A subscriber to my silly little blog “thanked me” for so cleverly inserting a Tom Dooley earwig into his cerebrum.
As with all things Curmudgeon, there is a bit of a back story. This Kingston Trio song rose to the top of the charts in 1958. I would have been six. Tom Dooley is the first popular song of which I remember singing the lyrics.
But…my mother had a favorite story about the four year old me being completely enamored with the Elvis Presley version of Hound Dog in 1956. Apparently I would sing the song loud and often. I am sure I was entirely precious!
As a favor to my subscriber…the best way to get rid of an earwig is to replace it with another one. So without further ado here is Elvis singing Hound Dog…
Thanks again. One of the benefits of having 3 older brothers, and an older sister with poodle skirts and bobby -socks, was growing up with Rock-and-Roll, from Bill Haley on.