Monday, June 8, 2009

Elvis Presley: Queer?

The proof is "Jailhouse Rock." Sure, it was written by someone else, but Elvis likely commissioned the piece to include the innuendo held within. The signs are obvious now to the great intellects of the NES generation. Back then, they were camouflaged per 1950s innocence. Let's take a look and provide further analysis. Homosexual lyrics will be emphasized in bold:

The warden threw a party in the county jail.

The prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin and the joint began to swing.
You shouldve heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.

Spider murphy played the tenor saxophone,
Little joe was blowin on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from illinois went crash, boom, bang,
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.

Number forty-seven said to number three:
Youre the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.

Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.

The sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weepin all alone.
The warden said, hey, buddy, dont you be no square.
If you cant find a partner use a wooden chair.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.

The term 'rock' has always meant 'sex.' This song is about the heated passion growing between inmates. The cell bars represent the fate of Elvis as the most desired male alive, and yet prisoner to his dirty, God-disapproved desires. It's also a take on the fact he was forced to secrecy to avoid losing his female fanbase and a lynching from fans of his southern sound.

"If you cant find a partner use a wooden chair"? Really? This latent gayness is also subtly touched upon in other Elvis hits such as, "Hound Dog," "A Big Hunk O' Love," and "Losing My Religion."

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