Happy 82nd birthday to the King

[Runwildboys]

He went out kinda crappy

But at least he went out on top.

 

[G2]

But at least he went out on top.

Not a fan but I respect his greatness.

 

[Runwildboys]

Not a fan but I respect his greatness.

Damn, I thought you'd get it. He was on top of the heap.

 

[G2]

Damn, I thought you'd get it. He was on top of the heap.

The heap? You mean the toilet?

 

[Runwildboys]

The heap? You mean the toilet?

Heap = pile.......sigh....never mind.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

 

[cowboyec]

Hound Dog was not just a song....it was an Anthem....gave voice to that generation...still rings true.
GREAT song.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I remember the day he died. I was sitting in the living room, I might have just gotten home from School. The special report came on the air and they said that Elvis was dead. My Mom was in the bathroom, putting on makeup, and she yelled down the hall, "What did they just say?" I yelled back to her that they had said that Elvis was dead. She didn't say anything else. I walked down the hall a few minutes later and my Mom was standing over the sink crying. I didn't understand it, at the time, but later I realized that a big part of her youth was gone and that that was the reason she was crying.

I remember it like it was yesterday.

 

[cowboyec]

the best live performance he gave of this song was from The Milton Berle Show....generated a ton of heat from national media...but show cased just what a tremendous show-man he was.
In 1972,he re-works the song during his concerts...best heard on the classic LP As Recorded At Madison Square Garden...he slows it way down...giving it a real blues feel...then revs it up to the 50s tempo.
Its a statement......of what he did thru out his career.....took it from its roots and reved it up.
Genius at work.

 

[cowboyec]

Elvis' 3 "go to" LIVE albums for me(&you):
•In Person...recorded in '69 at the International Hotel in Las Vegas...originally released as a double album title From Vegas to Memphis...with the 2nd album being a studio LP from the american sessions(Back in Memphis).There is NOTHING like this album...Elvis is unchained...raw....almost manic.Hi-lights are an incredible version of My Babe....and an 8min classic performance of Suspicious Minds.This was his return to the stage....and he had something to say.
•As Recorded At Madison Square Garden...in June of 1972,Elvis gave 4 consecutive sold-out concerts at MSG....this was from the evening show(day 2).Elvis and his band were never better,polished or in sync than here.
"Like a Prince from another planet"....was the headline in the Ny papers....this performance ranks among his very best.
•Aloha from Hawaii-via satellite....his Zenith moment....Elvis the performer....Elvis the master showman....Elvis the vocalist simply was NEVER better.Its better to WATCH this concert on DVD...same title....but as a straight audio experience....perfect.
This was the satellite broadcast from Jan,1973...beamed LIVE all-over the world,via satellite....later aired in the U.S. as a TV special....it is his finest performance and his last #1 album.Hi-lights....rare live version of Burning Love.....classic Steamroller Blues....a beautiful Im So Lonesome I Could Cry.....and the perfect An American Trilogy.
If you dont get all this....listen or watch this concert......then you will.

 

[SlammedZero]

Well it's not suppose to be art.

Yeah I definitely wouldn't classify it as art.

 

[Vulcan]

I remember the day he died. I was sitting in the living room, I might have just gotten home from School. The special report came on the air and they said that Elvis was dead. My Mom was in the bathroom, putting on makeup, and she yelled down the hall, "What did they just say?" I yelled back to her that they had said that Elvis was dead. She didn't say anything else. I walked down the hall a few minutes later and my Mom was standing over the sink crying. I didn't understand it, at the time, but later I realized that a big part of her youth was gone and that that was the reason she was crying.

I remember it like it was yesterday.

made me tear up a little