# The Beatles vs. The King

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 9, 1999, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-vs-the-king/16945 "1999-11-09T08:31:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 1999, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-vs-the-king/16945/21 "1999-11-14T22:00:00Z")

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[[Elvis’ version of “Hound Dog” was fifty times better than Big Mama Thornton’s.]] Astorian  
I love Elvis, and agree with most of Astorian’s Elvitary, but don’t slight Big Mama’s version of that song, either.

Of course, I love the Beatles, too – and the Rolling Stones, and Bill Monroe, and Robert Johnson, and Skip James, and Hank Williams, and … OK, I’ll stop now.

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