Quote from article says it all "From shotgun shack to Graceland mansion. From driving a truck to flying in his own jet. From singing in a country church to performing for one billion people. The only recording artist to sell a billion records. The American who Leonard Bernstein proclaimed as “the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century. He introduced the beat to everything-music, language, clothes-it’s a whole new social revolution.” The world’s most popular and influential entertainer: Elvis Aaron Presley."
@@paulhiggins1577 Not really. Buddy and Bob were a country act in 1954 but Buddy decided to focus on Rock and Roll after opening for Elvis 3 times and then formed Buddy Holly and the Crickets in 1957. Elvis was already an international star in 1956.
I hope people know the background of this song. *Martin Luther King* was killed before this show and it devastated him. He asked the songwriters to make a message song (he said he could not write songs himself) to try to unite blacks and white folks. Ref. "I have a Dream" speech. Also Bobby Kennedy were killed. It also was a shock to him. After this very emotional performance, he cried and stated that he would never again sing a song that he did not believe in. I like the older version of Elvis as he show his soul more. He had so much soul and grew up singing gospel in a church as a kid. It was a "black" church, and this affected him and he never saw colour and treated everyone with the same respect no matter what background or colour they had.
This was a few months after Martin Luther Kings assassination..both that and assassination of Bobby Kennedy plus our boys getting killed in Vietnam was too much for him..it's a call for us to come together ❤
In the music business, that is almost certainly not heard of! As far as I know, he is the ONLY ONE to be gone that long and have a successful comeback. Loretta Lynn took 4 years, to care for her dying husband, and made a successful comeback. EXTREMELY RARE for that to have happened! Also, as for being called KING, Elvis responded that there's only 1 KING, and that's JESUS CHRIST.
The face of Elvis at the end tells it all. The nation was CRYING OUT for answers. Elvis used his platform to make a DIFFERENCE. Everyone was asking WHY. WHY was MLK shot just 2 months before this taping? WHY was RFK killed DURING the production of this TV Special? Elvis lands a MONSTROUS message of hope here. THIS is what the 1960s needed upon leaving that decade of assassinations and race riots. Elvis had an amazing way to connect to every kind of person because of his PASSION. You KNOW he means every word. Elvis was different in every good way possible. A man who tried really hard to break down walls of racism. This song is the closest he ever got to that dream. This was his personal tribute to MLK. Its no wonder James Brown, Muhammad Ali, BB King, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Sammy Davis, Medgar Evers and so many movers and shakers in the black community were either strong supporters and/or personal friends with this man.
As others have commented,' If I Can Dream' is his MLK tribute performance - Elvis was devastated by MLK's murder. People tried to stop him from performing the song because it was too 'controversial'. But he went ahead & PASSIONATELY performed it on his special just 2 months after MLK's murder. Elvis himself was part Native American - he didn't see colour, he saw people. A true Gentleman who never forgot his roots, He grew up in poverty, dirt poor but humble and so kind as a result........he's still the King 👑
This is actually "middle Elvis" (age 33) from his famous 1968 "Comeback Special" where he performed live for the first time in some ten years. He had spent the previous ten years making movies and records but not appearing live. Elvis was highly influenced by gospel (he snuck off to black churches as a youngster, both alone and with friends, to listen to the music), as well as country and R&B. The mix is what made him untouchable as an artist/interpreter.
I was late coming to Elvis, my daughters got me into him, when we first got cable and they played his comeback special, they told me to watch and and we were quite mesmerised with his musicality and voice, on a personal point, my father always used to sing a song called "I will take you home again Kathleen " and I found an Elvis version we were all in tears, such a great performer!
"I'm starting to see how diverse of an artist he really was. He had a lot of diversity." Totally correct. He could sing any style of music: from gospel and country to rock 'n' roll, soul and even funk. You made some very pertinent points about his versatility and I enjoyed your reaction. If I Can Dream is from his 1968 Comeback Special, Elvis sang this Dr King-inspired track with so much conviction and passion. He admired Dr King (some Elvis fans tend to claim that they were friends but there's no substantiated proof of this) and was devastated to hear of his murder. I wish Elvis had sung more socially conscious songs as they really suited his voice. However, it's such a shame that the ones he did sing, with their powerful messages first heard in the 1960s, remain all too relevant today.
T remember this 1968 TV Comeback Special like it was yesterday and it was def Elvis in his prime. Another song to react to fron the Special is TRYING To GET To YOU. Classic Elvis. For my money though, this is hands down my favorite Elvis song fore the power and emotion and the message. I still choke up s bit every time I hear it.
Elvis' manager told him not to perform this song because it's too controversial. Elvis told him the only way he won't perform it is over his dead body. LONG LIVE THE KING!
Elvis 68 Come Back Special .Elvis Ya Baby .Seen Elvis in 69 & 70 I was a very lucky little girl Las Vegas Hilton International dinner show .My momma is a Elvis fan she took my big sister and me .Thanks momma
I love this look on him. I was born in 56 so this is the Elvis if my single digits. Got to meet him once in a studio in Nashville with my best friend who's Dad worked there. He is was super nice to two 13 year olds fan hurling out and speechless. He teased us into laughing and talking.
To me, and I grew up with Elvis, Younger Elvis is from the 50s....This is Peak Elvis 68-72 and older Elvis 73-77 was his best vocally, just health took him down...So Sad
68. SPECIAL was TAPE from June --Dec. A writer Named Earl was in a room with Elvis and Elvis was upset and Expressed how he felt with M.L.K. AND KENNEDY ASSIGNATION EARL WROTE THIS SONG IN AN HOUR FOR THE LAST LAST SONG
I liked both to but I think most people leaned toward his younger years because it was so sad to see him in the condition he was later on. He was such a dynamic soul and you knew he wasn’t in good health. He was such a force of nature for most everyone.
Elvis was raised in & accepted by the black church near his home & was a part of the church choir. His favorite music was gospel & his only grammy awards were for his gospel recordings.. he was famous for hours before or after his concerts for just going to the piano & singing song after song in praise. This was done in one take & when he got off stage he embraced his backing singers the sweet inspirations ( one who was whitney houston's mom ) broke down crying & ended up in the fetal position sobbing from the emotion of the moment
Chod, the song was released in 1968. From 1964-1972 everyone who was releasing music was trying to be relevant and tapping into the "PEACE" movement. Elvis was the perfect performer to transition from the crooner age songwriting to lyrics with substance. 1968 was an explosive year in America and one we haven't seen since. CNN did a four part series on this one year. I recommend doing 60's-70s music commentaries should watch it. It will help them understand the corebissues of where the musicians were coming from and what they were reacting to. Elvis really poured his heart out on this song!!
This performance happened on his 68 Special, which marked his return to live performances 7 yrs after primarily doing movies and just before he worked in Vegas. So this isn't real early Elvis. This song was written for Presley for that show. Elvis had an admiration for MLK who had just been assassinated. And that's partly what that song is about. Besides Jailhouse Rock a video called Mean Woman Blues from 57 shows a glimpse of what early Elvis was like.
This song was dedicated to MLK after he was killed that's why he sang it the way he did him and MLK were friends and he was really upset when MLK was killed and fyi elvis was born and raised in tupelo Mississippi in the getto and most all of his friends were of color that is where he got his swagger from another fact his back up singers the sweet inspirations the lead singer for them was Whitney Houstons mother right up front with elvis i was lucky enough to see him live in concert twice in 72 and I think I saw him in 74 i was really young but I remember it like it was yesterday something I will never ever forget blessing to be able to say I saw him live
Elvis was the best friend i ever had in my entire life. we met when i was 17 yrs old. I won a radio show contest and the prize was a day with Elvis but our friendship lasted past that one day in time. All the memories of my friend are tucked safe in my heart forever. i saw him numerous times he was amazing he was not only my friend but a big brother as well. I never will get over his death it haunts me everyday seeing him in video's dancing and singing breaks my heart because i know he is not here anymore my mind understands but my heart never will, i saw him a few weeks before he passed he said kiddo everything will be okay i said E. nothing will ever be okay again, i was crying so hard he gave me a little kiss on the cheek and said i love ya kiddo always remember that okay i said love ya too E. that was the last time i saw my friend alive again. I walk past Graceland everyday without fail. Anyway i loved your reaction i hope you will watch more of his music videos love from Memphis Tn.
Elvis Comeback special. Elvis was drafted in the army in 1962. When he came back, he spent the next several years doing corny movies. More than anything else, he wanted to perform live again. This special was carefully planned as a way to reintroduce Elvis, and included a lot of Elvis' old material. It was supposed to be a Christmas special. He was supposed to end it with a Christmas song. That's what his manager insisted on. During the Summer of 1968, there was racial unrest all over the country, and 50 thousand soldiers a year were being lost in Vietnam. A few months earlier, MLK was assasinated. Then Robert F. Kennedy was assasinated. A very troubled time in American history. Elvis was greatly inspired by MLK. He asked for a song to be written about racial unity and Martin Luther King's dream. That's where the DREAM came from, from MLK's speech. He got this wonderful song and decided to end his special with it. His manager Tom Parker wouldn't have any of it and insisted on a Christmas song. This was one of only a few times that Parker did not have his way. Also tne red neckerchief that Elvis wore was in rememberance of the lives that were being lost in Vietnam. Considered to be one of Elvis' very finest performances.
Elvis was drafted in 1958 and left the army in 1960 and when it came to songs and performance, Parker had no say at all..Elvis had 100% control on that.. Parker did argue it
He actually knew dr. King and apparently when he got the news of the assassination he was on the set of a movie they were filming and they had to shut down their production for a day because Elvis went into a back room and curled up into a ball and just cried for hours. It breaks my heart to think that is still so much similar today.
Elvis is one of the most recognized & famous people in music history, & no doubt, one of the most talented, however his heart & love for humanity, is his true legacy 💚💜💗💚💜 I wish with every fiber of my being, that his dream would come true right now!!!
He sung this song as a tribute to MLK and JK . He was so upset about MLK being murdered that he had to do this song though advised not to by label as might damage his career , well as you see didnt listen . Great reaction
For me it's not about which version is better or even who sang it, it's about the song itself and what it represents. The fact that Elvis sang it was just an added bonus.
This was Elvis Presley's tribute to Martin Luther King Jr after he heard the news that he was assassinated because Elvis was such a fan of his and he was so distraught over the news so he wanted to pay homage to Dr King
Has to be his most powerful performance he put his heart and soul into it was dedicated to the assinations of M L King and R F Kennedy he covered so many genres of music thank you stay safe 😷✌☝ I love Elvis from the start to the end his voice never left him like you said his voice matured with age
This was after he returned from the service after 4 years. So he was mid 30 's during this. Do you get anything from this song. This song was written after his dear friend MLK WAS MURDERED he spoke of helping the race wars in the south by him and MLK healing it through song . When he was killed Elvis confided to a friend the pain he felt deep in his soul at the ⁹loss he felt. They talked about every feeling he felt. The friend took a bit but he wrote down every feeling he was told about this song the faith , hope and sorrow Elvis felt in his soul at this loss. When the song was written Elvis booked a local theater at 3 am and him his band and his back up singers were the only ones in the theater because he wanted everyone to hear and feel the sorrow and pain. People just really never got what he was about. And hff e loved every color nat tonality and he never saw a color of a man he looked at the so yuh l of people. Never be another Elvis.. EVER
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This was the middle Elvis after getting out of the Army trying to see if he still had it since he had been away from the music scene. And at that time we had the British Invasion
The story was that was the last song on his 68 Special. which took from June to Dec. To tape. This was done with the hurt that he felt over MARTIN L. KINGS ASSASSINATION ALSO J. F. K. TAKE MY INFO PLEASE IN GENTLE WAY, 🌠
This TV special that he did came out in 1968 and that was the year that Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy got assassinated which is kind of the meaning and purpose of this song he was 33 here when he sang this
People (45 years after he's gone) still call Elvis King of Rock'n roll, but he did not like that, he considerd that the only King was God, but I consider him to be the King of Music, but what do you think, is he good enough to be called a Music King? Here are some of his Gospel songs: Amazing Graze, Take me home precisous Lord, How great though art, You'll never walk alone, You gave me a mountin, Crying in the chapel, Why me Lord (written by Kris Kristofferson), Unchained melody, I'm not sure if it's a gospel song but Walk a mile in my shoes and many more... . If you prefer ballad songs then look at these: My Way, Suspicius minds, In the Ghetto (written by Mac Davies), Memories (written by Mac Davies), If I can dream that is a tribute (parts of it is taken directly from the I can dream speach by MLK) to Martin Luther King JR and senator Robert Kennedy, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words in the beginning), Make The World Go Away, Bridge Over Troubled Water, An American Thrillergy, Hurt, Sweet Caroline, Just Pretend, What now my love, Are you lonesome tonight (laughing versin, or not), Oh Danny Boy (for you Irish people) remember that he sang over 700 songs... There are some videos of when Elvis joking and messing up, he loved to joke around and pretend that he did not have control, but he had total control, he acctually conducted his musicans and back up choirs all the time !! He is the only person to have 2 records gone to sell Gold and 2 to to sell Platinum since he died. Elvis is also in almost every genre of Music Hall of Fame (5 that I'm sure of), no one else is in more then perhaps 2. Not bad for someone who never took a single singing lesson, yes he sang in church so perhaps he learned a little there, right? . Something else that people tend to overlook: He always conducts his musicans and backup singers, he never gets credit for being able to do that... Then imagen you are a singer, you have great musicans, you have great backup singers, no Guest Artists, no Autotune, no Lipsinging and no Fireworks, now all is about your skill, could you handle that pressure? That is what Elvis did in over 1000 concerts, despite having problems with his health, like his Glaucoma, the headlights must have hurt his eyes like crazy... He sang over 700 songs, I wonder how he could remember them all, he never vrote a song himself, so he had to remember other peoples songs, well that in it self is amazing in it self... By the way he had Glucomea and that must have been difficult being in the headlights all the time, that could be why he sometimes closes his eyes, but also sometimes squinting !! Elvis suits was made of 100% Polyester, or 100 cotton (I'm not sure witch one), it was originally a karate suit, it was very light, but it was hot, so it made him sweat a lot, he got some bad press about that, but if you give it all then you will sweat, it should be positive, right? About the deep basevoice JD Sumner (a member of The Stamps Quartet) is the Basso Profundo, I think that it's called that, it is the deepest base singer there is... IMPORTANT VIDEO: ua-cam.com/video/PO8Kq_3KTyI/v-deo.html Mohammad Ali speach at Elvis funeral...
So many times I get asked why I’m such an Elvis fan. If you would sit down, in a non-biased manner, watch this performance you would understand. . This man put everything in to this song. You could actually see the pain he was feeling. During the filming of the Singer TV special, better known as The ‘68 Comeback Special, Colonel Parker insisted that Elvis end the special with a Christmas song, since it was to be aired later that year, in December. The actual filming was in June of 1968. Dr. King was killed in Memphis in April of 1968. Robert Kennedy was killed June 6, 1968. Elvis filmed this on June 27,1968. Elvis was aware of what was going on in this country. One of the few times Elvis went against the Colonel was when Elvis refused to close the special with a Christmas song. Elvis turned to the writers at NBC, and asked them to write an ending for the show. The two writers took Elvis to a room, sat him down, and let Elvis tell them what he was feeling. This song is what they came up with. Elvis dedicated this song to MLK and RFK.
By the late-1960s, after making a lot of movies, recording soundtrack albums, and Gospel albums, Elvis Presley wanted to return to his musical roots. In 1967, he returned to Memphis, Tennessee, to record a lot of new music, and he was heavily influenced by the blossoming Soul music scene there. From 1967 to 1968, Elvis Presley recorded some of his best music of his career. It was more mature, more sophisticated in themes, and had a modern, fresh sound, in comparison to his soundtrack albums work.
It was jan 1969 that he did all those recordings....American Sound Studios where he recorded over 36 songs in 12 days. he was only doing movie soundtracks in 67-68 with exception of the TV special, which only produced one new song.
I use to love to watch Elvis movies on TV when I was a kid. My favorite movie was his last movie he made "Change of Habit". A couple of songs from that movie "Rubbernecking" and "Let Us Pray".
I subscribed for the simple reason that he said he doesn't react until the end I don't mind that people react in the middle but it disrupts everything and kills the flow
This is the first Elvis reaction of yours that I've seen, so I don't know what you're considering 'older Elvis'. If it's from Vegas, then this video isn't much earlier than the Vegas videos that are out there. This was recorded somewhere around June of 1968 (for airing in December). The Vegas shows that circulate on UA-cam were filmed in 1970 for the movie 'Elvis: That's the way it was'. So there isn't that much of a time difference.
Hi, Love your reactions. Could you please react to Bridge over troubled water, Make the World Go Away from his 1970 Vegas concert and also You Gave me a mountain My Way and Trilogy from his 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert. I'm sure you will enjoy them. David's voice really shines. Thank You!
I watched the '67 Detroit riots on the news as a 9 year old child. People slowly changed,as I grew up. The old ways got left behind. People met each other as Americans, and things got better, although greed and corruption thwarted many efforts. When the Occupy Wallstreet protests, circa 2012, 13, brought people together from a broad spectrum, due to 2008 bailout of banks, which ruined many average Americans the articles about racism from the New York times ramped up significantly. The last thing those in power want is for Americans to get along. The entire system of entertainment, education, government, and big corporations want to divide and conquer, and eliminate state government, so laws let them operate the same all over. Rich people need ray cism. Acadamia foments hate quite well,as does media, and the sheeple count is high. I don't think average Americans really think any of what's going on now is right.
Quote from article says it all "From shotgun shack to Graceland mansion. From driving a truck to flying in his own jet. From singing in a country church to performing for one billion people. The only recording artist to sell a billion records. The American who Leonard Bernstein proclaimed as “the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century. He introduced the beat to everything-music, language, clothes-it’s a whole new social revolution.” The world’s most popular and influential entertainer: Elvis Aaron Presley."
"Before there was Elvis, there was nothing. " John Lennon
There was plenty before him - Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry to name but two
@@paulhiggins1577 yeah i dont get why john lennon would say that lol
@@paulhiggins1577 Not really. Buddy and Bob were a country act in 1954 but Buddy decided to focus on Rock and Roll after opening for Elvis 3 times and then formed Buddy Holly and the Crickets in 1957. Elvis was already an international star in 1956.
perhaps but there was still plenty of good music in the decades before elvis@@hackermusic3355
I hope people know the background of this song. *Martin Luther King* was killed before this show and it devastated him. He asked the songwriters to make a message song (he said he could not write songs himself) to try to unite blacks and white folks. Ref. "I have a Dream" speech. Also Bobby Kennedy were killed. It also was a shock to him.
After this very emotional performance, he cried and stated that he would never again sing a song that he did not believe in.
I like the older version of Elvis as he show his soul more. He had so much soul and grew up singing gospel in a church as a kid. It was a "black" church, and this affected him and he never saw colour and treated everyone with the same respect no matter what background or colour they had.
"I have a dream" Speech
@@RJsStudio131 Yeah, you`re right.
Thanks.
Elvis is the G.O.A.T
This was a few months after Martin Luther Kings assassination..both that and assassination of Bobby Kennedy plus our boys getting killed in Vietnam was too much for him..it's a call for us to come together ❤
Yeah, if I recall correctly, it was recorded in June or July of 68 (of course it aired in December, being a Christmas special).
This "younger Elvis" is just 9 years younger than the "oldest Elvis" :)
9 years and he’ll be DEAD?
@@matthewfortune1746 yes this was 68, he died 77
@@corey5858 I was 3
@@corey5858 in 77
Elvis took 9 years off and came back and became a star again
In the music business, that is almost certainly not heard of! As far as I know, he is the ONLY ONE to be gone that long and have a successful comeback. Loretta Lynn took 4 years, to care for her dying husband, and made a successful comeback. EXTREMELY RARE for that to have happened! Also, as for being called KING, Elvis responded that there's only 1 KING, and that's JESUS CHRIST.
Take That came back after 10 years
The face of Elvis at the end tells it all. The nation was CRYING OUT for answers. Elvis used his platform to make a DIFFERENCE. Everyone was asking WHY. WHY was MLK shot just 2 months before this taping? WHY was RFK killed DURING the production of this TV Special? Elvis lands a MONSTROUS message of hope here. THIS is what the 1960s needed upon leaving that decade of assassinations and race riots. Elvis had an amazing way to connect to every kind of person because of his PASSION. You KNOW he means every word. Elvis was different in every good way possible. A man who tried really hard to break down walls of racism. This song is the closest he ever got to that dream. This was his personal tribute to MLK. Its no wonder James Brown, Muhammad Ali, BB King, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Sammy Davis, Medgar Evers and so many movers and shakers in the black community were either strong supporters and/or personal friends with this man.
As others have commented,' If I Can Dream' is his MLK tribute performance - Elvis was devastated by MLK's murder. People tried to stop him from performing the song because it was too 'controversial'. But he went ahead & PASSIONATELY performed it on his special just 2 months after MLK's murder. Elvis himself was part Native American - he didn't see colour, he saw people. A true Gentleman who never forgot his roots, He grew up in poverty, dirt poor but humble and so kind as a result........he's still the King 👑
Elvis had the whole package. Voice l .looks. .moves .charisma. a great enertainer
I’ve always said “how did someone so perfect exist?” And he was humble!
This is actually "middle Elvis" (age 33) from his famous 1968 "Comeback Special" where he performed live for the first time in some ten years. He had spent the previous ten years making movies and records but not appearing live. Elvis was highly influenced by gospel (he snuck off to black churches as a youngster, both alone and with friends, to listen to the music), as well as country and R&B. The mix is what made him untouchable as an artist/interpreter.
Fabulous performance. Elvis could sing any type of song with emotion and passion. React to you gave me a mountain
Can you imagine this performance was done 52 years ago 💯👍
This song and IN THE GHETTO are SADLY STILL RELEVANT TODAY!
I was late coming to Elvis, my daughters got me into him, when we first got cable and they played his comeback special, they told me to watch and and we were quite mesmerised with his musicality and voice, on a personal point, my father always used to sing a song called "I will take you home again Kathleen " and I found an Elvis version we were all in tears, such a great performer!
What a beautiful and touching story.
Thank God to your daughters, otherwise no "new" fan and a beautiful memorie because of a song of his!
@@alameas6358 MN mo
Elvis an underrated civil rights advocate.
Great reaction. Very intelligent comments and I agree, Elvis later in his career definitely still sounded great and matured.
"I'm starting to see how diverse of an artist he really was. He had a lot of diversity."
Totally correct. He could sing any style of music: from gospel and country to rock 'n' roll, soul and even funk. You made some very pertinent points about his versatility and I enjoyed your reaction.
If I Can Dream is from his 1968 Comeback Special, Elvis sang this Dr King-inspired track with so much conviction and passion. He admired Dr King (some Elvis fans tend to claim that they were friends but there's no substantiated proof of this) and was devastated to hear of his murder.
I wish Elvis had sung more socially conscious songs as they really suited his voice. However, it's such a shame that the ones he did sing, with their powerful messages first heard in the 1960s, remain all too relevant today.
T remember this 1968 TV Comeback Special like it was yesterday and it was def Elvis in his prime. Another song to react to fron the Special is TRYING To GET To YOU. Classic Elvis. For my money though, this is hands down my favorite Elvis song fore the power and emotion and the message. I still choke up s bit every time I hear it.
Elvis has a vast catalog of gospel music
Elvis' manager told him not to perform this song because it's too controversial. Elvis told him the only way he won't perform it is over his dead body. LONG LIVE THE KING!
Elvis 68 Come Back Special .Elvis Ya Baby .Seen Elvis in 69 & 70 I was a very lucky little girl Las Vegas Hilton International dinner show .My momma is a Elvis fan she took my big sister and me .Thanks momma
I love this look on him. I was born in 56 so this is the Elvis if my single digits.
Got to meet him once in a studio in Nashville with my best friend who's Dad worked there. He is was super nice to two 13 year olds fan hurling out and speechless. He teased us into laughing and talking.
He has the Holy Spirit in him .. I swear .. he’s just the best ever ..
Even though he didn’t write this song, it was exactly the way he felt
I Agree with you! I think Elvis Presley voice improved as he aged!!!
Elvis was a "messenger", I believe, in a lot of areas.
I'm not sure that Elvis wrote any of his songs. All of his greatest hits were written by someone else.
Favorite Elvis performance ! Best song and very emotional. Love it.
To me, and I grew up with Elvis, Younger Elvis is from the 50s....This is Peak Elvis 68-72 and older Elvis 73-77 was his best vocally, just health took him down...So Sad
68. SPECIAL was TAPE from June --Dec. A writer Named Earl was in a room with Elvis and Elvis was upset and Expressed how he felt with M.L.K. AND KENNEDY ASSIGNATION EARL WROTE THIS SONG IN AN HOUR FOR THE LAST LAST SONG
He left his soul on the stage when he sang this song. Elvis is the God of Music.
Absolutely right. he’s the greatest of all time.
He poured it out. We got to witness perfection. Should be the Universal Song of Peace and Love For All
@@russjohnson2478 I agree with you completely.
This was his tribute to MLK he was so upset about his death. This is one of his most compassionate and sincere performances
I liked both to but I think most people leaned toward his younger years because it was so sad to see him in the condition he was later on. He was such a dynamic soul and you knew he wasn’t in good health. He was such a force of nature for most everyone.
One of his best and most heartfelt performances ever.
The most interesting fact about Elvis is he never performed outside of the United States, yet he's the KING everywhere.
Elvis was raised in & accepted by the black church near his home & was a part of the church choir.
His favorite music was gospel & his only grammy awards were for his gospel recordings..
he was famous for hours before or after his concerts for just going to the piano & singing song after song in praise.
This was done in one take & when he got off stage he embraced his backing singers the sweet inspirations ( one who was whitney houston's mom ) broke down crying & ended up in the fetal position sobbing from the emotion of the moment
Chod, the song was released in 1968. From 1964-1972 everyone who was releasing music was trying to be relevant and tapping into the "PEACE" movement. Elvis was the perfect performer to transition from the crooner age songwriting to lyrics with substance. 1968 was an explosive year in America and one we haven't seen since. CNN did a four part series on this one year. I recommend doing 60's-70s music commentaries should watch it. It will help them understand the corebissues of where the musicians were coming from and what they were reacting to. Elvis really poured his heart out on this song!!
Tribute from one King of Memphis to another. Elvis, MLK RIP
The greatest of all time ❤🙏❤
indescribably great song.
Absolutely unique
He had number one hits in every category of music. He was a uniter and a humanitarium.
Young elvis older elvis is just elvis I love it all
I think a lot of us feel this song.
It's how it should be.
Elvis sang this song in memory of Martin Luther King a few months after he was killed. It’s a plea for King’s Dream to come true.
It was a tribute to MLK jr and RFK. Everyone forgets Bobby 🥺
1968 Elvis was 33 years old 9 years later in 1977 Elvis died age 42
This performance happened on his 68 Special, which marked his return to live performances 7 yrs after primarily doing movies and just before he worked in Vegas. So this isn't real early Elvis. This song was written for Presley for that show. Elvis had an admiration for MLK who had just been assassinated. And that's partly what that song is about. Besides Jailhouse Rock a video called Mean Woman Blues from 57 shows a glimpse of what early Elvis was like.
Amazing message from an amazing man!
This song was dedicated to MLK after he was killed that's why he sang it the way he did him and MLK were friends and he was really upset when MLK was killed and fyi elvis was born and raised in tupelo Mississippi in the getto and most all of his friends were of color that is where he got his swagger from another fact his back up singers the sweet inspirations the lead singer for them was Whitney Houstons mother right up front with elvis i was lucky enough to see him live in concert twice in 72 and I think I saw him in 74 i was really young but I remember it like it was yesterday something I will never ever forget blessing to be able to say I saw him live
Elvis was the best friend i ever had in my entire life. we met when i was 17 yrs old. I won a radio show contest and the prize was a day with Elvis but our friendship lasted past that one day in time. All the memories of my friend are tucked safe in my heart forever. i saw him numerous times he was amazing he was not only my friend but a big brother as well. I never will get over his death it haunts me everyday seeing him in video's dancing and singing breaks my heart because i know he is not here anymore my mind understands but my heart never will, i saw him a few weeks before he passed he said kiddo everything will be okay i said E. nothing will ever be okay again, i was crying so hard he gave me a little kiss on the cheek and said i love ya kiddo always remember that okay i said love ya too E. that was the last time i saw my friend alive again. I walk past Graceland everyday without fail. Anyway i loved your reaction i hope you will watch more of his music videos love from Memphis Tn.
A soul-affirming song.
Elvis Comeback special. Elvis was drafted in the army in 1962. When he came back, he spent the next several years doing corny movies. More than anything else, he wanted to perform live again. This special was carefully planned as a way to reintroduce Elvis, and included a lot of Elvis' old material. It was supposed to be a Christmas special. He was supposed to end it with a Christmas song. That's what his manager insisted on. During the Summer of 1968, there was racial unrest all over the country, and 50 thousand soldiers a year were being lost in Vietnam. A few months earlier, MLK was assasinated. Then Robert F. Kennedy was assasinated. A very troubled time in American history. Elvis was greatly inspired by MLK. He asked for a song to be written about racial unity and Martin Luther King's dream. That's where the DREAM came from, from MLK's speech. He got this wonderful song and decided to end his special with it. His manager Tom Parker wouldn't have any of it and insisted on a Christmas song. This was one of only a few times that Parker did not have his way. Also tne red neckerchief that Elvis wore was in rememberance of the lives that were being lost in Vietnam. Considered to be one of Elvis' very finest performances.
Elvis was drafted in 1958 and left the army in 1960 and when it came to songs and performance, Parker had no say at all..Elvis had 100% control on that.. Parker did argue it
Glad you chose this tune.It's not often remembered by most fans.
Young Elvis, old Elvis. Makes no difference! He was blessed by God!
The king.
He actually knew dr. King and apparently when he got the news of the assassination he was on the set of a movie they were filming and they had to shut down their production for a day because Elvis went into a back room and curled up into a ball and just cried for hours. It breaks my heart to think that is still so much similar today.
Elvis is one of the most recognized & famous people in music history, & no doubt, one of the most talented, however his heart & love for humanity, is his true legacy 💚💜💗💚💜 I wish with every fiber of my being, that his dream would come true right now!!!
Wow man mazing fantastic really elvis is the best ..really I dk what to say ..man thank you very much to share elvis songs here
He sung this song as a tribute to MLK and JK . He was so upset about MLK being murdered that he had to do this song though advised not to by label as might damage his career , well as you see didnt listen . Great reaction
RFK Too. he had just been assassinated about a week before this performance
@@RJsStudio131 thats who i meant thanks for clarifying
@@jimdoyle8757 He was deeply affected by JFKs assassination too. Such a patriotic Man
1968 Elvis…this song meant something to Elvis!!
You nailed it...the older mature Elvis had a crazy presence
Love it‼️I love his strong sultry voiceHe gave me goosebumps..He saang with such passion from his soul..Powerful message❤️
For me it's not about which version is better or even who sang it, it's about the song itself and what it represents. The fact that Elvis sang it was just an added bonus.
Elvis was 33 when he recorded this was from his 1968 Comeback Special
This was Elvis Presley's tribute to Martin Luther King Jr after he heard the news that he was assassinated because Elvis was such a fan of his and he was so distraught over the news so he wanted to pay homage to Dr King
Elvis can,t be compared,,with any 1,,1978,,2021,and it will last,forever,him,and the beatles.😁
I agree, I loved all of them.
This was 33yo 1968 Elvis from the TV special “Singer presents... Elvis”, now known as the ‘68 Comeback Special. He recorded In the Ghetto in 1969.
Middle Elvis, after 30 plus movies. Younger Elvis is the 50's, very early 60's. This 68.
Has to be his most powerful performance he put his heart and soul into it was dedicated to the assinations of M L King and R F Kennedy he covered so many genres of music thank you stay safe 😷✌☝ I love Elvis from the start to the end his voice never left him like you said his voice matured with age
This was after he returned from the service after 4 years. So he was mid 30 's during this. Do you get anything from this song. This song was written after his dear friend MLK WAS MURDERED he spoke of helping the race wars in the south by him and MLK healing it through song . When he was killed Elvis confided to a friend the pain he felt deep in his soul at the ⁹loss he felt. They talked about every feeling he felt. The friend took a bit but he wrote down every feeling he was told about this song the faith , hope and sorrow Elvis felt in his soul at this loss. When the song was written Elvis booked a local theater at 3 am and him his band and his back up singers were the only ones in the theater because he wanted everyone to hear and feel the sorrow and pain. People just really never got what he was about. And hff e loved every color nat tonality and he never saw a color of a man he looked at the so yuh l of people. Never be another Elvis.. EVER
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I love watching you.. I agree what you are saying about all generations still dealing with the same things...kind of sad...
He was 33 years old on this 1968 show. He was born in 1935.
This was the middle Elvis after getting out of the Army trying to see if he still had it since he had been away from the music scene. And at that time we had the British Invasion
Elvis had been out of the army for 8 years before this performance. The Army was early Elvis
Elvis also did a number of albums of gospel songs.
He is great at every age.
This is like middle Elvis. I love all the versions. He wasn't versatile or anything. Ha. Love you Man.
Nine years later, he was gone.
So loved your reaction.....Elvis touched so many.
The story was that was the last song on his 68 Special. which took from June to Dec. To tape. This was done with the hurt that he felt over MARTIN L. KINGS ASSASSINATION ALSO J. F. K. TAKE MY INFO PLEASE IN GENTLE WAY, 🌠
MLK and Robert Kennedy
ELVIS IS THE MOST VERSATILE ARTIST EVER. DID YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE SONGS HE SANG IN SPANISH,ITALIAN, GERMAN AND A LITTLE BIT CHINESE?
Love your reaction and comments!
He loved Gospel and grew up in tupelo Mississippi til 13 years old or so.....
Best ever performance and best ever tune by Elvis
The Greatest!
This TV special that he did came out in 1968 and that was the year that Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy got assassinated which is kind of the meaning and purpose of this song he was 33 here when he sang this
People (45 years after he's gone) still call Elvis King of Rock'n roll, but he did not like that, he considerd that the only King was God, but I consider him to be the King of Music, but what do you think, is he good enough to be called a Music King?
Here are some of his Gospel songs:
Amazing Graze, Take me home precisous Lord, How great though art, You'll never walk alone, You gave me a mountin, Crying in the chapel, Why me Lord (written by Kris Kristofferson), Unchained melody, I'm not sure if it's a gospel song but Walk a mile in my shoes and many more...
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If you prefer ballad songs then look at these:
My Way, Suspicius minds, In the Ghetto (written by Mac Davies), Memories (written by Mac Davies), If I can dream that is a tribute (parts of it is taken directly from the I can dream speach by MLK) to Martin Luther King JR and senator Robert Kennedy, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words in the beginning), Make The World Go Away, Bridge Over Troubled Water, An American Thrillergy, Hurt, Sweet Caroline, Just Pretend, What now my love, Are you lonesome tonight (laughing versin, or not), Oh Danny Boy (for you Irish people) remember that he sang over 700 songs...
There are some videos of when Elvis joking and messing up, he loved to joke around and pretend that he did not have control, but he had total control, he acctually conducted his musicans and back up choirs all the time !!
He is the only person to have 2 records gone to sell Gold and 2 to to sell Platinum since he died.
Elvis is also in almost every genre of Music Hall of Fame (5 that I'm sure of), no one else is in more then perhaps 2.
Not bad for someone who never took a single singing lesson, yes he sang in church so perhaps he learned a little there, right?
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Something else that people tend to overlook:
He always conducts his musicans and backup singers, he never gets credit for being able to do that...
Then imagen you are a singer, you have great musicans, you have great backup singers, no Guest Artists, no Autotune, no Lipsinging and no Fireworks, now all is about your skill, could you handle that pressure?
That is what Elvis did in over 1000 concerts, despite having problems with his health, like his Glaucoma, the headlights must have hurt his eyes like crazy...
He sang over 700 songs, I wonder how he could remember them all, he never vrote a song himself, so he had to remember other peoples songs, well that in it self is amazing in it self...
By the way he had Glucomea and that must have been difficult being in the headlights all the time, that could be why he sometimes closes his eyes, but also sometimes squinting !!
Elvis suits was made of 100% Polyester, or 100 cotton (I'm not sure witch one), it was originally a karate suit, it was very light, but it was hot, so it made him sweat a lot, he got some bad press about that, but if you give it all then you will sweat, it should be positive, right?
About the deep basevoice JD Sumner (a member of The Stamps Quartet) is the Basso Profundo, I think that it's called that, it is the deepest base singer there is...
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This is his 68’ special, he was 33 during this special
So many times I get asked why I’m such an Elvis fan. If you would sit down, in a non-biased manner, watch this performance you would understand. . This man put everything in to this song. You could actually see the pain he was feeling.
During the filming of the Singer TV special, better known as The ‘68 Comeback Special, Colonel Parker insisted that Elvis end the special with a Christmas song, since it was to be aired later that year, in December. The actual filming was in June of 1968. Dr. King was killed in Memphis in April of 1968. Robert Kennedy was killed June 6, 1968. Elvis filmed this on June 27,1968. Elvis was aware of what was going on in this country. One of the few times Elvis went against the Colonel was when Elvis refused to close the special with a Christmas song. Elvis turned to the writers at NBC, and asked them to write an ending for the show. The two writers took Elvis to a room, sat him down, and let Elvis tell them what he was feeling. This song is what they came up with. Elvis dedicated this song to MLK and RFK.
Elvis/Little Egypt
By the late-1960s, after making a lot of movies, recording soundtrack albums, and Gospel albums, Elvis Presley wanted to return to his musical roots. In 1967, he returned to Memphis, Tennessee, to record a lot of new music, and he was heavily influenced by the blossoming Soul music scene there. From 1967 to 1968, Elvis Presley recorded some of his best music of his career. It was more mature, more sophisticated in themes, and had a modern, fresh sound, in comparison to his soundtrack albums work.
It was jan 1969 that he did all those recordings....American Sound Studios where he recorded over 36 songs in 12 days. he was only doing movie soundtracks in 67-68 with exception of the TV special, which only produced one new song.
I use to love to watch Elvis movies on TV when I was a kid. My favorite movie was his last movie he made "Change of Habit". A couple of songs from that movie "Rubbernecking" and "Let Us Pray".
Thanks enjoyed
From the end of the '68 comeback special, this was the one that closed the show.
I subscribed for the simple reason that he said he doesn't react until the end I don't mind that people react in the middle but it disrupts everything and kills the flow
This is the first Elvis reaction of yours that I've seen, so I don't know what you're considering 'older Elvis'. If it's from Vegas, then this video isn't much earlier than the Vegas videos that are out there. This was recorded somewhere around June of 1968 (for airing in December). The Vegas shows that circulate on UA-cam were filmed in 1970 for the movie 'Elvis: That's the way it was'.
So there isn't that much of a time difference.
Hi, Love your reactions. Could you please react to Bridge over troubled water, Make the World Go Away from his 1970 Vegas concert and also You Gave me a mountain My Way and Trilogy from his 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert. I'm sure you will enjoy them. David's voice really shines. Thank You!
Yeah
I like all but his age but I agree with you. I like maturity.
*This was a 1968 Elvis*
That makes you the star bro
I watched the '67 Detroit riots on the news as a 9 year old child. People slowly changed,as I grew up. The old ways got left behind. People met each other as Americans, and things got better, although greed and corruption thwarted many efforts. When the Occupy Wallstreet protests, circa 2012, 13, brought people together from a broad spectrum, due to 2008 bailout of banks, which ruined many average Americans the articles about racism from the New York times ramped up significantly. The last thing those in power want is for Americans to get along. The entire system of entertainment, education, government, and big corporations want to divide and conquer, and eliminate state government, so laws let them operate the same all over. Rich people need ray cism. Acadamia foments hate quite well,as does media, and the sheeple count is high. I don't think average Americans really think any of what's going on now is right.
He was at his peak. Amazing. Your analysis is spot on! 💙
You did good, you made him big...