Walking in Memphis

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

Walking in Memphis   DE 25th 07/15/1991 (19 weeks)   UK 66 05/25/1991 (4 weeks)   US 13 03/30/1991 (23 weeks) Walking in Memphis (Re-Release)   UK 22nd 11/12/1991 (5 weeks)

Walking in Memphis is a 1991 song written by Marc Cohn . In 1995 Cher covered the title.

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Walking in Memphis begins with a reference to Elvis Presley by putting the protagonist on his blue suede shoes . He follows Presley's ghost in Memphis from Union Avenue to the Graceland gate . This is followed by many terms and people typical of Memphis and the southern states , such as Beale Street , WC Handy , Catfish , Gospel or Reverend Al Green .

Cover version of Cher

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

Walking in Memphis (Cher)   DE 63 December 04, 1995 (14 weeks)   AT 17th 12/17/1995 (17 weeks)   UK 11 10/28/1995 (7 weeks)

In 1995 Cher covered the title for her album It's a Man's World . Cher's version was used in the X-Files series , The FBI's Scary Cases, in The Great Mutato episode .

Other covers

• 1992: Polo Hofer & the Butter Band (In Memphis)
• 1996: Scooter (I'm Raving)
• 1997: Alkbottle (I wockl through Meidling )
• 2000: The Rockys (I'm Walking Through Memphis)
• 2003: Lonestar
• 2007: Paul Anka
• 2007: Master Blaster feat. Rachel Hiew
• 2008: Stefan Gwildis (yesterday was yesterday)
• 2008: Kay Ray

Web links

• Lyrics at lyrics007

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1. ↑ "Walkin in Memphis" in the German single charts ( memento of the original from April 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Walking in Memphis on the UK Singles Chart
3. ↑ Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 by Joel Whitburn , Record Research 2007, ISBN 978-0-89820-172-7
4. ↑ "Walkin in Memphis (Cher)" in the German single charts ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ "Walkin in Memphis (Cher)" in the Austrian single charts