Like the cars of the 60's so was our music. With style and performance. I remember listening to this song on KOMA radio on a small battery operated hand held radio that we thought was really neat. A radio that would pick up radio stations like KOMA and the wolfman in California that we could take outside, oh how wonderful was our youth. What I wouldnt give to go back to those days. If only to escape the noise of todays music and the clatter of societies ills. IF ONLY. LONG LIVE THE 60's
All of these Great Oldies remind me of my childhood ...watching my Dad prance around in the mornings singing to me and my brothers and sisters, *Dad I LOVE U and Miss Us so Much - God Bless and Keep U always close to "His" Heart.
My mom and i love this song she was born in 1964 and she passed away in march 14-2011. when i listen to this song i think of her aways i love her and miss her so munch. I want this song in my music collection!!!
When I was a teenager I thought this version WAS Elvis. Then I found out it was Terry Stafford. And later on my mother told me Elvis actually did sing a song called Suspicion (after a lot of arguing - I thought she meant Suspicious Minds.) Both versions of the song are good so I don't know how people can say one's better than the other. They both beat the hell out the crap they put out today.
Ridicilous to say that this version is better than Elvis´! Elvis´ was never released in the US and/or UK as a single. It´s NOT original song! It was written by Pomus and Shuman and first recorded by Elvis on his Pot Luck album." The song became a hit in 1964, through an Elvis sound-alike cover version by Terry Stafford." Wikipedia.
To laylacalif - I agree that Terry's and Elvis's versions differ but I think what one lacks - the other artist is stronger at. I like parts of both versions.
Just listened to Elvis' version: it's absolutely godawful. His accusatory "Suspicion!" sounds square and flat. Plus he almost lisps. Terry's rendition is vibrant and easy. Terry - 1, Elvis - 0.
Terry has better vibrato and pitch control in his rendition, but Elvis had more sustaining in his notes, a better resonance in his head chambers. Note how Terry's ending phrases kind of die out instead of having a definite, clean finish. They each looked very handsome.
The machinery got hold of Elvis and he churned all kinds of songs out....Listen to the left hand on the piano in his early recordings....that's rock'n roll at its best...simple and fabulous..then listen to 'king creole'.(Why didn't someone shoot those mad brass players)..Elvis was an innovator and we owe him a great deal but Terry Stafford made a far better version of this particular song...the worst thing to happen to Elvis was the dutch illegal immigrant 'COLONEL' Tom Parker (Who never served)
I love the picture at 2:21. Such a sweet couple. Even though I wasn't alive in the 50s, this picture pretty much sums up life in the 50s. Drive in malt shops, juke boxes, and Chevy cars. What a charming era in America.
The song "Suspicion", which was released on the Crusader record label and which had previously been recorded by Elvis Presley, made it to number 3 in the U.S. and number 31 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] "Suspicion," with a vocal by Stafford that reminded many listeners of Presley, had the unusual distinction of being at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1964 just below The Beatles when they made history by holding down the entire top five
The song "Suspicion", which was released on the Crusader record label and which had previously been recorded by Elvis Presley, made it to number 3 in the U.S. and number 31 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] "Suspicion," with a vocal by Stafford that reminded many listeners of Presley, had the unusual distinction of being at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1964 just below The Beatles when they made history by holding down the entire top five.
I was 16 yrs old and sitting in a barber's chair in 1962 when I heard this guy. I thought he was Elvis. I loved this guy's version best...but I also love Elvis...
@Rowlandph another comment by an uneducated inbred . What`s the point of stating so called facts that a lies ? It`s a Pomus - Shuman song that was written by them for Elvis ( 1962 pot Luck album track ) .
Stafford`s cover came along in 1964 and peaked at #3. He never had another top 20 hit .
@Rowlandph This song was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Keep your mouth shut if you don´t know things! Elvis ´versio n was only published on album Pot Luck.
Both men, Terry and Elvis, did a nice job with this tune of that time. Elvis did it a little more "soulful" & with a slower tempo while Terry picked up the tempo a bit. Both versions have stood the test of time & stand alone as a one of a kind which is very rare in the music of any time.
sorry but i am definatly in love with elvis so...hes the bomb..and u r right hes definatly as good as it gets on everything hes ever performed...to bad he died i woulda maried him...haha
1JUSTPASSINGTHROUGH thanks for sending the comment but I researched it and as commented by ttesoroo below "Suspicion" was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman look it up While Elvis recorded it first and I like both versions I think I prefer Terry's version Thanks again for taking the time to send the e-mail
Suspicion was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, it was released on album Pot Luck 1962 by Elvis Presley. Stafford recorded it 1964. Elvis´ recording was only released in some European countries.
@ttesoro - this is THE original song by the man who wrote it. His version also, I might add, shot past Elvis' recording of the same song on the charts. This man also wrote "Amarillo by Morning" which George Strait recorded in the early 80's.
@1JUSTPASSINGTHROUGH Suspicion was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, it was released on album Pot Luck 1962 by Elvis Presley. Stafford recorded it 1964. Elvis´ recording was only released in some European countries. Check the FACTS, mate!
I still like this version better than Elvis, though nobody sings Hound Dog like he can! God help me I'm not old enough to be into these oldies, but I like 'em!
i have been reading for the longest time all the negitive comments that have been writen on here and to be honest, all of it is realy getting very stale, all i have been reading is people constantly being put down all the time. maybe people should try and get along instead of always putting other people down for expressing how they feel about things. i thought that we as free americans were allowed to as farr as i knew this was america not russia.
@angelo062367 I agree but unffortunately free speech allows these morons to spew their hate but that's the price we pay for a free society But it would be nice if people could exchange opionions without all the hate mongering
Was that my old '58 Edsel at :ll? Heard that some folks had problems with them, but mine ran great, h--l, it flew, even though the high-speed fuel bowl was cut off. Got 19 MPG road. Not bad for a 361 cu. in., 301 hp engine. The model was called the Pacer. Terry sure sounds like Elvis.First heard "Suspicion" in Japan at an AF snack bar.
Dave here. Looks like my '58 Edsel. Aquamarine green, or something like that. Some reports said they had problems with them, but mine ran like a charm. That thing would fly, even with the high-speed fuel bowl cut off. Got 19 MPG on the road. Not bad for a 361 c.i., 301 h.p. V/8. Miss the ol' Pacer. That was the model, not the AMC car.
Hate when people say Terry Stafford was first. His recording came 1964 and Elvis recording came 1962. At least avoid lies. Who was best? Better to be silent and let their careers talk.
@GosuSan you are CRAZY me my brother in law and husband the FORTUNES appeared with Terry on many occasions and any person who thinks that elvis did noet STEAL this song is musically constipated by the by Johnny Joey and I "SOUL SURFER" check out you tube for that one you are a musicakl nerd check the facts bozo talk about silent better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool or open your moth and remove all doubt
@jeromejoh12 , I´m sry, but u r totally wrong. Suspicion with words and music by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman was first released on Elvis LP Pot Luck in 1962. If u don´t believe me, search the web and u will see I´m right. No offense, no shame to sing a song that the KING already had done.
@jeromejoh12 all you had to do was googled it first before stating incorrect afirmations. Elvis rendition is the ORIGINAL, in fact this music was written with Elvis in mind to sing it
he rob this song from the king rumor has it terry was there when elvis record it onthe album .......elvis was fucking MAD.....thats what i heard.......terrys verve is ok
The King is great but you can never beat the original artist, this song belongs to Terry Stafford. I lived through this great period of time also, I graduated high school in 1963. Thank you for this song
AAAOOUUU ... I think I'll always gonna love this chilly tune.... still love to sing the words out loud.... wjhat tune this was way back in '62... little would I know where the ocean waves will float me ... mmmmmm ...
Terry Stafford wrote this song--he is the original singer of it. Stafford also wrote the mega hit "Armarillo by Morning"...he was very talented. In all of the Elvis documentaries, it is Terry Stafford's voice doing the singing.
@alshouse Elvis recorded this song before Terry , but didn't make it to the charts , Terry is the one who put this song on everybody's head , nufff said.......
@spacepatrolman You are exactly right spacepatrolman, Elvis didn't do shit on this song like Terry did. I'm not saying Elvis didn't do do, he did. But he never made a hit out of it. Elvis was very good, he was just never MY cup of tea, as with many others.
@spacepatrolman exactly, if it wasn't for the ones that sang Elvis's style while he was in the service, there wouldn't have been good songs to listen too. Rick Nelson was another one that was good. He helped keep rock alive during Elvis's tour of duty. Look at Carl Perkins, he wrote and sang "Blue Swede Shoes", Elvis copied Carl on that song. Heartbreak Hotel was written by Hoyt Axton's mom.
@surrynet carl perkins carrear as a performer didnt take off because he hurt his neck in auto accident [ elvis didnt write anything jack scott wrote his own songs] the everly brothers enlisted in the marine reserve because if they were drafted their career would have been over before they were out of the military as it turned out they stopped having hits and went to england same thing with roy orbison
@spacepatrolman I enjoy reading post from people like you, It's good to hear about people who cares about good singers from the past, thanks for the post.
@surrynet You and spacepatrolman know your music history!! I heard 'Suspicion" one Sunday around 1980 or so for the 1st time (even though I was born in 1962 but never had heard it). It was Terry Stafford's version - but I thought it was Elvis singing. Now I can hear the difference when I hear Elvis singing it of course. Terry's arrangement in the song is the best I've heard!
@MrOrionfan The old rock and rock is a passion of spacepatrolman and I. Glad you like it. Remember Johnny Horton?, well he married Hank Williams Sr,s wife after Hank died, Johnny was killed in an auto accident at a young age. Both Hank and Johnny is they would have lived would have racked up countless hits. Good to hear someone appreciates good music.
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Fuck Elvis, also anyone who thinks he's the King, he stole his whole singing style from Jackie Wilson, his swagger from Chuck Berry, tried to dance like James Brown. Its funny the music business has been corrupt and stealing what blacks originate and then call themselves the king or originators. BobK1001, I know more about music that you'll ever know. Your an Elvis dick sucker! Get off his dead balls. Check the footage its there!!!
@Odori73 what a wanker you are! jackie wilson said, " black artists have been copying elvis " james brown said "he was my soul brother" and as far as chuck goes, he counted his royalties all the way to the bank! ELVIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS, certainly beats this fag hip hop rap crap you call music!
@JAARNO88 You sound old and white. What other reason would you have to make it sound like Elvis came up with his own sound and is the "pride " of black folk. ha. Elvis was as popular you could get playing black music . Don t confuse 'popularity' with an informed opinion.
And then you think your opinion counts as far as hip hop goes which is a non sequitur unless you think along the lines of a racist... than it all makes sense. How much hip hop have you listened to?? fuck all right??
@Odori73 .. you're not only ignorant and know nothing about music, you're an uneducated and unbathed racist. It's clear you hate Elvis because he's white and is everything you could never be. You're obviously a bush-hopper and a porch monkey attempting to appear smarter than a typical white third grader. Go back to your negro videos and stop following whites around! You're nothing more than alley trash! Btw, Elvis has more talent in his pinky-finger than the carcassas you mentioned.
The so called King was a biter! This is classic, more importantly the original, most of Elvis stuff was copied from other more talented artist! Research and you'll find this to be true RealDare2!
@Odori73 ... If you do a small amount of research you'll find this to be true. Elvis was and is and always will be the King of entertainment worldwide with no exceptions. You obviously know nothing about music or you would have known long ago that Elvis beats them all with no debate, and that includes terry stafford. You're unbelieveably ignorant! lol.
@Odori73 I researched. This was written by Jerome "Doc Pomus" Felder and Mort Shuman and was originally recorded by Elvis for his album "Pot Luck".
Most of Elvis's original recordings were written by professional songwriters for him to record. He didn't write his own songs, but he didn't cover everything he did.
I'm not a big Elvis fan, but there were enough of them to make him the King of Rock and Roll.
BTW, Pomus and Shuman also wrote "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters.
This song came out while I was in the Navy attending Radioman School in Norfolk Va. in the spring of 1964. They had a video juke box in the Navy Exchange cafeteria.
I mean let's face it, this guy is no Elvis. This song is draggy to say the least. The music is unique in spots and that is what some people like about this version by Stafford. I'll give the guy some credit and say "he got lucky somewhat with the music(not the singing), he couldn't sing his way out of a barrell. But never make the mistake of saying this guy is a better entertainer than the King!
But let's look at it this way. When people who don't know this song or its singer hear it, who will they think of? Terry Stafford? no. They think of Elvis
MUCH better than Elvis this one,emotion and talent over hype.I am firmly of the opinion that gay men love Elvis as well as ill-advised women.His marriage was to alay fears of his mother love and his underlying homosexual feelings,as the 'Colonel' told him to supress them.That is my opinion of course,but I left high school in 1962 and he always appeared to me,even at that young age,he was a wee bit 'suspicious'.NO pun intended.Murray.
I so agree with countrydude03.. Terry hands down done this song better than Elvis.. I love Elvis. I have every song he ever did. but when one does it better than the other it should be said...
@countrydude03....give it up Bud....Elvis was the King...but that doesn't mean he one every battle....Terry whooped his butt on this one. Doesn't matter when who sang what....Terry had the better voice and arrangement for this particular song. I won't say that about many of 'em...but this one I'll stand by.
@Sixgun51 nobody cant beat Elvis, that man had God's voice, Terry just impersonatin him with them back up singers. Elvis '62 original version, look it up kid. Terry just remade it but aint that good
Elvis lost it on this one....Terry did the BEST version ever on it. Elvis was good...but not as good as Terry on this one. Almost like he tried to copy Terry.
@Sixgun51 funny, Terry tried to coppy Elvis. learn your facts. Elvis sung this in '62 and Terry sung in '64. nobody cant out perform Elvis not even the ladies in the background. i like Terry though but Elvis had God's voice
@countrydude03 Sure maybe Elvis sang it first...but Terry did this one best. I'm an Elvis fan too....but sometimes...somebody trumped him....and this one was one of those times. The background...the arrangement....he beat him. I don't think Elvis minded either. Think what you want and I will do the same...how's that?
@Sixgun51 you can listen to whatever ya wanna listen to. wasnt for Elvis i'd been dead. Elvis will always have this song beat, sung it first. i dont like it when people say Elvis copied who and all that and the ones that did it copied Elvis. like the song What Hurt's The Most, the orginal song is from Mark Wills not Rascal Flatts. and say who sang the best anda all that. im 25, i aint no teenager and all that. i know music. you might be 50 somethin but me is all bout Elvis
Rest in peace Terry Stafford. Wish you had made a greater impact on the music of the 60's. You had a great voice and this song will long be a favorite of those who remember you.
lol this song is about my ex gf.... and holy shit, why would she be looking at other guys when she was with me?! lol she was looking at this guy that looked surprisingly like me, so at least she thought I was hot haha
One of the last songs on our land-based pirate station, XCFT, Northants, 1964 when in the USAF. GREAT song. also, nice to see a "DJ's DJ" the great howlin' Wolfman Jack. Delicious. Thank you AK47!
Nice effort ... I remember buying it ... but please have a listen to the Elvis original version ... I have a suspicion that it really is the best version.
Song was done in 64' in a one room studio, one cut,... Les Paul's brother-in-law, B. (Bob) Summers did all the instruments himself seperately and did all the engineering and mastering himself for Stafford. Stafford just walked in, sat on a stool and sang it, one take. That's how they did it in those days. It went on the Crusader label, beat Elvis out, stayed on the top 10 the whole fucking year, and sold over one million copies,... not bad for a 'little draggy' song...
Great song! Love the horns. Long live his memory..... God bless your soul, Terry. Thank you for an amazing song.
65FALCONSG 2 weeks ago
It's Elvis!
WeLoveAllSongBirds 4 weeks ago 3
Like the cars of the 60's so was our music. With style and performance. I remember listening to this song on KOMA radio on a small battery operated hand held radio that we thought was really neat. A radio that would pick up radio stations like KOMA and the wolfman in California that we could take outside, oh how wonderful was our youth. What I wouldnt give to go back to those days. If only to escape the noise of todays music and the clatter of societies ills. IF ONLY. LONG LIVE THE 60's
iamtheonlydlogan 1 month ago
Terry Stafford also wrote the great country classic Amarillo By Morning. RIP.
5Kspecialist 1 month ago
Seems I remember that this song was on top of the charts when the Beatles landed and knocked it off! Good song, takes me back, way back.
DancesWithCats55 1 month ago
I was in school at Appalachain State when this song was a hit. Great memories.
snackguru1 2 months ago
Great Song I love the oldies.
MrDeCorey 2 months ago
you are a good person . i am older than your Mum. sounds like she was a good person 2 know .i wish she were still with you.
MrAlkabra 2 months ago
Apparently, everybody thought that this was Elvis, and then Elvis recorded it after it became a hit for Stafford.
Fersomling 2 months ago
All of these Great Oldies remind me of my childhood ...watching my Dad prance around in the mornings singing to me and my brothers and sisters, *Dad I LOVE U and Miss Us so Much - God Bless and Keep U always close to "His" Heart.
Debra Jean
729debra 2 months ago 2
Terry Stafford was to be the new ELVIS --never happened!!! Great song anyway!!
pobrepaco 2 months ago
Terry Stafford OWNS this song. best version
s6u6r6f6 3 months ago in playlist s6u6r6f6's favorites 8
@s6u6r6f6 absolutely
930alpha 1 month ago
This song was not in the American Graffitti movie
chickglenn07 3 months ago
WoW!! A 1957 Thunderbird! [ 2:00 ] recordé al Elvis Presley's Tico!
mi amor platónico Chale Moreno! en los 60's!
Vivía entonces, en la Pensión Alpízar, avenida 2, entre calles 7 y 9
a 150 metros este del Teatro Nacional...
desde San José Costa Rica los saludo!! : p 30.09.2011
elizalove47 4 months ago
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elizalove47 4 months ago
My mom and i love this song she was born in 1964 and she passed away in march 14-2011. when i listen to this song i think of her aways i love her and miss her so munch. I want this song in my music collection!!!
ac39469 4 months ago 4
@ac39469 keep looking up thats where she is waiting...!
david1513 3 months ago
When I was a teenager I thought this version WAS Elvis. Then I found out it was Terry Stafford. And later on my mother told me Elvis actually did sing a song called Suspicion (after a lot of arguing - I thought she meant Suspicious Minds.) Both versions of the song are good so I don't know how people can say one's better than the other. They both beat the hell out the crap they put out today.
nev594 4 months ago
@nev594
Agree w/ crap, Takes talent, to produce good old tunes of that era.
importantisimo1 3 months ago
Great tune, but it wasn't in American Graffiti.
000SMITH000 5 months ago in playlist American Graffiti
Ridicilous to say that this version is better than Elvis´! Elvis´ was never released in the US and/or UK as a single. It´s NOT original song! It was written by Pomus and Shuman and first recorded by Elvis on his Pot Luck album." The song became a hit in 1964, through an Elvis sound-alike cover version by Terry Stafford." Wikipedia.
ttesoro 5 months ago
I wish I could of be born in this era T_T;
Lunatula 5 months ago
Kids we were and it was a great America
luckyshoeshine 5 months ago 2
@luckyshoeshine Totally.
skaha77 5 months ago
I remember my parents playing this so many times. Memories are a wonderful thing especially when they are wonderful.
CrimsonChampions 5 months ago
To laylacalif - I agree that Terry's and Elvis's versions differ but I think what one lacks - the other artist is stronger at. I like parts of both versions.
MrOrionfan 5 months ago
Omg, haven't heard this song since I was 4 yrs. old back in 89. My dad would always play his records.
tigerlily7485 6 months ago
Just listened to Elvis' version: it's absolutely godawful. His accusatory "Suspicion!" sounds square and flat. Plus he almost lisps. Terry's rendition is vibrant and easy. Terry - 1, Elvis - 0.
core2duo07 6 months ago
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core2duo07 6 months ago
elvis recorded this first back in 62..this was cut in 64
elvispresley77 6 months ago
Great bass line.
smasica 7 months ago
It´s ok but far from as good as Elvis, and btw, Elvis version came 2 years earlier in the album "POT LUCK" from 1962
GosuSan 8 months ago
Terry has better vibrato and pitch control in his rendition, but Elvis had more sustaining in his notes, a better resonance in his head chambers. Note how Terry's ending phrases kind of die out instead of having a definite, clean finish. They each looked very handsome.
laylacalif 8 months ago
The machinery got hold of Elvis and he churned all kinds of songs out....Listen to the left hand on the piano in his early recordings....that's rock'n roll at its best...simple and fabulous..then listen to 'king creole'.(Why didn't someone shoot those mad brass players)..Elvis was an innovator and we owe him a great deal but Terry Stafford made a far better version of this particular song...the worst thing to happen to Elvis was the dutch illegal immigrant 'COLONEL' Tom Parker (Who never served)
tony00165 8 months ago
Wasn't American Graffiti set in '62?
MrGotsquashed 8 months ago
I AGREE..... AMEN !!! @alshouse
MuffettG100 8 months ago
I AGREE..... AMEN !!!
MuffettG100 8 months ago
I love the picture at 2:21. Such a sweet couple. Even though I wasn't alive in the 50s, this picture pretty much sums up life in the 50s. Drive in malt shops, juke boxes, and Chevy cars. What a charming era in America.
timeroosh 9 months ago
I will concede that Elvis has the voice of an angel but I like this original version better. There's just something about it that can't be beaten.
keefers1972 9 months ago
@keefers1972 I think Elvis recorded it first.
The song "Suspicion", which was released on the Crusader record label and which had previously been recorded by Elvis Presley, made it to number 3 in the U.S. and number 31 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] "Suspicion," with a vocal by Stafford that reminded many listeners of Presley, had the unusual distinction of being at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1964 just below The Beatles when they made history by holding down the entire top five
chicagoish 9 months ago
@chicagoish -- Elvis may have recorded it two years earlier but i still like this version better. lol
keefers1972 9 months ago
@keefers1972 I agree!
chicagoish 9 months ago
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@keefers1972 I think Elvis recorded it first.
The song "Suspicion", which was released on the Crusader record label and which had previously been recorded by Elvis Presley, made it to number 3 in the U.S. and number 31 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] "Suspicion," with a vocal by Stafford that reminded many listeners of Presley, had the unusual distinction of being at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1964 just below The Beatles when they made history by holding down the entire top five.
chicagoish 9 months ago
I was 16 yrs old and sitting in a barber's chair in 1962 when I heard this guy. I thought he was Elvis. I loved this guy's version best...but I also love Elvis...
flashfolds 9 months ago
Superb version, Elvis did this one too but i fancy this one, Thx AK47bandit
takoma5 10 months ago
This song came out the year I was born... Such a classic.. !!
dkatz1964 10 months ago
Elvis Presley 3-19-62
RCA Victor 0639
7734Duke 11 months ago
Terry Stafford didn't 'copy' Elvis....Terry Stafford..WROTE this song...! And HIS version was the big hit....
Rowlandph 11 months ago
@Rowlandph another comment by an uneducated inbred . What`s the point of stating so called facts that a lies ? It`s a Pomus - Shuman song that was written by them for Elvis ( 1962 pot Luck album track ) .
Stafford`s cover came along in 1964 and peaked at #3. He never had another top 20 hit .
leonaofficial 11 months ago
@Rowlandph This song was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Keep your mouth shut if you don´t know things! Elvis ´versio n was only published on album Pot Luck.
ttesoro 5 months ago
Both men, Terry and Elvis, did a nice job with this tune of that time. Elvis did it a little more "soulful" & with a slower tempo while Terry picked up the tempo a bit. Both versions have stood the test of time & stand alone as a one of a kind which is very rare in the music of any time.
StillMeHereThe1 1 year ago
sorry but i am definatly in love with elvis so...hes the bomb..and u r right hes definatly as good as it gets on everything hes ever performed...to bad he died i woulda maried him...haha
sologurl912 1 year ago
The only thing that edges the elvis version is the haunting backround vocals where Elvis Vocal is much more dynamic is this song is just haunting .
grega1972 1 year ago
1JUSTPASSINGTHROUGH thanks for sending the comment but I researched it and as commented by ttesoroo below "Suspicion" was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman look it up While Elvis recorded it first and I like both versions I think I prefer Terry's version Thanks again for taking the time to send the e-mail
elamite66 1 year ago
Suspicion was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, it was released on album Pot Luck 1962 by Elvis Presley. Stafford recorded it 1964. Elvis´ recording was only released in some European countries.
ttesoro 1 year ago
Now this bring back some very old memories...
Jim52able 1 year ago
This is not original song, and doesnt even go close to Elvis. Ripp off, that´s what it is.
ttesoro 1 year ago
@ttesoro - this is THE original song by the man who wrote it. His version also, I might add, shot past Elvis' recording of the same song on the charts. This man also wrote "Amarillo by Morning" which George Strait recorded in the early 80's.
1JUSTPASSINGTHROUGH 1 year ago
@1JUSTPASSINGTHROUGH Suspicion was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, it was released on album Pot Luck 1962 by Elvis Presley. Stafford recorded it 1964. Elvis´ recording was only released in some European countries. Check the FACTS, mate!
ttesoro 1 year ago
Hey they just don't understnd they never walked in our shoes.
RAP JUST SUCKS. and so does HIP HOP.
keefer2111 1 year ago
@keefer2111 I agree with you my friend , but to each his own. I remember when they said Rock & Roll caused juvenile delinquency
MyCanadianeh 1 year ago
High School days!!! damn,school sucked but the times and music were the greatest,
then nam fucked all that up!!
MrRudybaca 1 year ago
This is, in my opinion,is the best version of a great song.
I remember it being released in the UK in '64 or 65, thought the brass sound in the background was superb.
clrostmi 1 year ago
I still like this version better than Elvis, though nobody sings Hound Dog like he can! God help me I'm not old enough to be into these oldies, but I like 'em!
StrangeFictionFanMag 1 year ago
i have been reading for the longest time all the negitive comments that have been writen on here and to be honest, all of it is realy getting very stale, all i have been reading is people constantly being put down all the time. maybe people should try and get along instead of always putting other people down for expressing how they feel about things. i thought that we as free americans were allowed to as farr as i knew this was america not russia.
angelo062367 1 year ago
@angelo062367 I agree but unffortunately free speech allows these morons to spew their hate but that's the price we pay for a free society But it would be nice if people could exchange opionions without all the hate mongering
elamite66 1 year ago
Was that my old '58 Edsel at :ll? Heard that some folks had problems with them, but mine ran great, h--l, it flew, even though the high-speed fuel bowl was cut off. Got 19 MPG road. Not bad for a 361 cu. in., 301 hp engine. The model was called the Pacer. Terry sure sounds like Elvis.First heard "Suspicion" in Japan at an AF snack bar.
Myrtle791 1 year ago
Dave here. Looks like my '58 Edsel. Aquamarine green, or something like that. Some reports said they had problems with them, but mine ran like a charm. That thing would fly, even with the high-speed fuel bowl cut off. Got 19 MPG on the road. Not bad for a 361 c.i., 301 h.p. V/8. Miss the ol' Pacer. That was the model, not the AMC car.
Myrtle791 1 year ago
I have to believe that if I didn,t know it was Terry singing I would have assumed it was Elvis.
33Duramax 1 year ago
Elvis did release this in '62..however it was poorly produced..How many people thought that Terry was Elvis?
1951drbob 1 year ago
there both good
MrAncilsk8s 1 year ago
love this song very much
shandy194 1 year ago
from what i have heard terry was threat to elvis with his voice but history have taught us better
cubsvoice 1 year ago
I used to think this was Elvis. Teehee.
Thadesgal 1 year ago
Hate when people say Terry Stafford was first. His recording came 1964 and Elvis recording came 1962. At least avoid lies. Who was best? Better to be silent and let their careers talk.
GosuSan 1 year ago
@GosuSan you are CRAZY me my brother in law and husband the FORTUNES appeared with Terry on many occasions and any person who thinks that elvis did noet STEAL this song is musically constipated by the by Johnny Joey and I "SOUL SURFER" check out you tube for that one you are a musicakl nerd check the facts bozo talk about silent better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool or open your moth and remove all doubt
thecassidycannibal 1 year ago
@GosuSan Elvis did this song in 1967, Terry Stafford wrote and sang this song in 1964!
jeromejoh12 1 year ago
@jeromejoh12 , I´m sry, but u r totally wrong. Suspicion with words and music by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman was first released on Elvis LP Pot Luck in 1962. If u don´t believe me, search the web and u will see I´m right. No offense, no shame to sing a song that the KING already had done.
GosuSan 1 year ago
@jeromejoh12 all you had to do was googled it first before stating incorrect afirmations. Elvis rendition is the ORIGINAL, in fact this music was written with Elvis in mind to sing it
qqsomething 1 year ago
@qqsomething Quite right my man, I liked both versions but Elvis recorded it first
elamite66 1 year ago
muy buena cancion saludos desde youtube...la honorable sociedad
lahonorable 1 year ago
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nifster1974 1 year ago
hit after hit after hit ..man i love these blast from the past
carawak1 1 year ago
he rob this song from the king rumor has it terry was there when elvis record it onthe album .......elvis was fucking MAD.....thats what i heard.......terrys verve is ok
fiftyroc53 1 year ago
He wrote "Amarillo By morning"
rockmeslowly79 1 year ago
The King is great but you can never beat the original artist, this song belongs to Terry Stafford. I lived through this great period of time also, I graduated high school in 1963. Thank you for this song
FOXFIRECOMD1 1 year ago
@FOXFIRECOMD1 Likewise -- 1963 grad of JPMcCaskey HS in Lancaster, PA. Loved this stuff.
njva17420 1 year ago
@FOXFIRECOMD1 "The original artist" was Elvis. Terry Stafford covered this.
The song was written by Jerome "Doc Pomus" Felder and Mort Shuman.
And I still prefer Delroy Wilson's cover to any other.
SamBlob 1 year ago
@SamBlob tHANK YOU FOR THE INFO, I ONLY KNOW WHAT I HEARD ON THE RADIO BACK THEN , BUT THANKS AGAIN.
FOXFIRECOMD1 1 year ago
AAAOOUUU ... I think I'll always gonna love this chilly tune.... still love to sing the words out loud.... wjhat tune this was way back in '62... little would I know where the ocean waves will float me ... mmmmmm ...
laggie24 1 year ago
Terry Stafford wrote this song--he is the original singer of it. Stafford also wrote the mega hit "Armarillo by Morning"...he was very talented. In all of the Elvis documentaries, it is Terry Stafford's voice doing the singing.
AnneVNorskog1 1 year ago
@AnneVNorskog1 No. The song was written by Jerome "Doc Pomus" Felder and Mort Shuman. Elvis recorded it in his album "Pot Luck".
SamBlob 1 year ago
This is better than Elvis' version by far :)
alshouse 1 year ago 21
@alshouse ...but not as good as Delroy Wilson's.
SamBlob 1 year ago
@alshouse Elvis recorded this song before Terry , but didn't make it to the charts , Terry is the one who put this song on everybody's head , nufff said.......
rockmeyes 11 months ago
@alshouse Great version and sung really, really well... But (my opinion) (you have yours) not in the same league as Elvis's version....
wonittwice 7 months ago
@wonittwice your right but elvis didnt get a hit the elvis clone did
spacepatrolman 7 months ago
@spacepatrolman You are exactly right spacepatrolman, Elvis didn't do shit on this song like Terry did. I'm not saying Elvis didn't do do, he did. But he never made a hit out of it. Elvis was very good, he was just never MY cup of tea, as with many others.
surrynet 5 months ago
@surrynet thetre were a lot of elvis imitators especially when he went in the army jack scott rod jensen rod lauren ral donner pj proby
spacepatrolman 5 months ago
@spacepatrolman exactly, if it wasn't for the ones that sang Elvis's style while he was in the service, there wouldn't have been good songs to listen too. Rick Nelson was another one that was good. He helped keep rock alive during Elvis's tour of duty. Look at Carl Perkins, he wrote and sang "Blue Swede Shoes", Elvis copied Carl on that song. Heartbreak Hotel was written by Hoyt Axton's mom.
surrynet 5 months ago
@surrynet carl perkins carrear as a performer didnt take off because he hurt his neck in auto accident [ elvis didnt write anything jack scott wrote his own songs] the everly brothers enlisted in the marine reserve because if they were drafted their career would have been over before they were out of the military as it turned out they stopped having hits and went to england same thing with roy orbison
spacepatrolman 5 months ago
@spacepatrolman I enjoy reading post from people like you, It's good to hear about people who cares about good singers from the past, thanks for the post.
surrynet 5 months ago
@surrynet Your welcome there was a record living in the shadow of the past thats what im doing nice talking with you
spacepatrolman 5 months ago
@surrynet You and spacepatrolman know your music history!! I heard 'Suspicion" one Sunday around 1980 or so for the 1st time (even though I was born in 1962 but never had heard it). It was Terry Stafford's version - but I thought it was Elvis singing. Now I can hear the difference when I hear Elvis singing it of course. Terry's arrangement in the song is the best I've heard!
MrOrionfan 5 months ago
@MrOrionfan The old rock and rock is a passion of spacepatrolman and I. Glad you like it. Remember Johnny Horton?, well he married Hank Williams Sr,s wife after Hank died, Johnny was killed in an auto accident at a young age. Both Hank and Johnny is they would have lived would have racked up countless hits. Good to hear someone appreciates good music.
surrynet 5 months ago
... dont be a plum !
GaryGraceland 6 months ago
@alshouse It's the,"Oooh-ooo"'s.
dunskie 5 months ago
@alshouse As much as I like The King's music, I was disappointed by his take on this song.
fhb3isback 5 months ago 2
@fhb3isback With this song Terry Stafford sounded more like Elvis than Elvis.
imathorne 3 months ago
@fhb3isback With this song Terry Stafford sounded more like Elvis than Elvis. I am the LORD.
imathorne 3 months ago
the best ,better than elvis,and that's fot the backing vocalls
mick59707 1 year ago
Fantastic Song I love it.
MrDeCorey 1 year ago 2
Spoken like a true redneck with zero knowledge! I'm not surprised!
Odori73 1 year ago
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Fuck Elvis, also anyone who thinks he's the King, he stole his whole singing style from Jackie Wilson, his swagger from Chuck Berry, tried to dance like James Brown. Its funny the music business has been corrupt and stealing what blacks originate and then call themselves the king or originators. BobK1001, I know more about music that you'll ever know. Your an Elvis dick sucker! Get off his dead balls. Check the footage its there!!!
Odori73 1 year ago
@Odori73 what a wanker you are! jackie wilson said, " black artists have been copying elvis " james brown said "he was my soul brother" and as far as chuck goes, he counted his royalties all the way to the bank! ELVIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS, certainly beats this fag hip hop rap crap you call music!
JAARNO88 1 year ago 19
@JAARNO88 You sound old and white. What other reason would you have to make it sound like Elvis came up with his own sound and is the "pride " of black folk. ha. Elvis was as popular you could get playing black music . Don t confuse 'popularity' with an informed opinion.
And then you think your opinion counts as far as hip hop goes which is a non sequitur unless you think along the lines of a racist... than it all makes sense. How much hip hop have you listened to?? fuck all right??
thegliphic 1 year ago
@JAARNO88 Name-caller.
themoshmenace 1 year ago
@JAARNO88 elvis started imitating black singers like roy hamilton the record company wanted a black singer in a white body
spacepatrolman 5 months ago
@Odori73 .. you're not only ignorant and know nothing about music, you're an uneducated and unbathed racist. It's clear you hate Elvis because he's white and is everything you could never be. You're obviously a bush-hopper and a porch monkey attempting to appear smarter than a typical white third grader. Go back to your negro videos and stop following whites around! You're nothing more than alley trash! Btw, Elvis has more talent in his pinky-finger than the carcassas you mentioned.
BobK1001 1 year ago
The so called King was a biter! This is classic, more importantly the original, most of Elvis stuff was copied from other more talented artist! Research and you'll find this to be true RealDare2!
Odori73 1 year ago
@Odori73 ... If you do a small amount of research you'll find this to be true. Elvis was and is and always will be the King of entertainment worldwide with no exceptions. You obviously know nothing about music or you would have known long ago that Elvis beats them all with no debate, and that includes terry stafford. You're unbelieveably ignorant! lol.
BobK1001 1 year ago
@Odori73 I researched. This was written by Jerome "Doc Pomus" Felder and Mort Shuman and was originally recorded by Elvis for his album "Pot Luck".
Most of Elvis's original recordings were written by professional songwriters for him to record. He didn't write his own songs, but he didn't cover everything he did.
I'm not a big Elvis fan, but there were enough of them to make him the King of Rock and Roll.
BTW, Pomus and Shuman also wrote "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters.
SamBlob 1 year ago
Most singers are dopers to some extent. Some just push it too far and OD...the list is too long to read.
kennbix 1 year ago
Elvis was a doper and a asshole.
monday7741 1 year ago
to plasteredleg1 - you go man! AfterTheBell can't drop the other shoe, much less....heh, heh, heh. This is Terry Stafford's song noboutadoutit.
gyrene75 1 year ago
I love this song! Lets just appriciate it and not worry about who's rendition is better. Thank God for music like this.
educadoazteca 1 year ago
Why can't y'all just enjoy the music. If you don't like it - don't listen - choose something else - it's a no brainer!
amtraklady 1 year ago
What a GREAT song....He was born in the same city as myself...Amarillo,Texas
TheKnucklebuster 1 year ago
This song came out while I was in the Navy attending Radioman School in Norfolk Va. in the spring of 1964. They had a video juke box in the Navy Exchange cafeteria.
What an invention.
kendelisle 1 year ago
I mean let's face it, this guy is no Elvis. This song is draggy to say the least. The music is unique in spots and that is what some people like about this version by Stafford. I'll give the guy some credit and say "he got lucky somewhat with the music(not the singing), he couldn't sing his way out of a barrell. But never make the mistake of saying this guy is a better entertainer than the King!
BobK1001 1 year ago
Terry did a 60's spin to Elvis...thats why its the favorite.
knowallcity 1 year ago
But let's look at it this way. When people who don't know this song or its singer hear it, who will they think of? Terry Stafford? no. They think of Elvis
eaglestalon92 1 year ago 2
@eaglestalon92 I actually think of Delroy Wilson...
SamBlob 1 year ago
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MUCH better than Elvis this one,emotion and talent over hype.I am firmly of the opinion that gay men love Elvis as well as ill-advised women.His marriage was to alay fears of his mother love and his underlying homosexual feelings,as the 'Colonel' told him to supress them.That is my opinion of course,but I left high school in 1962 and he always appeared to me,even at that young age,he was a wee bit 'suspicious'.NO pun intended.Murray.
dougallsdiscs 1 year ago
I so agree with countrydude03.. Terry hands down done this song better than Elvis.. I love Elvis. I have every song he ever did. but when one does it better than the other it should be said...
diamondsr4mememe 1 year ago
One of the greatest sounds of the 1960's
MrPitacat 1 year ago
@countrydude03....give it up Bud....Elvis was the King...but that doesn't mean he one every battle....Terry whooped his butt on this one. Doesn't matter when who sang what....Terry had the better voice and arrangement for this particular song. I won't say that about many of 'em...but this one I'll stand by.
Sixgun51 1 year ago 2
@Sixgun51 nobody cant beat Elvis, that man had God's voice, Terry just impersonatin him with them back up singers. Elvis '62 original version, look it up kid. Terry just remade it but aint that good
countrydude03 1 year ago 2
I never heard this !great! Thanks
gentleonmymind1966 1 year ago
This was Elvis's song first
countrydude03 1 year ago
the backing is better enough said
billymad 1 year ago
I like this version better than Elvis.
buddyeagle 1 year ago
Mr.Bandit do you have records of singer Tony Rico? He is perform "Wild One" between 1950-1955...
IIEHCuOHEP 1 year ago
Elvis lost it on this one....Terry did the BEST version ever on it. Elvis was good...but not as good as Terry on this one. Almost like he tried to copy Terry.
Sixgun51 1 year ago
@Sixgun51 funny, Terry tried to coppy Elvis. learn your facts. Elvis sung this in '62 and Terry sung in '64. nobody cant out perform Elvis not even the ladies in the background. i like Terry though but Elvis had God's voice
countrydude03 1 year ago
@countrydude03 Sure maybe Elvis sang it first...but Terry did this one best. I'm an Elvis fan too....but sometimes...somebody trumped him....and this one was one of those times. The background...the arrangement....he beat him. I don't think Elvis minded either. Think what you want and I will do the same...how's that?
Sixgun51 1 year ago
@Sixgun51 you can listen to whatever ya wanna listen to. wasnt for Elvis i'd been dead. Elvis will always have this song beat, sung it first. i dont like it when people say Elvis copied who and all that and the ones that did it copied Elvis. like the song What Hurt's The Most, the orginal song is from Mark Wills not Rascal Flatts. and say who sang the best anda all that. im 25, i aint no teenager and all that. i know music. you might be 50 somethin but me is all bout Elvis
countrydude03 1 year ago
@Sixgun51 also copyin remark you said, Terry copied Elvis you dumbass
countrydude03 1 year ago 2
thank you soooooooooooo much
joelperronful 1 year ago
I really like this version, but Elvis' version is absolutely number one to my ears. He is named the King for a reason.
safrenn 1 year ago
C'mon, Terry's version is better..no doubt.
knowallcity 1 year ago
Rest in peace Terry Stafford. Wish you had made a greater impact on the music of the 60's. You had a great voice and this song will long be a favorite of those who remember you.
jaxon049 1 year ago
lol this song is about my ex gf.... and holy shit, why would she be looking at other guys when she was with me?! lol she was looking at this guy that looked surprisingly like me, so at least she thought I was hot haha
wilkes85 1 year ago
nice version BUT I can't understand people putting it above Elvis's original...Elvis's is fantastic !
cameltrail 1 year ago
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After Elvis heard Terry Stafford's version he wanted to give him a pile of money to go away.
ronetteloverz 1 year ago
@ronetteloverz you dont know Elvis than, Elvvs sang it 2 years before Terry sanged it
countrydude03 1 year ago
@countrydude03 When Elvis sanged it has nothin to do wit anythin
ronetteloverz 1 year ago
Ok,he did a better Elvis than Elvis...but thats just the way it had to be. And rock was has a great song....
knowallcity 1 year ago
A great song - is a great song. Love both versions and i daresay there are others even today who could do a pretty cool version too.
rohansrider 1 year ago
One of the last songs on our land-based pirate station, XCFT, Northants, 1964 when in the USAF. GREAT song. also, nice to see a "DJ's DJ" the great howlin' Wolfman Jack. Delicious. Thank you AK47!
peanutzinuk 1 year ago
Elvis had a good version but Terry Owns This Song ! Thanks for Posting My Friend !
Danny
dmljm2 1 year ago
He out Elvised Elvis. Give him that-lol.
knowallcity 1 year ago
critics never have talent they just
whine about those more talented then themselves
sammysole1 1 year ago
Nice effort ... I remember buying it ... but please have a listen to the Elvis original version ... I have a suspicion that it really is the best version.
Jarrahnut 1 year ago
@Jarrahnut i like the music.. oo oo from the girls. its not the singing that makes it better then elvis' version its the melody
TheThroney 1 year ago
elvis fans....sorry but this is the version we grew up with......thank you terry stafford !!
dontluvme 1 year ago 2
Song was done in 64' in a one room studio, one cut,... Les Paul's brother-in-law, B. (Bob) Summers did all the instruments himself seperately and did all the engineering and mastering himself for Stafford. Stafford just walked in, sat on a stool and sang it, one take. That's how they did it in those days. It went on the Crusader label, beat Elvis out, stayed on the top 10 the whole fucking year, and sold over one million copies,... not bad for a 'little draggy' song...
FUNKIFRIED 1 year ago
guess who wrote it...
markantonymcwhorter 1 year ago
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman wrote it.
I grew up with the Stafford version, but I just caught Elvis's take on it and I like that as well.
Starrman69 1 year ago
An unusual and unique song by Stafford, I like it. Although it's a little draggy in spots. Overall I'd say it is a pretty good song.
BobK1001 1 year ago
Love it!! Love these 50's songs.
oohyllab 2 years ago
oohyllab: Glad you love 50's songs. What has that got to do with this song?
LT1HILLINGHOE 2 years ago
Nice rendition by Terry, but the King can't be topped!
RealDare2 2 years ago 8
@RealDare2 The "King" was the greatiest BUT not on this song!
jeffsor47 1 year ago
@RealDare2 Your opinion, of course. But Stafford did it first and did it best.
themoshmenace 1 year ago
@themoshmenace NO Elvis recorded it first in 1962 and Stafford in 1964, there both good
elamite66 1 year ago