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The Meanest Girl in Town
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Wikipedia article
"' The Meanest Girl in Town'", also known as "Yeah, She's Evil!" is a rock and roll song written by J. Byers, which was recorded in June 1964 by both Elvis Presley, as "The Meanest Girl in Town" for the soundtrack to the 1965 film release 'Girl Happy', and by Bill Haley & His Comets as "Yeah, She's Evil!" for a Decca Records single release.
Haley's recording was released during the summer of 1964, predating Presley's release (on the soundtrack to 'Girl Happy'), although Presley actually recorded his version several days before Haley: on June 10, 1964 for Presley,Ernst Jorgensen, 'Elvis Presley: A Life in Music - The Complete Recording Sessions' (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998), p. 192 versus June 16, 1964 for Bill Haley & His Comets.
Haley's recording (as the B-side to a version of Jim Lowe's "Green Door") was a one-off attempt at reestablishing his relationship with Decca, with whom his previous contract had ended in the fall of 1959. The single did not, however, make the U.S. charts. Presley's rendition was not released in the U.S. on a single, but the 'Girl Happy' soundtrack album was a Top 10 'Billboard' hit in the U.S.
Releases
'As 'The Meanest Girl in Town'
*Elvis Presley, 'Girl Happy' (soundtrack album), RCA Victor LSP/LPM 3338, March 1965.
'As 'Yeah, She's Evil!'
*Bill Haley & His Comets, single 'The Green Door'/'Yeah, She's Evil!', Decca Records 31650, July 27, 1964
References
Category:Elvis Presley songs
Category:Bill Haley songs
Category:1964 songs
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