For 35 years or more I always thought this was Elvis, singing! When I learned it was Terry Stafford, I asked, who is Terry Stafford? Never the less, it's a fantastic bit of singing! A favorite!
@cbellue Fail. Elvis recorded it 1962, it appeared on the "Pot Luck" album...Terry made his cover version 1964. So..Fail! - but you're right about one thing - it's hard to remake an original.
When this song 1st came out, everyone thought it was Elvis, even his manager was up set thinking that Elvis went behind his back and made a recording with out telling him, Fact, Elvis did not sing this song on a live Stage, a year before he died, and that was the 1st and only time Elvis sang this song, he changed his voice, so he would not sound Like Tarry Stafford when he sang it.
WOW WHAT A TRIP TO THE PASS, NOW THIS IS AN ORIGINAL,TERRY STAFFORD DOESNT NEED TO SOUND LIKE ELVIS BECUZ HE HAS HIS OWN SOUND THERE IS NO NEED TO EVEN COMPARE THIS MAN TO ELVIS BECAUSE THEY ARE 2 DIFFRENT PEOPLE, THIS IS DEFINITLY A TEARJERKER.SUSPICION THATS THE NAME OF THIS GROOVY BEAT R. I. P. TERRY.
@PistolPeteNL well, it's says on the video of elvis of this song, that elvis recorded it in 1962 and this song of terry was in 1962, so... it's kinda confusing! but the 2 versions of this song are great
I didn't know the history of this song until a few minutes ago...I was reading about the Phil Spector murder and somehow ended up here learning about Elvis and Terry and Suspicion. I wanted to know what Phil Spector and Elvis had in common and this song is one of them. Who wrote what, who sounds better. It's a tie for me....
very, very polished version of an Elvis song (seems like I'm listening Pat Boone covering "tutti frutti" - ridiculous).....just for radio airplays. Elvis is more raw, he sings with his heart and don't try to be the corny guy who sings every note perfect in the block. Enough said
I remember hearing this song when I was a kid. Stafford is the original one. No one does it better then him. Sorry not even Elvis. Great song. Thank you for the posting.
GREAT sound! Remember it well. . .pirate radio XCFT land-based, I played this for the G.I.s in '64. Bought 45 for $1 at base BX @ RAF Croughton, Northants. . . .great days. Thanks for uploading. CFN
Sorry to disappoint, but this song was done by Terry Stafford first and Elvis like it so much he did his own version later. It was well known that Elvis paid attention to the few singers like Terry and Ral Donner who sounded a lot like him and he actually liked both of them.
When I first heard the song in early 1964 I thought it was Elvis! (But only for a moment or two...) either way, a great hit from the mid sixties. A great version and of course this was the hit version and that is what counts. Everyone likes to listen to a familiar recording.
OK - I know that Elvis is supposed to be 'The King' . . . However, I strongly 'suspect' that the Terry Stafford version is better - imho - sorry, Elvis fans
Elvis covered eveything I think, Some things by Elvis were good others not so much .. Terry Staffords version of Suspicion was first and best, Elvis covered it but when I want the original I go to Stafford.
It was April 1964. I was 14. An acquaintance ( 16) was going to see his girlfriend who was babysitting. The problem? She brought her friend over. The solution? Bring me over and lie about my age. Wow. We necked all night while my friend and his girlfriend were in the next room. She french kissed me! I knew it was love. This song and others of that year played in the backgound. Whenever I drive by that house I smile to myself. Hell I`m a grandfather now. Our senses were so alive back then eh?
I love elvis but this one is the same and if he made this before the great one it sounds as if he followed him But I do love them both I just got a new things so now I can see the songs I long for and remember as a child
hungryherbie.....i read this story in the book ELVIS, WHAT HAPPENING, [BOOK BY HIS BODY GUARDS WHO WERE FIRED BY HIS FATHER]...PUP?DID U EAT THIS PUP? HUNGRY HERBIE!!!!!!1
@09bnunez how do you know his body guards were not making up the story ..well they were fired ..as far as the pup goes that means the story has no real credibility ..and btw I don't eat pups their to small LOL
he was in the studio when elvis put this song on a album, he took it from elvis recorded it JUST like elvis , ELVIS WAS MAD!!!! when he heard terry version, and it was a top ten hit 4 the crooked stafford.....[true story]
One of my favorite songs from the 60's.My parents bought a new '64 Impala, I can remember riding in it and hearing this song on the AM radio! Those were the days!
Hi Chumamania, Night Rider was the B-side of Elvis' 1963 hit Girls, Girls, Girls. With or without 2 r's, it's a kick-ass number that should have been an A-side.
ARE YOU PEOPLE FUCKING RETARDED. ELVIS WAS A FAT JEW WHO COULDN'T SING WORTH OF SHIT. BUT HE FIT "THE IMAGE" HIS JEW MANAGERS WERE LOOKING FOR. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF HIS FRIENDS SAID HE COULDN'T SING. THERE IS NO FUCKING COMPARISON TO ELVIS' VERSION. HAHAHAHAHA YEAH, I BET ELVIS WISHES HE COULD SING LIKE THIS GUY. IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE...........THIS VERSION BLOWS THE ELVIS VERSION AWAY.
sure Elvis had a great voice and did a great job singing this song, but it just doesn't compare on this song when you combine his vocals, the whispered background voices and that wierd eery kind of compressed sound which is made by that accordion? organ? The sound was unique and Terry's version of this song will always remain number one in my mind's ears. A true classic.
@MegaKorman I've always wondered, too, about the rhythymic, muted accompaniment that you describe in Terry Stafford's "Suspicion." After dumpty-dump years, I've decided that it's a trumpet. I've never tired of hearing this great song. Every time I listen to it, it reminds of a major eighth-grade crush I had in the spring of 1964 (and it took a *long* time to get over it...)
when i was 10yrs old i couldnt wait to grow up and feel the way this guy sings...ive never been suspicious but do i EVER enjoy this song.takes me back.
Terry Stafford was paid off by the Colonel and Elvis not to sing because they felt threatened by the fact that Terry Stafford sounded so much like Elvis. Terry Stafford is the ORIGINAL ARTIST of this song. That is why we all like the original better because it is Terry's song,
I've always loved this song. As a young teen, I would sing it in the shower, on the streets of Moorefield WV, Vietnam. It was such an upbeat sound and I still try to sing along when I need a little lift. Was a sad day when I learned that Terry Stafford had passed away on 03/17/1996.
I won`t enter into the debate as to who does it the best, but this version is great. Thank you for loading, otherwise i would never have even heard of Terry Stafford :(
Take away all the Glitter the publicity and the hype of ELVIS. Take and put blue jeans on both of them.TERRY would win hands down.And I am a ELVIS FAN.But you got to call them like you see them
@mcgaheefamily if's and but's won't change anything ..you should remember Elvis was unique a one off ......nobody including Terry can match his unique voice and to say Terry wins hands down is a bit over the top he does come close but that's it "close"
@hungryherbie C'mon, this is a great song and appreciate it. I honestly feel this is the best version period of this song. Elvis was great and will always remain one of the greatest, but in this case Terry did it better.
@dti466 When I heard this version on the radio about 12 months ago I was surprised when the DJ announced it was Terry Stafford because up to that point I have never heard of Terry and I assumed it was Elvis ..so having listened to both versions over the last 12 months a number of times I still believe Elvis shades it but no doubt Terry has a great voice and he had me fooled anyway that's just my opinion cheers herbie
@hungryherbie Clearly Elvis had the better career, but that doesn't mean he automatically does every song better than anyone else. I vote Terry Stafford on this one and Elvis on everything else.
@MikeWarrenAZ Mike I think that was an under statement refering to Elvis having a better career when in fact Elvis's career was second to none ..Terry just had the one big hit being this one but I'm sure people at the time thought it was Elvis singing it clearly I did
Come on now, we all know that it was Terry Stafford sound on this that made us all think that we all could sing and sound like Elvis...Let's see those hands up please!
@chumamania Never thought I'd say that but yes Terry Stafford's version is far superior to Elvis! Terry is singing from his heart while Elvis sounds like he is singing too fast & it's just another cut on an album ♥ msstevie ♥
@chumamania Unlike Elvis who had 80+ further hit singles we`re still waiting for the follow up hit single from Terry. Guess he didnt like Elvis`s later songs enough to knock out another cover ...
@45rpmSINGLES "Terry Stafford version of Suspicion over Elvis Presley's by far." I don't think anyone in their right mind would compare Terry Stafford's success to Elvis Presley's. The question at hand was the song Suspicion, and it is pretty clear that Terry Stafford knocked this song out of the park.
Every time I heard this song, I think of beautiful, warm days in May, 1964, when I had an eighth-grade crush on a honey that I still think about today...
@50Emerald 1964? I sure know and remember what you mean. Everything was new, fresh and exciting in those days with endless dreams and possibilities...right?? Fun, dating and adventure, well nowl there's always the ealry bird specials to look forward to now if you can get there on time after the afternoon nap !. Nothing lasts forever.
Great song, my favorite in 64, a freshman in high school. Stafford was a very good song writer. "Amarillo by Morining" sure helped George Strait's Music Career! "B" side of this cut "I'll Touch a Star Star" was a close second on my favorite list. We lost Terry too soon!
i had heard on my local radio station that terry was a radio disc jock down in tx. made a statement that anybody could make a hit out a elvis song. i guess history has provened true. i heard this story in 64. i wore my vynl 45 out playing too much.
Not half bad this! Sadly, people like Elivs, Beatles, Lester Piggott, Pele, Georgie Best, JFK, Viv Richards and Botham were blessed with that little bit extra which makes them a world apart from the rest!
I first heard this in the 70's near Bliss Gate. Tony "out the road uddie" Wood hummed it between nipping in and out the Alma at Rock Cross, while trying to keep love letters from Peter to my mum to himself. We all loved sunny Gibraltar even in uniform. Good old Sid x
He "stole" this from Elvis' Pot Luck with Elvis (1962) album. Stafford made it a hit (1964) probably BECAUSE everyone who heard it thought it was Elvis and then were amazed at how much he sounded like Big E when they found out it wasn't Elvis.
Personally, I like Stafford's version better, but that may be because it was the one I heard first.
Yo tambien la oia en Mexico D.F en las estaciones radio capital (PROGRAMA ESTUDIANTES 1260) LA PANTERA, RADIO EXITOS XERC en mis años de estudiante. THANKS 74sodapop for this melody is faboluos is one of my melodys of old times with Terry Stafford
@28211145 The "Pot Luck" LP recorded '61, released 1962 (Presley). Stafford hit #3 in 1964 on the Crusader label; Elvis SINGLE released same year with Kiss Me Quick as the 'A' side. Elvis 45 released on the Gold Standard series, Elvis had a lot of other songs going single-wise same year, and that 'B' side went nowhere. Terry Stafford benefited because the record buying public at that time recognized a great singer of that one great song, and his back-up singers also were important! DAVEDJ
misschien is t nog nooit iemand opgevallen maar mij wel.terry gebruikt t woord suspicion helemaal niet alleen de achtergrond zangeressen gebruiken t .elvis dus weer wel elvis is the king.groetjes uit maastricht
To ravenwolf1962: I also listened to this song many times late at night on an old tube type radio. I believe the radio station was WLS Chicago. I was living in a small west Texas town of Baird and it came in somewhat clearer. I spent most of the 60's playing organ and singing lead in a rock band.At 62 i still love this music.ROCK AND ROLL FOREVER.
@stillrockinat61 WLS was a Godsend listening to it as I did in New Orleans - a great Northern big city perspective. We also had WBOK, WTIX, & WNOE - all great stations. DAVEDJ
i remember this song so long ago,i would tweek the dials of my tube am radio and pull it in thru the static in the wee hours of moring,,some far away station with a W' call sign so i knew it was east coast radio and iwas west coast,this is one of the all time greats, i miss am radio,
I agree with you 74sodappo...someone finally ca,e along who could do Elvis better than Elvis him selvis, Elvis could not even reach the high note, guess Parker need some more gamberling money so he go E to record it, i can just hear the talk in Parkers office, "How dare someone think he can do you, better than you...we'll show him go out there and record it yourself'... it's a dredfull sound and quality, give me Stafford's version any day...Sorry Elvis, you were not to blame...
This was always the only Elvis song I ever really liked. Then I found out it wasn"t even Elvis... Now it's my favorite Elvis song that's not by Elvis.
For 35 years or more I always thought this was Elvis, singing! When I learned it was Terry Stafford, I asked, who is Terry Stafford? Never the less, it's a fantastic bit of singing! A favorite!
TheAlohagil 15 hours ago
woah, this song definetly reminds me of my auntie:')
navsunplaya 1 month ago
the best version. terry was terry .
robertoeleei 1 month ago
This song was popular in 1964, way before Elvis recorded it. I think it's the best of the 2, it is hard to remake an original.
cbellue 1 month ago 2
@cbellue Fail. Elvis recorded it 1962, it appeared on the "Pot Luck" album...Terry made his cover version 1964. So..Fail! - but you're right about one thing - it's hard to remake an original.
Filfras 4 weeks ago
He did it better, cause it was the original!
CL137626 1 month ago
@CL137626 Yep, the original version was slightly better..Elvis' that is
Filfras 4 weeks ago
love the photos
jonsey617 1 month ago
When this song 1st came out, everyone thought it was Elvis, even his manager was up set thinking that Elvis went behind his back and made a recording with out telling him, Fact, Elvis did not sing this song on a live Stage, a year before he died, and that was the 1st and only time Elvis sang this song, he changed his voice, so he would not sound Like Tarry Stafford when he sang it.
Cmr4brandy 1 month ago
@Cmr4brandy If it was the "1st and only time Elvis sang this song"..how come that it can be heard on the Pot Luck album from 1962 ??
Filfras 4 weeks ago
cool pictures and great song thanks,74sodapop
cologelo 1 month ago
OOOOO! I love this song!
CL137626 2 months ago
This song belongs to Terry, real nice voice.
3hjim 2 months ago
13 people are crazy as shithouse rats.
cwd100 2 months ago
Saw Terry Stafford sing this on Dick Clark's American Bandstand show. Sure wish that version could be found. He was *super* clean cut for that stage.
DeeWzzl 2 months ago
Why do some people type in Capital letters what's all that about !!!!
hungryherbie 2 months ago
WOW WHAT A TRIP TO THE PASS, NOW THIS IS AN ORIGINAL,TERRY STAFFORD DOESNT NEED TO SOUND LIKE ELVIS BECUZ HE HAS HIS OWN SOUND THERE IS NO NEED TO EVEN COMPARE THIS MAN TO ELVIS BECAUSE THEY ARE 2 DIFFRENT PEOPLE, THIS IS DEFINITLY A TEARJERKER.SUSPICION THATS THE NAME OF THIS GROOVY BEAT R. I. P. TERRY.
nicoya204 2 months ago
This song was terry's not Elvis song. In a interview in the sixties Elvis had said this was one of his favorites and thank terry stafford.....
PistolPeteNL 2 months ago 5
@PistolPeteNL well, it's says on the video of elvis of this song, that elvis recorded it in 1962 and this song of terry was in 1962, so... it's kinda confusing! but the 2 versions of this song are great
MetalCroyax 1 month ago 2
This DESTROYS Elvis's version. Hands down.
0thers1d3 2 months ago
I didn't know the history of this song until a few minutes ago...I was reading about the Phil Spector murder and somehow ended up here learning about Elvis and Terry and Suspicion. I wanted to know what Phil Spector and Elvis had in common and this song is one of them. Who wrote what, who sounds better. It's a tie for me....
bealestbluesss 3 months ago
very, very polished version of an Elvis song (seems like I'm listening Pat Boone covering "tutti frutti" - ridiculous).....just for radio airplays. Elvis is more raw, he sings with his heart and don't try to be the corny guy who sings every note perfect in the block. Enough said
qqsomething 3 months ago
I remember hearing this song when I was a kid. Stafford is the original one. No one does it better then him. Sorry not even Elvis. Great song. Thank you for the posting.
manny8704 3 months ago
GREAT sound! Remember it well. . .pirate radio XCFT land-based, I played this for the G.I.s in '64. Bought 45 for $1 at base BX @ RAF Croughton, Northants. . . .great days. Thanks for uploading. CFN
peanutzinuk 3 months ago
I know Elvis did this but I like this version much better! I know
our special friend in Spain will love it when he hears it! Thank
you for this great upload!
kathykay2010 3 months ago
out of sight!
importantisimo1 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Terry Stafford
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I think we all had those thoughts :)
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d1lll1nger 3 months ago
13 people was fooled thinking it was elvis.they shouldn't dislike it,it's a classic,and so is the lp(got it on cd too).
wfarrar69 3 months ago
its Elvis!??
CostantinoLenzi 3 months ago
@CostantinoLenzi NO it's not Elvis but he's doing a great job to sound like him....
hungryherbie 3 months ago 17
@hungryherbie Elvis has song with same name. This isn't Elvis it's Terrys
ibpink2 2 months ago
@CostantinoLenzi no it,s better!!
mick59707 3 months ago
@mick59707 hey hey wait....now i listen also version of elvis and it is more stron full of character, its good but Elvis is Elvis
CostantinoLenzi 3 months ago
Sorry to disappoint, but this song was done by Terry Stafford first and Elvis like it so much he did his own version later. It was well known that Elvis paid attention to the few singers like Terry and Ral Donner who sounded a lot like him and he actually liked both of them.
awoosoul 4 months ago
the best elvis sucks by the way in 70
cruet54 4 months ago
perfecto.!!!!!!
guabeje 4 months ago
this reminds me of cafes with little juke boxes on the tables
greenpilgrim50 4 months ago
GREAT ..THANKS !!
ERIK TIELMAN, FLORIDADAADAA
tickyreal 4 months ago
Never realized what a great base guitar line was in this song.
DonnSeib 4 months ago
When I first heard the song in early 1964 I thought it was Elvis! (But only for a moment or two...) either way, a great hit from the mid sixties. A great version and of course this was the hit version and that is what counts. Everyone likes to listen to a familiar recording.
Onedarkandwindynight 4 months ago
Amazing the Similarities in their Voices.Same as Jackie Wilson and Eddie Holland.
beachbootybum1 4 months ago
I expect this song to be playing in Hell's jukebox on permanant repeat. Right next to the Chalkboard nail-scratching kettle-banging team.
tarp11z 4 months ago
Growing up I always thought this was Elvis. I recentley compared the two, and I like Terry Staffords version better. He recorded it first too.
tattedbountyhunter 5 months ago 3
sorry elvis terry he is the winner
perrito3183 5 months ago
OK - I know that Elvis is supposed to be 'The King' . . . However, I strongly 'suspect' that the Terry Stafford version is better - imho - sorry, Elvis fans
sidDkid87 5 months ago in playlist The Usuall Suspects 2
I don't know whether Terry or Ral were trying to sound like Elvis, but in no way was Matt impersonating Frank......He just sounds different!
Anyway all were FAB :-)
Notstrongbow 5 months ago
This is really Elvis! checked it out and Elvis recorded this first!
foreverrush06 5 months ago
I think everyone's opinion is a good one... (wait for it... wait for it...) BUT!!!
Anyone happen to notice just who is trying to sound like whom?
mansonmurders 5 months ago
Elvis covered eveything I think, Some things by Elvis were good others not so much .. Terry Staffords version of Suspicion was first and best, Elvis covered it but when I want the original I go to Stafford.
fitz3511 5 months ago
We love you, Terry Stafford! You were great. God bless you, Terry Stafford. You'll never be forgotten. You were GREAT!!!
eddiejpardovani 5 months ago
It was April 1964. I was 14. An acquaintance ( 16) was going to see his girlfriend who was babysitting. The problem? She brought her friend over. The solution? Bring me over and lie about my age. Wow. We necked all night while my friend and his girlfriend were in the next room. She french kissed me! I knew it was love. This song and others of that year played in the backgound. Whenever I drive by that house I smile to myself. Hell I`m a grandfather now. Our senses were so alive back then eh?
phredhead 5 months ago
Anothr Elvis soundalike...BS.....Terry along with Ral Donner have great voices, they both sound great.
jimblue39 5 months ago
Terry Stafford had a much better voice than Elvis-
it is just as Matt Monro is a much better singer than Frank Sinatra, but timing is the key to all-
poitrenaud 5 months ago
I love elvis but this one is the same and if he made this before the great one it sounds as if he followed him But I do love them both I just got a new things so now I can see the songs I long for and remember as a child
jane78ist 5 months ago
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i want to suck his cock.
fran9860 6 months ago
I know Elvis was a mega star.. & Terry was a one hit wonder.. but it's Terry on this one!
7colliemac 6 months ago
Great song and great pics from that era. Thanks for posting this!!
guyNbluejeans 6 months ago
hungryherbie.....i read this story in the book ELVIS, WHAT HAPPENING, [BOOK BY HIS BODY GUARDS WHO WERE FIRED BY HIS FATHER]...PUP?DID U EAT THIS PUP? HUNGRY HERBIE!!!!!!1
09bnunez 6 months ago
@09bnunez how do you know his body guards were not making up the story ..well they were fired ..as far as the pup goes that means the story has no real credibility ..and btw I don't eat pups their to small LOL
hungryherbie 6 months ago
he was in the studio when elvis put this song on a album, he took it from elvis recorded it JUST like elvis , ELVIS WAS MAD!!!! when he heard terry version, and it was a top ten hit 4 the crooked stafford.....[true story]
09bnunez 6 months ago
@09bnunez would like to believe it but I think you were sold a pup
hungryherbie 6 months ago
God I Loved This Song in The Sixties******
I Always Thought It Was Elvis Singing*****
Still Love It!
desert3347 6 months ago
FIVE stars...great song.....
Greenhornet270 6 months ago
One of my favorite songs from the 60's.My parents bought a new '64 Impala, I can remember riding in it and hearing this song on the AM radio! Those were the days!
Mercurystarify 6 months ago
@Mercurystarify DITTO THAT,,,BUT OURS WAS A '63
BIG1LOST 6 months ago
I am a huge Elvis fan but his doesn't come close to Terry Stafford's version.
marguritia 7 months ago
Elvis's version owns this haha this is just funny
aproffittable 7 months ago
hey herbie, just the opposite for me, I didn't even know Elvis sang this song first
PaulMax1957 7 months ago
Oh, and by the way Chumamania, I was perhaps a little overly critical in my earlier commentary, and for that I apologise.
NightRrider1212 7 months ago
Hi Chumamania, Night Rider was the B-side of Elvis' 1963 hit Girls, Girls, Girls. With or without 2 r's, it's a kick-ass number that should have been an A-side.
NightRrider1212 7 months ago
what a song and what an era I'm glad I lived thru it
johnny9148 7 months ago
terr sat in [studio] when elvis sang this song ....terry stole it ...elvis was mad!!!!
09bnunez 7 months ago
ARE YOU PEOPLE FUCKING RETARDED. ELVIS WAS A FAT JEW WHO COULDN'T SING WORTH OF SHIT. BUT HE FIT "THE IMAGE" HIS JEW MANAGERS WERE LOOKING FOR. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF HIS FRIENDS SAID HE COULDN'T SING. THERE IS NO FUCKING COMPARISON TO ELVIS' VERSION. HAHAHAHAHA YEAH, I BET ELVIS WISHES HE COULD SING LIKE THIS GUY. IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE...........THIS VERSION BLOWS THE ELVIS VERSION AWAY.
LiquidxEviL 7 months ago
BUT HE SOUNDS JUST LIKE ELVIS
bill900zx 8 months ago
@bill900zx Elvis sounded like Terry
BlankUberAlles 8 months ago
"Maybe I'm suspicious cause true love is so hard to find". Love those lyric's.
chetohimler 8 months ago
Really cool pictures from the '50's.... Really take you back to the day, reminds you how many years have gone by.
PaulDePace 8 months ago
sure Elvis had a great voice and did a great job singing this song, but it just doesn't compare on this song when you combine his vocals, the whispered background voices and that wierd eery kind of compressed sound which is made by that accordion? organ? The sound was unique and Terry's version of this song will always remain number one in my mind's ears. A true classic.
MegaKorman 8 months ago
@MegaKorman I've always wondered, too, about the rhythymic, muted accompaniment that you describe in Terry Stafford's "Suspicion." After dumpty-dump years, I've decided that it's a trumpet. I've never tired of hearing this great song. Every time I listen to it, it reminds of a major eighth-grade crush I had in the spring of 1964 (and it took a *long* time to get over it...)
50Emerald 8 months ago
@50Emerald I believe you're right. It's a trumpet. Muted and way in the background. Love the sound of it.
SailBeyondTheStars 8 months ago 3
Yes, this is truly the real and best version. Supreme voice and talent,.
vikingswinsuperbowl 8 months ago
when i was 10yrs old i couldnt wait to grow up and feel the way this guy sings...ive never been suspicious but do i EVER enjoy this song.takes me back.
sesabio 9 months ago 2
Only Terry could do this song. I love it RIP Terry!
baxtermindymollymagg 9 months ago
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On this song, Terry did a better Elvis than the King himself, though there is but one King.
sparkledrive01 9 months ago
On this song, Terry did a better Elvis than the King himself. But there is but one King.
sparkledrive01 9 months ago
manda ver, washington. Quero ver você tocando baixo nesta música, mas prefiro Elvis!
welsonlima1 9 months ago
manda ver, washington. Quero ver você tocando baixo nesta música, mas prefiro Elvis!
welsonlima1 9 months ago
This Terry Stafford song is a *masterpiece*...
50Emerald 9 months ago 6
Terry Stafford was paid off by the Colonel and Elvis not to sing because they felt threatened by the fact that Terry Stafford sounded so much like Elvis. Terry Stafford is the ORIGINAL ARTIST of this song. That is why we all like the original better because it is Terry's song,
kutterdoug 9 months ago
Terry Stafford did the original and it's the best.
Okanagan48 9 months ago
Terry kicks it in this song....And yes, personally, I think he does a better job than...dare I say it....The King!!!!
Gloriasparty 10 months ago
I've always loved this song. As a young teen, I would sing it in the shower, on the streets of Moorefield WV, Vietnam. It was such an upbeat sound and I still try to sing along when I need a little lift. Was a sad day when I learned that Terry Stafford had passed away on 03/17/1996.
nofearon8 10 months ago
Lets cut to the chase. Elvis was great and has earned his place in music, but when it comes to this song, Terry's version is the best.
ronjontigerfan 10 months ago 5
....IL MIO PRIMO 45 GIRI.....SPLENDIDO E INDIMENTICABILE RICORDO !!!!....
maxmagnus56 10 months ago
prachtig
mantsamik 10 months ago
I won`t enter into the debate as to who does it the best, but this version is great. Thank you for loading, otherwise i would never have even heard of Terry Stafford :(
*****
rithas777 10 months ago 2
I love this song! Me encanta!!!!
jazz29100 10 months ago
Take away all the Glitter the publicity and the hype of ELVIS. Take and put blue jeans on both of them.TERRY would win hands down.And I am a ELVIS FAN.But you got to call them like you see them
mcgaheefamily 11 months ago
@mcgaheefamily if's and but's won't change anything ..you should remember Elvis was unique a one off ......nobody including Terry can match his unique voice and to say Terry wins hands down is a bit over the top he does come close but that's it "close"
hungryherbie 11 months ago 30
@hungryherbie C'mon, this is a great song and appreciate it. I honestly feel this is the best version period of this song. Elvis was great and will always remain one of the greatest, but in this case Terry did it better.
dti466 7 months ago
@dti466 When I heard this version on the radio about 12 months ago I was surprised when the DJ announced it was Terry Stafford because up to that point I have never heard of Terry and I assumed it was Elvis ..so having listened to both versions over the last 12 months a number of times I still believe Elvis shades it but no doubt Terry has a great voice and he had me fooled anyway that's just my opinion cheers herbie
hungryherbie 7 months ago
i am a huge elvis fan,but for me this version is better.i think it,s the background beat that does it.
mrgrady12 7 months ago
@hungryherbie Clearly Elvis had the better career, but that doesn't mean he automatically does every song better than anyone else. I vote Terry Stafford on this one and Elvis on everything else.
MikeWarrenAZ 5 months ago
@MikeWarrenAZ Mike I think that was an under statement refering to Elvis having a better career when in fact Elvis's career was second to none ..Terry just had the one big hit being this one but I'm sure people at the time thought it was Elvis singing it clearly I did
hungryherbie 5 months ago
@hungryherbie there is no coming close. It's there own versions. lol get over it. I like terrys more.
seven7years 4 months ago
@seven7years that's your opinion and I respect it ..if we all had the same opinions it would be a dull world ,so
here is my two pennies worth Elvis with his voice would be very difficult for anyone to beat including Terry
hungryherbie 3 months ago
@hungryherbie I can beat his voice.
seven7years 3 months ago
@seven7years get yourself on the X Factor and let Simon Cowell judge you if your that good ...can't wait
hungryherbie 3 months ago
@hungryherbie deal
seven7years 3 months ago
@seven7years ...I have my SUSPICIONS you'll chicken out ...lol
OMVC1957 3 months ago
@seven7years Funny guy let me know when your doing your audition I could do with a laugh
hungryherbie 3 months ago
@hungryherbie It's all set up already.
seven7years 3 months ago
Sounded better than Elvis
mcgaheefamily 11 months ago
@mcgaheefamily I agree with you!
jeromejoh12 11 months ago
sori to say but this is the better version of this song . . . soriii elvis !!
grumps1007 11 months ago
Love Elvis, but this song belongs to Terry, my favorite version...
jobch26v7 11 months ago
Everything evolves, less music. Terry or Elvis...
... old times, good music.
mafboyplate 11 months ago
Come on now, we all know that it was Terry Stafford sound on this that made us all think that we all could sing and sound like Elvis...Let's see those hands up please!
blueticecho 11 months ago
he sounds EXACTLY like Elvis!!
MYheroMJrip 11 months ago
@MYheroMJrip yes very much so
hungryherbie 11 months ago
Terry Stafford version of Suspicion over Elvis Presley's by far.
chumamania 11 months ago 65
@chumamania Never thought I'd say that but yes Terry Stafford's version is far superior to Elvis! Terry is singing from his heart while Elvis sounds like he is singing too fast & it's just another cut on an album ♥ msstevie ♥
msstevie1951 9 months ago 2
@chumamania Unlike Elvis who had 80+ further hit singles we`re still waiting for the follow up hit single from Terry. Guess he didnt like Elvis`s later songs enough to knock out another cover ...
45rpmSINGLES 8 months ago
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@45rpmSINGLES "Terry Stafford version of Suspicion over Elvis Presley's by far." I don't think anyone in their right mind would compare Terry Stafford's success to Elvis Presley's. The question at hand was the song Suspicion, and it is pretty clear that Terry Stafford knocked this song out of the park.
chumamania 8 months ago
@chumamania Get a fucking life. \
NightRrider1212 7 months ago
@NightRrider1212 Alright there Night Rider with two r's... did you come up with that name on your own?
chumamania 7 months ago
@chumamania Well, the thing is that Elvis hadmore than 100 hits and Stafford only this one.
MAGICO240 6 months ago
@chumamania agreed
ndhudecz 4 months ago
when i was alittle kid i though it was roy orbinson
pheet 1 year ago
the real white trash
dvargashell 1 year ago
best version...sorry
john111257 1 year ago
Every time I heard this song, I think of beautiful, warm days in May, 1964, when I had an eighth-grade crush on a honey that I still think about today...
50Emerald 1 year ago
@50Emerald 1964? I sure know and remember what you mean. Everything was new, fresh and exciting in those days with endless dreams and possibilities...right?? Fun, dating and adventure, well nowl there's always the ealry bird specials to look forward to now if you can get there on time after the afternoon nap !. Nothing lasts forever.
jeffsor47 11 months ago
Great song, my favorite in 64, a freshman in high school. Stafford was a very good song writer. "Amarillo by Morining" sure helped George Strait's Music Career! "B" side of this cut "I'll Touch a Star Star" was a close second on my favorite list. We lost Terry too soon!
genofranko 1 year ago
Terry and Elvis both sing this song and I love them both
MozLuv59 1 year ago
Awesome song, haunting background vocals and cool bass line.
mssusan1961 1 year ago
Rexall. I feel old. Geat pictures though. I was born just in time to remember how simple things where back then.
hamslice151 1 year ago
Oh yes I remember this one so well. Music from the 60s was the greatest.
Okanagan48 1 year ago
Merry christmas from Columbia,SC
ftjax 1 year ago
i had heard on my local radio station that terry was a radio disc jock down in tx. made a statement that anybody could make a hit out a elvis song. i guess history has provened true. i heard this story in 64. i wore my vynl 45 out playing too much.
jenniferhaskell 1 year ago
I like the shot of the old original A&P..
filmerado 1 year ago
Not half bad this! Sadly, people like Elivs, Beatles, Lester Piggott, Pele, Georgie Best, JFK, Viv Richards and Botham were blessed with that little bit extra which makes them a world apart from the rest!
Emerystreet 1 year ago
Come on, people! Better than Elvis? In your dreams!
urbanocity 1 year ago
Elvis always will be "The King", but, I´m sorry, the BEST versión of Suspicion is this, from Terry Stafford! Thanks a lot Soda for post it!
Chacmool 1 year ago 4
I first heard this in the 70's near Bliss Gate. Tony "out the road uddie" Wood hummed it between nipping in and out the Alma at Rock Cross, while trying to keep love letters from Peter to my mum to himself. We all loved sunny Gibraltar even in uniform. Good old Sid x
jonnythewhitefoot 1 year ago
One of my favorites. Love the old photos. Thanks.
oldrob59 1 year ago
He "stole" this from Elvis' Pot Luck with Elvis (1962) album. Stafford made it a hit (1964) probably BECAUSE everyone who heard it thought it was Elvis and then were amazed at how much he sounded like Big E when they found out it wasn't Elvis.
Personally, I like Stafford's version better, but that may be because it was the one I heard first.
cyberties 1 year ago
The words hit hard..
MegaThomas48 1 year ago
Yo tambien la oia en Mexico D.F en las estaciones radio capital (PROGRAMA ESTUDIANTES 1260) LA PANTERA, RADIO EXITOS XERC en mis años de estudiante. THANKS 74sodapop for this melody is faboluos is one of my melodys of old times with Terry Stafford
pumas6100 1 year ago
Esta rola me remonta a mi infancia , la escuchaba en Radio capital, en aquellos dias en Mexico DF , cuando no habia tanto desmadre como hoy.
Solano1961 1 year ago
@28211145 The "Pot Luck" LP recorded '61, released 1962 (Presley). Stafford hit #3 in 1964 on the Crusader label; Elvis SINGLE released same year with Kiss Me Quick as the 'A' side. Elvis 45 released on the Gold Standard series, Elvis had a lot of other songs going single-wise same year, and that 'B' side went nowhere. Terry Stafford benefited because the record buying public at that time recognized a great singer of that one great song, and his back-up singers also were important! DAVEDJ
Multi1628 1 year ago
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Multi1628 1 year ago
This version came out in 1964. What year did Elvis sing this?
28211145 1 year ago
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Multi1628 1 year ago
the best
1themeko 1 year ago
Why is there 12 dislikes for this song. Is there something wrong with you all..?
mix2freeful 1 year ago
The first, and best, Elvis impersonator.
CKYZZIE 1 year ago
misschien is t nog nooit iemand opgevallen maar mij wel.terry gebruikt t woord suspicion helemaal niet alleen de achtergrond zangeressen gebruiken t .elvis dus weer wel elvis is the king.groetjes uit maastricht
100poolhond 1 year ago
people peole listen elvis was the best terry stafford sings not suspicion only the background singers yous the word suspicion only the king .
100poolhond 1 year ago
sorry ravenwolf1952 it was a typo.
stillrockinat61 1 year ago
To ravenwolf1962: I also listened to this song many times late at night on an old tube type radio. I believe the radio station was WLS Chicago. I was living in a small west Texas town of Baird and it came in somewhat clearer. I spent most of the 60's playing organ and singing lead in a rock band.At 62 i still love this music.ROCK AND ROLL FOREVER.
stillrockinat61 1 year ago
@stillrockinat61 WLS was a Godsend listening to it as I did in New Orleans - a great Northern big city perspective. We also had WBOK, WTIX, & WNOE - all great stations. DAVEDJ
Multi1628 1 year ago
i remember this song so long ago,i would tweek the dials of my tube am radio and pull it in thru the static in the wee hours of moring,,some far away station with a W' call sign so i knew it was east coast radio and iwas west coast,this is one of the all time greats, i miss am radio,
ravenwolf1952 1 year ago
Judy , do you remember when this played on the juke box..way back in 1964 ?
ftjax 1 year ago
@ftjax i do!
youngmindedman 1 year ago
@ftjax my name is not judy; but i remember!
youngmindedman 1 year ago
@ftjax Judy, it's me, Eddie again...It was the "El Roco" club in Columbia,SC March,1964....well, I guess she doesn't visit you tube....
ftjax 6 months ago
74sodapop--Just thought I'd let you know that 'pmbloem' has ripped off this video and posted it as his own. I got a couple of mine stolen as well....
bze2nlz4 1 year ago
I agree with you 74sodappo...someone finally ca,e along who could do Elvis better than Elvis him selvis, Elvis could not even reach the high note, guess Parker need some more gamberling money so he go E to record it, i can just hear the talk in Parkers office, "How dare someone think he can do you, better than you...we'll show him go out there and record it yourself'... it's a dredfull sound and quality, give me Stafford's version any day...Sorry Elvis, you were not to blame...
RedrooAU 1 year ago
@RedrooAU ELVIS HIM SELVIS!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! And you're probably right concerning the Colonel. Wasn't Elvis in the army still back then?
19111ellyc 1 year ago
This was always the only Elvis song I ever really liked. Then I found out it wasn"t even Elvis... Now it's my favorite Elvis song that's not by Elvis.
rgrathbun 1 year ago
terry staffords version was the best
larry19521 1 year ago 2
i believe he is a better elvis than elvis at this song..
purebredindian01 1 year ago
First time I heard this song I thought it was elvis. So very close to his voice.
methos101 1 year ago
@methos101 me too! xD
NRiv91 1 year ago
Very unique voice.
annadrella13 1 year ago
Terry was NOT an Elvis impersonator, just influenced by Elvis. Terry is great but Elvis is in a class by HIMSELF!!!
Humes53 1 year ago
best version...beautiful song
john