1972，英歌手Elton John赴澳洲巡演，到地尖Daddy Cool的一首曲《Eagle Rock》，他印象深刻，也是引他出此首《Crocodile Rock》的感源。
此曲於1972近年底分在英、美行，作之後《Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player》的先曲，果在美排行榜得第1名 ( UK #5 )，也是Elton John在美的第一首冠曲，唱片大得金唱片的。而之後的成，然也跟著水船高。
其初首歌，有「似曾相」的感。：有著和1962 Del Shannon的《Cry Myself to Sleep》及1957 The Diamonds的《Little Darling》相同烈的曲；歌中「While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock」，取材自1955 Bill Haley & His Comets的《Rock Around the Clock》。前奏的riff像了另首《Let's Dance》，而歌曲中的La LaLa La……，有重Pat Boone的《Speedy Gonzales》的合音之嫌。然後Don Mclean也跳出，歌中的 chevy ( 雪佛汽 )和 rock just「died」，和他《American Pie》歌中的用字相同。而《Speedy Gonzales》的作曲者可客，直接告上加州法院，抄他歌曲中的「假音」部份，後因方和解而撤告。
於外界多的，Elton John期的歌搭Bernie Taupin在後接受道：其是一首有趣的歌，我不介意造它，有些西未必曾，只是期一些有趣的事物而已。Elton John於的斥是：我只是想它成於伴我成一些事物的，然算是某的「剽( rip-off )」，而些是早已「衍生 ( derivative )」在各的意中。
《Crocodile Rock》然成了大曲，而Elton John，此曲久以也他造成了面影。( 台意：能其他歌曲的特色加以改、，合在一起，也需要相的功力吧！^^)
延伸：
(182)：《Speedy Gonzales》
(519)：《Little Darling》
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I remember when rock was young
Me and Suzie had so much fun
Holding hands and skimming stones
Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the biggest kick I ever got
Was doing a thing called "The Crocodile Rock"
While the other kids were rocking 'round the clock
We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock
Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking
When your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will
Oh Lawdy Mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight
But the years went by and the rock just died
Suzie went and left us for some foreign guy
Long nights crying by the record machine
Dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
But they'll never kill the thrills we've got
Burning up to the Crocodile Rock
Learning fast as the weeks went past
We really thought the Crocodile Rock would last
Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking
When your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will
Oh Lawdy Mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight
I remember when rock was young
Me and Suzie had so much fun
Holding hands and skimming stones
Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the biggest kick I ever got
Was doing a thing called "The Crocodile Rock"
While the other kids were rocking 'round the clock
We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock
Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking
When your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will
Oh Lawdy Mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight
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