Was "Double Trouble" an half a@@ attempt....

... Fok you! Those were the exact words of a large group of American

tourists in an Amsterdam movie theatre,trying to work their way through

the first 10 minutes of Paradise Hawaiian Style, sometime in the late

sixties... I watched it through till the end, feeling very uncomfortable

indeed. Nearly bursting out of his pilot jacket, during the opening

credits, he looked like a stuffed sausage wearing a black helmet

resembling some sort of human hair... and the opening lines to

Hawaii USA... for chrissake, they dont come worse than that!

Tallhair AKA Ger Rijff, oh fok it, let's all join in !

Hawaii U.S.A, Hawaii U.S.A
We're flyin', comin' your way
Aloha, Hawaii U.S.A

Gee it's great, to be in that fiftieth state
The land of enchanted dreams
What an isle, where it's heaven tropical style
Where love weaves a spell, it seems

Hawaii U.S.A, Hawaii U.S.A
We're flyin', comin' your way
Aloha, Hawaii U.S.A

Gee what fun, just to swim and surf in the sun
While the trade winds caress the sea
What a sight, those exotic scenes of delight
Are waiting for you and me

Hawaii U.S.A, Hawaii U.S.A, Hawaii U.S.A

I can't hear you singing, Tallhair AKA Ger Rijff !

... try me later tonight, after a few screwdrivers!

My favourite medley is Hawaii USA, Beach Sjag, Old Uncle Donald,

and Hes Your Uncle... my, my, them great movie classics, as only

Elvis could do justice to them

you must hate the intro of aloha--good ol' "aloha u.s.a." plays. i seriously don't understand the dislike for it. it's of equal quality as most of the hawaiian themed songs. it's no worse. beach boy blues, ito eats, and all of those are much worse. in fact, "aloha u.s.a." is a fine tribute to the the very new emergence of hawaii as the 50th state at that time. you have to be familiar with american statehood to get the whole 50th state thing.

Go play disc 2 of "Loving You" FTD again, THair.

... please explain?! what has anything from the great Loving You

sessions to do with the mid 60s soundtrack horrors, mr. Jerry?

C'mon lads, you'll be hitting each other with your handbags shortly !

Presley looks like he goes down quicker then a two dollar hooker!

I went to all the movies during the "bad movie years" as THair calls them.
I enjoyed them all (except "Harum"). Most of my classmates were there as well. If they enjoyed them, fine. If not, fock 'em.

I'm still wondering how these films also in late 60's could be in list of 50 most grossing films in USA of the year. Elvis was at the bottom but still his films made big money

What kind of KINDERGARTEN is this?

elvis humping nipper

Leave my Nipper out of this please!! Down boy!!!!!

What kind of KINDERGARTEN is this?

It's about respect, his comments were in extremely bad taste.

it must be hard to be a fan when you can't stand 2/3 of his career.

Ouch!

it must be hard to be a fan when you can't stand 2/3 of his career.

Ouch!

Yeah that was a good one too!

It is quite possible that Elvis' films, especially those from 1964-67, helped to solidify a fan base for him. I am referring to kids who seem to like the films. I know when I was a kid in the 70's, they were often on television and my friends and I would watch them and liked them. I don't know if today's kids would like them as that style of film making is very different from the quick edits, violence, and sexualism of today's films. Even characters in kids films/TV showstoday burp and far* which would never have happened in an Elvis movie (nor any movie from that period).

However, I do think that those films (and the Camden LP's) helped earn Elvis a fan base who matured and have other periods of Elvis' career to enjoy (50's Elvis for the tween/young adolescent years, late 60's for early adulthood years, 70's Elvis for adult years--I didn't listen to Elvis much during my teen years as I was into other things.)

Just a theory.