Greil Marcus: Elvis on His 75th Birthday

[Junebug]

Some excellent and touching words from Greil Marcus:

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On 75th birthday, Elvis lives on in hearts of fans
His timeless music endures as many continue to relate to his success, failure

updated 8:57 a.m. ET, Fri., Jan. 8, 2010

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"But few observers can sum up the importance of Elvis Presley more eloquently than Greil Marcus, the critic and journalist who has written extensively on “The King,” especially in “Dead Elvis: A Chronicle of a Cultural Obsession.”

“He changed the world. People know that,” Marcus said. “They know that in some deep and even distant way Elvis changed them, or left them a different world to live in than they would have known if he’d never lived. That’s one part of it."

“The other is that he died before his story could achieve a real ending — an ending that was not absurd. So we keep trying, through the pursuit of our fascination with Elvis’ music, his face, his story, to make it all come out differently.”


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34755148/ns/entertainment-music/


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[SleepyJack]

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[kathy parkinson]

Like that.

[annie1000]

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[Elisabeth]

I like that too. (y)(y)(y):clap::clap:

[mistymorning]

Great Article !!!!!! thanks to share !:notworthy(y)

[Genie]

Some excellent and touching words from Greil Marcus:

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On 75th birthday, Elvis lives on in hearts of fans
His timeless music endures as many continue to relate to his success, failure

updated 8:57 a.m. ET, Fri., Jan. 8, 2010

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"But few observers can sum up the importance of Elvis Presley more eloquently than Greil Marcus, the critic and journalist who has written extensively on “The King,” especially in “Dead Elvis: A Chronicle of a Cultural Obsession.”

“He changed the world. People know that,” Marcus said. “They know that in some deep and even distant way Elvis changed them, or left them a different world to live in than they would have known if he’d never lived. That’s one part of it."

“The other is that he died before his story could achieve a real ending — an ending that was not absurd. So we keep trying, through the pursuit of our fascination with Elvis’ music, his face, his story, to make it all come out differently.”


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34755148/ns/entertainment-music/


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This is beautiful and touching, and I guess we all understand exactly what he means....

[KPM]

Marcus's book "Mystery Train" describes Elvis and his impact on theworld, and he does it in such eloquent terms and imagery.... he really understands what Elvis was and is.

[Lisarose]

Wow! Missed this the first go-round. Very well, put.

[GIORGIA]

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