Clambake es un álbum de Elvis Presley, publicado en 1967 por RCA Victor. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Guitar Man», «Clambake», «Who Needs Money?» y «A House That Has Everything».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum Clambake, de 1967, es la banda sonora de otra de las comedias musicales de la etapa final de la carrera cinematográfica de Elvis Presley. Este trabajo es a menudo citado como uno de los puntos más bajos de su discografía de los años 60. La película y el disco reflejan el cansancio del propio artista con la fórmula de Hollywood.
La calidad de las canciones es, en general, muy pobre. El material es repetitivo y carece de la inspiración y la energía que caracterizaban al mejor Elvis Presley. El álbum tuvo un rendimiento comercial muy discreto en comparación con sus trabajos anteriores.
Pese a ello, el disco incluye un par de bonus tracks que salvan el conjunto, como la excelente "Guitar Man", una canción que ya anticipaba el regreso a sus raíces de rock y blues que se produciría en su especial de televisión de 1968.
'Clambake' es un trabajo que representa el final de una era. Es el sonido de un artista a punto de rebelarse contra su propia imagen para volver a ser el músico relevante y revolucionario que el mundo necesitaba.
Listado de Canciones
- Guitar Man2:20
Letra
Well, I quit my job down at the car wash, Left my mama a goodbye note, By sundown I'd left Kingston, With my guitar under my coat, I hitchhiked all the way down to Memphis, Got a room at the YMCA, For the next three weeks I went huntin' them nights, Just lookin' for a place to play, Well, I thought my pickin' would set 'em on fire, But nobody wanted to hire a guitar man. Well, I nearly 'bout starved to death down in Memphis, I run outta money and luck, So I bought me a ride down to Macon, Georgia, On a overloaded poultry truck, I thumbed on down to Panama City, Started pickin' out some o' them all night bars, Hopin' I could make myself a dollar, Makin' music on my guitar, I got the same old story at them all night piers, There ain't no room around here for a guitar man We don't need a guitar man, son So I slept in the hobo jungles, Roamed a thousand miles of track, Till I found myself in Mobile Alabama, At a club they call Big Jack's, A little four-piece band was jammin', So I took my guitar and I sat in, I showed 'em what a band would sound like, With a swingin' little guitar man. Show 'em, son If you ever take a trip down to the ocean, Find yourself down around Mobile, Make it on out to a club called Jack's, If you got a little time to kill, Just follow that crowd of people, You'll wind up out on his dance floor, Diggin' the finest little five-piece group, Up and down the Gulf of Mexico, Guess who's leadin' that five-piece band, Well, wouldn't ya know, it's that swingin' little guitar man. - Clambake2:38
Letra
All right, Hmm Mamma's little baby loves clambake, clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake too Mamma's little baby loves clambake, clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake too Hey listen world you've gotta know I'm cuttin loose and lettin' go Who needs the worry and the strife Life can be a ball now just followin' my life Clambake, gonna have a clambake Clambake, gonna have a clambake Look for the brightest lights in town That's where you'll find me hanging round I've got this feeling to be free I pick and choose the life I want And that's the life for me Clambake, gonna have a clambake Clambake, gonna have a clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake, clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake too Mamma's little baby loves clambake, clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake too All right Look for the brightest lights in town That's where you'll find me hanging round I've got this feeling to be free I pick and choose the life I want And that's the life for me Clambake, gonna have a clambake Clambake, gonna have a clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake, clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake too Mamma's little baby loves clambake, clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake too Hey! Mamma's little baby loves clambake, clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake too Mamma's little baby loves clambake, clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake too Mamma's little baby loves clambake, clambake Mamma's little baby loves clambake too - Who Needs Money?3:16
- A House That Has Everything2:13
Letra
I can see you now living like a queen In a house that has everything, everything but love Crystal chandeliers, chauffeured limousines Yes you'll really have everything, everything but love I see diamonds, sables, sapphires and pearls And as the picture clears Poor little rich girl sitting all alone Counting her treasures in tears Better just a shack where two people care Than a house that has everything, everything but love I see diamonds, sables, sapphires and pearls And as the picture clears Poor little rich girl sitting all alone Counting her treasures in tears Better just a shack where two people care Than a house that has everything, everything but love Than a house that has everything, everything but love - Confidence2:31
Letra
When everyone thought the world was flat Columbus said "It's round" He went down in history And America was found 'Cause He had confidence A little thing called confidence There's no job too immense when you've got Confidence With a "see" and an "O" and an "N" and an "F" And an "I" and a "D" and an "ENCE" Put 'em all together and what have you got Confidence You'll be surprised what you can do If you will only try Remember the tortoise and the hare Who had that famous race The speedy hare wound up nowhere And slow poke took first place 'Cause He had confidence A little thing called confidence There's no job too immense when you've got Confidence You'll be surprised what you can do If you will only try How do you know that you can't ride a rainbow in the sky You'll be surprised what you can do If you will only try All you need is confidence A little thing called confidence There's no job too immense when you've got Confidence With a "see" and an "O" and an "N" and an "F" And an "I" and a "D" and an "ENCE" Put 'em all together and what have you got Confidence - Hey, Hey, Hey2:30
Letra
All right girls, I'll show you what to do This boat will sparkle like a diamond when we get through By the numbers there ain't much time We're gonna start an assembly line Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! You get the sandpaper, you get the pails You get the hammer baby, you get the nails You get the paint, you get the brush 'Cause we're gonna give it the special touch Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! We got a magic potion that will help us win I don't know how to spell it but dip right in Blako-oxy-tonic phosphate, it's the latest scoop But that's all right girls you can call it "Goop" Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Work the sandpaper, hammer that nail Tote that paintbrush and lift that pail Get a rhythm going, nice and easy Come on and use a little elbow greasy Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! O.K. girls, we're all through I'm gonna tell you what we're gonna do We'll fall right down and have some fun And I'm gonna kiss you all one by one - You Don't Know Me2:31
- The Girl I Never Loved1:53
- How Can You Lose What You Never Had2:28
- Big Boss Man2:53
Letra
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? Can't you hear me when I call? Well you ain't so big, you know you're just tall that's all, All right Well you got me workin' boss man Workin' round the clock I want to little drink of water But you won't let big Al stop Big boss man now can't you hear me when I call? All right I said you ain't so big, you know you're just tall that's all Big boss man, why can't you hear me when I call? All right You know you ain't so big, I said you're just tall that's all, All right I'm gonna get me a boss man One who's gonna treat me right I work hard in the day time Rest easy at night Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? Can't you hear me when I Call? I said you ain't so big, you're just tall that's all I'm gonna get me a boss man One that's gonna treat me right I work hard in the evenin' Rest easy at night Big boss man, big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? I said you ain't so big, you're just tall that's all All right, big boss man It's all right - Singing Tree2:20
- Just Call Me Lonesome2:08