Elvis

Discuss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZWXpmbu4Z4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOYbXeLTnf0&feature=related... with music by Queen... naturally.

hate him

i think he was not as talented as people worshipped him for, and that he ripped off a lot of more deserving black people

never really went out of my way to listen to his music but my friend really likes him and this song is my favourite presley song:

A decent singer who got way overhyped, and way overhated. All the shit about Elvis ripping off blacks is just that: shit. Sure he had strong influences, but a) he got that sound on the radio when black people couldn't at the time, b) he always expressed respect and admiration for the artists who influenced him and c) even Chuck D clarified his opinion on Elvis.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=20020815&id=15INAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YnADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3942,3866464

And blue moon is gorgeous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLfTjTLnVIo

i don't have a problem with elvis.

+ if anyone could get outta there via guvvment witness relocation, it would be that guy.

  On 10/11/2010 at 8:30 PM, chenGOD said:

A decent singer who got way overhyped, and way overhated. All the shit about Elvis ripping off blacks is just that: shit. Sure he had strong influences, but a) he got that sound on the radio when black people couldn't at the time, b) he always expressed respect and admiration for the artists who influenced him and c) even Chuck D clarified his opinion on Elvis.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=20020815&id=15INAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YnADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3942,3866464

 

And blue moon is gorgeous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLfTjTLnVIo

chuck d sure was big in the music scene in the 1950s, i'll give you that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdPoG0eWH3c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAo1z3aIlFg

Ricky Nelson was the real king.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLkCWT2neuI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diH71kQNna8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDc5XM8wsRw

"Elvis was a hero to most, but he never meant shit to me."

Chuck D may have taken it back in that article, Chen.. but his words still echo my sentiment.

saints have mercy !! have some respect, he died on that toilet

Shocking footage of Elvis's last moments.

  On 10/12/2010 at 1:10 AM, vproc said:

"Elvis was a hero to most, but he never meant shit to me."

 

Chuck D may have taken it back in that article, Chen.. but his words still echo my sentiment.

Why? Don't like the music? That's fine, I'm not a huge fan either. But the issue of race and stealing "black" music is bollocks.

See I'm gonna come off as an Elvis fanboi or something here, which again is pretty far from the truth, but the man (from what I've read about him) had obvious respect for the artists who influenced him. But here's the real thing - it was because of people like Elvis that the "black" music was able to make the radio. He helped break down cultural barriers. Now I know that wikipedia is no serious source, but the couple of paragraphs here are worth a quick read: Linkage

Plus his influence on music is pretty undeniable - the beatles, bob dylan, bruce springsteen (ok bruce springsteen is not the best example to cite...lol) fuck i dunno, the list is probably pretty big.

I have no problem with Elvis, but I've never intentionally listened to his music.

  On 10/12/2010 at 4:54 PM, sidewinder said:

I have no problem with Elvis, but I've never intentionally listened to his music.

i like his films, they're like a hypnotic experience that takes me to a calm place. Ironically i find the music in them horribly camp and barely listenable, but i persevere, because it's part of the progression of the film. This can be an insidious infection though, as once you've tried a few elvis films you start getting sold on the whole package.

That being said i don't own any of his music, nor have i ever put any on.

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anyway, that's where i stand with the guy, bless him. ;-]