6 Chapter 5 Hound Dog

Chapter 5 "Hound Dog" Elvis's first song for RCA was about a man whose girlfriend had broken up with him. The song was slow and depressing. But Elvis sang it his way. His voice was low and quiet in parts. At other times, he shouted. The sound was raw and full of feeling. Unlike other rock songs, it wasn't fast or easy to dance to. People liked it anyway. "Heartbreak Hotel" soon came to be the most popular song in the country. That's how 1956 started for Elvis. He was just twenty-one, but he was about to change music forever. Fame was going to change his life, too. After "Heartbreak Hotel," Elvis had money — lots of money. He bought Gladys a pink Cadillac and a new house for the Presleys with a swimming pool.

埃尔维斯为美国广播公司创作的第一首歌是关于一个男人的，他的女朋友和他分手了。 这首歌缓慢而压抑。 但埃尔维斯用自己的方式演唱。 他的声音有些地方低沉而平静。 其他时候，他会大喊大叫。 这声音原始而充满感情。 与其他摇滚歌曲不同，这首歌节奏不快，也不容易跟着跳舞。 不管怎样，人们还是喜欢它。“心碎旅馆”很快成为全国最流行的歌曲。 1956年，埃尔维斯就是这样开始的。 他只有21岁，但他即将永远改变音乐。 名声也将改变他的生活。 在《心碎旅馆》之后，埃尔维斯有钱了——很多钱。 他给格拉迪斯买了一辆粉红色的凯迪拉克，还给普雷斯利一家买了一所带游泳池的新房子。

Why did Elvis get so popular so fast?

为什么猫王如此迅速地走红?

Television helped. Back in those days, there were only a few channels and a few popular shows. When Elvis appeared on TV, people couldn't believe what they were seeing. Popular singers didn't wear tight jeans and tight shirts! Nobody else had a greasy ducktail. Elvis got swept up in the music as he sang. His knees would shake; he'd curl his lip in a sneer. Then he'd smile a little and shut his eyes. He'd also move his hips back and forth. Grown-ups thought this was dirty dancing. People started to call him "Elvis the Pelvis." They didn't want their kids to watch Elvis or to dress like him. "Mr. Presley has no discernible singing ability," The New York Times wrote.

电视帮助。那时候，只有几个频道和几个受欢迎的节目。 当猫王出现在电视上时，人们简直不敢相信他们所看到的。 流行歌手不穿紧身牛仔裤和紧身衬衫!没有人吃油腻的鸭尾。 埃尔维斯一唱歌就被音乐迷住了。 他的膝盖会颤抖;他会皱起嘴唇冷笑一声。 然后他会微微一笑，闭上眼睛。 他还会前后摆动臀部。 大人们认为这是跳辣身舞。 人们开始称他为“骨盆猫王”。 他们不希望自己的孩子看猫王或穿得像他。 《纽约时报》写道:“普雷斯利没有明显的歌唱才能。”

Another newspaper had a headline that read: "Beware Elvis Presley." What people said hurt Elvis. He wasn't wild. He still lived with his mom and dad. He just wanted to sing and make people happy. "I don't do any vulgar movements," Elvis said to reporters. "It's just my way of expressing how I feel." Steve Allen, a famous TV host, had Elvis wear a tuxedo on his show. He told Elvis not to shake his hips. Instead, Allen had Elvis sing his song "Hound Dog" to a basset hound also wearing a tuxedo. The Ed Sullivan Show was a popular

另一家报纸的标题是:“小心猫王。” 人们说的话伤害了埃尔维斯。 他并不狂野。他仍然和他的父母住在一起。 他只是想唱歌，让人们开心。 “我不会做任何低俗的动作，”埃尔维斯对记者说。 “这只是我表达自己感受的方式。” 著名的电视主持人史蒂夫·艾伦让猫王在他的节目中穿燕尾服。 他告诉埃尔维斯不要摇屁股。 相反，艾伦让猫王对着一只同样穿着燕尾服的巴吉特猎犬唱他的歌曲《猎犬》。 《埃德·沙利文秀》很受欢迎

Sunday night show. When Elvis came on, the cameras showed him only from the waist up. If he wiggled his hips or shook his legs, the viewers wouldn't see it. In the end, it didn't matter what grown-ups thought of Elvis. The time was ripe for Elvis Presley. This was the late 1950s. Some young people were starting to rebel against their parents.

周日晚上的节目。当埃尔维斯上场时，摄像机只拍到他腰部以上的部分。 如果他扭动臀部或抖腿，观众是看不见的。 最后，大人们对猫王的看法已经不重要了。 埃尔维斯·普雷斯利的时机成熟了。 这是20世纪50年代末。一些年轻人开始反抗他们的父母。

Rock and roll was their music. Frank Sinatra was their parents' singer. Elvis was theirs. After "Heartbreak Hotel," the hits kept coming. "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" went straight to number one. Elvis Presley didn't create rock and roll. Bill Haley had a big hit with "Rock Around the Clock." Chuck Berry, famous for his "duck walk" across the stage, sang "Johnny B. Goode." And Jerry Lee Lewis, who sometimes kicked away his piano bench when he played, was another rock-and-roll star. But Elvis, with his looks and voice, was much bigger than anybody else.

摇滚乐是他们的音乐。 弗兰克·辛纳屈是他们父母的歌手。 埃尔维斯是他们的。在《心碎酒店》之后，热门歌曲不断涌现。 《Hound Dog》和《Don't Be Cruel》直接登上了冠军宝座。 埃尔维斯·普雷斯利并没有创造摇滚乐。 比尔·海利的《摇滚24小时》大受欢迎 以“鸭子走”而闻名的查克·贝里(Chuck Berry)演唱了《约翰尼·B》(Johnny B)。 古德。”杰里·李·刘易斯(Jerry Lee Lewis)是另一位摇滚明星，他在演奏时有时会踢走他的钢琴凳。 但埃尔维斯，以他的外表和声音，比任何人都伟大。