So this is about your favourite Artists/Bands, doing Elvis, why? for no other reason than the same, that bring us all together over here at TCB, they like Elvis as much as you do.
We have read over and over quotes from people in the music world, stating how much they love Elvis, and how influential he is to their own art. Well in this thread lets share those moments when one of those artists pay tribute to Elvis not in words but in music.
I call for youtube, audioclips and stuff of your favourite artists/Bands covering Elvis Presley, stating: yes I love that man.
Think this could be fun and give us quite a collection of nice Elvis tribute clips.
Enjoy then!
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WARNING!!!
Please, this is NOT about tribute artists/impersonactors, but about people with a musical career of their own.
So I'll start with a well known act, that Lennon screaming his lungs out: Elvis I LOVE YOU (minute 2:49), the guy that once said: before Elvis there was nothing.
Here is Johnny, doing "You ain't nothing but a Hound Dog", at N.Y.'s Madison Square Garden. This is 1972, YES, about a month or so Elvis own stop at the Garden. If Lennon or not was present at Elvis gigs at the MSG in '72 is a matter of debate. What is not is: George Harrison did was, and Lennon, Lennon loved Elvis Presley.
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Supergroup: Paul McCartney on Vocals and Bass, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour on Guitar and backing vocals, and Deep Purple's Ian Paice on Drums, ALL SHOOK UP!!!
And just one more before reading other people posts. The beautiful Nora Jones, doing: Are you Lonesome Tonight?
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Queen, Jailhouse Rock live:
No Doubt performing Suspicious Minds during an Elvis tribute show:
Chris Isaak "Blue Moon" with Scotty Moore & DJ Fontana
T-R-O-U-B-L-E By Travis Tritt
This not my favourite band, but I do like how they sang this song...
and I also found the same song, sung by Richard Marx, I never knew there was a version by him.
franny
All right!!! this is going well.
Now if Im allowed, let's go back to 1971, and here they are, jamming on That's All Right and a Mess of Blues, some serious Elvis fans, yes, the Led Zeppelin.
Those two Elvis songs where done on a medley, with their "own" Whole Lotta Love and two other blues songs.
Michael Buble- "That's Allright"
Faith Hill - That's Alright Mama
Oh man, when the Gods got together!, here is Eric Clapton, (a.k.a. God) doing one of my all time favourite songs, Mystery Train, side by side with the one and only Scotty Moore, Elvis original guitar man, and one of the main architects of rock and rockabilly guitar.
If you all don't love this...
And if you Do like it, here is:
Talking about rockabilly, remember The Stray Cats:
Quite a unique moment: THE FLAMING LIPS doing SUSPICIOUS MINDS.
Being a big fan of the Lips, I just love this one:
Bruce Springsteen - Jailhouse Rock
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: In The Ghetto:
How about Pearl Jam (one of my favourite bands YES I grew up in the 90's) doing their live take on: Can't Help Falling In Love.
The Crue in their heydey doing "Jailhouse House Rock" at the Moscow Music Peace Festival
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