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Sitting on Top of the World

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54: 1557: 317:), piano (Hosea Lee Kennard), bass (Alfred Elkins), and drums (Earl Phillips). During performances later in his career, Howlin' Wolf often closed his sets with "Sitting on Top of the World". As with several of his songs, it was adapted by rock groups during the 1960s. Some rock-oriented versions showed considerable variation: a version by the 210: – often with considerable variations and/or additions to the original verses. The lyrics of the original song convey a stoic optimism in the face of emotional setbacks, and the song has been described as a "simple, elegant distillation of the Blues". In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the 257:, each followed by the two-line chorus. The structural economy of the song seems to be conducive to creative invention, giving the song a dynamic flexibility exemplified by the numerous and diverse versions that exist. The song has a 1249: 982: 183:, who first recorded it in 1930. Vinson claimed to have composed the song one morning after playing at a white dance in Greenwood, Mississippi. It became a popular crossover hit, and was inducted into the 597: 2003: 246:
in 1926). However, the two songs are distinct, both musically and lyrically. Similarities have also been noted between "Sitting on Top of the World" and an earlier song by
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nine-bar blues structure. Bar nine provides rhythmic separation between stanzas, the end of one stanza and the relatively large pickup at the beginning of the next.
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frontman successfully transplants himself into the genre, utilizing his throaty warble on Howlin' Wolf's 'Sittin' on Top of the World' like a dust-bowl carny."
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After the Mississippi Sheiks original, renditions of "Sitting on Top of the World" were recorded by a number of artists. Following a recording for
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of traditional American music. The song has been widely recorded in a variety of different styles –
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The title line of "Sitting on Top of the World" is similar to a well-known popular song of the 1920s, "
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Lyrically, "Sitting on Top of the World" has a simple structure consisting of a series of
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the composition of the song is problematic (the melody was first recorded by Tampa Red).
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issued as a single in 1957 and later included on the popular compilation series
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and His Musical Brownies, the song became a staple in the repertoire of
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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream
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as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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The Howlin' Wolf Story – The Secret History of Rock & Roll
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Herzhaft, Gerard (1992). "Sitting on Top of the World".
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United States National Recording Registry recordings
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Index

Sitting On Top Of The World
Sitting on Top of the World (disambiguation)
I'm Sitting on Top of the World

Single
Mississippi Sheiks
B-side
Genre
Country blues
Label
Okeh
Songwriter(s)
Walter Vinson
country blues
Walter Vinson
Mississippi Sheiks
Grammy Hall of Fame
standard
folk
country
bluegrass
rock
National Recording Registry
Library of Congress
I'm Sitting on Top of the World
Ray Henderson
Sam Lewis
Joe Young
Al Jolson
Tampa Red

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