You would think Elvis would be stuck up or conceited with the way people loved him. On the contrary. Every time he was doing a concert, whether in a stadium or in Vegas, he was a nervous reck before he stepped on the stage. He wanted to give his all at every performance for his fans. Talk about getting what you paid for. Elvis gave a million % every performance. One of his last performances you could tell he was so ill. He was bloated (not fat) his body was literally shutting down, and he sat at the piano played and sang the greatest version of Unchained Melody ever. His voice never faulted. He was and is and will always be THE BEST OF THE BEST. LOVE THE KING FOREVER❤❤❤❤❤
I was working in the public library as the Audio Visual Clerk in 1988 and a woman returned 6 VHS Elvis movies she checked out for her 9 or 10 year old daughter’s slumber party. I thought that was probably the best slumber party those girls would ever attend and would remember for the rest of their life♥️👑♥️
I found Elvis through my girlfriend and I went to my daughters and was telling her about Elvis and she started laughing and said, Mom I've been an Elvis fan for a long time. So what did we do? We went to Graceland to pay our respects to this talented and kind man. We had a great time. I am ready to go again.❤❤❤❤
Oh my goodness this man was amazing 💕💕 I think I would have had a heart attack if I was kissed by Elvis. I was 15 in Australia when my idol died and I cried for 2 weeks. I was certain I would cry every day for the rest of my life.
I haven't seen actual footage of Elvis singing that song, I was hoping you found some, but great song and video! Elvis had it, that's for sure! It was great being alive when he was! One knew it was historical! Thanks Duane Reacts!
Actually that guy is part of his entourage. Men spent alot of money in Vegas to get their wives up close. Trust me they benefitted greatly. This is sweet to watch especially in the time we live in. He brought alot of joy to many. Vicki
This is one of my favorite ELVIS recordings. In this song, when ELVIS speaks the words "TELL ME," I get weak in the knees every time!! Even his speaking voice was sublime!!! Elvis fan then, now & forever❤
I Have The Original Album ELVIS ON STAGE FEBRUARY 1970. 1 Of His Best Live Albums. His Vocals Are Though The Roof On This 1 . The T.C.B. Backup Singers Pure Gold. Such A Great Album. Thanks Great Reaction.
The guy in the yellow jacket was involved with Security at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, where this concert was. Elvis going down off the stage was an impromptu thing, so his bodyguards had to scramble to get to him & then keep close to him as he moved through the crowd, keeping his fans happy. Yes, some of the men were telling their wives/girlfriends to go up to be kissed …. We’re talking about a Superstar, so they would have been bragging about Elvis kissing their wife/girlfriend at work the next day. Elvis always enjoyed interacting with his fans, & he knew if he kissed a lady, that would be something she would treasure for a very long time, & she would be telling everyone that Elvis had kissed her. Loving you Elvis Reactions
Originally by Gilbert Bécaud & in 1959 translated in English and The Everly Brothers recorded it. When Elvis recorded a song he dipped it into his soul and made it his.👌💎💯 Thanxx for doing another Elvis recording🥇👑‼️
If you want to see the entire "kissing" performance this came from check out his song in vegas "Love Me Tender" - his father is even in the audience and if you know where to look you can spot him in the audience as Elvis walks by - I can imagine his dad thinking "thats my boy"!!! lol
He really goes kissing numerous women in the Love Me Tender video, Elvis Presley has sung well over 500 songs....He also has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, Gospel Hall of Fame etc.
The day Elvis died...we went to my parents home and all watched the news coverage. There were only 3 stations and that's all I remember them covering was Elvis. It felt as if there'd been a family death!!!
just to be clear...elvis absolutely did shake dude in the yellow jackets hand in the video he does actually shake as many hands of the men as he did kissing women its easy to miss when hes kissing 50 women in 60 secs or less lol elvis would never just push someone aside everyone that worked for him is on record saying elvis never refused a handshake, pic or autograph :) do elvis "can't stop loving you" live 1972 and "what now my love" **Rehearsal** show aloha from hawaii..make sure it the rehearsal show :)
I saw Elvis in 1975 and a woman on our row jumped up to run down the aisle, but she turned to look at her husband and he waved her to go ahead, for the kiss!😃
Hi Duane, the song Let It Be Me was first released in 1955 with original French lyrics. The first English lyrics version was released in 1957. The Everly Brothers had the biggest hit with this song when they released it in 1959. Elvis included this song in his January/February 1970 Vegas season setlist but he did not include it in any future setlist as far as I know. Elvis did not record a studio version of this song
1970 Elvis cannot be beat. If you listen to the 'on stage 1970' live album, his voice is like this all the way thru! You can just hear the passion & enthusiasm in his vocals.... after years of the mediocre movies & soundtracks that he hated, Elvis was back.i It's my contention that those stagnant years is what created 1970s elvis. Without the bad, I'm not sure he would have been so motivated later.
nah it was his return to stage his premiere engagement in las vegas july/ aug 1969 that lit the fire and paved the way for everything that followed elvis 1969 blows everything else outta the water the great thing about 1970 onwards is we actually have video of him performing but nothing can touch those 69 shows
@@coollady2179 i completely agree there is so much to choose from something for every mood i might be in they always make me feel better & there is a whole lot of gold sprinkled in there among the not so great concerning the songs is there 3-4 that i absolutely will not rewatch? yes yes there is because honestly there are a few that are flat out painful to watch but not because of elvis the scripts are trash & offense on so many levels but 3-4 complete duds out 31 is really remarkable and elvis is fantastic in all of them no matter what
@@belinda35_77 Right. We should also point out, no one else in the universe could have 'pulled that off" and been sucessful with doing those ' less than stellar' movies they gave him. Now consider it all occurred during the British Invasion era, and elvis simply overcame an insurmountable obstacle....... Any other artist would have died with just the B-movie aspect.
@@belinda35_77 sure, but there is something unique in his 1970 vocals (live ballads only) that I didn't hear in 69 (let it be me). I'd say 69 was in my 2nd place for best live show, although I will say the instrumentaion lead guitar & electric piano & bass in 69 were all better (listen to alt versions of mystery train, or Johnny B.Good). So I liked his uptempo vocals in 69 best.
The beginning footage was from backstage before he went on for one of his performances. The rest of the footage are pieces put together when he walked through the audience for the song "Love Me Tender" & actually sang that song at ruclips.net/video/ngHzBS2T4TA/видео.html. I don't think there is a live performance of him doing this song here.
He was the first EVERYTHING. It went like this: Big bang, dinosaurs, meteor wipes out dinosaurs. Henry VIII, WWI, WWII.... ELVIS. That's all. End of. Everyone else pales in comparison. He's timeless, the voice, the generosity, the presence, the face.... he had it all 🔥🔥
1935 on January 8 a huge star was born, but sadly in 1977 on august 16 we lost a great musician, a amazing singer, but we also lost a amazing humanitarian that helped so many people that he did not even know. Today over 46 years after his death, people are still calling Elvis the King of Rock'n'Roll (he said that Chubby Checker was the one that should be called King of Rock'n roll, if any human should), Elvis didn't like that title and he believed that the only King was God and he actually told this to his fans several times, he said: I believe that God is the only true king, sometimes he added Jesus Christ. I think that Elvis is and only the king of Rock'n roll, he is the king of music because he can sing very well in any genre, but what do you think, is he good enough to be called a music king? Elvis was really in my mind, the King of GOSPEL and other music, no one does it better then him, he is best known for making Rock'n roll famous, so he was called The King of Rock'n roll, but he never liked that people called him that, he repeatedly stopped fans who said that he was the king of rock'n roll, telling them: I'm just an entertainer and singer, God is the only true King (sometimes he also said Jesus Christ is the only King)... He also never liked the "so called joke" Elvis the Pelvis, he loved Jokes, but that was for him very hurtful to hear people say, or write. Elvis was born in the poor part of Tupelo Mississippi (in a shotgun house) and it was mainly Afro Americans living there, at the place where Elvis family lived there only lived 3 more white families, the rest was colored people, his family was dirt poor until he became an artist after singing in a mainly colored peoples church during his childhood. Did you know that he had several friends that where Afro Americans, one of his friends where James Brown, yes THAT James Brown (The King of Soul), another artist was B.B King, yes that B.B King... He also was a good friend with Mohamed Ali, yes the GREATEST boxer of all time, he even had a Robe made for him, but it was to much bling on it so Ali wouldn't where it more then one time to a fight. He really admired Martin Luther King very much, Elvis felt that all people are equal, unfortunately he never got to meet him, that would have created to much problems for both of them at that time. He had several medical problems, Glaucoma, (Insomnia) sleeping problems, irritable bowel syndrome, things that affected his real life and made him need medication to function. Yes, he took medicines that today are considered to be called drugs, but at that time doctors prescribed it to him and to ordinary people, they did not know of the problems it could give people (side effects). He never took any so-called street drugs, but unfortunately he did not realize that those medications would be a problem for him, he thought that they where ordinary medicine because his doctor prescribed them to him and to everyone else that needed it. Many out of his relatives died at a relatively young age, so even if he wouldn't have the medication, he might have died at about the same age. He could never be alone and thus himself, at that time the word superstar did not exist, so nothing could prepare him for that kind of life. Did you know that a big group of white people actually smashed his records and wanted to ban his music, just because they called the music he did so called N... music, that is so painful to think that some people actually can think like that, skin color is just color and nothing more, when will people start to realize that? There are some videos of when Elvis joking and messing up, he loved to joke around and pretend that he did not have control, but he had total control, he actually conducted his musicians and back up choirs all the time ! He is the only person to have 2 records gone to sell Gold and 2 to to sell Platinum since he died. Elvis is also in almost every genre of Music Hall of Fame (5 that I'm sure of Rock 'n' Roll, Country, Gospel, Rockabilly and Rhythm and Blues), if Gospel is a genre in Music Hall of fame, then he should be in there to, but no one else is in more then perhaps 2 genres. Not bad for someone who failed in his music class (in school, he got a F), he also never took a single singing lesson, yes he sang in church so perhaps he learned a little there, right? Something else that people tend to overlook: He always conducts his musicians and backup singers, he never gets credit for being able to doing that. Imagen you are a singer, you have great Musicians, you have great backup singers, no Guest Artists, no Auto tune, no Lip singing and no Fireworks, now all is about your skill, could you handle that pressure? At the time when Elvis started to perform, Auto tune did not exist yet and when it became available, then he still did not use it, he did not need to, he always sang so that you could hear every word that he sang, the Fans always felt that he sang to just you ! That is what Elvis did in over 1600 concerts (during his 20 years as an artist), despite having problems with his health, like his Glaucoma, the headlights must have hurt his eyes like crazy. He sang over 800 songs, I wonder how he could remember them all, he never wrote a song himself, so he had to remember other peoples lyrics, well that is amazing in it self. The fact that he had Glaucoma must have been difficult being in the headlights all the time, that could be why he sometimes closes his eyes, but also sometimes squinting! This unfortunately made him temporary blind after the shows, that is why they led him of the stage and into his car, that is something that not many people knew about Elvis. Elvis suits was made of 100% Polyester, or 100 cotton (I'm not sure witch one), it was originally a karate suit, it was very light, but it was hot, so it made him sweat a lot, he got some bad press about that, but if you give it all then you will sweat, it should be positive, right? A important fact about Elvis success is his guitarist James Burton's sound, it was a big fact that made him sound different, naturally his voice is the main factor for his success to, I think both things played a crucial role in his success... About the deep base voiced JD Sumner (a member of The Stamps Quartet) he is a Basso Profundo, I think it's called that, it is the deepest base singer there is. A video about him helping others, look at this: ruclips.net/video/CrJ1c9tm-C0/видео.html Elvis made a show where all the money went to build the Memorial after Pearl Harbor, he talked to the nations about taking the Polio vaccine, Elvis took the first injection himself, he helped by donating a big amount of money to St Jude hospital, they fight against cancer (especially children with), he gave away loads of jewelry, gave away cars, he even gave away some houses to total strangers. Elvis started an organization that helps people to get out of Homelessness (Presley Charitable Foundation), this organization helps people even now close to 50 years after he passed away. A thing that you perhaps did not know: Elvis ALMOST NEVER did a show OUTSIDE OF USA, yes he did sing a few times in Canada: 4 concerts, 2 times in Toronto, 1 time in Ottawa and 1 time in Vancouver (during the 50:s?). When the Aloha From Hawaii (Live in Honolulu 1973) was showed it had close to 1.5 Billion viewers from around the whole world and 3.7 billion people lived on earth at this time, so it was close to 1/3 of all of the population on the earth that viewed the show, it was the first time a single artist was shown LIVE around the globe. Video of Mohammad Ali speech after Elvis died: ruclips.net/video/PO8Kq_3KTyI/видео.html I have to say that I loved being at Graceland and seeing his home, first we were at the shotgun house in Tupelo Mississippi where he lived in his early years, he was born there ! You don't have a guide taking you on a tour, you can go all over yourself, but stay outside of the ropes and do not attempt to go upstairs, the outside is huge, so is the house, but you don't realize that from the front of the house. I don't regret for a second that I was there, or that I stood at his grave site and said out loud that this is for the humanitarian Elvis/the person/the man and then I gave him a military salute, the others there just looked at me and asked if I didn't like his music. So I told them that he was clearly one of the best singers and artists ever, but I loved his big heart more, he helped so many people without getting credit for it, he didn't want the credit of helping others, he did it out of love and respect and to me that is what true charity is all about. This PLACE (GRACELAND) should be a protected part of music history and also American history forever, I think that people will keep coming for years and years and years to come ! Elvis did lots of things for America to, he helped in a big way to avoid getting Polio (he took the vaccine in a TV show and that made the interest for taking the vaccine to go up from 0,6 % all the way up to 80 % in 6 months), so in 6 months he got 79.4 % more of the American people take the Polio vaccine and shortly after it was eradicated from USA, he also helped in the fight to defeat Cancer by helping to build up St Jude's children cancer treatment clinic by donating a huge amount of money to them, he also helped to build the Memorial over Pearl Harbor and many other things!
such a night is from his 1960 "elvis is back" album his first album after returning from germany there isn't any footage of him singing it and he only did it live a couple times but it is one of his best & one of my very favorites!!
@@belinda35_77 Such A Night is a song from his ´´Elvis Is Back´´ album from 1960 not 1969. It´s his first post army album. 1969 was Elvis return on stage after the movie years. The live album from that return is called ´´From Memphis To Vegas´´.
Here are some of his spiritual songs: Amazing Graze, How great though art, I found this version of this great song: How great thou art A Capella: ruclips.net/video/Be5y0rMBIFI/видео.html You'll never walk alone, Crying in the chapel, Take me home precious lord, Why me Lord (written by Kris Kristofferson), I'm not sure if it's a gospel song Help me and many more, he also made several Christmas songs, also some type of Blues songs. . Here are some ballads and other songs: Green Green grass of home, Softly as I leave you, Tomorrow never comes, An American Trilogy, Snowbird, Blue Christmas, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words he says in the beginning), Love letters, Devil In Disguise, My Boy, Angel, Don´t, Heartbreak Hotel, Old MacDonald, Crying in the chapel, Moody blue, That's Someone You Never Forget (tribute to his mom Gladys), Please don't stop loving me, Oh happy day, Music is the food of your soul, Don't, You gave me a mountain, Unchained melody, My Way, Suspicious minds, In the Ghetto (written by Mac Davies), Memories (written by Mac Davies), If I can dream that is a tribute (parts of it is taken directly from the I can dream speech by MLK) to Martin Luther King JR and senator Robert Kennedy, What now my love, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words in the beginning), Welcome to my world, Make The World Go Away, I'll Remember You, Let me be there, Bridge Over Troubled Water, It's Now Or Never (O Sole Mio), An American Trilogy, Hurt, Sweet Caroline, Just Pretend, What now my love, Are you lonesome tonight (laughing version, or not), Oh Danny Boy (for you Irish people), a song that many might not know that he sung it is this one, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Blue suede shoes, Hound dog, I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water, My Boy, Solitaire, well remember that he sang over 800 songs, yes most of them Covers, but that made the artists that he covered more popular and they also got some money from it... Have you heard Elvis and his backup singers A Capella (without instruments) before, otherwise listen and enjoy this one and you will finally find out how GREAT his voice was: ruclips.net/video/Be5y0rMBIFI/видео.html Some a bit unusual, songs people might have missed: Stranger in my own town (Blues jamming X rated), Lawdy miss Clawdy, He Touched Me, Let it be me, Blueberry Hill, Turn around Look at me, A mess of blues, Pledging my love Another video you might want to see is Elvis a Generous heart, or Elvis Presley The king of kindness, ruclips.net/video/GLzGS3qKZbk/видео.html (Elvis won a Grammy video) !! There are some videos of when Elvis joking and messing up, he loved to joke around and pretend that he did not have control, but he had total control, he actually conducted his musicians and back up choirs all the time! If you like to listen to tributes, then these might be good: The Memphis Lallaby (If you love Elvis music and story, this might make you cry) ruclips.net/video/xBZoj1gf_VQ/видео.html Love Me Tender (James Brown): ruclips.net/video/zrBk0WErpHU/видео.html Walking in Memphis (Marc Cohn): ruclips.net/video/PgRafRp-P-o/видео.html The Letter (Wayne Newton) This might even contain Elvis written chorus, I don't know if it was his words, or not: ruclips.net/video/zB2xKw7V46M/видео.html . I came up with a "fantasy" concert that I could really imagine myself watching and listening to and it's with these artists: Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley, would you go and watch them perform if you could ???
Among his many other talents Elvis was a walking, singing, talking, aphrodisiac. 👑❤😊
He still is!!! ♥️
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Best description of Elvis ever ❣️
You would think Elvis would be stuck up or conceited with the way people loved him. On the contrary. Every time he was doing a concert, whether in a stadium or in Vegas, he was a nervous reck before he stepped on the stage. He wanted to give his all at every performance for his fans. Talk about getting what you paid for. Elvis gave a million % every performance. One of his last performances you could tell he was so ill. He was bloated (not fat) his body was literally shutting down, and he sat at the piano played and sang the greatest version of Unchained Melody ever. His voice never faulted. He was and is and will always be THE BEST OF THE BEST. LOVE THE KING FOREVER❤❤❤❤❤
No this was Elvis in his prime . Elvis died in 1977 this was 1970 Study up please
I was working in the public library as the Audio Visual Clerk in 1988 and a woman returned 6 VHS Elvis movies she checked out for her 9 or 10 year old daughter’s slumber party. I thought that was probably the best slumber party those girls would ever attend and would remember for the rest of their life♥️👑♥️
God I love and miss that beautiful man❤️
You're right. He is a legend.
LOVE ELVIS STILL.❤ THANK YOU!
I found Elvis through my girlfriend and I went to my daughters and was telling her about Elvis and she started laughing and said, Mom I've been an Elvis fan for a long time. So what did we do? We went to Graceland to pay our respects to this talented and kind man. We had a great time. I am ready to go again.❤❤❤❤
Elvis loved his fans. A true entertainer! ❤❤
Oh my goodness this man was amazing 💕💕
I think I would have had a heart attack if I was kissed by Elvis. I was 15 in Australia when my idol died and I cried for 2 weeks. I was certain I would cry every day for the rest of my life.
I love me some Elvis. Bridge over trouble water is one of my favorites.
I haven't seen actual footage of Elvis singing that song, I was hoping you found some, but great song and video! Elvis had it, that's for sure! It was great being alive when he was! One knew it was historical! Thanks Duane Reacts!
Actually that guy is part of his entourage. Men spent alot of money in Vegas to get their wives up close. Trust me they benefitted greatly. This is sweet to watch especially in the time we live in. He brought alot of joy to many. Vicki
This is one of my favorite ELVIS recordings. In this song, when ELVIS speaks the words "TELL ME," I get weak in the knees every time!! Even his speaking voice was sublime!!! Elvis fan then, now & forever❤
His concert Aloha from Hawaii 1973 is the BEST
Try 'Stand By Me' which I believe is one of Elvis' greatest gospel recordings. The feeling he puts into this song is outstanding.
I Have The Original Album ELVIS ON STAGE FEBRUARY 1970. 1 Of His Best Live Albums. His Vocals Are Though The Roof On This 1 . The T.C.B. Backup Singers Pure Gold. Such A Great Album. Thanks Great Reaction.
Dear Bro DUANE: you rock with your ELVIS song reactions. Greetings here from Manila, PHILIPPINES!!!
The guy in the yellow jacket was involved with Security at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, where this concert was. Elvis going down off the stage was an impromptu thing, so his bodyguards had to scramble to get to him & then keep close to him as he moved through the crowd, keeping his fans happy. Yes, some of the men were telling their wives/girlfriends to go up to be kissed …. We’re talking about a Superstar, so they would have been bragging about Elvis kissing their wife/girlfriend at work the next day. Elvis always enjoyed interacting with his fans, & he knew if he kissed a lady, that would be something she would treasure for a very long time, & she would be telling everyone that Elvis had kissed her. Loving you Elvis Reactions
Originally by Gilbert Bécaud & in 1959 translated in English and The Everly Brothers recorded it.
When Elvis recorded a song he dipped it into his soul and made it his.👌💎💯
Thanxx for doing another Elvis recording🥇👑‼️
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If you want to see the entire "kissing" performance this came from check out his song in vegas "Love Me Tender" - his father is even in the audience and if you know where to look you can spot him in the audience as Elvis walks by - I can imagine his dad thinking "thats my boy"!!! lol
He really goes kissing numerous women in the Love Me Tender video, Elvis Presley has sung well over 500 songs....He also has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, Gospel Hall of Fame etc.
The day Elvis died...we went to my parents home and all watched the news coverage. There were only 3 stations and that's all I remember them covering was Elvis. It felt as if there'd been a family death!!!
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I was 12 and felt as if my big brother had died.
I was in mourning for at least two years, and only my mom understood me.
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just to be clear...elvis absolutely did shake dude in the yellow jackets hand
in the video he does actually shake as many hands of the men as he did kissing women
its easy to miss when hes kissing 50 women in 60 secs or less lol
elvis would never just push someone aside
everyone that worked for him is on record saying elvis never refused a handshake, pic or autograph :)
do elvis "can't stop loving you" live 1972
and "what now my love"
**Rehearsal** show aloha from hawaii..make sure it the rehearsal show :)
I saw Elvis in 1975 and a woman on our row jumped up to run down the aisle, but she turned to look at her husband and he waved her to go ahead, for the kiss!😃
Hi Duane, the song Let It Be Me was first released in 1955 with original French lyrics. The first English lyrics version was released in 1957. The Everly Brothers had the biggest hit with this song when they released it in 1959. Elvis included this song in his January/February 1970 Vegas season setlist but he did not include it in any future setlist as far as I know. Elvis did not record a studio version of this song
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I adore you! Not as much as Elvis………..but I love your reactions!! ❤
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Ok I’m loving you for Elvis!’
Thank you sooooo much
What Now My Love Las Vegas 1973
React to that it’s brilliant! Thank you so much!
The rehersal video of " Don't " is Elvis at his most charming , most handsome, check it out. You've won my heart and my subscribe. Thank you!
His bodyguards were walking behind him when he went through the audience.
One more great reaction :) Thank you!
1970 Elvis cannot be beat. If you listen to the 'on stage 1970' live album, his voice is like this all the way thru! You can just hear the passion & enthusiasm in his vocals.... after years of the mediocre movies & soundtracks that he hated, Elvis was back.i It's my contention that those stagnant years is what created 1970s elvis. Without the bad, I'm not sure he would have been so motivated later.
nah
it was his return to stage
his premiere engagement in las vegas july/ aug 1969 that lit the fire and paved the way for everything that followed
elvis 1969 blows everything else outta the water
the great thing about 1970 onwards is we actually have video of him performing
but nothing can touch those 69 shows
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i completely agree
there is so much to choose from something for every mood i might be in
they always make me feel better & there is a whole lot of gold sprinkled in there among the not so great concerning the songs
is there 3-4 that i absolutely will not rewatch?
yes
yes there is because honestly there are a few that are flat out painful to watch but not because of elvis
the scripts are trash & offense on so many levels
but 3-4 complete duds out 31 is really remarkable
and elvis is fantastic in all of them no matter what
@@belinda35_77 Right. We should also point out, no one else in the universe could have 'pulled that off" and been sucessful with doing those ' less than stellar' movies they gave him. Now consider it all occurred during the British Invasion era, and elvis simply overcame an insurmountable obstacle....... Any other artist would have died with just the B-movie aspect.
@@coollady2179 Bad where the studios & their songwriters were concerned, not Elvis himself. He's the one who made it all palatable.
@@belinda35_77 sure, but there is something unique in his 1970 vocals (live ballads only) that I didn't hear in 69 (let it be me). I'd say 69 was in my 2nd place for best live show, although I will say the instrumentaion lead guitar & electric piano & bass in 69 were all better (listen to alt versions of mystery train, or Johnny B.Good). So I liked his uptempo vocals in 69 best.
The beginning footage was from backstage before he went on for one of his performances. The rest of the footage are pieces put together when he walked through the audience for the song "Love Me Tender" & actually sang that song at ruclips.net/video/ngHzBS2T4TA/видео.html. I don't think there is a live performance of him doing this song here.
Wonderful reaction!
He was the first EVERYTHING.
It went like this: Big bang, dinosaurs, meteor wipes out dinosaurs. Henry VIII, WWI, WWII.... ELVIS.
That's all. End of. Everyone else pales in comparison. He's timeless, the voice, the generosity, the presence, the face.... he had it all 🔥🔥
Please check out his duets with his daughter lisa, especially dont cry daddy which she did as a dedication to him in 95.
Love your channel.
I'd be knocking alot of people out to get close to him. Even if he was here now, at 89 years old... I still would. He was fit AF 🔥🔥
And so talented ❤
Let It Be Me was originally made famous by the Everly Brothers. But Elvis took it to another level!
The original to what you just saw is: Elvis Presley - "Love Me Tender" (Live 1970)
Best version ruclips.net/video/BeTurYZuY4A/видео.html
It's not strange. Elvis gets them worked up then you take them home and finish the job!
Actually Duane, the guy you pointed out as a “husband” near the end of your reaction, is part of Elvis’ security team. His name is Richard Davis.
There is a live performance of this song. Please check that one out. I would love to to see your reaction to that one
This is a live performance. Or do you mean a filmed live performance? There is no filmed live performance of this song.
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1935 on January 8 a huge star was born, but sadly in 1977 on august 16 we lost a great musician, a amazing singer, but we also lost a amazing humanitarian that helped so many people that he did not even know.
Today over 46 years after his death, people are still calling Elvis the King of Rock'n'Roll (he said that Chubby Checker was the one that should be called King of Rock'n roll, if any human should), Elvis didn't like that title and he believed that the only King was God and he actually told this to his fans several times, he said: I believe that God is the only true king, sometimes he added Jesus Christ.
I think that Elvis is and only the king of Rock'n roll, he is the king of music because he can sing very well in any genre, but what do you think, is he good enough to be called a music king?
Elvis was really in my mind, the King of GOSPEL and other music, no one does it better then him, he is best known for making Rock'n roll famous, so he was called The King of Rock'n roll, but he never liked that people called him that, he repeatedly stopped fans who said that he was the king of rock'n roll, telling them:
I'm just an entertainer and singer, God is the only true King (sometimes he also said Jesus Christ is the only King)...
He also never liked the "so called joke" Elvis the Pelvis, he loved Jokes, but that was for him very hurtful to hear people say, or write.
Elvis was born in the poor part of Tupelo Mississippi (in a shotgun house) and it was mainly Afro Americans living there, at the place where Elvis family lived there only lived 3 more white families, the rest was colored people, his family was dirt poor until he became an artist after singing in a mainly colored peoples church during his childhood.
Did you know that he had several friends that where Afro Americans, one of his friends where James Brown, yes THAT James Brown (The King of Soul), another artist was B.B King, yes that B.B King...
He also was a good friend with Mohamed Ali, yes the GREATEST boxer of all time, he even had a Robe made for him, but it was to much bling on it so Ali wouldn't where it more then one time to a fight.
He really admired Martin Luther King very much, Elvis felt that all people are equal, unfortunately he never got to meet him, that would have created to much problems for both of them at that time.
He had several medical problems, Glaucoma, (Insomnia) sleeping problems, irritable bowel syndrome, things that affected his real life and made him need medication to function.
Yes, he took medicines that today are considered to be called drugs, but at that time doctors prescribed it to him and to ordinary people, they did not know of the problems it could give people (side effects).
He never took any so-called street drugs, but unfortunately he did not realize that those medications would be a problem for him, he thought that they where ordinary medicine because his doctor prescribed them to him and to everyone else that needed it.
Many out of his relatives died at a relatively young age, so even if he wouldn't have the medication, he might have died at about the same age.
He could never be alone and thus himself, at that time the word superstar did not exist, so nothing could prepare him for that kind of life.
Did you know that a big group of white people actually smashed his records and wanted to ban his music, just because they called the music he did so called N... music, that is so painful to think that some people actually can think like that, skin color is just color and nothing more, when will people start to realize that?
There are some videos of when Elvis joking and messing up, he loved to joke around and pretend that he did not have control, but he had total control, he actually conducted his musicians and back up choirs all the time !
He is the only person to have 2 records gone to sell Gold and 2 to to sell Platinum since he died.
Elvis is also in almost every genre of Music Hall of Fame (5 that I'm sure of Rock 'n' Roll, Country, Gospel, Rockabilly and Rhythm and Blues), if Gospel is a genre in Music Hall of fame, then he should be in there to, but no one else is in more then perhaps 2 genres.
Not bad for someone who failed in his music class (in school, he got a F), he also never took a single singing lesson, yes he sang in church so perhaps he learned a little there, right?
Something else that people tend to overlook:
He always conducts his musicians and backup singers, he never gets credit for being able to doing that.
Imagen you are a singer, you have great Musicians, you have great backup singers, no Guest Artists, no Auto tune, no Lip singing and no Fireworks, now all is about your skill, could you handle that pressure?
At the time when Elvis started to perform, Auto tune did not exist yet and when it became available, then he still did not use it, he did not need to, he always sang so that you could hear every word that he sang, the Fans always felt that he sang to just you !
That is what Elvis did in over 1600 concerts (during his 20 years as an artist), despite having problems with his health, like his Glaucoma, the headlights must have hurt his eyes like crazy.
He sang over 800 songs, I wonder how he could remember them all, he never wrote a song himself, so he had to remember other peoples lyrics, well that is amazing in it self.
The fact that he had Glaucoma must have been difficult being in the headlights all the time, that could be why he sometimes closes his eyes, but also sometimes squinting!
This unfortunately made him temporary blind after the shows, that is why they led him of the stage and into his car, that is something that not many people knew about Elvis.
Elvis suits was made of 100% Polyester, or 100 cotton (I'm not sure witch one), it was originally a karate suit, it was very light, but it was hot, so it made him sweat a lot, he got some bad press about that, but if you give it all then you will sweat, it should be positive, right?
A important fact about Elvis success is his guitarist James Burton's sound, it was a big fact that made him sound different, naturally his voice is the main factor for his success to, I think both things played a crucial role in his success...
About the deep base voiced JD Sumner (a member of The Stamps Quartet) he is a Basso Profundo, I think it's called that, it is the deepest base singer there is.
A video about him helping others, look at this: ruclips.net/video/CrJ1c9tm-C0/видео.html
Elvis made a show where all the money went to build the Memorial after Pearl Harbor, he talked to the nations about taking the Polio vaccine, Elvis took the first injection himself, he helped by donating a big amount of money to St Jude hospital, they fight against cancer (especially children with), he gave away loads of jewelry, gave away cars, he even gave away some houses to total strangers.
Elvis started an organization that helps people to get out of Homelessness (Presley Charitable Foundation), this organization helps people even now close to 50 years after he passed away.
A thing that you perhaps did not know: Elvis ALMOST NEVER did a show OUTSIDE OF USA, yes he did sing a few times in Canada: 4 concerts, 2 times in Toronto, 1 time in Ottawa and 1 time in Vancouver (during the 50:s?).
When the Aloha From Hawaii (Live in Honolulu 1973) was showed it had close to 1.5 Billion viewers from around the whole world and 3.7 billion people lived on earth at this time, so it was close to 1/3 of all of the population on the earth that viewed the show, it was the first time a single artist was shown LIVE around the globe.
Video of Mohammad Ali speech after Elvis died:
ruclips.net/video/PO8Kq_3KTyI/видео.html
I have to say that I loved being at Graceland and seeing his home, first we were at the shotgun house in Tupelo Mississippi where he lived in his early years, he was born there !
You don't have a guide taking you on a tour, you can go all over yourself, but stay outside of the ropes and do not attempt to go upstairs, the outside is huge, so is the house, but you don't realize that from the front of the house.
I don't regret for a second that I was there, or that I stood at his grave site and said out loud that this is for the humanitarian Elvis/the person/the man and then I gave him a military salute, the others there just looked at me and asked if I didn't like his music.
So I told them that he was clearly one of the best singers and artists ever, but I loved his big heart more, he helped so many people without getting credit for it, he didn't want the credit of helping others, he did it out of love and respect and to me that is what true charity is all about.
This PLACE (GRACELAND) should be a protected part of music history and also American history forever, I think that people will keep coming for years and years and years to come !
Elvis did lots of things for America to, he helped in a big way to avoid getting Polio (he took the vaccine in a TV show and that made the interest for taking the vaccine to go up from 0,6 % all the way up to 80 % in 6 months), so in 6 months he got 79.4 % more of the American people take the Polio vaccine and shortly after it was eradicated from USA, he also helped in the fight to defeat Cancer by helping to build up St Jude's children cancer treatment clinic by donating a huge amount of money to them, he also helped to build the Memorial over Pearl Harbor and many other things!
Such A Night 55 or 56
such a night is from his 1960 "elvis is back" album
his first album after returning from germany
there isn't any footage of him singing it
and he only did it live a couple times
but it is one of his best & one of my very favorites!!
@@belinda35_77 Such A Night is a song from his ´´Elvis Is Back´´ album from 1960 not 1969. It´s his first post army album. 1969 was Elvis return on stage after the movie years. The live album from that return is called ´´From Memphis To Vegas´´.
@@Aquarius69
lol my fat thumbs
thanks for the heads up so i can go edit it now
i knew it was 1960
that album is a no skip
its literally perfect
Please react to 'In the Getto'
Why not react to 73 Aloha special in entirety…it’s out there on RUclips . You get to see the flow of that amazing hour long performance. Would be 🔥
Here are some of his spiritual songs:
Amazing Graze, How great though art, I found this version of this great song: How great thou art A Capella: ruclips.net/video/Be5y0rMBIFI/видео.html You'll never walk alone, Crying in the chapel, Take me home precious lord, Why me Lord (written by Kris Kristofferson), I'm not sure if it's a gospel song Help me and many more, he also made several Christmas songs, also some type of Blues songs.
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Here are some ballads and other songs:
Green Green grass of home, Softly as I leave you, Tomorrow never comes, An American Trilogy, Snowbird, Blue Christmas, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words he says in the beginning), Love letters, Devil In Disguise, My Boy, Angel, Don´t, Heartbreak Hotel, Old MacDonald, Crying in the chapel, Moody blue, That's Someone You Never Forget (tribute to his mom Gladys), Please don't stop loving me, Oh happy day, Music is the food of your soul, Don't, You gave me a mountain, Unchained melody, My Way, Suspicious minds, In the Ghetto (written by Mac Davies), Memories (written by Mac Davies), If I can dream that is a tribute (parts of it is taken directly from the I can dream speech by MLK) to Martin Luther King JR and senator Robert Kennedy, What now my love, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words in the beginning), Welcome to my world, Make The World Go Away, I'll Remember You, Let me be there, Bridge Over Troubled Water, It's Now Or Never (O Sole Mio), An American Trilogy, Hurt, Sweet Caroline, Just Pretend, What now my love, Are you lonesome tonight (laughing version, or not), Oh Danny Boy (for you Irish people), a song that many might not know that he sung it is this one, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Blue suede shoes, Hound dog, I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water, My Boy, Solitaire, well remember that he sang over 800 songs, yes most of them Covers, but that made the artists that he covered more popular and they also got some money from it...
Have you heard Elvis and his backup singers A Capella (without instruments) before, otherwise listen and enjoy this one and you will finally find out how GREAT his voice was:
ruclips.net/video/Be5y0rMBIFI/видео.html
Some a bit unusual, songs people might have missed:
Stranger in my own town (Blues jamming X rated), Lawdy miss Clawdy, He Touched Me, Let it be me, Blueberry Hill, Turn around Look at me, A mess of blues, Pledging my love
Another video you might want to see is Elvis a Generous heart, or Elvis Presley The king of kindness, ruclips.net/video/GLzGS3qKZbk/видео.html (Elvis won a Grammy video) !!
There are some videos of when Elvis joking and messing up, he loved to joke around and pretend that he did not have control, but he had total control, he actually conducted his musicians and back up choirs all the time!
If you like to listen to tributes, then these might be good:
The Memphis Lallaby (If you love Elvis music and story, this might make you cry) ruclips.net/video/xBZoj1gf_VQ/видео.html
Love Me Tender (James Brown): ruclips.net/video/zrBk0WErpHU/видео.html
Walking in Memphis (Marc Cohn): ruclips.net/video/PgRafRp-P-o/видео.html
The Letter (Wayne Newton) This might even contain Elvis written chorus, I don't know if it was his words, or not: ruclips.net/video/zB2xKw7V46M/видео.html
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I came up with a "fantasy" concert that I could really imagine myself watching and listening to and it's with these artists:
Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley, would you go and watch them perform if you could ???
Originally by The Everly Brothers
Which is very beautifully sung, too :)
Everly Brother's originally sang it.