I've always thought that to Indre, he did sound a bit different on the studion verion, but the live version of the song is great.
"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
I like this song too but he did seem to forget the lyrics alot, ie On Tour, Aloha rehearsal and a few recorded cd concerts. Did he perform it that often, or was it, like you said, his attitude towards the song? Or maybe both.
Sometimes it happens with famous songs. Johnny Cash didn't really like" I Walk The Line" and was suprised it was a hit. Foreigner hated "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and yet it was a hit. Same thing with Cheap Trick and " The Flame"
You never know.....
Got my family, my kids, my books and my music, I'm good, yeah, I'm good.....
He performed the song quiet a bit in 1975 especially in the summer of '75 and he also did it a couple of the 1st tours of '76, but he didn't do it much after April of 1976.
"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
I've always thought that Elvis sounded different on the song "Way Down". Any others feel this way?
"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
Yeah. I think he sounded quite a bit different in all those Graceland Jungle Room sessions. Sometimes in a better way befitting the song, like this one, sometimes not. Maybe his health, the drugs, his age, his emotional state, not sure none or all of the above. The x-rated version of Hurt is from these sessions and is the extreme of what you are talking about. Can't hardly listen to it.Originally Posted by elvispresleyfan1935
Yeah, I have heard the x-rated version of Hurt, don't listen to it alot but it was very weird hearing it, Elvis sounded a little upset about something I think.
"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
Hi Albert,
All I can say is 'Magic' !!! ...the King at work.......
Great clip thanks !
Trev
LOL LOL LOL
The funny thing is, I knew the lyrics by heart the third time I listened to the song!! And never forgot themI knowwwwww he had TONS of songs to remember lyrics to, but I think Burning Love was a quite easy one....anyway, I bet it was his attitude to it then, yeah...it's hard to learn a thing you don't like..that's a rule, lol.
I never fully understood why he didnt like this song. It would have been better for him to do more songs like 'Burning Love'. Its really a great song and his performance is awesome. One of his last true rock songs in my opinion.
On the hills of Georgia
Across the plains of Tennessee
I've seen and I've done most everything
That a man can do or see
Thanks, Albert...
Unfortunately, I'm only getting audio...I'd really like to see the video...
does anyone have another link to this?
franny
It was one of those songs he hated alot. He never like how he sounded on the recordings. I just got finish reading a book about Elvis and it said when it became number 1 he never knew why it did. But when the Aloha shows came around he decided to sing that song.
As for the X-Rated Version of Hurt. Marty Lacker and Lamar Fike said one time they never knew if Elvis was serious or just playing around on that song. Sometime Elvis would joke around on songs like You Gave Me A Mountain that is on the CD Cut Me And I Bleed. But they never really know what Elvis was thinking. It was one of the rare cases that you didn't know what was going on with Elvis.
That enigmatic quality of his is very alluring. As my Jedi Master Captain Elwood was fond of saying: it's all about the music and so much more...
Didn't mean to put people in a down regarding "Burning Love" -- this video is rather enjoyable (especially for the different backing). But Elvis' performance is fairly mechanical, I think. He doesn't look or sound, to me, like he's really "into" this song. I haven't heard a single peformance that's ever made me think differently.
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