I'M A HOG FOR YOU BABY (1959 -1966)

 

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller were two of the greatest songwriters of all time, if not "The Best."

They wrote so many hit songs, I couldn't even attempt to list them all. 

They wrote "Yakety Yak," Charlie Brown," "Poison Ivy" and "Searchin" for The Coasters.

They wrote the giant hits "Stand By Me," Jailhouse Rock, "Hound Dog," "Love Potion Number 9," and "Kansas City," which have all been recorded by multiple artists. There's just basically no end to the list, and one really fun song, "I'm A Hog For You," has been recorded by not just The Coasters, but groups as divergent as Dr. Feelgood, The Drifters, and The Grateful Dead.

Here's three glorious versions I enjoy a lot. 

This was the first recorded version from 1959!

THE COASTERS - "I'm A Hog For You" 

 

Before they became The Kinks, they recorded this demo as The Boll-Weevils in 1963.

THE BOLL-WEEVILS - "I'm A Hog For You, Baby" 

 

The first time I heard this song, it was probably 1966, and by The Surfaris when it was the B Side of their monster hit "Wipe Out."

THE SURFARIS - "I'm A Hog For You"