Elvis Presley
The Producer’s Guidelines
- Only songs performed by Elvis Presley
- No duplicate songs
- Include the song title in your introduction text so others can see it
- One song per person (on Day 1)
- To prevent browsers crashing from loading too many videos, please paste the URL as part of your last line (not a new line) – (I do not mind unembedding, so no apologies are necessary)
Note: Return on Day 2 to submit more songs without limits. (My typical signal is posting a song for all attendees.)
“What I’d Say”
Next Concert: The Godfather of Soul – James Brown – TBA (either 28 Sept or 5 October)
Past Concerts (Category): Beatles, Ex-Beatles, Moody Blues, Queen, Neil Diamond, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Elton John, Billy Joel, Crosby Stills Nash & Young (the group), Doobie Brothers, Michael Jackson
A Frank Angle 
Excellent choice, Frank. Most especially ‘coz it ain’t mine!!
Feeling a tad mushy so I’m going with “I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXhKWWCCdk8
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LOL, Dale, that was exactly my thought, as I was certain someone would beat me to it. All brilliant choices, but with the King it’s hard to go wrong with a voice like his! 😉 [we both went for ballads! 😉 ]
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I do try to get here are early as possible 😉
His voice was golden!
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😉 Oh, yes it was!!!!!!
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Dale,
Me thinks you went mushy because you knew I wouldn’t. 😉 … That’s classic Elvis! Love that many songs were in movie scenes. I didn’t see many of his movies, but still enjoy those videos.
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Possibly…😉
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When she got married, my younger daughter walked down the aisle to Ingrid Michaelson’s version of this song.
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Love her voice too!
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I like the Elvis version, but her version makes me teary-eyed.
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Me too. Her voice is quite unique.
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Thunder, I was going to pick that, but knew I would have to beat you to the concert! I moved on.
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You gotta stay up late to beat me, Sorceress!
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Well, …. Once I got home from a dinner party, and it was about an hour too, early. Determined, I pulled up to my laptop in a very uncomfortable chair, to wait it out….link ready to go, etc.
Fell asleep. Hubby woke me up a couple hours later.
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Oh dear… I almost forgot about it but was chatting with Marc who reminded me!
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Aaahhh … a slow dance with this beautiful voice singing.
Who wouldn’t melt??? Love it 😍
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Love the Viva, Frank!
I was gonna go with the Vegas tilt on this ‘un, but I figured I wanted the diamond cut sound to ride off to sleep with . . and my choice is Suspicious Minds . . .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxOBOhRECoo
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Excellent choice, Marco – and something I would expect from you 😉
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Welp, if you’re gonna be that sugary schweet about it . . then I’m glad you beat me in posting, LOL.
Gracias mucho!
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Tee hee… Can’t help myself. I think we both chose well.
De not suspicious!
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Me 2!
You went a long way to get that ‘un! 😉
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Kinda, eh?
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Nice woik, 😉
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We try 😉
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😉
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Marc,
Glad you enjoyed the opener. Actually wanted to use a different one from that same movie, but this one fit my requirements for an opener. Love your choice! Simply one of those I don’t get tired hearing.
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I think back to all the Elvis movies I watched when I was younger and how Eddie Murphy was right. Every single one was Elvis muttering a couple lines before saving himself by belting out a song.
Me too, I really dig this one.
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Now that you mention it… so true!
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The only reason he was able to make more than one movie was because he had the pipes to fix those lines with.
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Darn tootin’ – coz acting-wise? Nuh unh…
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Singing, karate, sequined leather jackets, shades, sideburns, jungle room, cars and sandwiches . . . he had these covered. So the acting gig didn’t quite take off, it happens.
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Laughing…
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🙂
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Fabulous song!
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Resa!! Gracias . . . 🙂
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Here’s one for and from the King! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf2KtxEtsEM …Always On My Mind… Happy Saturday and weekend! 🙂 Yamas! 🙂
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Love your choice Frank, but I was happy -like Dale- you didn’t pick mine!! 😉
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Marina,
Another classic Elvis that is dreamy. Love that he did this one with an orchestra as it fits the tune well.
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Dreamy and a great song too! Sometimes when a song has been ‘over’ listened to, we may dismiss it for being too popular*… [I wonder if that made sense…]
*popular does not always mean good / great. It’s not uncommon for indifferent or even bad songs to become very popular.
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Great points – and I agree on all counts.
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🙂 🙂
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And I didn’t realise he did a version of this song!
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His was the first version a heard …I listened to Gwen McCrae’ many years later.
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I’m a bit late and Sorryless got here first so I’m going with my second choice – mainly because it’s Elvis enjoying being Elvis onstage and don’t we all wish we’d seen that! Polk Salad Annie https://youtu.be/u4csFnpZXek Enjoy 🙂 I’ll pop back tomorrow to catch the rest of the concert
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Pauline,
The string continues with another one of my favorites How can anyone not enjoy that song?!!!! Also enjoyed that you got a concert video.
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So much fun, Pauline! Elvis having fun on stage. Would have loved to have seen him live.
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Me too ❤
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Adore that song!
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I am going with Jailhouse Rock because it is the earliest Presley I remember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Rz-uP4Mk . I can’t swear to the details, but I have a hazy memory of seeing this with my cousin at the 25 cent theater in Elmwood.
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Gary,
The classics continue, but this time with Elvis the rocker of his time. Interestingly, I don’t recall ever seeing this in a movie, then again, I never seen many Elvis movies. Thanks for sharing a bit of your hazy memory.
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What?? You’re kidding!?
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How can one not love this one, Gary? Great choice
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A classic!! Love it!
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OK, I did not see “The Song” yet, so here is Blue Suede Shoes… https://youtu.be/Bm5HKlQ6nGM I may not be visiting much again this weekend, but needed to stop by…
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The song indeed (though another comes to mind 😉)
Glad you did take the time, Trent.
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Well, he was The King, so he had a few “The Song”, but this was one of them 😉 I might have taken Jailhouse Rock if it weren’t already gone.
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This is true… 😉
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I haven’t looked to see if the canine one has been posted yet, but I’m sure that is the other “The Song” most people think of.
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Haha! I was planning on it!
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Trent.
A winner, winner, winner …. classic Elvis! … and the perfect video to go with it. 🙂
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Classic song and classic video. This is the Elvis that I like, not the joke he was in the 70s.
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‘morning concert goers. How ’bout a classic King tune from…gulp…1962? Egads, shades of junior high all over again. 😎”Return to Sender” https://youtu.be/PU5xxh5UX4U
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Well nuts…didn’t mean for the whole thing to show up with apologies to The Producer. 😇
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Don’t worry, when he’s finished doing whatever he is doing, The Producer will fix it 😉
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Thanks. I’m not sure how the link got hijacked into a full on embed. Argh.
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You just hit return before putting the link when all you need is a space 😉
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A-ha. Note to self…don’t be a return douche. 😉
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Buahaha!
Now, now, don’t be so hard on yourself. We’ve all done it at least once.
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I know it’s happened to be more than once. I think I’ve added a space but somehow it turns out no, it was slightly more than just a space. 🤭
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I’m sure The Producer will be kind to you.
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The Producer is beyond kind (yeah, I am sort of sucking up). 🤩
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Can’t hurt!
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🤞🏼
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Sucking up to The Producer doesn’t work … it actually gives him a bit of angst. However, I was able to stop him.
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Whew. Glad to have not incurred any wrath. Will be better next time.
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I used to listen to the 45 of this record over and over.. how ’bout them apples?
I always loved this one.
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Monika,
Return to Sender is another classic that had to be in the playlist …. so thanks for making sure it happened.
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I used to sing this in college while doing pots and pans in the kitchen of a sorority house. Are You Lonesome Tonight https://youtu.be/_cS5aCozhcA
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Perfect song for his pipes… such a beautiful one. And um… doing dishes for a SORORITY, eh? You wild thing!
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Worked in kitchens all through school. Was the best experience ever. When doing pots and pans you don’t go out into the dining room so there is enough time to stage a performance. I loved the speaking part. “Honey you lied when you said you loved me and I had no cause to doubt you. But I’d rather go on hearing those lies than to go on living without you” Now the vocal picks up. 🎶Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty or bare? 🎶 Gadzooks did I have fun.
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Good for you. I was, of course, referring to being college aged and working in a sorority – could have been… interesting?
And yes, that spoken part does add it’s special cachet.
Wish I coulda seen you perform 😉
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The boys in the kitchen were untouchables. One day I remember one of the girls was visiting our fraternity house and saw me in the living room. “Oh, do you work here too?” Her date laughed out loud.
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Untouchables means all the more appealing to some 😉
That was too funny!
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I think she thought I was a high school drop out working in the kitchen cause that was the only job I could get. Of course, we never had a conversation and I’m sure I looked the part even with a white jacket while serving meals.
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Hah! Hope ya proved her wrong…
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Naw. I let her live in her own world. It made her happy there. She did get some spaghetti sauce on the shoulder though. (I think it was her anyway)
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Nice. You took the high road
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I guess. I think I ruined her sweater though.
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Oops. An accident…
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Beautiful!
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I always liked the song. Thanks, Resa.
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This was one of my choices. Palpable words that touch the heart …
GREAT CHOICE !!!
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Thank you, Isadora.
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John,
Well done at taking us back to your college days with another Elvis classic!
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Was fun to go back. Thanks, Frank.
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Because it was never Christmas until my dad played this tune: Blue Christmas https://youtu.be/B6WnnZRSKYs
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A classic that must be heard at least once during the holidays!
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Yes, a must hear during the holidays when one is lonely without family.
😒
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Tara,
Christmas without that song isn’t Christmas. Way to deliver the Christmas spirit early! 🙂
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Thanks, Frank. I bought my Christmas cards already, as I do when I visit the Ocean in a favorite bookshop, so twas on my mind. 🙂
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Follow That Dream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am05yZehlAMLove it!
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I love that a lot of us are choosing songs from his movies – he was dreamy once, wasn’t he?
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He sure was dreamy! I only know him from his movies, and there’s a lot of songs that I love. I think the movie sequences, where he sang, are some of the first rock videos. I’ll try to come back tomorrow with a link or three!
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Although, he was such a willing commodity, the film industry made a bit of a monkey out of him by the time it was said and done for. … Change of Habit? Kissin’ Cousins? Kissin’ Cousins is sooo bad, it was sure it was the last of his 31 movies.
Have you seen his page on the IMDB? https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000062/He's got credits up to today, and he’s still making money.
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He was such a bad actor!
No way! I’ll check it out..
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Hehehe! Yeah, but he looked so good doing all that bad acting.
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There is that.
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000062/
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Resa,
I didn’t know this one … but I like it!
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Frank, Viva Las Vegas is very cool. The video is a lot of fun!
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Resa,
Thanks .. .but it’s not Viva Las Vegas (which was the movie) ..,… the song is What I Say
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Greetings …
This is my #1 favorite artists for the concert this week.
I couldn’t possibly pick one song but since I must I will go with a latin song …
Spanish Eyes https://youtu.be/mIyXFyR9JBQ/
I love his Gospel songs too. Gone too soon … his memory will live on forever.
Enjoy,
Isadora 😎
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Oh yum… beautiful eyes and such kissable lips!
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He was the most handsome man and sooo shy. I think that’s what was intriguing. I did my best to immitate Priscilla on my wedding day. I added a pix on FB. Aaahhh … those were the days. 😉😍😀
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Isadora,
The Elvis version of a song done by many …. and a good Rumba too!
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Aahhh … yes, a rumba. I can imagine it being performed. Great choice for the concert. Wish I had more time, I’d add more. Hopefully, fall will slow things down for me here. Enjoy a tranquil Sunday …
Isadora 😎
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I chose “Cold Kentucky Rain,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIBDwVMN6qc because it’s a favorite. I accompanied a friend and her family to Vegas in 1971 (the white jump suit era) and Elvis wasn’t doing very well. He forgot lyrics and was just not healthy. But somehow this particular song energized him. I think it was relatively new at the time and may not have been recorded yet. This is a memory from 50-years ago, so I doubt I remember everything clearly. But I sure do remember being there! And I do love this song!
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I guess I was singing the lyrics in my head…It’s just “Kentucky Rain.” 🙂
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Debra,
Oh my … you saw The King! (although not during a good time). I forgot about this song, so thanks for the reminder and for sharing your story.
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At least this video shows the white jumpsuit era before he became fat and lost…
I don’t know how I don’t remember this song – my mother had a huge Elvis collection of records once upon a time. What a bummer to have seen him on his decline while still being something to have seen him at all.
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What’s Vegas without Elvis? To open Day 2, here’s the title cut to the movie of the opener … “Viva Las Vegas” … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui0EgRsFVN8
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Perfection, Frank
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I couldn’t Miss the KING now could I Frank… I am sure other’s may already have this one Frank.. https://youtu.be/_Z0eling–A Flaming Star…. I went to see many of his films with my grandparents in the 60’s era… 🙂
Enjoy your Sunday…. Oh by the way.. Strictly Dancing season has begun again here 😉 😀
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Sue,
This song works … and it’s one that I don’t know. Then again, I don’t claim to know to be an Elvis expert. Our Dancing With The Stars starts this Monday … do you watch Strictly Dancing? (I imagine you do because of your granddaughter)
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Glad the song worked Frank. And yes I am a Strictly Fan. Because of our granddaughter 💃🤗
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🙂
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Love it!!
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Thank you Dale 🙂
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For Dale and her hosting work – Love Me Tender – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S4Nd0iH1l0 … Thanks Dale!
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Thank you, Frank! And what a great version!
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I’m late to the party, so am most surprised that ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ hasn’t been taken yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9BLw4W5KU8 My absolute favourite.
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Sylvia,
Better late than never … and that’s another available classic on the list. Well done!
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Thanks so much, Frank. 😃
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I hear this, Sylvia, and I think of my mother! She is such a fan…
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I think this is the first song of his that I heard played in my friend’s gramophone. She had the single. The flip side was ‘I was the one’ which I can’t even remember. 😅
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Haha! The B-sides were rarely memorable ..
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First, a day 2 share…And because – what the heck? No one supplied Hound Dog? (Right, Trent?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzQ8GDBA8Is
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Dale,
Amazingly still available …. but at least it’s here! 🙂
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Right? 🙂
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For you, Frank… How about some “(Let Me Be) Your Teddybear! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkDbk-egHH4
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Dale,
Simply thank you … plus thanks for being you. …. and to think that song is another hit!
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What a sweet thing to say. It was indeed!
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Ah hell… why not? A third one… “That’s All Right Mama”! One of my faves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZe_8u-rGWE
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Dale,
I welcome a third one. The man was incredibly versatile and blazed a trail.
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Glad you do, Frank.
And yes, he was. Another who coulda shoulda…
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