Critical Reception
Mary Chang of “Music in Notes” said of the song, ”‘Walking in Memphis’ by Cleveland-born singer/songwriter Marc Cohn shows how piano can be used in a pop song as an emphatic declaration of feeling… I’m not a religious person by any means, but there is something so stirring so powerful in the words “She said, ‘Tell me are you a Christian, child?’ / and I said, ‘Ma’am, I am tonight!’”, you want to get up out of your chair and shout.” Michael Waterman said of Cohn and his “one-hit wonder song” on TopOneHitWonders.com, “We still like ‘Walking in Memphis’ for its well-placed references to Elvis and Al Green. For that alone we give it bonus points on the one-hit-ometer.”
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