My Little Friend
Titel: My Little Friend
Längd: 2:43
Kompositörer: Shirl Milete
Utgivare: Press Music
Inspelningsdatum: 1969-01-16 (musik) och 1969-01-21 (Elvis sång)
Inspelningstid: mellan klockan 19:00-22:00 (musik) och 20:00-23:00 (Elvis sång)
Inspelningsplats: American Sound Studio – Memphis, TN
Matrix: XPA5 1153
Tagning master: okänt
Producent: Felton Jarvis och Chips Moman
Studiotekniker: Al Pachucki och Roy Shockley
Musiker:
Gitarr och sitar: Reggie Young
Gitarr: Elvis Presley
Bas: Tommy Cogbill
Bas: Mike Leech
Trummor: Gene Chrisman
Piano: Bobby Wood
Orgel: Bobby Emmons
Pålagt i efterhand:
Orgel: Bobby Emmons
Munspel: Ed Kollis
Trumpet: A. Vasquez
Trumpet: N. Prentice
Trumpet: B. Shew
Trombon: A. Le Cogue
Trombon: J. Boicie
Trumpet: R. F. Taylor
Trumpet: Wayne Jackson
Trumpet: Dick Steff
Saxofon och trombon: Jackie Thomas
Saxofon: Andrew Lowe
Saxofon: Glen Spreen
Saxofon: J. P. Luper
Trombon: Ed Logan
Trombon: Jack Hale
Trombon: Gerald Richardson
Valthorn: Joe D’Gerolamo
Kör/bakgrundssångare: Mary Green
Kör/bakgrundssångare: Donna Thatcher
Kör/bakgrundssångare: Susan Pilkington
Kör/bakgrundssångare: Mary Holladay
Kör/bakgrundssångare: Dolores Edgin
Kör/bakgrundssångare: June Page
Kör/bakgrundssångare: Hurschel Wiginton
Kör/bakgrundssångare: Joe Babcock
Kör/bakgrundssångare: Ginger Holladay
Kör/bakgrundssångare: Millie Kirkham
Första utgivning: B-sida singel (47-9791)
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Text:
My warped and worried mind resorts
To wandering off to ponder things I never talked about
A pretty girl I used to know
But wouldn’t know if we met face to face
And defying every logic known
I wish the time machine could take me back again
To the wonder of my first love
The old folks teased me ’bout
Referring to her only as my little friend
Somewhere far away and maybe not so far away
A child has grown into a woman of the world
I assumed this knowing that she knew
So much of life at such a tender age
I learned from her the whisped things
The big boys at the pool hall talked about
The thrill and disappointment fear and shame
That first love brings
But oh how I thought I loved my little friend
The fragrance of the green grass
Mingled with the scent of love and womanhood
A moonlight night I kissed and cried
And swore I’d never touch another girl
But time moved fast and I moved on
And I loved others time and time again
But with each time I thought of her
And always gave a little more
A symbol of remembrance for my little friend
A symbol of remembrance for my little friend
A symbol of remembrance for my little friend