I Hear You Knocking Gale Storm

Gale Storm sings her big hit "I Hear You Knocking" live on television.

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Music

Tags:

• Gale Storm
• I Hear You Knocking
• early rock and roll
• My Little Margie
• Dot Records
• hit recording
• 1955

[RonBaker2003]

Oh, I'm sure it was Gale's version you heard. This was a live television broadcast so it is going to sound different since she is actually singing it and not miming to her gold record.

[hebneh]

I've always liked her version of this song the best of anyone's.

I'm sorry there was a technical glitch at 2:40 when the boom microphone didn't keep up with her as she moved across the stage, and her voice is briefly lost.

To me, the staging here is surprisingly suggestive for the 1950s. At the start, she's handling and tossing away the man's hat, gloves, cane, and shirt before she lounges on what looks like the bed they would've shared, emphasizing that they live together.

[8crazykid8]

Wow.. I can't believe her and Billy Mays are now dead as well. This is ridiculous. R.I.P.

[AllBobsAllTheTime]

@SuperEddierivers Gotta like Smiley's original and Dave Edmunds' tongue-in-cheek cover as well.

[SuperEddierivers]

This is great! The only other version of this song that's worth mentioning that I've heard was Fats Domino,which was,of course,great. Gale Storm was my first crush when I was just a little kid. Now,fifty some years later,I still get goose bumps when I see things like this!

[TheBigshooter6]

at 1:36 it looks like shes smoking a joint

[2002liv]

i dont like this

[thejonquil]

@waynebrasler Gale Storm's talent, beauty, voice and figure were real. She didn't have to go to extremes to deliver beautifully wholesome performances. She just put her natural talent, beauty and figure (WOW!)to used her God given talent. An honest, self-respecting lady. I adored her and didn't miss an opportunity to see her.. She dared to use a personality in some of her vocal numbers which were not an easy fit for her.But it was called for and she delivered. God Bless, Miss Storm

[dogshy61]

Pretty sexy stuff for the fifties.

[2alleykat]

Thanks Ron Baker ! I was born in 1952 and I remember seeing reruns of

My Little Margie.I somehow caught my self enjoying her shows. I did not

see too many then.I now see reruns again here in San Jose,Ca. I thank you.

[sdcow]

@grizz22604 i was not being serious. groups do release the same song in the same year. in 1965 the song "concrete and clay" was released in the uk by Unit 4+2 and by eddie rambeau in the us. the song "der kommisar" was released by Falco in 1982 and within a year by After the Fire. people love Beyonce's version of the Etta James hit "At Last" (1960). but the song was originally performed by ray eberle and pat friday with the glenn miller band in 1941. songs are written to be sung - by anyone.

[grizz22604]

@sdcow there's a big difference about covering a song 20 years later. gale storm took this song the same year it was released by smiley lewis. so i dont really get your comment. so yes it was robbed. it was a shame what happened to some of the early black artist when they got there big break through singles taken from them and released by more popular artist so the public would think it was they're song.

[5101941]

I WATCHED MY LITTLE MARGIE EACH WEEK, BUT NEVER APPRECIATED THIS BEAUTIFUL PERSON AND GREAT SINGER. I ONLY WISH THAT I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO APPRECIATE HER 50 YEARS AGO..GREAT TALENT. I THINK HOLLYWOOD UNDERATED THIS BEAUTY.