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Written by: Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott Recorded: May 26, 1963, RCA Studio B, Nashville Released master is take 6. Single:w/ "Devil In Disguise", 47-8188, June 18, 1963 Also re-released as Gold Standard Series, 447-0641, August 1964 Highest U.S. Charts Positions: Didn't chart 1st LP release: Elvis Gold Records, Volume 4 - February 1968 |
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An infectious little tune with an awkward title, "Please Don't Drag That String Around" has a melody and shuffling beat that bounces along nicely, as you'd expect from an Otis Blackwell / Winfield Scott song. I'm a sucker for the clean but full sound of Elvis' early '60s recordings, and I think this one is a fine example. Makes a nice single with "Devil In Disguise", but for some reason, this flip-side didn't make the charts. Maybe that weird title scared everyone away. :) |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)"Please Don't Drag That String Around" is a good up-tempo number pushed along by a fruity saxophone line. In spite of its qualities, this song lacks an immediate hook, as one might expect from a number used as a fill-up in a film soundtrack. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 A tame, medium rocker - good sound, but without the bite of the earlier stuff. The Complete Elvis, edited by Martin Torgoff, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for Please Don't Drag That String Around Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "Please Don't Drag That String Around" Links
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You like to keep me dangling on a string 'Cause you know without you my life don't mean a thing So I beg you Please don't drag that string around, oh no Well, what if it should break Oh, tell me, what would I do then Keep that string up off the ground Oh, yeah, remember my heart is tied to the other end Yes, I'm your puppet, my heart is in your hand One twist of the wrist and I jump to your command So I beg you Please don't drag that string around, oh no Well, what if it should break What would I do then Baby, keep that string up off the ground Oh, yeah, remember my heart is tied to the other end I feel inside me, as sure as anything One day I'll mean more to you than a puppet on a string So I beg you Please don't drag that string around, oh no Well, what if it should break Oh, tell me, what would I do then Keep that string up off the ground Oh, yeah, remember my heart is tied to the other end |
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