You either like Elvis or you don't, I do.
He had a voice like a dirty angel, if your foot isn't tapping to 'Johnny-B-Goode, if a tear doesn't form to 'In the Ghetto', if the hairs on the back of your neck don't stand up hearing 'American Trilogy'. You might as well give up, you're already dead.
He could act too, but wasn't often given the chance, don't believe me, forget about all the 'Girls, Girls, Girls' schlock, go and watch 'King Creole'.
There are people in the world that wish to ban and destroy such music, it may seem small in the larger scheme of things, but it is one of the 'evils' of the West they wish to destroy. Which to me makes it acceptable for inclusion in 'Culture Wars'
Plus the fact that he was indeed 'The King' , now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to bed via a quick trip to the 'Heart Break Hotel' , you know the one that's down at the end of Lonely Street.
I know it's schmaltzy and hackneyed, but I have always had a soft spot for 'In The Ghetto'.. :)
ReplyDeleteThen you are indeed a refined and sensitive person
ReplyDeleteOh, dear ... sorry, I'm one of the ones who don't. Too 'stagey' for me.
ReplyDeleteI'm a gateau fan, too, and yeah; schmaltz it has.
ReplyDeleteAmerican Trilogy, now: that's a show-stopper and a drunken karaoke classic.
Oh, and for 10 bonus points which I'm sure you'll get, which Elvis song is based on a continental equivalent of A Life on The Ocean Wave?...
nope Mr North been racking by brains all day and can't get it.
ReplyDeleteMind you sir, if it is a pun, remember "He who would pun, would pick a pocket"