Elvis Presley's version, one of the few songs in which he plays the electric bass, was recorded on May 3, with the vocal track added on May 9, 1957, and released on his Jailhouse Rock EP. It reached number fourteen on the R&B charts.[2] It later become a minor pop standard, with notable versions being performed by Buddy Holly, who included the song on his eponymous second album, and his version made the British singles chart in 1961, reaching no. 12. A 1983 re-release of the Elvis Presley version reached no. 61 on the UK singles chart.
The song's narrator addresses the object of their affection, and points out all the ways that the addressee is square, how they are out of touch with modern trends in music and romance. Then the narrator tells the subject of the song that they love them in spite of, and maybe because of this.
The Beatles played impromptu versions during the White Album sessions, in 1968 with Paul McCartney singing lead vocals, and again during the Get Back Sessions on January 7, 1969, with John Lennon on lead vocals. Lennon also recorded a version as a home demo which appeared on The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes[4], and jammed another impromptu version during the sessions of Plastic Ono Band in 1970).[5][6]