Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knockin'

The Original

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[9thWardJukebox]

@flaminfedora Not sure but it's a New Orleans classic.  This is the original version. fats recorded it a couple of years later.

[eddison72]

One of the best songs of all time. Underrated, under-appreciated, and underplayed.

[laurette11281962]

This song is dedicated to someone in Houston that I wish I never met was never good for me and the memory I could live without. GFYKMAFOAD. ETERNAL HELL in my heart

[maewest85]

this song (and version) makes me want to drink and dance at a speakeasy wirh a hot zoot suiter...

[hamradioguy10]

And all these years I thought Fats Domino did the original. What a great recording! I like this one better.

[TheGutterkat]

@gymnastix  alvin lee dos it justice kinda like storms but your right edmunds is the version that i learnd from

[TheGutterkat]

ive listond to a grip of different versions of this song evan have one of my own"hear you scratchin on my trailer door dont want you round hear no mo" but ya smiley dos it best

gutterkats

[42mummbles]

THANKS FOR THE BLAST FROM THE PAST!!! LOVE IT!

[pzancoiii]

9th Ward Jukebox, your channel always makes my day. Thanks for your contribution to preservation of these musical heritage gems.

[gymnastix]

@9thWardJukebox By the way, Fats Domino's version is very close to Lewis' original. But I like Lewis' best, followed by Edmunds', because he does something different with the tune in a good way.

[gymnastix]

@9thWardJukebox Brit rocker Dave Edmunds also does a fantastic, sort of neo-rockabilly cover of this song. In any case, it's better than Gale Storm's jazzy vamp version, which makes it less rock & roll and more strip club material.

I wouldn't say Storm's version is as white bread as, say, Pat Boone's version of Little Richard's "Tutti Fruitti." But, from a white person, Edmunds' is definitely the best cover of this song I've heard.

[d51386]

@MrDavet65 @9thWardJukebox This is definitely a little faster than it's supposed to be. Smiley Lewis was known for his depth as much as his general range and this makes his voice sound much higher. Having said that, I get the slow on the record and a quicker one here, and they both sound great to me. Thanks for the post!