Gregory Nolan Jr. wrote:
And count me as a fan of "Heart of Rome." What, too "Englbert-ish"
or "Tom Jones-like? Elvis was a singer's singer and shows it here.
Nothing wrong with a few pop songs, and boy did he nail them.
For me it's not a popsong it's a carnival song.....probably due to the lalalalalaaaa.......I pretty much agree with your other comments
Hammer wrote:Hey Jude and Yesterday are wayyy too Beatleley in my book
For me, they're not Beatley enough.....I prefer the Beatles' versions!
Jules
I'm afraid I do too.....and I hate the Beatles
Hate's a pretty strong word! I save my hate for "entertainers" with absolutely no talent at all....and even then I'm prepared to accept the possibility that they might be nice people.
Jules, I don't know if you 've heard Benton's version.
I wouldn't say it's kitsch but I recall you have a classic rock-type
of bias against some of his early '70s pop like HEART OF ROME, etc.
(To each his own..)
I'd say a more accurate rap pn E's FOOLS RUSH IN
is his lifeless, tired vocal - only.
JLGB wrote:Raised On Rock is a good song but does not make a bit of sense hearing Elvis sing that he grew up listening to Hound Dog and Johnnie B. Goode.
Why not? Hound Dog came out in 1952 by Big Mama Thornton. And Johnny B Goode was a hit in what '57 or 8? Elvis was still young...anyway the point is the fact that he was affected by music all his life...that's why he covered the song I bet...
FOOLS RUSH IN I agree on this. He sounds really tired.
This could have been a good song for him.
Hearing Brook Benton's version convinces me of that.
Yeah.
Elvis' version is an exact copy of Ricky Nelson's !
Even down to James Burton's guitar pickin' [he played on both].
The instrumentals sound the same, but the vocals couldn't possibly be more different. As others have said, Elvis sounded listless, tired, and disinterested on his delivery. Rick Nelson delivered a youthful vocal, sounding like he could've sung the tune all night long ... Elvis, unfortunately,sounds like he can't wait for the song to end.
Gregory Nolan Jr. wrote:I guess that "carnival" side is true, too. But it's a pop song.
Personally, I fond of carnivals. But then I liked Roustaboutwhen I saw it for the first time in many years this weekend.
He also sings the heck out of it. Even if you don't like the music,
you can't say he wasn't "on" in 1970 even on debatable material.
He was so "on" that it wasn't even funny that year...!
That's a great single cover and oh how I love I'm leaving. Vocally it were the best years of Elvis but I love to think of our man as basically a rocker, which he obviously ourgrew or passed during the years........................well it must be those lalala's!
Hammer wrote:Hey Jude and Yesterday are wayyy too Beatleley in my book
For me, they're not Beatley enough.....I prefer the Beatles' versions!
Jules
I'm afraid I do too.....and I hate the Beatles
Hate's a pretty strong word! I save my hate for "entertainers" with absolutely no talent at all....and even then I'm prepared to accept the possibility that they might be nice people.
Jules
They could be nice guys, I don't know about that. I'm just not too fond of hippies and the hippie-movement and the Beales were much involved in that
Gregory Nolan Jr. wrote:Jules, I don't know if you 've heard Benton's version.
I wouldn't say it's kitsch but I recall you have a classic rock-type
of bias against some of his early '70s pop like HEART OF ROME, etc.
(To each his own..)
JLGB wrote:Raised On Rock is a good song but does not make a bit of sense hearing Elvis sing that he grew up listening to Hound Dog and Johnnie B. Goode.
Why not? Hound Dog came out in 1952 by Big Mama Thornton. And Johnny B Goode was a hit in what '57 or 8? Elvis was still young...anyway the point is the fact that he was affected by music all his life...that's why he covered the song I bet...
Axe
You Gave Me a Mountain can be about anything. But it is ridiculous to have Elvis sing about the music he helped define. That song was for the "new" people of the 60s to sing just like it was to the composer.
elvis also didn't give up cussing and dancing the hoochie coo like in the '68 comeback special's gospel segment saying so.
seriously folks. the guy could sing about barnyard animals and impotent bulls and i wouldn't care--oh wait, he did.
according to promised land he's from norfork, virginia, among many other songs that say he's from other places... and according to you gave me a mountain he was born in the desert, his mother died giving him birth, his wife took his small baby boy etc...
he also never went to jail and did the jailhouse rock except in a movie.
he also isn't a little boy named jim who shot his dog old shep.
raised on rock is funny in a historical context, but the point of his singing wasn't to be autobiographical, though a few songs came scary close.
"Thank you very much. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the big, freaky International Hotel. Those little weirdo dolls on the walls. And those little funky angels on the ceiling. Uh, this is my first live appearance in 9 years. H-uhh! Thank you. I've appeared dead a few times, but this is my first live appearance. Before the evening is up, I will have made a complete and total fool of myself, and I hope you get a kick out of watching it." --EP
Rob wrote:Hey! Just because he sang these songs doesn't mean that he has to actually live them and.......uh........everything else that Colin said.
Some of the songtitles of the songs I sing are 'Sex Starved' and better yet 'Haemmorrhoid Rock'...........I surely hope you don't have to actually experience every BS you sing
But then I liked Roustaboutwhen I saw it for the first time in many years this weekend.
