Kings of Rock 'n' Roll, Completely", A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_King_of_Rock_%27n%27_Roll&oldid=974238597, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 August 2020, at 21:27. It was nothing to do with who came first as in a pioneer of rock & roll but who inspired so many with his long, illustrious career, Elvis Presley had over 110 top 40 hit singles, including 19 number one songs. Yahoo fait partie de Verizon Media. McAloon would later point out the irony of a song about a one-hit wonder being his only top ten single. "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" is a single by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released by Kitchenware Records in March 1988. [14] An unusual music video was produced for the song, featuring the band lying beside a pool and attended by a frog butler, a diver who is reluctant to jump into the pool until the end, and dancing human-size hot dogs. The lyric was prompted by an NME article about an Edwyn Collins gig where Collins covered Kevin Johnson's "Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)". It remains the band's biggest success in their native UK, reaching No. The song entered the UK Singles Chart on 23 March 1988 at No.