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    12. There are a lot of versions of "Hound Dog" before Elvis Presley did his

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      The original version of this thread was going to be a list of songs sung by Elvis, along with versions that were released by other people before him. For example: Burning Love Arthur Alexander...

      The original version of this thread was going to be a list of songs sung by Elvis, along with versions that were released by other people before him. For example:

      Burning Love

      Arthur Alexander 1971 YouTube

      Elvis Presley 1972
      YouTube

      Nice and simple. Not to say "this is great, this is terrible", or "look, he stole it", but just because it's interesting to compare versions.

      But then I looked at Hound Dog and wow there are a lot of covers. I got most of these from the Wikipedia article, which is pretty in-depth about this song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hound_Dog_(song)

      So, here's a short list. I'd be interested to know what you think - I love Big Mama Thornton's version, I love Elvis's version, but I'm not that keen on any of the others here.

      Hound Dog

      Big Mama Thornton 1952 YouTube

      Freddie Bell and the Bellboys (date uncertain) []YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJQ-fDb4M4s)

      Elvis Presley 1956 YouTube

      And here's a bunch more before Elvis did his version:

      Little Esther 1953 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVUQ_lmoyJ4

      Jack Turner and his Granger County Gang 1953 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AbAotf6ac0

      Billy Star 195X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuDuuPWVL0s

      Betsy Gay 1953 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNG-0L-mldc

      Eddie Hazlewood 1954 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN23peWBe3g

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    46. Anyone have experience going to school in their 50s?

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      I'm in my early 50s and have been seriously considering going to school. I have performed manual labor for most of my working career, and though I truly enjoy it, my body cannot keep up anymore. A...

      I'm in my early 50s and have been seriously considering going to school. I have performed manual labor for most of my working career, and though I truly enjoy it, my body cannot keep up anymore. A few years ago I began looking for work in an office environment, and after a a demoralizing year of submitting resumes, I landed a minimum wage job in a small customer support office inside a larger organization. The work was soul suckingly boring. I applied to other departments and received job offers, but management would not let me leave customer service because I have a way of deescalating difficult situations. I was eventually offered the customer support manager role, but I refuse to manage people. Since the company would not let me move out of customer support, I left them and took a long vacation. That is where I am at now.

      I am afraid that an educational investment will not pay out the dividends that I am hoping for. I don't have all the time in the world anymore. I guess I am looking for career / school advice, or if not advice, similar journeys.

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