Blue Suede Shoes

[Maryd.]

Funny whenever I listen to Love Me Tender, I get the impression that my Dad is the one singing.

Toni, that is so precious.

[Dinkleberry2010]

I find it amazing that over fifty years since he "burst" onto the scene and over thirty years since his death, Elvis still evokes strong feelings and emotions and opinions. I love some of his songs; some I almost dislike. But overall when I hear the name Elvis or hear a song by him a smile comes over my face, and it makes me feel good.

[Maryd.]

I find it amazing that over fifty years since he "burst" onto the scene and over thirty years since his death, Elvis still evokes strong feelings and emotions and opinions. I love some of his songs; some I almost dislike. But overall when I hear the name Elvis or hear a song by him a smile comes over my face, and it makes me feel good.

This is true Jer.

I am not a very big fan... Actually I am not really fixated on Elvis at all, but I do sing along when I hear a song of his and ironically enough, I seem to know all the words to - all of his songs. (So much for not being fixated)

[DanielBenoit]

Omg this is crazy. Not only was the 8th Elvis's birthday, but also; Stephen Hawking, David Bowie, Francois Mitterand and Galileo Galilei. :O

[The Comedian]

I wonder if this Elvis thread would like a few metaphorical sleeping pills. . . (evil grin)

[Helga]

I wouldn't say I'm a really big fan, I have one cd with 26 tracks and know them all by heart and a few more... I love the movies I have seen haven't seen'em all though.

but it's true that he has so many young fans and is loved dearly by people who weren't born 'till years after he died... including me...

[papayahed]

I wonder if this Elvis thread would like a few metaphorical sleeping pills. . . (evil grin)

I'm thinking a peanut butter and 'naner sandwich.

[DWolfman]

Can't believe

"Can't Help Falling in Love "

isn't already on the thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V430M59Yn8

[Emil Miller]

Eeech. . . I could never take Elvis seriously. I tried to once. But, nope. Whenever he comes up, I press the "skip" button.

Got to agree with this. Neely posted a video of Heartbreak Hotel on another thread recently and I couldn't stop laughing.
How about ' Won't you let me be your Teddy boy?' as the guys I used to knock around with used to sing. It does bring back some happy memories though of the club for youngsters we used to attend after work and which was held in a girls school. One of the girls had a picture of Elvis pasted on her desk and as the saying goes, a man's gotta do what he's gotta do; so I drew a moustache on it.

[Helga]

ok I'm a bigger fan than I said before. I have a poster of him in my kitchen..

and I love 'treat me like a fool'

[Emil Miller]

ok I'm a bigger fan than I said before. I have a poster of him in my kitchen..

I would love to draw a moustache on it but Iceland is too far away and I hate cold weather.

[Scheherazade]

I would love to draw a moustache on it but Iceland is too far away and I hate cold weather.

You mean like this?

[Maryd.]

You mean like this?

Go scher...

[Heathcliff]

I like Elvis's movies. Or, the songs in the movies - rather.
I can't really remember what they are called, although I enjoy them.
Ilike the song and clip to the one that I think might be titled Bossanova. It is in a movie I can't quite remember the name of and I know the carpet in the scene is purple. just goes to show how much I notice.
My favourite movie clip was one where he is, I think, in Germany, and he joins the puppet show and sings to the doll. That is one of the adorable things, even though he doesn't really know how to speak German, he scraped through.
Last year, I had to recite a song/poem in English class. I think I've mentioned this before. I chose the song In the Ghetto and made up this long, soppy, meaningful speech about the lyrics.
Mostly, I'm amazed about how the context of his songs and movies differ so much. He can go from Love Me Tender to Girls! Girls! Girls!
Although I suppose that always seems to be a writer's decision.

[Emil Miller]

You mean like this?

Amazing! You have just turned Graham Greene into Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.