Suspicious minds - Elvis Presley (by Mark James)

go on, walk out

Today's post is a homage to the great Elvis Presley - high time that a blog calling itself Rock and Roll phrasal verbs honoured the King. Suspicous Minds was recorded by Elvis in 1969 and was his last No 1 hit in the USA.
The suspicious minds of the title were apparently those of the Author, Mark James and his first wife, who was suspicous of his feelings for a former girlfriend.
It was a regular feature of the live performances of the latter years of Elvis' career, but Suspicious Minds is surely also one of the greatest studio recordings that Elvis made.


We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby

We can't go on together
With suspicious minds

walk out: to leave your partner and end you relationship with them
See the full dictionary definition of walk out

go on: continue
See the full dictionary definition of go on
Other examples of go on featured in Rock n Roll Phrasal Verbs

See the full lyrics

Listen to Elvis' original studio recording of the song.


Watch Elvis performing the song live in Las Vegas in 1970 (great costumes and hair!)