To begin, I would like to state that I love and prefer Big Mama Thornton’s version of “Hound Dog” over Elvis Presley’s cover. The forms are not the same when comparing both of the songs. In Thornton’s version it has a slow, sultry, and soulful form and or a moderate tempo to it while with Elvis it felt like he hit the gas pedal making the song move 100 miles per hour. With Elvis making the song faster and more of a rock and roll type of song it lost the soul that the original writer had for the long. This can be seen in the lyrics as well in Thornton version, she sings, "Well they said you was high class, I can see through that." Well, Elvis changed this lyric to "Well they said you was high class, but that was just a lie.” To me when Elvis
