Guy Mitchell coulda been a contender. His “Singing The Blues” wound up the third biggest song of 1956 after a two-sided Elvis hit and actually beat “Heartbreak Hotel” for weeks at the top. So, what happened? Here we have another “weird dichotomy” song where people sing very happy songs about very sad things. You see, Guy isn’t singing the blues at all, he’s whistling. Is he being ironic? Probably not. So what’s going on? I don’t know; it’s just a great song. It’s fun to sing along and you truly wonder why Guy couldn’t hold his own against the King.
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