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(It's a) Long Lonely Highway
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(Pomus / Schuman)
Information:
(It’s a) Long Lonely Highway was written by Doc Pomus and
Mort Shuman and recorded by Elvis on May 27, 1963, at RCA’s Nashville
studios. The single release, an alternate take from the LP version, did not
chart, although it was listed as “Bubbling Under” for two weeks at “112.
Elvis sang Long Lonely Highway in his 1965 film,
Tickle Me.
Lyrics:
It's a long lonely highway when you're travellin' all alone
And it's a mean old world when you got no-one to
call your own
And you pass through towns too small to even have
a name, oh yeah
But you gotta keep on goin', on that road to
nowhere
Gotta keep on goin', though there's no-one to care,
just keep movin' down the line
It's a long lonely highway without her by my side
And it's a trail full of teardrops that keep on
being cried
My heart's so heavy, it's a low down dirty shame,
oh yeah
You gotta keep on goin', on that road to nowhere
Gotta keep on goin', though there's no-one to care,
just keep movin' down the line
I gotta rock for my pillow 'neath a weeping willow
and the cool grass for my bed
My drinking water's muddy, so don't you tell me,
buddy, that I wouldn't be better off dead
It's a long lonely highway gettin' longer all the
time
And if she don't come and get me well, I'm gonna lose my mind
So if you read about me, tell her she's the one to
blame, oh yeah
You gotta keep on goin', on that road to nowhere
Gotta keep on goin', though there's no-one to care,
just keep movin' down the line
Movin' down the line, movin' down the line...
Where it was released:
Released for the fist time on Kissin' Cousins »
Singles:
- I’m Yours / (It’s a) Long Lonely Highway (RCA 47-8657)
August. Standard release
»
- I’m Yours / (It’s a) Long Lonely Highway (RCA 447-0654)
November 1966. Gold standard series reissue.
LPs/CDs:
- Kissin’ Cousins (1964)
»
- Elvis in
Demand (1977)
»
– Kissin' Cousins (1981)
»
- For the Asking (1991)
- From Nashville to Memphis – The Essential 60’s Masters
(1993)
- Double Features: Kissin’ Cousins / Clambake / Stay Away Joe
(1994)
- Rock’n’Roll (1999)
- Elvis Chante Mort Shuman & Doc Pomus (2000)
- The Swedish Hit Collection (2000)
- Long Lonely Highway (2000) – FTD
»
- Tickle Me (2005) – FTD
»
- Elvis
Sings Memphis Tennessee (2008) - FTD
»
– Kissin' Cousins (2017) - FTD
»
–
The Making of Viva Las Vegas
(2019) - FTD
»
Bootleg Releases:
- Elvis Sings Songs From Tickle Me (1987) - Audition
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