I was thinking about Rod Stewart and his recent success at reinventing himself with the Great American songbook albums, this has given me a thought about Elvis.
Throughout his career Elvis showed great diversity recording rock n' roll, country, ballad and gospel albums but never an album of standards I know he recorded some like it's impossible, what now my love, it's over but I would have liked for him to record an entire album of big band type ballads say in the mid 70's. Since we did an Elvis blues album and blues songs thread does anyone have any thoughts on a 12 song Elvis album of standards?
Is anybody on this message board familiar with and like standards?
What songs would you include on the album?
I look forward to hearing from everyone on this
I would appreciate everyone's thoughts and opinions
Theres many songs that the general public have no idea Elvis recorded stuff like Loving Arms, It's Easy For You, Way Down, For The Heart, Lady Madonna, etc the list is endless..i would put stuff like that on it..but I think it would be hard to reinvent Elvis with him being dead and all...the public for the most part has an image of elvis in their head of a fat junkie in a white suit eating a burger..and the etas dont help matters at all.
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
Originally Posted by Col Jon Burrows
Hi Mr. Burrows
it's good to hear from you however I was talking about the idea of Elvis recording an album standards and releasing it in the mid 70's
Do you sir have any opinions on what standards you what have liked Elvis to do?
Do you like standards sir? (Big Band ballads, Sinatra, Crosby, Nat King Cole etc.)
Do
If you mean do i wish elvis would have recorded more uptodate material in the 70s then yes is the obvious answer..but its ashame he was always given second rate work ....
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
Sway, Old Man River, Fly Me to The Moon, Cool Water, Jezebel, (the Edith Piaf song that If you Love Me is based on) Witchcraft (by Frank a full version of it), So In Love.
How's that's for starters
I never looked for trouble but I never ran.
To bad I have no idea who any of those artist are...
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
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