Hound Dog - Who wrote the revised lyrics ?

[Steve Morse]

A couple of further thoughts.

Musically rather than lyrically, this from 1954 could be seen as a missing link between Thornton and Bell:

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And this is the B-side of Thornton's original and, maybe I'm reaching too far, but I do hear just a little of Scotty's approach in the guitar solo of Pete Lewis (1:40).

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I want to thank you, George, for more interesting insights for this topic ; and for not soliciting compliments - as one person on this forum regularly does, even for other people (if it suits his ends).

[George Smith]

Thank you, Steve -- John is one of my closest forum friends, and his constant support of my work is hugely appreciated.

[egilj]

You shouldn't just pay attention to how people treat you, but also keep an eye on how they treat others. A good principle.

[TheMaskedClown]

Maybe Bear Cat wrote the revised lyrics.

[George Smith]

You shouldn't just pay attention to how people treat you, but also keep an eye on how they treat others. A good principle.

Thank you for the advice.

[timothy_sideburns]

Great topic. To my ears it does sound like Freddie Bell sings 'that was just a line' and it makes more sense to rhyme line with mine. I never ever knew that or spotted that lie/mine is not a pure rhyme. As a songwriter I love these geeky little details.

[mike edwards66]

Great topic.

Absolutely!