Just to put in perspective of how well this man could sing...he had a record to hit the top 10 in 2023 !!!!! Blue Christmas topped the charts this year over 40 years after his passing !!! Phenomenal !!
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Ah the Zappa troll is back. No he wasn't the only one and no one said so. However this clip is about Elvis so we talk about Elvis. If you don't like Elvis, don't watch it, no need to comment. Just take joy in watching clips you do like.
@@bertsplci So let me understand your comment and please let me know if I got your comment wrong. Are you saying that I am no afforded the same opportunity as all the other comments here and you? Or, are you saying it is okay for me to make a comment as long as it fits your rhetoric so long as it is a comment that you want to read? Because when I woke this morning no one had taken a way my right to freedom of speech. I look forward now to your reply.
You've got all the same rights pal, however as you only have negative comments on Elvis, I just wonder why you look at these clips in the first place. Is it just for the sake of pissing Elvis fans off? Although there is a question mark, do not feel forced to answer.
I tear when I see this. Elvis was out of breath because his health was failing badly. He died two months after this incredible performance. His voice NEVER failed him and he always gave the audience his soul. R.I.P. best singer ever!
Breaks my heart, also..............just like My husband right before he died also.........he tried until the last......huffing and puffing and knowing the end was near, just between us. A clown in front of the world
The fact that Elvis could do a performance less than 2 months before his death that has people amazed 47 years after his passing, is the ULTIMATE evidence of his greatness!!
Everybody made fun of Elvis toward the end ,because he gained weight ,it breaks my heart the way they treated this man ,he was really sick here ,in so much pain ,from so many ailments ,but this beautiful man ,still had that beautiful smile ,great sense of humor ,and his voice even more powerful ,and stronger
You're so right. I didn't get Elvis when I was younger. But, now that I'm 51, I totally get Elvis. I may not listen to his songs often. But, I get it now.
He sang this and wrote this because the love of his life was gone from his life, he knew she would never come back, but he didn’t blame her because he knew in the end his own folly drove her away. This was his tragic, sorrowful “i’m sorry, this is what I wish could have been.” This was the song he chose to make his swansong.
My husband saw him live in Baltimore MD. The end of May 1977.he was sick.he came on stage late and had to leave half way thru the performance.he returned 30 min.later and played piano for a while.he did this song blue Christmas and others.he gave the fans their money's worth.he said he did not weigh the 250 lbs.stomach a little big but.not fat.
@2yoyoyo1Unplugged he didn't actually write the song, but yes, he was singing it to the love of his life, for sure. The Rightous Brothers, with the solo sung by Bobby Hatfield, made the song popular in 1965. But it was written for the movie "UNCHAINED" in 1955 and sung by Todd Duncan as the theme song.
Heartbreaking. You can see he was struggling before the song (from ill health, not gyrating) short of breath, trying to concentrate. Yet the moment he started playing the piano he was transformed. Incredible performance, yet heartbreaking.
Exactly, slurring his words, stoned out of his gourd. But then he starts playing the piano and singing, it's a completely different person, words he was slurring just 1 minute ago are now sung in a strong, deep, in charge. The operatic notes he hits are amazing. The transformation is just amazing,
Elvis was suffering from an enlarged heart emphysema a bad liver and this beautiful man wanted so much to entertain his fans. There will never be anyone like him again a true king of rock n roll.
I went to see the movie last Yr and can tell you, I'm not 1 for showing emotion ever. But when Austin butler started this song and cut to elvis, I was bloody in tears. Thank god room was dark. For 20 mins after I left cinema I was so choked I couldn't speak. It took me back to the night news came in he died and this version was played on radio. I'm 65 and shocked that this man can still have that affect on someone who never met him. There was a day he wasn't out of the news or not in a paper in magazine. Yet ironically a lot of newspapers put his passing somewhere around page 5
Elvis had an amazing voice up to the end. This was his last TV special, his last concert was June 26, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was at his last concert & he was fantastic.
The concerts in Omaha and Rapid City were the two that CBS used for the special that aired after his death. This was from the Rapid concert. He had, I believe, 5 more concerts after this one on this tour with the last one in Indianapolis.
He literally was gasping for breadth when he was talking but what a man he belted that song out with every bit of strength he had i can't watch it without crying as he's so ill my heart breaks for him but the smile he gives to his fans shows the love he had for them and they him and we still love him today god rest his beautiful soul ❤
People who don't get Elvis, I just feel really sad for. What an amazing singer, charismatic man, and gentle heart he was. This performance is staggering to me. Just incredible.
I think this is one of the best musical performances of all time. The man was litterally on deaths door step at this point. He could barely talk he was so exhausted but when he started playing the music took over and transported him into another dimension. Truly a masterpiece.
This rendition is in fact the very last time that Elvis performed before his passing. He truly was and still is the undisputed King of music and the most iconic performer to ever step in front of a microphone.
I was born and grew up in Memphis … I’m just a fan of Elvis and truly still love and miss him .. He was a regular guy with an over abundance of Talent ., Charisma , and amazing looks ❤ He truly loved his fans and gave all he could to entertain us all. Here he is still remembered in awe. I don’t know if he knew how much he was loved because of those around him controlling his life … Thank you for the video dear Britt
And even when he was heavier, and having difficulty with breath control...breathing in general... he was giving his performances 110%. He poured his entire heart and soul out, on that stage... every single show. Was Michael Jackson, or Stevie Winner, or Elton John a great performer? Of course. But Elvis was a step above. He set the bar. And in my opinion, no other performer, in music history, has ever matched the energy and passion of an Elvis concert.
Totally agree.....there have been many truly great singers/performers over the years, still are........BUT there's Elvis, the greatest of all time, and then everyone else.
My opinion is that he and Michael Jackson are tops in the world and always will be, but Elvis was King FIRST! Michael was Elvis's son in law, and also lit the World on fire in a way no one else ever can, like Elvis did.
This always makes me cry the effort that must of taken all of his strength to complete this concert,but this version of this song is absolutely brilliant, thank you so much and as it is his birthday on monday ❤❤❤ well done you
Awww. Gotta love Elvis! He gave his all for his fans til he just couldn't anymore! He was not well here and dug deep to perform the best he could for his fans! Breathless and could still sing like that! He was bloated not fat! Just amazing! Rest easy dear Elvis! We will always love you!
Britt.. I’ve heard this song performed many times by many different artists over the years but this was spectacular. Elvis had a wicked sense of humour but once the golden tones started… The audience was always “all ears”. His 1968 comeback special, where he wore the iconic black jumpsuit was another performance where his sense of humour was on full display 😆😆😆. Long live The King 👑 ✊👑
I didn't think anyone could sing the emotion into Bridge Over Troubled Water like Art Garfunkel until Elvis recorded it. Just like Unchained Melody, his voice is made for it.And that's just a starting point.
I saw him in concert the last two times he played in Chicago, including three months before he passed. As large as he was, the voice was definitely still there. He found places to take extra breaths, but he was phenomenal. I am so blessed to have seen him in concert. Thank you for doing all of these reactions to Elvis. You are adorable in the way you do these reactions. Really wish you could have been alive when Elvis was still alive. I don't think there will ever be another voice like his. RIP, Elvis.
The Righteous Brothers made this a hit in the 60s. Elvis made it a hit again. Fun Fact: Bill Medley and Elvis were great friends. In fact they alternated concerts in Vegas at The International for awhile. Britt you should react to Medley's tribute song to Elvis, "Old Friend".
In 1955 Roy Hamilton was one of the first to record Unchained Melody. Hamilton was one of Elvis' great musical heroes and also a friend. Roy visited Elvis when he was recording in Memphis in 1969, shortly before he passed away.
Oh, Britt, this is so heartbreaking to listen to and watch, he passed away a few weeks after this. Tears always flow when this is on but thank you for your wonderful reaction to his essence, we will always love Elvis❤
This was the last song he was known to have sang. In the middle of the night, on the last night of his life, he played racquetball, then sat down at the piano in his racquetball building and played and sang “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” and part of “Unchained Melody.”
Elvis was gasping for air because his lungs were shot. He could barely talk but he could sing. At this stage he was on oxygen before every concert. He was so sick. This always breaks my heart. It's hard to watch.
His lungs were not shot! He had just got done performing Hurt and Hound Dog. On Hound Dog, he was putting in some surprising moves and energy. Also, I have never heard anyone talk about him being on oxygen before his performances. Just not true!
@@jeromejackson3752 Then you haven't listened to the Jerry Schilling or Larry Geller interviews or read the book Destined to Die Young. I'm also guessing you didn't know that Charlie Hodge finished the long notes that Elvis couldn't handle because he didn't have enough lung capacity to hold them and you didn't know he was in congestive heart failure at that time. Elvis was amazing.
I saw the interview and just because Jerry saw Elvis using oxygen once in the 60’s doesn’t mean he was using it before every concert. I know he used an inhaler because of asthma. But to say his lungs were shot makes no sense.
His body was literally shutting down, he was in pain but still went out and performed cuz it’s what he loved. His voice never left him it’s so unfortunate we didn’t get this elvis voice longer. It was so powerful
Elvis`s career lasted 24 years (1953 - 1977 ). People are constantly talking about his weight gain, when in fact, he gained weight in the last three years of his life. In the end, his face was bloated, not fat. Some months after this concert, he passed. Elvis was a very sick man but all people mention about him is his drug abuse. He took legal drugs for his various health problems, no street drugs.
I graduated from college in May of 1977 just before he died in August of that year. He was scheduled to perform in Hershey February of 1978. I was planning on sleeping outside for those tickets. I wouldn't have done that for any other performer. Even though this was one of his last performances and he wasn't well. However, his greatest gift, his voice, was still phenomenal. I would have still been THRILLED to be in this audience.
I Tried I just can't WATCH this Performance - I was 10 When We LOST OUR ELVIS *AUGUST 16, 1977 - Finding My Momma & Daddy Both Crying -- Shocked me - and they told us kids -- We all cried SHOCKED THE WORLD -- WATCHED EVERYTHING THAT DAY ON TV NEWS CONSTANTLY HIS FUNERAL -- THIS WAS RIGHT BEFORE WE LOST HIM -- REST IN PEACE ELVIS AARON PRESLEY FOREVER LOVED NEVER FORGOTTEN
First time I heard this song I was 7 years old. My dad was coming home from one of his usual Saturday morning golf games, and he stopped at the mall and got me two things. The first was a sugar cookie, which while I love thouse, I was more excited about what he handed me next. A cassette tape called “The Greatest Performances of Elvis Presley”. The tape had an assortment of tracks, both studio recordings and live performances, ranging from his start in 1953 to the end in 1977. I listened to that tape religiously be it in my room, riding with my mom in her car, or riding with my dad. I had that tape with me a lot. So this song played I don’t know how many times. I remembered even then feeling the power of that vocal. I had no idea then that it was near the end of his life, or what he was going through personally at that time. His manager was keeping him busy with countless gigs and Vegas appearances. He was a greedy money hungry man who took advantage of Elvis, taking 50% of Elvis’ earnings from his live performances in the later years and working him to the point of exhaustion. Elvis also never got over the heartbreak of losing his mother so young, and also his divorce from Priscilla. All of this, mixed with his inherited health issues effected him. People say that it was the pills and unhealthy life choices that killed him. But if you read the book “Destined to die Young” it really dives into the true cause of his death. He had a health condition that was hereditary from his mom’s side of the family. In fact, his mom also ha it. In his case, he had an enlarged heart and an impacted colon. The book shows that even if he’d never taken a pill in his life, he still would’ve most likely died young. As a 7 year old kid, I didn’t know any of this. I just knew I liked what I heard. Seeing it now, and knowing his story, it makes it even more powerful. I would describe it as beautifully heartbreaking. The reason is, because it’s heartbreaking that he was going through all of this at the time, but even in spite of it, when he sang, especially a song like this, he gave it all he had. His voice never wavered one bit. If you ever watch the Elvis movie from 2022, Austin Butler recreated this so beautifully. Worth a watch.
I was at this last concert. He was so ill it was shocking. Gone just a few weeks later. I recently read a book by the doctor who testified in the court trial of his personal physician, Dr. Nick. Elvis had diseases that hadn’t been discovered yet. He was in so much pain, so much. God took him because he just couldn’t take any more. Rest in peace dear Elvis. I still listen everyday. They blamed it all on drugs. It wasn’t.
😊He gave everything he had and it breaks my heart how mistreated he was by those who were supposed to care for him. I've loved him since I was 12 and still do.💖👑🔥 That smile still f%#KS me up.
Many, many tried to help him, but he always told them that he knew what he was doing. If his MM men pushed too hard, he fired them-then would hire them back. He thought he knew what he was doing. 😢
Love your reaction. Elvis sounded operatic there, especially near the end. Just amazing. Luciano Pavarotti once said that if Elvis had had any classical training growing up, he may well have become one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century. And he didn't put on a few pounds as you say in the way that you would normally think of, it's because of all the drugs they had him on in conjunction with his deteriorating Health condition, some of that congenital, and so there was just a ton of bloating going on. He was definitely too sick to be performing live, but his asshole manager pushed him even in this state, and then Elvis thought of his fans and decided to go ahead and do the last couple shows.
Still a member of the PDC, in poor health and he still brought in the ladies. I love this man so much and his music, l believe, his music saved my life in so many ways.
This is beautiful.... but oh so sad... A man standing on the edge of death, with numerous health issues, in the process of giving all he has left in himself to his fans... Makes me cry every time i see it....
Last few years of his life he was so sick ( of the 11 bodily systems Elvis had 9 affected by illness), that he looked so heavy but actually he was blotted and in a lot of pain. I feel so sad whenever I see this video, knowing how much he suffered.I will love him forever ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
As others have said, Elvis was sick here as he's health was deteriorating and he died less than two months after this performance which makes it all sad.
I can't believe I get the chance to make the first comment on one of your videos! This video is sad because we can see he is not healthy here, and his time was short, but his voice is still so amazing! Best ever performer! We don't need imitators.
Britt, I stumbled across you several weeks ago. What caught my attention was you were reacting to one of Elvis's songs. I am 72 and grew up listening to, and watching his movies, and then I was there in the 70's. I saw him LIVE twice in the mid-70s A lot of entertainers can be loud through their amps, but Elvis's voice was so POWERFUL it really was unreal. He was playful and so confident when on stage, he owned it. I miss him dearly, and that period was so loose and fun. Thank you for playing and reacting to his music, he has so many even in the sixties that would blow you away.
Excellent reaction. Brit. You really appreciate Elvis and I think you have a better feel of who he was than many of these long-time fans. I love your Elvis reactions and your perception of his vocal gifts and his sense of humor and his natural charm. Thank you so much. It made watching this much easier when watching it with you.❤❤❤
Just to put in perspective of how well this man could sing...he had a record to hit the top 10 in 2023 !!!!! Blue Christmas topped the charts this year over 40 years after his passing !!! Phenomenal !!
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is Elvis the only one to do this?
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Ah the Zappa troll is back. No he wasn't the only one and no one said so. However this clip is about Elvis so we talk about Elvis.
If you don't like Elvis, don't watch it, no need to comment. Just take joy in watching clips you do like.
@@bertsplci So let me understand your comment and please let me know if I got your comment wrong. Are you saying that I am no afforded the same opportunity as all the other comments here and you? Or, are you saying it is okay for me to make a comment as long as it fits your rhetoric so long as it is a comment that you want to read? Because when I woke this morning no one had taken a way my right to freedom of speech. I look forward now to your reply.
You've got all the same rights pal, however as you only have negative comments on Elvis, I just wonder why you look at these clips in the first place. Is it just for the sake of pissing Elvis fans off?
Although there is a question mark, do not feel forced to answer.
I tear when I see this. Elvis was out of breath because his health was failing badly. He died two months after this incredible performance. His voice NEVER failed him and he always gave the audience his soul. R.I.P. best singer ever!
I remember when he died. I had just graduated high school and he past in August of 1977. It was so sad to know he was gone. I am now 65 years yrs old.
I tear up too.
Me too makes me sad to watch this one.@@kathybwell
Breaks my heart, also..............just like My husband right before he died also.........he tried until the last......huffing and puffing and knowing the end was near, just between us. A clown in front of the world
it was very sad.
He was entirely messed up from medication and was literally in the process of dying and he STILL sounded this good.
Thank Colonel Parker for that 😠
The fact that Elvis could do a performance less than 2 months before his death that has people amazed 47 years after his passing, is the ULTIMATE evidence of his greatness!!
Everybody made fun of Elvis toward the end ,because he gained weight ,it breaks my heart the way they treated this man ,he was really sick here ,in so much pain ,from so many ailments ,but this beautiful man ,still had that beautiful smile ,great sense of humor ,and his voice even more powerful ,and stronger
Right I didn't dig it then and I don't dig it now either. And I let people know. Texas
You're so right. I didn't get Elvis when I was younger. But, now that I'm 51, I totally get Elvis. I may not listen to his songs often. But, I get it now.
He sang this and wrote this because the love of his life was gone from his life, he knew she would never come back, but he didn’t blame her because he knew in the end his own folly drove her away. This was his tragic, sorrowful “i’m sorry, this is what I wish could have been.” This was the song he chose to make his swansong.
My husband saw him live in Baltimore MD. The end of May 1977.he was sick.he came on stage late and had to leave half way thru the performance.he returned 30 min.later and played piano for a while.he did this song blue Christmas and others.he gave the fans their money's worth.he said he did not weigh the 250 lbs.stomach a little big but.not fat.
@2yoyoyo1Unplugged he didn't actually write the song, but yes, he was singing it to the love of his life, for sure. The Rightous Brothers, with the solo sung by Bobby Hatfield, made the song popular in 1965. But it was written for the movie "UNCHAINED" in 1955 and sung by Todd Duncan as the theme song.
Heartbreaking. You can see he was struggling before the song (from ill health, not gyrating) short of breath, trying to concentrate. Yet the moment he started playing the piano he was transformed. Incredible performance, yet heartbreaking.
Agree that is what brings tears to eyes all these years ago, I was only 7 then but my Parents had so many of his albums back in the day
Well stated I Agree 100 % still brings tears to my eyes
Agree Any song Elvis sang he owned, it so nice to see a young woman like you appreciate Elvis
Exactly, slurring his words, stoned out of his gourd. But then he starts playing the piano and singing, it's a completely different person, words he was slurring just 1 minute ago are now sung in a strong, deep, in charge. The operatic notes he hits are amazing. The transformation is just amazing,
He died 3 months after this preformance.
Damn, Elvis was a treasure....
Watching this performance is both heartwarming and heart-wrenching. R.I.P. King
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Elvis was and always will be the King. Period
Elvis was a gift from God.
Elvis was suffering from an enlarged heart emphysema a bad liver and this beautiful man wanted so much to entertain his fans. There will never be anyone like him again a true king of rock n roll.
I went to see the movie last Yr and can tell you, I'm not 1 for showing emotion ever. But when Austin butler started this song and cut to elvis, I was bloody in tears. Thank god room was dark. For 20 mins after I left cinema I was so choked I couldn't speak. It took me back to the night news came in he died and this version was played on radio. I'm 65 and shocked that this man can still have that affect on someone who never met him. There was a day he wasn't out of the news or not in a paper in magazine. Yet ironically a lot of newspapers put his passing somewhere around page 5
He sang that just 6 weeks before his death. Absolutely AMAZING
Please stop repeating "6 weeks"
It's June 21, 1977 so 56 days (8 weeks) before his unfortunate passing.
Britt-he learned how to play the piano by ear as he could not read music
He truly was a talent that will never be duplicated. ❤
Elvis was a MASTERPIECE of God !
Gone weeks later. There will never be one like him.
Elvis had an amazing voice up to the end. This was his last TV special, his last concert was June 26, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was at his last concert & he was fantastic.
You sir, are a lucky man.
I thought this recording was from June 21st in Rapid City. I could be wrong of course.
@@jakehagenson7225 You're right.
The concerts in Omaha and Rapid City were the two that CBS used for the special that aired after his death. This was from the Rapid concert.
He had, I believe, 5 more concerts after this one on this tour with the last one in Indianapolis.
He literally was gasping for breadth when he was talking but what a man he belted that song out with every bit of strength he had i can't watch it without crying as he's so ill my heart breaks for him but the smile he gives to his fans shows the love he had for them and they him and we still love him today god rest his beautiful soul ❤
People who don't get Elvis, I just feel really sad for.
What an amazing singer, charismatic man, and gentle heart he was.
This performance is staggering to me. Just incredible.
It is a magnificent performance. Oh, how I wish he would have taken care of himself. He had so much to offer the world. 🫶
His fans are like none other
6 weeks before he died. That voice never left him!
He sang from his soul not just his heart!❤
I think this is one of the best musical performances of all time. The man was litterally on deaths door step at this point. He could barely talk he was so exhausted but when he started playing the music took over and transported him into another dimension. Truly a masterpiece.
This rendition is in fact the very last time that Elvis performed before his passing. He truly was and still is the undisputed King of music and the most iconic performer to ever step in front of a microphone.
That's why he's The King! Adore your reactions.... ❤❤❤❤
That man made millions of panties wet.
Elvis was the best singer and performer of all time
You can't sing that song! Bobby Hatfield
@@annettegros3577 I’m not gonna try
This performance always makes me so sad...he was so ill...he died shortly after....I love you ELVIS!
This makes me so sad because he was so ill and would soon be gone, but his voice is more magnificent than ever ❤
Weeks before he died, everything in his body was about to fail but never his voice and soul
Elvis was very sick here.His health was deteriorating but his voice never failed us.RIP To The GOAT
I was born and grew up in Memphis … I’m just a fan of Elvis and truly still love and miss him .. He was a regular guy with an over abundance of Talent ., Charisma , and amazing looks ❤ He truly loved his fans and gave all he could to entertain us all. Here he is still remembered in awe. I don’t know if he knew how much he was loved because of those around him controlling his life … Thank you for the video dear Britt
Brings you to tears knowing he wouldn't be on this earth much longer after this performance.
Simply the King
That’s why Elvis is the King!
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And even when he was heavier, and having difficulty with breath control...breathing in general... he was giving his performances 110%. He poured his entire heart and soul out, on that stage... every single show.
Was Michael Jackson, or Stevie Winner, or Elton John a great performer? Of course. But Elvis was a step above. He set the bar. And in my opinion, no other performer, in music history, has ever matched the energy and passion of an Elvis concert.
Totally agree.....there have been many truly great singers/performers over the years, still are........BUT there's Elvis, the greatest of all time, and then everyone else.
My opinion is that he and Michael Jackson are tops in the world and always will be, but Elvis was King FIRST! Michael was Elvis's son in law, and also lit the World on fire in a way no one else ever can, like Elvis did.
This always makes me cry the effort that must of taken all of his strength to complete this concert,but this version of this song is absolutely brilliant, thank you so much and as it is his birthday on monday ❤❤❤ well done you
Elvis gave us his all til thy the very end.Missing u Elvis !!
Agreed!
He’s still the best. No one could top him since he passed away in 1977 and no one ever will. He will always be THE KING - no matter what.
He's dying and sounded this good, imagine if he's in his prime 😢
It's weird, how his voice got so much more powerful towards the end of his life? Very high vocal range.
Elvis had an strong voice like a powerful opera singer. They don't call him the king for nothing.
Awww. Gotta love Elvis! He gave his all for his fans til he just couldn't anymore! He was not well here and dug deep to perform the best he could for his fans! Breathless and could still sing like that! He was bloated not fat! Just amazing! Rest easy dear Elvis! We will always love you!
Almost 50 years since his passing, he STILL mesmerizes people! His music will LIVE FOREVER.
God came through Elvis and gifted us all, thank you Elvis for having faith in the source of all life. We will see you again friend, someday.
Elvis never had a singing lesson it was gods gift !!he was truly blessed 💯💯🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
He couldn't read music either! Never had piano lessons and played beautifully!🌟🌟🌟
Powerhouse. Swollen and sick, but delivering Elvis magic.
Even at his worst..he was still the best ❤
Britt.. I’ve heard this song performed many times by many different artists over the years but this was spectacular. Elvis had a wicked sense of humour but once the golden tones started… The audience was always “all ears”. His 1968 comeback special, where he wore the iconic black jumpsuit was another performance where his sense of humour was on full display 😆😆😆. Long live The King 👑 ✊👑
The King, Still had IT
@@susiecafwellbrown2486 … He never lost IT ✊😄
It's so hard to believe that approximately 6 weeks later, he was gone 🥺 Great reaction, as always! Elvis is THE best!
@@sandrabishop502… That was what was truly sad about this video, that it was so close to “the end” ✊😔🕊️
@@sandrabishop502Not the best, the VERY BEST !!!
The greatest voice the world has ever heard
6:52 This was indeed his goodbye to his fans! This performance is sacred to those of us who love him to this day!
Happy Birthday King!!
He was thinking of Priscilla everytime he sang it.
It took me years to be able to watch this I love and miss him
You’re right, when Elvis sang a song it was his..
Very rarely did I ever think the original version was as good as Elvis’s
I didn't think anyone could sing the emotion into Bridge Over Troubled Water like Art Garfunkel until Elvis recorded it. Just like Unchained Melody, his voice is made for it.And that's just a starting point.
I saw him in concert the last two times he played in Chicago, including three months before he passed. As large as he was, the voice was definitely still there. He found places to take extra breaths, but he was phenomenal. I am so blessed to have seen him in concert. Thank you for doing all of these reactions to Elvis. You are adorable in the way you do these reactions. Really wish you could have been alive when Elvis was still alive. I don't think there will ever be another voice like his. RIP, Elvis.
The Righteous Brothers made this a hit in the 60s.
Elvis made it a hit again.
Fun Fact: Bill Medley and Elvis were great friends. In fact they alternated concerts in Vegas at The International for awhile.
Britt you should react to Medley's tribute song to Elvis, "Old Friend".
In 1955 Roy Hamilton was one of the first to record Unchained Melody. Hamilton was one of Elvis' great musical heroes and also a friend. Roy visited Elvis when he was recording in Memphis in 1969, shortly before he passed away.
Oh, Britt, this is so heartbreaking to listen to and watch, he passed away a few weeks after this. Tears always flow when this is on but thank you for your wonderful reaction to his essence, we will always love Elvis❤
So so bittersweet. He’d been gone 6-8 weeks later. He was sick by this time and yet could joke and push himself to his God given gift. 😢😢
This was the last song he was known to have sang. In the middle of the night, on the last night of his life, he played racquetball, then sat down at the piano in his racquetball building and played and sang “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” and part of “Unchained Melody.”
Elvis was gasping for air because his lungs were shot. He could barely talk but he could sing. At this stage he was on oxygen before every concert. He was so sick. This always breaks my heart. It's hard to watch.
He's dying. RIP
His lungs were not shot! He had just got done performing Hurt and Hound Dog. On Hound Dog, he was putting in some surprising moves and energy. Also, I have never heard anyone talk about him being on oxygen before his performances. Just not true!
@@jeromejackson3752 Then you haven't listened to the Jerry Schilling or Larry Geller interviews or read the book Destined to Die Young. I'm also guessing you didn't know that Charlie Hodge finished the long notes that Elvis couldn't handle because he didn't have enough lung capacity to hold them and you didn't know he was in congestive heart failure at that time. Elvis was amazing.
I saw the interview and just because Jerry saw Elvis using oxygen once in the 60’s doesn’t mean he was using it before every concert. I know he used an inhaler because of asthma. But to say his lungs were shot makes no sense.
@@jeromejackson3752 It makes plenty of sense when you understand he inherited a disease called G6PD that affects the liver and lungs.
There will never be another Elvis
He was my first love as young girl and my favorite singer of all thru my life .
He was taken way to soon
His body was literally shutting down, he was in pain but still went out and performed cuz it’s what he loved. His voice never left him it’s so unfortunate we didn’t get this elvis voice longer. It was so powerful
Elvis was a musical god...there wil never be someone like him ....the biggest ever
Elvis`s career lasted 24 years (1953 - 1977 ).
People are constantly talking about his weight gain, when in fact, he gained weight in the last three years of his life. In the end, his face was bloated, not fat.
Some months after this concert, he passed.
Elvis was a very sick man but all people mention about him is his drug abuse. He took legal drugs for his various health problems, no street drugs.
I graduated from college in May of 1977 just before he died in August of that year. He was scheduled to perform in Hershey February of 1978. I was planning on sleeping outside for those tickets. I wouldn't have done that for any other performer. Even though this was one of his last performances and he wasn't well. However, his greatest gift, his voice, was still phenomenal. I would have still been THRILLED to be in this audience.
And this is the ultimate proof that voice served him to the end... 👑
Final stand of the king! Elvis is and was
I can’t watch this without balling my eyes out.
Just like the guitar, he taught himself to play the piano.
It's hard to believe that 6 weeks after this performance he would be gone. 😢
BRITT--this is Elvis near the end when he was really struggling with health and weight. It is sad but also his voice was still amazing.
He recorded this in June 1977 and died less than two months later.
' UNREAL,UNREAL,UNREAL'! Yes, he was... This man did it all! CASE CLOSED! And you killed it too my Beauty...
I Tried I just can't WATCH this Performance - I was 10 When We LOST OUR ELVIS *AUGUST 16, 1977 - Finding My Momma & Daddy Both Crying -- Shocked me - and they told us kids -- We all cried SHOCKED THE WORLD -- WATCHED EVERYTHING THAT DAY ON TV NEWS CONSTANTLY HIS FUNERAL -- THIS WAS RIGHT BEFORE WE LOST HIM -- REST IN PEACE ELVIS AARON PRESLEY FOREVER LOVED NEVER FORGOTTEN
Me too Tonya. It's always hard for me 😢
Amen 🙏 I was eleven. Never will forget. 😢 Love you Elvis.
Forever and always I will love this man❤
He truly was THE KING and will always be.
First time I heard this song I was 7 years old. My dad was coming home from one of his usual Saturday morning golf games, and he stopped at the mall and got me two things. The first was a sugar cookie, which while I love thouse, I was more excited about what he handed me next. A cassette tape called “The Greatest Performances of Elvis Presley”. The tape had an assortment of tracks, both studio recordings and live performances, ranging from his start in 1953 to the end in 1977. I listened to that tape religiously be it in my room, riding with my mom in her car, or riding with my dad. I had that tape with me a lot. So this song played I don’t know how many times. I remembered even then feeling the power of that vocal. I had no idea then that it was near the end of his life, or what he was going through personally at that time. His manager was keeping him busy with countless gigs and Vegas appearances. He was a greedy money hungry man who took advantage of Elvis, taking 50% of Elvis’ earnings from his live performances in the later years and working him to the point of exhaustion. Elvis also never got over the heartbreak of losing his mother so young, and also his divorce from Priscilla. All of this, mixed with his inherited health issues effected him. People say that it was the pills and unhealthy life choices that killed him. But if you read the book “Destined to die Young” it really dives into the true cause of his death. He had a health condition that was hereditary from his mom’s side of the family. In fact, his mom also ha it. In his case, he had an enlarged heart and an impacted colon. The book shows that even if he’d never taken a pill in his life, he still would’ve most likely died young. As a 7 year old kid, I didn’t know any of this. I just knew I liked what I heard. Seeing it now, and knowing his story, it makes it even more powerful. I would describe it as beautifully heartbreaking. The reason is, because it’s heartbreaking that he was going through all of this at the time, but even in spite of it, when he sang, especially a song like this, he gave it all he had. His voice never wavered one bit. If you ever watch the Elvis movie from 2022, Austin Butler recreated this so beautifully. Worth a watch.
The Man, The King, The Legend! Nobody will ever compare....
He is unique in every way n everything
Elvis Presley Was Well Known For Pop Country And Gospel His Voice Is Amazing
The greatest entertainer of all time and will never be another like him
Today...1/8/24 he would have been 89. Happy Birthday Elvis....the undisputed King of all music.
I was at this last concert. He was so ill it was shocking. Gone just a few weeks later. I recently read a book by the doctor who testified in the court trial of his personal physician, Dr. Nick. Elvis had diseases that hadn’t been discovered yet. He was in so much pain, so much. God took him because he just couldn’t take any more. Rest in peace dear Elvis. I still listen everyday. They blamed it all on drugs. It wasn’t.
Elvis will put you over, no doubt!
I watch this every time with tears in my eyes ... the world lost a very special man when he died ... TCB forever !
😊He gave everything he had and it breaks my heart how mistreated he was by those who were supposed to care for him. I've loved him since I was 12 and still do.💖👑🔥 That smile still f%#KS me up.
Many, many tried to help him, but he always told them that he knew what he was doing. If his MM men pushed too hard, he fired them-then would hire them back.
He thought he knew what he was doing. 😢
Absolutely nobody brings Elvis Presley music like you do darlin hands down ❤👍 !!!
Eddie623 is so right. Thank you, Britt, for the love and respect you show for Elvis.
Elvis music? wtf does that mean?
Angelina probably found inspiration from Elvis for her renditions. She almost always has an Elvis tape up in her studio.
Love your reaction. Elvis sounded operatic there, especially near the end. Just amazing. Luciano Pavarotti once said that if Elvis had had any classical training growing up, he may well have become one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century.
And he didn't put on a few pounds as you say in the way that you would normally think of, it's because of all the drugs they had him on in conjunction with his deteriorating Health condition, some of that congenital, and so there was just a ton of bloating going on.
He was definitely too sick to be performing live, but his asshole manager pushed him even in this state, and then Elvis thought of his fans and decided to go ahead and do the last couple shows.
and Elvis allowed it. don't blame the colonel. open the other eye.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425he only allowed it because he wanted it for his fans
@@treymiller6821 the stuff you believe and the crap you say should be in the front page of a news paper.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 you’re irrelevant lol you really think i care what you think? hes the king of rock and roll period and he loved his fans.
@@treymiller6821 obviously you other wise you wouldn't reply, FOOL! what a joke he allowed it. Elvis was a controlled puppet.
Amazing!!! 👏👏👏
Still a member of the PDC, in poor health and he still brought in the ladies. I love this man so much and his music, l believe, his music saved my life in so many ways.
That was from Elvis' last concert before he passed away. Even though he was suffering from bad health, he never lost that amazing voice.
No, it was not his last concert. That song was recorded in Rapid City on June 21, 1977. His last concert was on June 26, 1977 in Indianapolis.
@@tomlivesay8407 I stand corrected
@@patmellen7523 this was his last filmed concert
It’s hard to name all the collectives! to describe ELVIS! Just to say he was THE MAN!!.❤👍
This is beautiful.... but oh so sad...
A man standing on the edge of death, with numerous health issues, in the process of giving all he has left in himself to his fans...
Makes me cry every time i see it....
Last few years of his life he was so sick ( of the 11 bodily systems Elvis had 9 affected by illness), that he looked so heavy but actually he was blotted and in a lot of pain. I feel so sad whenever I see this video, knowing how much he suffered.I will love him forever ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
As others have said, Elvis was sick here as he's health was deteriorating and he died less than two months after this performance which makes it all sad.
I can't believe I get the chance to make the first comment on one of your videos! This video is sad because we can see he is not healthy here, and his time was short, but his voice is still so amazing! Best ever performer! We don't need imitators.
YUP...
If you haven’t seen the movie “Elvis’ I highly recommend it. This song is at the end and it’s a very emotional moment. Excellent movie!
One of his last performances 😢😢😢😢😢😢 Gawd, he was amazing. Swooning
Britt, I stumbled across you several weeks ago. What caught my attention was you were reacting to one of Elvis's songs. I am 72 and grew up listening to, and watching his movies, and then I was there in the 70's. I saw him LIVE twice in the mid-70s A lot of entertainers can be loud through their amps, but Elvis's voice was so POWERFUL it really was unreal. He was playful and so confident when on stage, he owned it. I miss him dearly, and that period was so loose and fun. Thank you for playing and reacting to his music, he has so many even in the sixties that would blow you away.
Bless his heart....he was so sick singing this song 😢 his health was so bad......he died about 2 months after this concert 😢😢😢😢
Excellent reaction. Brit. You really appreciate Elvis and I think you have a better feel of who he was than many of these long-time fans. I love your Elvis reactions and your perception of his vocal gifts and his sense of humor and his natural charm. Thank you so much. It made watching this much easier when watching it with you.❤❤❤
THERE IS ONLY ONE KING
So good to see you young people listening to Elvis no one could sing like the King glad you enjoyed it