I remember Eddie performing this live in October '59, in Williston, ND. It was the song he played when he did all kinds of shakes and shivers on stage. It brought down the house.
Years ago during a phone conversation with Johnny Burnette's widow, Thurley Burnette, she told me that Johnny and Eddie hung out quite a bit. Eddie also played on some of Burnette's recordings. Both were lost way too early.
If there. Is such a. Place. As. Rock n. Roll. Heaven. All. Of. Em. Will. Be. Up. There. From. Country. To. Rock n. Roll. But. This. Young. Man. Is. Still. Twenty. One. And. Will. Be. Topping. The. Bill. Always. Eddie. You. Really. Were. Somethin. Else and. I. Remember. Lash. Bonnett
I'm a-havin' a nervous breakdown
A mental shakedown
See my hands, how they shiver
See my knees, how they quiver
My whole body's in a jitter
I'm a-havin' a nervous breakdown
Well, I went to see my doctor just the other day
And I've got to tell you what the man had to say
Well, he said, "Hey, boy, you just gotta slow down
You can't keep a-traipsin' all over town
After givin' you a physical check
I've come to the conclusion you're a total wreck"
I'm a-havin' a nervous breakdown
A mental shakedown
See my hands, how they shiver
See my knees, how they quiver
My whole body's in a jitter
I'm a-havin' a nervous breakdown
I've made up my mind I'd better change my ways
My shattered nerves have seen better days
No more girls for a week or 2
No more runnin' 'round with the usual crew
No more movies or stayin' out late
My baby have to find herself another
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Page learned a lot from Mr. Cochran, specially chord changes and then some riffs and stuff and he managed to recreate them well in hard rock songs and covers. As for other artists, well, he just blatlantly ripped them off more or less depending on the case.