Name the song you wish Elvis would have recorded..

[howardrobardhughes]

Mine's " O Holy Night"..
:smoke: I think he would have really given this song a great treatment..

[spinout-designs]

There are many songs I would have loved to hear Elvis sing but high on the list would have to be the Roy Orbison numbers 'Cryin' and 'Running Scared' and a song performed by Frankie Laine entitled 'My Friend' which would have been a great song for Elvis to record.

[simmerrocks]

i would have loved to hear elvis sing, charlie rich's the most beautiful girl in the world. as well as spinout stated running scared, crying or any orbison song for that matter. i also always imagined elvis singing tony orlando's knock three times or candida. have a great week... simmerrocks (y) (y)

[rafael]

This is the song that Bruce Springsteen wanted to give to Elvis to record. :clap:

[curtis simpkins]

Since i am a big fan of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, i wish Elvis did more songs by Johnny cash, songs like.

Give my love to rose
come in stranger
wide open road
mean eyed cat.

and few others.

[Lonniebealestreet]

Some inspired choices here. I really have none to add at this moment, but I just had to comment especially on the mention of O Holy Night.

I love Elvis' Christmas catalogue, but one song that I hold in as high esteem as any of his is, I daresay, is Nat King Cole's version of that song. And I too have often wished Elvis had given it a try. So I was quite surprised to see someone else mention it.

[Tigerman1975]

"Respect"-originally done by Aretha
"How deep is your love"- Bee Gees
"I love you"- Olivia Newton John(he turned this down)

[maxiefields]

"I will always love you" I think he would have done a wonderful version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oJlBzjiPPA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oJlBzjiPPA

[hounddog]

You're My World, Only The Lonely, I Put A Spell on You

[rickb]

This is the song that Bruce Springsteen wanted to give to Elvis to record. :clap:

Actually that was Fire that Bruce wrote from Elvis, but I agree Pink Cadillac (which was written after Elvis died) would have been ideal for him. Jerry Lee Lewis did a good version of it.

[marijaep]

Actually that was Fire that Bruce wrote from Elvis, but I agree Pink Cadillac (which was written after Elvis died) would have been ideal for him. Jerry Lee Lewis did a good version of it.

I had no idea about "Fire"! :supriced: And I've always thought that Elvis would have done a great job singing that song!

[emmapeel]

Strange Magic

[Joe Car]

"He ain't heavy, he's my brother." He would have done a magnificent job on this Hollies classic!

[Lisarose]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb1DTsxBOfE

This is Austin and


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeBGuLK5Pgc&ob=av2n

Wish I didn't Know Now

[Elton]

"A Rainy Night In Georgia" I understand ELvis almost got to record it.
Or any other Tony Joe White song for that matter!

[marijaep]

"Hello again" by Neil Diamond. What a beautiful song...

[augusta]

O Holy Night
Till
Holly Holy
Hymne à l'amour

[Jimmy1966]

For Me It would have to be
1.SPIRIT IN THE SKY
2.LOVE ON THE ROCKS
3.FUNNY, FAMILIAR FORGOTTEN FEELINGS
4.I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY
5.SUNDAY MORNING, COMING DOWN


That would be it for me...always think of elvis singing these great songs :D

[Dudcowboy_1]

Rainny Night in Georgia is right...I read a book Oct. 1977 they where coming to his house again to record and that was one of the songs on Feltons list.

1.) Rainny Night In Georgia
2.) Devil Went Down To Georgia
3.) I Will Always Love You (Maybe a Duet with Dolly instead.)
4.) Woman, Woman (by Gary Puckett)

[SleepyJack]

Love to hear Elvis doing this one...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5znh58WITU8

[elvisfan92]

yes i'm with you i think elvis would of made a great contribution to this lovely song

[mikael windgren]

i wish that he would have recorded "before the next teardrop falls" and "since i met you baby" wonderful tunes, perfectly suited for elvis

[KPM]

"Slow Hand" which was done by the Pointer Sisters-I think Elvis would have been excellent on it.
"Fire" which has already been mentioned.
"Heartache Tonight" which the Eagles did originally another one I thought Elvis could have nailed.

[yisagirl1]

He did poll salad annie that was tony joe whites songlp

[yisagirl1]

I think I put a spell on you also cause man didn't he? Wow!!!

[Miss Clawdy]

I think he would have sung this just "wonderful"....

Wonderful tonight - Eric Clapton


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwprrAEL9-E

[Cliff]

As you can hear he did sing this on stage, but I would have loved him to have recorded it. He was a big Roy Hamilton fan. Sorry about the quality,but as you can hear Elvis does a great job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOrJ7nKyFgQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1mkSm00kXM

[laura17]

ruben james, the wanderer,ruby dont take your love to town,more ccr,

[Lisarose]

Good job, Cliff, so many songs that he just played around with on stage, if only, if only...

[Cliff]

"Slow Hand" which was done by the Pointer Sisters-I think Elvis would have been excellent on it.
"Fire" which has already been mentioned.
"Heartache Tonight" which the Eagles did originally another one I thought Elvis could have nailed.

OK. I know it's an Elvis soundalike but it will give you some idea what "Slow Hand" might have sounded like if Elvis had done it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIiqvE915Zw

[KPM]

Thanks for the soundalikes version-not bad-which tells me Elvis's version would have been killer!!

[brf1964]

Halfway to Paradise (Billy Fury)
Hello Goodbye (Beatles)

[SleepyJack]

I can almost hear and see Elvis doing this one....


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

[Lisarose]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD8Jv546zCc

Another "Fool" song for him to sing, I love this one. I can hear him do this one - bare-ing himself,
putting a huge range of emotions as only he could do...

[EnigmaticSun]

Had he recorded Wolverton Mountain it would have turned out to be such a fun Elvisly-sounding song.. well, how couldn't it sound Elvisly in his hands?
It's cool any song could be either rough or soft, wide or narrow, tall or short, childish or adult.. it fitted him if he believed in it.

[Tigerman1975]

I dont know about studio recording, but I can certainly see Elvis and James Burton tearing up "Rock n Roll" by Led Zeppelin live on stage.

[SleepyJack]

Imagine if Elvis and the tcb boys had gone full-tilt at "The devil went down to Georgia" by The Charlie daniels Band?....man,that would have set the woods on fire boy!:hmm:

[SleepyJack]

And then...just after "U.S. Male" Elvis and and Jerry Reed would have had a great time with this one...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_X_SWuwM7k

[Tigerman1975]

And then...just after "U.S. Male" Elvis and and Jerry Reed would have had a great time with this one...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_X_SWuwM7k

That would have been cool. When I was growing up my Dad was a huge Jerry Reed & Chet Atkins fan. Not to mention that Dad was/is a ferocious picker in their respective claw/fingerstyle. So I grew up listening to him play their version of Tennessee Stud. I think you are right. If one put Elvis' vocals over the top of this dual guitar track, it would rock......


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1RwA9lqrQ

[Tigerman1975]

And speaking of the late,great Jerry Reed, Elvis would have laid down the jam on this too.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3qcU3OGuHw

[Tigerman1975]

I could easily hear Elvis and the TCB band doing this. In the 1970's, the Lynyrd Skynyrd band sounded more like the TCB band than they do today. Dual guitars, piano,back up singers,etc. Gary Rossington and Allen Collins were chicken pickin' on this song anyway, so you know that the master James Burton would have tore it up. As far as Elvis goes, you know he would have wore it out.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eei7Ilg3vjM

[Tigerman1975]

I dont know why the Sweets never threw this at Elvis. With Elvis and singing lead and just the Sweets doing back up vocals....That would have been sizzling!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLzo9anSXm8

[Tigerman1975]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2LtJ7AKUrc


This would not have been much of a stretch for Elvis. This is actually the TCB band playing on this track. Actually the whole album.

[molokai123]

although its a song from the 90's, i was listining to a luther vandross song called dance with my father,its a real nice song if u listen to it imagine Elvis singing n the tcb band palying,let me know what u guys think if u take a listen



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLuP-4ZEhOE

[Tigerman1975]

although its a song from the 90's, i was listining to a luther vandross song called dance with my father,its a real nice song if u listen to it imagine Elvis singing n the tcb band palying,let me know what u guys think if u take a listen



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLuP-4ZEhOE

Very nice bro.

[TCBDavid]

Love on the rocks by neil diamond
drove all night by roy orbison
and something a little different....paint it black by the rolling stones

[SleepyJack]

That would have been cool. When I was growing up my Dad was a huge Jerry Reed & Chet Atkins fan. Not to mention that Dad was/is a ferocious picker in their respective claw/fingerstyle. So I grew up listening to him play their version of Tennessee Stud. I think you are right. If one put Elvis' vocals over the top of this dual guitar track, it would rock......


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1RwA9lqrQ

I hear ya brother!.... would have been pure music heaven!(y)(y)

[molokai123]

I could easily hear Elvis and the TCB band doing this. In the 1970's, the Lynyrd Skynyrd band sounded more like the TCB band than they do today. Dual guitars, piano,back up singers,etc. Gary Rossington and Allen Collins were chicken pickin' on this song anyway, so you know that the master James Burton would have tore it up. As far as Elvis goes, you know he would have wore it out.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eei7Ilg3vjM

Good choice bro!! that's a good song man Elvis n the Tcb band would have rocked it!!

[Tigerman1975]

Good choice bro!! that's a good song man Elvis n the Tcb band would have rocked it!!

I like to think so.

[steve grayson]

``everybody talking``
steve grayson

[Mr.TCB]

Sea of Heartbreak by Don Gibson

[SleepyJack]

The Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Travellin` Band".

[KPM]

Any Creedance song by Elvis would be great.

[shelley.m.]

Don Gibson's-(I'd be) A Legend In My Time.Conway Twitty's-Comfy'n'Cozy and Tom Jones-She's a Lady.

[Tigerman1975]

Tom Jones-She's a Lady.

I bet Elvis sang the he!! out of some Tom Jones. The boys (MM) said that he used to warm up his voice with "Delilah" backstage in the 1970's.

[EnigmaticSun]

Or some decent old country tracks, such as "please help me I'm falling"..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DndK5hZBgu0&NR=1

Such an emotional tune. Elvis could have made it something special, as he did with many a C&W track.

[Raised on Rock]

"DELTA LADY", he actually rehearsed it for the batch of new songs for his February 1970 Vegas season that ended up building the ON STAGE album.
What happened Elvis? that was a killer!

[cibetty]

I'd love to hear Roy Orbison's "Only The Lonely" from Elvis. I read he sang it on rehearsals, but I think it was never recorded.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOPah8Kby90&feature=related

[boogie]

Neil diamond song : "BE"

[Tigerman1975]

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

[SleepyJack]

The Bob Dylan songs "I shall be released" (Don`t really count the playful attempt that already exists) and "One too many mornings". Actually there`s probably a whole albums worth of Dylan songs that Elvis would have done a great job with.

[Elton]

Some outstanding tunes have been selected thus far and has turned this into a great thread
another song i would have liked to have ELvis recorded is "Baby like to rock it like a boogie woogie cho-cho train" ,by the Tractors.

[Tigerman1975]

Fade into you by Mazzy Star.

[EnigmaticSun]

Some outstanding tunes have been selected thus far and has turned this into a great thread

Yes it's fun!

Here's another tune that would have fitted him somehow:

Seven Spanish Angels


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6uhW2ImZtM

And here is a video clip of Wolverton Mountain. Someone is singing (starts at 2 minutes or so) for Clifton Clowers who was 101 at the time..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfPb88rweEo

[Tigerman1975]

Pocket Full of Gold by Vince Gill

[Elton]

Let me slip in another one!
"Don't Worry About Me" by the late Marty Robbins, what do you think?

[SleepyJack]

Love to hear a live version of "The Weight"(The Band)....Would have sounded great with Elvis,The Sweet inspirations and The Stamps.

[Tigerman1975]

Love to hear a live version of "The Weight"(The Band)....Would have sounded great with Elvis,The Sweet inspirations and The Stamps.

Yeah, that would have been good. Or he could have dont the Weight and segued into "The night they drove ole Dixie down".

[FLASHBOY]

Since i met you Baby
I'm leaving it all up to you (Complete and studio version)
Only The lonely
Everybody love's sombody
Midnight Special
Folsom Prison Blues
That list could go forever but i'll stop it there lol
:)

[Tigerman1975]

video=youtube;uD3QG0jRPXQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD3QG0jRPXQ[/videoElvis would have slayed this song....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD3QG0jRPXQ

[geordie]

3 great glenn campbell songs,i think elvis would have sounded great on would be ...
galveston
witchata ta lineman
by the time i get to pheonix

[SleepyJack]

"Pilgrim" by Steve Earle. "Magnolia Street" by Buddy mondlock. " The speed of the sound of loneliness" by(?) Nancy Griffith.
"Four strong winds" by Neil Young.

[Erhan]

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Soldier Of Fortune - Deep Purple
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
Light My Fire - Doors
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
American Pie - Don McLean
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
November Rain - Guns N' Roses
The House Of The Rising Sun - Animals
Mr. Tambourine Man - Byrds
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
Dust In The Wind - Kansas
We Will Rock You - Queen
Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton
Master of Puppets - Metallica
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
School Day - Chuck Berry
Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger
Purple Rain - Prince
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hellhound On My Trail - Robert Johnson
Changes - David Bowie
Takin' Care Of Business - BTO
Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

[Tigerman1975]

"Wang Dang Doodle" by Willie Dixon

[maxiefields]

I read that bruce springsteen wrote this for Elvis and I think he would have got a "big fat hit" with this ,Bruce does his best I think to sound like Elvis .Have a listern
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFd9O8YL7uU

[Dino78]

What about:
Little Green Apples
Honey
The Junkie and The Juicehead Minus Me
Johnny 99
It Ain't Me Babe
I Want You
Highway Patrolman
The Devil's Right Hand
The Ballad Of Ira Hayes
Wanted Man
Kate
Long Black Veil
Kiss The World Goodbye
Free To Carry On
You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

[EnigmaticSun]

kneeling drunkard's plea


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy9GCWirmas

Not a far cry from the gospel quartets Elvis sang with..

Keep wondering why I always come up with these kind of songs for Elvis to sing. There are hardly happy ones among them. And Dino, Long Black Veil should definitely have been suggested by me.. ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VCmIJUnx1s

Well and if anyone disagrees about me liking these songs - there is something wrong with you!!!

[doug.ie]

this :)


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

[Kaijzer]

I'd say "Save the last dance for me" and "Like two sparrows in a hurricane". No idea though, if they even existed during Elvis lifetime :)

[Tigerman1975]

"You make loving fun" - Fleetwood Mac

[Brian Quinn]

Elvis would have had them on their feet if he had sung this one in concert:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E


Brian :clap:

[SleepyJack]

Try to imagine an Elvis version of this one...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG0-cncMpt8

[Tigerman1975]

"Ride the Wind'- The James Gang. I think E and the TCB band would made a serious jam out of this.

[Dudcowboy_1]

One song I think he would have done for sure was done by Vince Gill and that is "Go Rest High On That Mountain" he would have done taht song in heartbeat!

[BIG L]

I would really have loved EP to have recorded 'KILLING ME SOFTLY' I feel it would really have suited his 70's vocals,
Ah well ! BIG L.

[Tigerman1975]

"This aint a love song" by Bon Jovi. I think Elvis could have sung the hell of this.