Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight Gay Scene.

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

This is very funny, I haven't seen this before, Just look at how Charlie looks at Elvis.

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[kathy parkinson]

Brilliant, i've seen it before, really funny.

[Lonniebealestreet]

Yeah, that always gave me the willies. Only kidding. By the way, I'm glad that you called it a "scene" rather than an "act" which I've seen elsewhere and seems to...well, I'll let that go.

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[Diane]

That was a really funny clip Matt...thanks for posting.:lol: I always wondered what was going on between Elvis and Charlie in the pictures of that time.

Charlie teased and aggravated Elvis all through both songs. Some of his expressions reminded me of Marty Feldman without the "googly" eyes. I think I saw Elvis move his elbow at Charlie at one point to make him quit. You have to give Elvis credit for being able to continue on with the songs. :lol:

Diane

[Tommy]

Thanks Matt,:lmfao:

[Unchained Melody]

Charlie was always there to put a smile on Elvis when he needed it most ! I find it surprising how Elvis remembered about all of the dialogue from the song but in Omaha and Rapid City he didn't say most of the speaking parts...but he looked worse here as in Omaha....

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Charlie was always there to put a smile on Elvis when he needed it most ! I find it surprising how Elvis remembered about all of the dialogue from the song but in Omaha and Rapid City he didn't say most of the speaking parts...but he looked worse here as in Omaha....

Agreed, Elvis looks under the weather here :'(

[Unchained Melody]

Wonder what rehearsal he was referring to when he said they had a rehearsal earlier this week..but I didn't show up...Were they probably going to rehearse for the upcoming filming by CBS you think Matt?

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Wonder what rehearsal he was referring to when he said they had a rehearsal earlier this week..but I didn't show up...Were they probably going to rehearse for the upcoming filming by CBS you think Matt?

Not sure, but the show looks to be from June 77.... so possibly?

The other thing is why didn't Elvis and Charlie do this routine in the CBS show?

[Unchained Melody]

Not sure, but the show looks to be from June 77.... so possibly?

The other thing is why didn't Elvis and Charlie do this routine in the CBS show?

Matt the clip you've show is from the 2nd show of that last tour. June 18th 1977 Kansas City to be exact. The next night was Omaha...(y)

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Matt the clip you've show is from the 2nd show of that last tour. June 18th 1977 Kansas City to be exact. The next night was Omaha...(y)

Thought so, still... why didn't they do this routine for the CBS Show?

[Unchained Melody]

Not sure it was pretty funny watching this clip could've atleast added some good laughs for the CBS Special...:hmm:

[john carpenter]

They do this scene in EIC also. It was a funny routine but "Gay" no.:angry:

[Unchained Melody]

They do this scene in EIC also. It was a funny routine but "Gay" no.:angry:

I didn't think it was funny seeing Elvis forget the words to a song he had been singing for so many years...quiet sad actually..

[utmom2008]

They do this scene in EIC also. It was a funny routine but "Gay" no.:angry:

I'm lost John...:doh:...why are you mad?

[Unchained Melody]

I'm lost John...:doh:...why are you mad?

Maybe it was another thing with the gay thread we recently had. we all know it was just an act with the are you lonesome tonight routine for crying out loud.:doh:

[Broussey]

Oh Man..... That was funny I loved it ..Thank you for posting that i have never seen that b4

[Getlo]

This was always undignified on so many levels.

The whole gay overtone, and Charlie acting a mic stand.

Ugh ... (n)

[presley31]

Loved it JJ, charlie and elvis always make me smile.

[Tony Trout]

Wonder what rehearsal he was referring to when he said they had a rehearsal earlier this week..but I didn't show up...Were they probably going to rehearse for the upcoming filming by CBS you think Matt?


He was referring to rehearsals in general. By this time, Elvis never rehearsed at all.




Thought so, still... why didn't they do this routine for the CBS Show?

Probably because he was being filmed for a television special. Thank God that they didn't do it....it would've been very embarrassing......




This was always undignified on so many levels.

The whole gay overtone, and Charlie acting a mic stand.

Ugh ... (n)


Agreed.....on both counts. There was a mic stand there for the guitar...why not a mic stand with a boom for Elvis to use?

Very unprofessional if you ask me.....

[Diane]

What if is was considered unprofessional? Elvis always broke the rules and acted more human than other entertainers. That's what made him Elvis and special. I wasn't at all offended at this silly display on stage, I found it funny and entertaining and nothing "gay" about it at all. I don't feel it would have spoiled the EIC filming at all.

Diane

[utmom2008]

Probably because he was being filmed for a television special. Thank God that they didn't do it....it would've been very embarrassing......


Amen to that!:notworthy Can you imagine what the overweight and wig wearing ETA's would have done with that?:supriced::supriced: It scares me to even think about it.:blink:

[Shake A Hand]

Always great to see Elvis having a bit of harmless fun. Thanks for posting the clip :lmfao::lmfao:

[Miss Clawdy]

I think it was pure fun and I like it.
If we are talking about professionalism, then I'd say in Elvis' current
condition it wasn't professional at all to go on the stage in the first place.

[Tommy]

Oh well they were just goofing off and having fun, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, the fans were to.

[utmom2008]

Oh well they were just goofing off and having fun, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, the fans were to.

Yes, I agree with you Tommy. We are Elvis fans though and enjoy the humor and such. My point was that I was thankful that the entire non-fan group never got their hands on it. I think they would have a mockery of it...which Elvis did NOT deserve.:blush::blink::blush::blink:

[presley31]

Oh well they were just goofing off and having fun, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, the fans were to.

agree Tommy..elvis needed a little fun now and than, so good on charlie and elvis.(y)(y)

[Unchained Melody]

Agreed Tommy. They were just having a little fun(y), it certainly didn't hurt the show any worse than it already was with the condition Elvis was :doh:in...

[goodelvisgirl]

What if is was considered unprofessional? Elvis always broke the rules and acted more human than other entertainers. That's what made him Elvis and special. I wasn't at all offended at this silly display on stage, I found it funny and entertaining and nothing "gay" about it at all. I don't feel it would have spoiled the EIC filming at all.

Diane

i agree and its good to see that no matter what health problems elvis was having he could still laugh and have some fun and charlie and the fans seemed to be having a good laugh i think it was not done for the eic because i don't think it was rehersed just a spur of the moment thing

[Unchained Melody]

While on the topic of Are You Lonesome Tonight its hard to think of a complete version elvis did without messing it up.

The last one I can think of would be Hampton Roads Va from April 9th 1972 from Elvis On Tour..can anyone recall a complete serious version from after that date?

[Lonniebealestreet]

Actually it was not spur of the moment. This routine was done in a number of shows in '76 and '77.

I never did understand why sometimes Charlie would hold the microphone for him in the first place. Very weird.

[utmom2008]

Actually it was not spur of the moment. This routine was done in a number of shows in '76 and '77.

I never did understand why sometimes Charlie would hold the microphone for him in the first place. Very weird.

That's what I was thinking...I knew I had heard about this before. I don't understand the microphone part either. That being the case...why didn't Charlie hold the mike through out See See Rider?:blink::doh:

[john carpenter]

I'm not mad UTMom, I just put the mad thingy down because enough of the gay thing. I've seen Elvis & Charlie do this before. It's funny how Elvis looks at Charlie and says "honey" and laughs. They were good pals as you know. Charlie was just trying to make Elvis feel better. He should've wore a dress LOL, then yes it might have been Gayer? Is that a word? Gayer?:lmfao::banned::respect:

[Unchained Melody]

I'm not mad UTMom, I just put the mad thingy down because enough of the gay thing. I've seen Elvis & Charlie do this before. It's funny how Elvis looks at Charlie and says "honey" and laughs. They were good pals as you know. Charlie was just trying to make Elvis feel better. He should've wore a dress LOL, then yes it might have been Gayer? Is that a word? Gayer?:lmfao::banned::respect:

Agree Carpenter..he was just goofin' off along with elvis...(y)

[Broussey]

Always great to see Elvis having a bit of harmless fun. Thanks for posting the clip :lmfao::lmfao:



Yes it was nice and Very FUNNY!!!!(y)(y)

[Diane]

That is funny Charlie holding the mic. Even with Elvis playing the guitar it could have been on the stand. Maybe they did that only a kidding times? I'll have to pay more attention when I watch stage performances....if I can get my eyes off Elvis.:)

Diane

[4THEHEART]

[Originally Posted by Getlo http://www.tcb-world.com/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.tcb-world.com/showthread.php?p=229956#post229956)
This was always undignified on so many levels.

The whole gay overtone, and Charlie acting a mic stand.

Ugh ... (n)


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Originally Posted by Tony Trout

Agreed.....on both counts. There was a mic stand there for the guitar...why not a mic stand with a boom for Elvis to use?

Very unprofessional if you ask me.....


Probably because he was being filmed for a television special. Thank God that they didn't do it....it would've been very embarrassing......


have mercy!!!:supriced:
you both sound like 19th century boy school principals..
Elvis-unprofessional?? now that one is the funniest..:lmfao:
well, I begin to get some other criticism better..;)

[Unchained Melody]

Theres no denying Elvis was unprofessional a few times. Closing Night in September 1973 Las Vegas, same the next year on September 2nd 1974 the infamous Desert Storm performance....

[utmom2008]

He should've wore a dress LOL, then yes it might have been Gayer? Is that a word? Gayer?:lmfao::banned::respect:

I believe that is a word. Gay, Gayer, Gayest....

[Unchained Melody]

I believe that is a word. Gay, Gayer, Gayest....

We can't seem to get away from the "gayness" around here...:lol:

[Diane]

:lol::lol::lol: We're stuck in a rut...gotta get out.:lol:

Diane

[Unchained Melody]

:lol::lol::lol: We're stuck in a rut...gotta get out.:lol:

Diane

Seems that way doesnt it.:supriced:

[utmom2008]

We can't seem to get away from the "gayness" around here...:lol:


:lol::lol::lol: We're stuck in a rut...gotta get out.:lol:

Diane

:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao:

[TotallyInsane]

That's what I was thinking...I knew I had heard about this before. I don't understand the microphone part either. That being the case...why didn't Charlie hold the mike through out See See Rider?:blink::doh:

Maybe you remember me telling you about this - he did this in Las Vegas in 12/76. It was hilarious!

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Seems that way doesnt it.:supriced:

Caught in a trap.... :lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao:

[Unchained Melody]

From EIC, the performances of Are You Lonesome Tonight was pretty bad in Omaha June 19th 1977..but the Rapid City June 21st 1977 version wasn't quiet bad, just when Elvis started goof'in up the talking part.

Though the Omaha version was quiet sad Elvis just freezes towards the end like he just forgot what he was even doing.(n)

[Broussey]

Do u think he goofed or was just trying to get some laughs ?!?!?!?! Thats what i think I think most of the things we think are goofs are really him trying to get the people to laugh IMO!!!! Now i am sure he did goof from time to time ...

[utmom2008]

Caught in a trap.... :lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao:

What can I say? TCB World is just a happy, gay place to be!:lmfao::lmfao:

[Unchained Melody]

Do u think he goofed or was just trying to get some laughs ?!?!?!?! Thats what i think I think most of the things we think are goofs are really him trying to get the people to laugh IMO!!!! Now i am sure he did goof from time to time ...

No, I think he forgot the words..and just made a joke of it and started laughing at his mistake...

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

No, I think he forgot the words..and just made a joke of it and started laughing at his mistake...

Agreed, Elvis was caught up in the moment. He was nervous performing in front of the camera's. As big a star as Elvis was he still got the jitters in front of an audience, on this occasion the camera's were there to.

Elvis was capable of giving poor performances but you have to cut the guy some slack, he had to know the words to AYLT but on this occasion he dropped the ball

[utmom2008]

As big a star as Elvis was he still got the jitters in front of an audience, on this occasion the camera's were there to.
Elvis was capable of giving poor performances but you have to cut the guy some slack, he had to know the words to AYLT but on this occasion he dropped the ball

I think you are right Matt. The camera's made him nervous, and in addition to that Elvis was bound to know how he looked. I give him kudo's for even doing it at all.:notworthy:notworthy:king:

[4THEHEART]

No, I think he forgot the words..and just made a joke of it and started laughing at his mistake...

as a professional would do..;)always able to give the audience a moment to enjoy whatever the problem is..

[geordie]

i have never seen that clip before,it was great imo(y)

but just pondering here,do you think this ACT was planned because elvis was scared that he might screw the lyrics up to ayltn, and having this act as a 'PLAN B' kind of thing, might be good fun,and hope that the audience woudnt notice it so much:hmm:

[Unchained Melody]

i have never seen that clip before,it was great imo(y)

but just pondering here,do you think this ACT was planned because elvis was scared that he might screw the lyrics up to ayltn, and having this act as a 'PLAN B' kind of thing, might be good fun,and hope that the audience woudnt notice it so much:hmm:

I don't think he planned to forget the words...:lmfao:

[Diane]

I also think Elvis just forgot the words from nervousness as any other entertainer has done from time to time and then he tried to make a joke out of it. Probably the cameras didn't help.

I'm sure as Rosanne said he was very conscious about the way he looked and worried about how his fans would react to him.

Diane

[Unchained Melody]

I also think Elvis just forgot the words from nervousness as any other entertainer has done from time to time and then he tried to make a joke out of it. Probably the cameras didn't help.

I'm sure as Rosanne said he was very conscious about the way he looked and worried about how his fans would react to him.

Diane

This all may have played a role in it..but I'm sure the medication that was running through his body didn't help matters. Especially in Omaha!!

[Diane]

Much as I hate to, I hate to agree Jon.:'(

Diane