Dave Edmunds “I Hear You Knocking”

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“I Hear You Knocking” (or “I Hear You Knockin'”) is a rhythm and blues song written by Dave Bartholomew. New Orleans rhythm and blues singer Smiley Lewis first recorded the song in 1955. The lyrics tell of the return of a former lover who is rebuffed.

Welsh singer and guitarist Dave Edmunds recorded “I Hear You Knocking” in 1970 at Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire. Whereas Lewis’s original recording is a piano-driven R&B piece with a 12/8 shuffle feel, Edmunds’ version features prominent guitar lines and a stripped-down, straight-quaver rock-and-roll approach.In an interview, John Lennon commented, “Well, I always liked simple rock. There’s a great one in England now, ‘I Hear You Knocking'”.

Edmunds plays all the instruments (except possibly bass guitar) and AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine suggests that the song “has a mechanical rhythm and a weird, out-of-phase vocal that qualifies as an original interpretation”. Edmunds uses fills and a solo played on slide guitar, and during the instrumental break he shouts out the names of several 1950s recording artists: “Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, Chuck Berry, Huey Smith!” Wiki

7 thoughts on “Dave Edmunds “I Hear You Knocking””

    1. Hello Texans! How great it is to know your rockin’ sounds that you favor. Classics are timeless and Dave Edmunds has kept the song alive, taking the original version to a new level. And thanks kindly for your visit and comment. 🎶☕️☕️Best Cheers!🎶

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    1. Yes it is a brilliant track,Ebb. And that goes for all of Edmunds’ music. What a career. His brilliance gave him notoriety as a child prodigy.Once many people viewed UKn’s as ponderously sophisticated and utterly vain. Those pre-conceived ideas vanished with the 1960s music British Invasion. Honestly, Edmunds and his British counterparts “Rock”! Thanks Ebb for your feedback!

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    2. Yes it is a brilliant track,Ebb. And that goes for all of Edmunds’ music. What a career. His brilliance gave him notoriety as a child prodigy.Once many people viewed UKn’s as ponderously sophisticated and utterly vain. Those pre-conceived ideas vanished with the 1960s music British Invasion. Honestly, Edmunds and his British counterparts “Rock”! Thanks Ebb for your feedback!

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    1. Nabeela… you’re a rocker! And I m a rocker too! Wuhuuu! I hear you knockin, but you can’t come in! 🎶😍👍👍

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