"Mean Woman Blues" is a rock and roll song written by Claude Demetrius. Elvis Presley recorded it for the soundtrack of the 1957 film, Loving You. In an album review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder described it as "some powerful rock & roll... which could almost have passed for one of his Sun tracks". When the song was released for the jukebox market in September 1957, it reached number 11 on Billboard magazine's "Most Played in Jukeboxes" R&B chart. Roy Orbison rendition Roy Orbison recorded "Mean Woman Blues" on , which was released as a single with "Blue Bayou". It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. References Songs about blues 1957 songs 1957 singles 1963 singles Songs written by Claude Demetrius Elvis Presley songs Jerry Lee Lewis songs Roy Orbison songs Monument Records singles Song recordings produced by Fred Foster