If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley 1968 Comeback Special | REACTION
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- This song really has changed my mind about Elvis as a whole!
I am reacting to EVERY ELVIS SONG EVERY RECORDED in release order "or close"!
This is my reaction to Elvis Presley If I Can Dream. This is also my first time hearing If I Can Dream reaction, 1968 comeback special
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For all of you who don't know, I have been reacting To Every single Elvis Presley song in chronological order!
Here is the link to my playlist::
Elvis Presley Reactions: ua-cam.com/play/PLn84b2i6CbmNnXoTwRxW6k5a66BhvDSVd.html
Hey Seph! So if you're interested Leon did "If I Can Dream" From First To Master Take: ua-cam.com/video/BQeNXc3BqME/v-deo.html
* fingers crossed this goes through *
I will 100% do this in the future 😀 thank you for the link 😊
This is why you are very very COOL!!
@@SephPlays Hey! You are so very welcome! And I am so looking forward to your reaction to that! Thank you SO MUCH 💖💖
And oh wow! You, Seph, are cooler than a ⛄ after a blizzard ❄💙😊💯 Thanks again- and though you're British- I'm still wishing you a Happy 4th of July 🎉🎊🎆🎇🎈🎉🎊🎆🎇🎈🎉🎊🎆🎈🎉🎊🎆🎇🎈🇺🇸
@@SephPlays what generosity of spirit you show by bestowing upon us such a beautiful gift on your bday❤. I hope you had an amazing birthday as you deserve it with all the joy you spread with your authentic, genuine, infectious love for Elvis. May all your bday wishes come true🎉🎉🎉.
P.S. how is that email account coming (so easy to set up a google account)? Dying to share the photos and info on my Elvis ring since you seem to really love his bling😍😍
@@LadyLawyer1836 Hey there Miss Helene! I know! I've been waiting patiently for Seph to set up an email account as well. It's hard to get links to go through sometimes.
Haha! I LOVE Elvis's bling- bling 💎💍👌 too 💙💖 Partly because he almost always ended up giving it away to someone he thought that could use it more than he could. That's our Elvis 🙌⚡❤🙌 Forever in our hearts 💖💕 & now Seph is part of that family 🎤⚡❤🎶💯
So wonderful of you, by the way, to want to share a piece of Elvis with him!
Oh, & I almost forgot: 🎶Have A Happy🎶4th of July 🎊🎉🎇🎈🎊🎉🎇🎆🎈🎊🎉🎇🎆🎈🎊🎉🎇🎆🎈🇺🇸 Miss Helene 💜💜💕💕
This man is not a result of mere genetics. God did this.
If you want to blow your mind, listen to the following by him:
Hurt, Rags To Riches, Forever My Darling, and Elvis Acopella.
And PLEASE don't interrupt his singing with your comments. Wait until the end. It takes away from his unbelievable performances.
He was a GIFT.
i dont know if you know but i'm reacting to all his songs in chronological order i started in 1953 and im now up to 1963
And I'm going to go ahead and say that this is definitely not the channel for you Raymond. Because i pause an ungodly amount of times during all his songs and i dont plan on changing for anyone :P
His jewelry & suit is seriously understated in this video! He used to wear huge diamonds on EVERY finger! 😂♥️
That's why he is THE KING OF ROCK! HE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL IT! GREATEST ENTERTAINER EVER EVER AND EVER! LUV ❤️ 😍 TO THE KING!!!
Couldn't agree more 😍
a title given to him by white people.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Not just white but black community also.
@@donnaqueen8766 no black artist gave Elvis the title king of rnr. that title was given to him by white people.
@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 I understand that but the black community understood why. Elvis never did want to be called that . He said there is only one, Jesus
What gets me about this is less than a decade later he dies. Seeing the comeback special is so bitter sweet. Sweet because its just amazing and so hopeful. Bitter because you know what's coming and the rate of his demise. Its heartbreaking
Cette merveilleuse chanson est plus que jamais d'actualité.
Si plus de gens écoutaient Elvis, nous aurions sans doute la paix dans le monde.
The backup singers in this special are known as the Blossoms ⚡️⚡️tyvm ⚡️ ⚡️
The most passionate performance I have ever seen.
Elvis sings with his SOUL and his whole body.
It is transcendental.....
Happy birthday seph
Couldn't agree more and Thank you ❤️🎉🍻
This is why he will always be the "King" of rock and roll. This song was written due to the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. which happened just miles from Graceland where Elvis lived. It is my favorite Elvis song.
Thanks for sharing this video.
And Robert Kennedy everyone forgets him but i never will.
This is the best birthday present you'll get today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉
Elvis requested a red tie/scarf to honor blood shed and soldiers who were killed in Vietnam. He is really something else!
No one can sing this song like Elvis!!
After recording this song in the studio elvis said
"From this day on I'm never recording a song I don't care for again"
And for the most part he stayed true to that promise. The 70s had amazing songs and a few mediocre ones but all of them were songs elvis wanted to do
Yeah this would explain a few songs I've heard haha 😅
Awesome. You gotta wstch Elvis and the black community doc
Happy Birthday Seph
Thank you ❤️🍻🎉
Elvis was talking to Steve Binder about how felt about the situation in America. Binder then asked Earl Brown to sum what Elvis said in a song. This was the result.
The man was a genius haha
So are you!❤@@SephPlays
…Elvis was the first and the best! ... A millennium singer for eternity ... ✨💎✨ Thank you
LOVE Elvis no one else in my book comes close. I hope and pray for his granddaughters the press leaves alone. Let them live a long and fulfilled life please
Im with you on this one!
The wonder of u❤❤❤❤❤❤.Vonnie ❤❤
One of the greatest music performances of all time.
And this is how it sounds when Elvis is the boss of the music his doing 💪💪💪
Everything in this performance has a purpose. The song itself was written by Earl Brown, inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech I Have a Dream. The song was written with Elvis in mind & it’s a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. Brown was aware of Elvis love for Dr. King. He also knew that Elvis was devastated by the news of Dr. King’s assassination (just 9 miles away from Graceland, Elvis‘s home). The white suit was also worn to accompany the song’s dream for better days. At the time, the conflict in Vietnam was heart wrenching. In remembrance, of the lives lost during the Vietnam war. The burgundy colored scarf Elvis wore around his neck was for them.
And Robert Kennedy
The red tie means all the blood shed in wars at that time
It's crazy how many times elvis voice changed. 68-69 you get a raspy, rich voice. (I think it's better than the movies era voice)
The red tie was chosen on purpose to represent the men who were dying in Vietnam.
I wish i knew the story behind this song going into it!
@@SephPlays I understand that. That was a hard time in America. I was 13 when JFK was assassinated and I dearly loved him. Then 1968, April, Martin Luther King Jr. murdered and beginning of June RFK was murdered. Elvis had a lot of respect especially for Martin Luther King Jr. and it hurt that it happened in Memphis, not so far from his home. Then we had men spilling their blood in Vietnam. I read an article that said, I think, Binder, not sure, went out and bought the red scarf to signify the blood shed weekly in Vietnam. You know that song, If I Can Dream was written rather quickly. Amazingly.
That's elvis's wedding ring you can see he was newly married here and lisa Marie was just born
NO WAY!!! NO ONE MENTIONED THIS UNTIL NOW!
Oh my goodness he was incredible ❤
Many believe this was Elvis’s greatest performance. He was so devastated when MLK was assassinated and he never sang this song again.
I can't tell you how much i love and miss him, there is not a day that goes by that i don't think of him and all the memories we made in 10 short years, his death knocked the wind out of me and the funeral broke me. i have never been the same since, Elvis was the big brother i never had. He is also my guardian angel. Graceland is my go to place when it get's to hard to live w/o my friend i go there and walk around and remember Elvis and all the beautiful times we had together. He was the only person in my life that understood me and cared about my feelings and opinions. What it comes down to is we both needed a true friend and we were that for each other. Awesome reaction. Elvis told me all the time you should always know where you stand with people now i know what he meant.
Its truly stunning how many peoples lives this man changed for the better in same way shape or form! Truly stunning individual!!
Happy birthday Seph. Greatest performance ever. Watched it thousands of times. Phenomenal. Only the king could do this.
I couldn't agree more!
And Thank you ❤️🎉🍻
I absolutely LOVE your reactions to Elvis’ songs!!! Thank you so much for sharing these with us!!! 😻❤️😻❤️😻❤️
Thank you so much Karen :D
Elvis’s tribute to Martin Luther King , the civil rights leader, who was assassinated in Memphis. Elvis was a huge advocate for equality for all people. He never , to my knowledge, performed this live . Such a special song .
I really wish i knew this before i watched it! My reaction would have been completely different!!
Happy Birthday Seph, Elvis wasn't one in a million, he was one in a lifetime! and his drummer the late Ron Tutt was outstanding.
Ohhh yeah! I loved the tune ❤️
Best reaction. Loved it.❤
Awww thank you Kat :D
Happy belated birthday Seph - hope you had a great day 🎂🍾🎉🎁🥳🎈🥂
I really did thank you Helen ❤️
this was done live in an empty studio as the studio's punishment for him refusing to back down & sing this song in honour of dr.king & bobby kennedy..
Elvis grew up in the church & specifically in a black church that was near his home which welcomed hiim & his mother..
gospel music was his absolute favorite & he had the largest collection of gospel music in america at one time...
the network was opposed to his doing this song but he had so much respect & admiration for dr. king & took inspiration from him he stood his ground & basically said no song.. no special..
the infulence of his church upbringing is so up front in this performance ( the white suit) & he literally did take us to church with this
Thank you for sharing such an honest & heart touching reaction with us
check out his performance of how great thou art the best video version is of him in a blue jumpsuit from 1972
Iconic performance by Elvis. He took his voice to new places for passionate expression. I’ve always felt his gospel influence in his delivery. Almost like a pastor in his white suit and calling in the flock while his arm repeatedly goes back and forth..🙏 What you missed at the end by stopping the video a moment too soon, was his humble, ‘Thank you, good night.’. Pure Elvis.❤️
Ohh yeah im gutted i missed that 😅
Be sarcastic if you like, but appreciating Elvis, includes his personality.
It bothers me a lot, that just at your birthday I messed up pushing the go button.😢
I was wondering why you at least didn't send a heart.😮😢😅
So better late than never
💥All the best for your BIRTHDAY 🎈🎂🌞
The story I wrote for you went something like this:
Today the harbour lights burn in love for you. Long tall Sally asks: let's have a party, there's good rocking tonight!?
So all your guests shake, rattle and roll with their blue suede shoes until the blue moon turns to gold again.
When the Kentucky rain starts, you are all shook up
and say: c' mon everybody, kiss me quick before you cross the bridge over troubled water.
I hope you had a beautiful birthday!🌞
Ommggggggg this was soooo freakin good Marion!!! Very well done. And it brought a lot of memories from the past year back to me ❤️
Thank you ever so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💜💜💜💖💖💖 You are amazing
Elvis was a genius at his craft. A gift from God and for us he gave his all. One of the greatest songs ever written and sung by the Worlds greatest performer. Great reaction, keep them coming please.
Couldn't agree more!
I do love this performance but as a rule I’ve always preferred his early music from the 50’s and early 60’s. I was fortunate enough to see him in 72 and the show was phenomenal
He wore the red tide to symbolize all the loss of blood in Vietnam.
Omg i truly didn't know! Just makes this performance even better in my eyes! 😢
45 years after his death, people are still calling Elvis the King of Rock'n'Roll, but he didn't like that title, he believed that the only king was God and he actually told this to his fans several times, he said: I believe that God is the only true king.
I think that Elvis is and only the king of Rock'n roll, he is the king of music because he can sing very well in any genre, but what do you think, is he good enough to be called a music king?
Elvis was really in my mind, the King of GOSPEL and other music, no one does it better then him, he is best known for making Rockn roll famous, so he was called The King of Rockn roll, but he never liked that people called him that.
He repeatedly stopped fans who said that he was the king of rock'n roll, telling them:
I'm just an entertainer and singer, God is the only true King!!
Elvis was born in the poor parts of Tupelo Missisippi and it was mainly Afroamericans living there, at the place where Elvis family lived there only lived 3 more white familys, the rest was colored people, his family was dirtpoor until he became an artist after singing in a mainly colored peoples church during his childhood.
Did you know that he had several friends that where Afroamericans, one of his friends where James Brown, yes THAT James Brown (The King of Soul), another artist was B.B King, yes that B.B King...
He also was a good friend with Mohamed Ali, yes the GREATEST boxer of all time, he even had a Robe made for him, but it was to much bling on it so Ali wouldn't where it more then one time to a fight.
He really admired Martin Luther King very much, Elvis felt that all people are equal, unfortually he never got to meet him, that would have created to much problems for both of them at that time.
He had several medical problems, Glaucoma, sleeping, irritable bowel syndrome, things that affected his real life and made him need medication to function.
Yes, he took medicines that today are considered to be called drugs, but at that time doctors prescribed it to him and to ordinary people, they did not know of the problems it could give people (side effects).
He never took any so-called street drugs, but unfortunately he did not realize that those medications would be a problem for him, he thought that they where ordinary medicine because his doctor prescribed them to him and to everyone else that needed it.
Many of his relativs died at a relatively young age, so even if he wouldn't have the medication, he might have died at about the same age.
He could never be alone and thus himself, at that time the word superstar did not exist, so nothing could prepare him for that kind of life.
Did you know that a big group of white poeple actually smashed his records and wanted to ban his music, just because they called it so called N... music, that is so painfun to think of, that some people actually can think like that, skincolor is just color and nothing more, when will people realise that?
Here are some of his spirutual songs:
Amazing Graze, How great though art, I found this version of this great song: How great thou art acapella: ua-cam.com/video/Be5y0rMBIFI/v-deo.html You'll never walk alone, Crying in the chapel, Take me home precious lord, Why me Lord (written by Kris Kristofferson), I'm not sure if it's a gospel song Help me and many more, he also made several Christmas songs, also some type of Blues songs.
Here are some ballads and other songs:
Turn around Look at me, Yellow rose of Texas (in a movie), Don't, You gave me a mountin, Unchained melody, 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, What now my love, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words in the beginning), Welcome to my world, Make The World Go Away, Let it be me, I'll Remember You, 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), a song that many might not know that he sung it is this one Green Green grass of home, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Walk a mile in my shoes, Blue suede shoes, Hound dog, I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water, My Boy, Solitaire, well remember that he sang over 800 songs, yes most of them Covers, but that made the artists that he coverd more popular and they also got some money from it...
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 Rock 'n' Roll, Country, Gospel, Rockabilly and Rhythm and Blues), if Gospel is a genre in Music Hall of fame, then he should be in there to, but no one else is in more then perhaps 2 genres.
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.
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?
At the time when Elvis started, then Autotune did not exist yet and when it became availible, then he still did not use it, he did not need to, he always sang so that you could hear every word that he sang, the Fans always felt that he sang to just you !
That is what Elvis did in over 1600 concerts (during his 24 years as an artist), despite having problems with his health, like his Glaucoma, the headlights must have hurt his eyes like crazy.
He sang over 800 songs, I wonder how he could remember them all, he never vrote a song himself, so he had to remember other peoples lyrics, well that 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 !
This unfortually made him temporary blind after the shows, that is why they led him of the stage and into his car, that is something that not many people knew about Elvis.
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) he is the Basso Profundo, I think it's called that, it is the deepest base singer there is.
A video about him helping others, look at this: ua-cam.com/video/CrJ1c9tm-C0/v-deo.html
Elvis made a show where all the money went to build the Memorial after Pearl Harbour, he talked to the nations about taking the Poliovaccin, Elvis took the first injection himself, he helped by donating a big amount of money to St Jude hospital, they fight against cancer (especially children with), he also gave away juwelery, gave away cars, he even gave away some houses to total strangers.
Elvis started an organization that helps people to get out of Homelessness (Presley Charitable Foundation), this organization helps people even now close to 50 years after he passed away.
A thing that you perhaps did not know: Elvis ALMOST NEVER did a show OUTSIDE OF USA, yes he did sing a few times in Canada: 4 concerts, 2 in Toronto, 1 in Ottowa and 1 time in Vancouver (during the 50:s?).
When the Aloha From Hawaii (Live in Honolulu 1973) was showed it had 1.5 Billion viewers from around the whole world and 3.7 billion people lived on earth at this time, so it was close to 1/3 of all of the population on earth that wiewed the show, it was the first time a single artist was shown LIVE around the globe.
Video of Mohammad Ali speech after Elvis died:
ua-cam.com/video/PO8Kq_3KTyI/v-deo.html
I have to say that I loved being at Graceland and seeing his home, first we were at the house in Tupelo where he lived in his early years, he was born there !
You don't have a guide taking you on a tour, you can go all over yourself, but stay outside of the ropes and do not attempt to go upstairs, the outside is huge, so is the house, but you don't realise that from the front of the house.
I don't regret for a second that I was there, or that I stood at his grave site and said out loud that this is for the humanitarian Elvis/the person/the man and then I gave him a military salute, the others there just looked at me and asked if I didn't like his music.
So I told them that he was clearly one of the best singers and artists ever, but I loved his big heart more, he helped so many people without getting credit for it, he didn't want the credit of helping others, he did it out of love and respect and to me that is what true charity is all about.
This PLACE (GRACELAND) should be a protected part of music history and also American history forever, I think that people will keep coming for years and years and years to come !
Elvis did lots of things for America to, he helped to avoid getting Polio (he took the vaccin in a tv show that made the intrest for taking the vaccin go from 0,6 % to 80 % in 6 months), he also helped in the figth to defeat Cancer by helping to build up St Judes children cancer treatment clinic, he also helped to build the Memorial over Pearl Harbour and many other things!
I have to admit i loved your comment! And your enthusiasm for Elvis is freakin unmatched!! So much passion!
Thank you for this!
Im not sure if you know but im listening to all his songs in chronological order, so I'll get around to everything at some point "Just takin the long way round" haha
I see you got a new t-shirt for the occasion.👍 Nice reaction to one of the most iconic song and performance of The Elvis. The growl in his voice is something special at this time and the depth. A stunning performance that ended his 68 Comeback Show, you missed the last few seconds when he was talking. A great birthday gift for you and us watching. The Colonel wanted him to end the show with a christmas song, but Elvis insisted on doing this instead. Both Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King was shot and killed in 68. MLK was shot a couple of months before this in Memphis Elvis hometown, Elvis was very upset about this and worried about where things were going in the US. He spoke about this and they wrote the song for him to sing for his final number. Seph now you know the power hes possessing, he sings with all his body and soul straight to yours. The more you get to know about him as a person and him as the singer and entertainer the more you will love him. Following you going deeper and deeper into The Elvis is so exiting and fun, I enjoy every second. Hip Hip Hooray!!!
Yes!! The last few seconds after the song, Seph!! Elvis says so beautifully, "Thank you, goodnight." IT'S LOVELY!!
I think you are the only person who spotted my birthday present haha 🎁
I adore my new t-shirt haha
And omg i WISH i knew this before i watched this 😢 i never made the connection between MLK and these lyrics at all.
It would have been a very very different reaction if i had known 😢
@@SephPlays I was just rewatching this reaction and wanted to give you a little additional background info. If you don't know who Robert Kennedy was, he was John Kennedy's brother, a presidential candidate in '68, and a huge supporter of civil rights. As for the connection between Elvis and MLK Jr., they had spoken on the phone and Elvis suppoted the civil rights movement with many donations. Elvis had a copy of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech framed and displayed in his home. He also played the recording for people often, and his girlfriend at the time said Elvis loved reciting the speech for people. Watching this (no spoilers) will give you insight on how much performing this song meant to Elvis and will make it even more meaningful: Martin Luther King & Elvis Presley - "THEY HAD A DREAM" - (50th anniversary) 2018 (8:02).
@@SephPlays I spotted this right away! The first appearance of the SEPH PLAYS custom tee! Fantastic!
This was a song decanted after MILK'S assassin
Simply one of the greatest live vocal performance ever recorded on film.
Best reaction love it ❤🙏
So many great songs from this special. Trying to Get to You is a particular mind blowing one
once the cameras went black, he actually collapsed in tears from all the emotions he poured out as he sang
Elvis Presley's
"IF I CAN DREAM"
From his 68 Comeback Special, was Elvis' Heartfelt and Powerful Tribute to Dr Martin Luther King Jr, after his Assasination in Memphis Tennessee where Elvis Lived. It is Based on the message of MLK's "I Have A Dream" Speech, and was written for him with this in mind. It also honored the Memory of Robert F Kennedy, who was also Assasinated during the same time period. This was a Turbulent Time in America, 🇺🇸 with the Civil Rights Movement, Protests and Riots against Vietnam War and it seemed as if the Country was being torn apart and Elvis wanted to bring a Message of Hope and Unity to the Nation. "If I Can Dream" is at it's heart, a Civil Rights Song.
The swinging arm movements and gesticulations are those of a preacher during a sermon or revival.
OMG!!! I dont know why i never picked up on this! 😅
@@SephPlays LOL You’re not omniscient. I recognized it because my dad was a preacher.
By the way, Trump is a huge Elvis fan, and he played this song at his SC rally Saturday.
@@Mary-bk2wj i didn't know this haha cant imagine trump listening to Elvis though 😂
@@SephPlays I know, right? Trump saw Elvis in concert. He posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018. Believe it or not, he said he always wanted to be Elvis: ua-cam.com/video/xsURxyN70jY/v-deo.html
Man. I love your reaction to Elvis. He is non- human. I love him so much. Thank you for your reaction, you are amazing.😂
They cut off the end where he says "Thank you good night"
I know 😢 found out waaaayyyy after
This song was a tribute to Martin Luther King talking about peace Elvis loved everyone thank you for sharing this video
Elvis had this song written as a tribute to RFK and MLK, who had both been assassinated in 1968.
Thank you for mentioning Kennedy, he is very overlooked; but it was Steve Binder who asked Walter Earl Brown to compose this song. Thx.
I really wish I knew this before listening to this song!! The reaction would have been very different 😢
Hope to god you reavt to "Just Pretend" and "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" both from Vegas in the white jumpsuit. This song btw was in memory for MLK and Bobby Kennedy had been assassinated
I'm reacting to all his songs in chronological order, i started in 1953 and im now into 1964. So i promise you i will get there. Im just taking the long way round haha 😊
@@SephPlays Awesome! His voice only gets stronger and better you'll come to see 🔥
Happy Birthday.
Thank you ❤️🎉🍻
@@SephPlays I was praying you would live to see another birthday. I was afraid you were having a seizure on this one!
Never have i shook like that because of a song 😂
Elvis es el mejor definitivamente, canta maravilloso, transmite emociones es lo mejor no hubo, ni habrá nadie como el. Lo amo❤
I couldn't say it better myself!
Happy Birthday Seph 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂
Thank you ❤️🎉🍻
1968 and nothing has changed
In what way?
So, I saw your reaction to "If I Can Dream" Seph and it was exactly the reaction I had, first time hearing.
I didn't cry. What I felt was hope. And since I lived thru the strife & violence of the sixties, I also felt some anger & sadness that
such a song needed to be sung.
As a little girl, I recall a feeling of fear & terror on one notable day; a day me & my family made a rare trip out of the suburbs of Baltimore (Maryland) into the City.
The US was seeing riots and fires in many cities across the land over the senseless killing of a great man: a man of peace, of God, of Love; Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK had been struck down in Memphis Tennessee April 4 and rioting was erupting in cities across the US.
In parts of the city our black brothers & sisters were experiencing events on a far different level. They were angry. They were grief-stricken. They were crushed this esteemed man who advocated for equality & justice had been taken.
Two days after MLK's assassination, television News showed cars on fire and City blocks on fire; thousands of people out in the streets going crazy and a huge local police presence assisted by thousands of Federal troops sent in by then president Lyndon B Johnson to quell the violence.
As a young girl, I didn't have a full grasp of the happenings of the day but I DID know tensions were high, violence was erupting and I was scared. It was surreal, sitting in the back seat listening to Motown and seeing the black smoke rising in distant parts of the City.
Mom bought our Easter delicacies and we returned home with no one worse for the wear.
That ride, the music, the sights & the sounds of the day all rush back any time I think of it.
What became known as 'the Baltimore Riot of 1968' was one of the three biggest disturbances arising out of that period of immense civil unrest of the times. King died April 4. Reactions remained peaceful until late afternoon April 6, when at the end of a Memorial Service someone threw rocks into retail windows. That set off eight days of violence in Baltimore alone. A hundred other US cities also experienced similar but smaller riots.
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from Wikipedia - "The Baltimore riot of 1968 was a period of civil unrest that lasted from April 6 to April 14, 1968, in Baltimore. The uprising included crowds filling the streets, burning and looting local businesses, and confronting the police and national guard. Over 11, 500 members of local & Federal law enforcement officers & soldiers converged on the City to maintain order.
In the next few days, 6 people died, 700 were injured, and 5,800 were arrested. 1,000 small businesses were damaged or robbed. Property damages, assessed financially, were more severe in DC ($15 million), Baltimore ($12 million), and Chicago ($10 million) than in any other cities.
"Rioters set more than 1,200 fires during the disturbance. Damage was estimated at over $12 million (equivalent to $77.5 million today).
Of the arrests, 3,488 were for curfew violations, 955 for burglary, 665 for looting, 391 for assault, and 5 for arson."
Only two months later, another leader among men, ardent champion of Civil Rights Robert F Kennedy would die of an assassin's bullet on June 6, 1968.
This magnificent song, written expressly for Elvis to sing on his television broadcast, was to embody all the man was feeling in his heart and all an unsettled Nation were feeling as well; in effort to comfort, console and encourage Hope for the day when "all our brothers walk hand in hand".
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I think that this song would have hit me differently if i had known this before reacting to it! :'(
@@SephPlays
Your feelings of joy & hope were darn near spot-on! 👍
This is the turning point for Elvis, where he sings only the songs he wants to sing. A very happy birthday to you. I know you're enjoying your Elvis birthday present. Others below have described the significance of this song to Elvis so I won't. When you see the whole 68 special show, you'll see one of the best, if not the best, performers of all time.
I can't wait to see it all 😀 and Thank you ❤️🎉🍻
You're reacting just like me 😄 You might be as much fan of Elvis as I am
First of all, Happy Birthday Seph 🎂🤗
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Elvis` beloved city Memphis (of all places), Elvis was so shocked and devastated that he cried in a fetal position.
"If I Can Dream" is a live recording and obviously refers to MLK Jr.`s wonderful speech "I Have A Dream".
But it also refers to everything that was going on in the 60s:
1. John F. Kennedy - assassinated on November 22, 1963
2. Malcolm X - assassinated on February 21, 1965
3. Martin L. King Jr - assassinated on April 4, 1968
4. Robert.F. Kennedy - assassinated on June 6, 1968
5. In addition, there was The Cold War and The Vietnam War going on. Thousands of Am.
soldiers were dying in Vietnam and were brought back in caskets.
6. There were countless protests against the Vietnam War.
7. There was the constant threat of a nuclear war, and of course, there was
The Cuban Crisis.
8. The Civil Rights Movement with MLK Jr., Malcolm X, and The Black Panthers.
America was in turmoil and people lived in fear. Black people have lived in fear before, but
now even the white society didn`t feel safe anymore.
Elvis` song addresses all that. And although Colonel Parker was against this song, because he always wanted "His Golden Boy" to stay out of political content, the song became a great success.
That`s when Elvis decided that from then on he would never record anything again that had no real meaning to him.
I WISH i knew this before listening to this song!! It would have been a very different reaction for sure 😢
Thank you for this! 💖
Great reaction to which has to be his best performance he put so much emotion and passion into it each time it always gives me chills and goosebumps he only sang this song in that show talk about coming back with a bang it was written especially for him a tribute for M L King and R F Kennedy plus for all those lives lost in the Vietnam war late happy birthday 😊
Fantastic song :D and i wish i knew all of this before i watched this masterpiece :(
seph. the red tie is for the blood of the 8 soldiers who died the day before in vietnam. And obviously the song has a meaning too. Don't sell the man short. you should check out the elvis and the black community documentaries. good luck
This song, this performance are amazing, and for me Elvis never looked better, i grew up with his music but have discovered a new appreciation for it now in my late 40’s. I always loved his music but never fully appreciated just how good he really was until more recently and i love watching younger people react to his performances.
Breaks my heart you didn't find out story behind this song before reacting 😢
I honestly teared up on the next time i heard it :(
Happy Birthday, Seth!!!!🎉🎉🎉 Love your reactions to all Elvis. He is the King!!!!
He was sooooooo good in this
Seph you are a joy to watch, watching our boy Elvis!
Thank you ❤️
Happy Birthday! Great way to celebrate.
Thank you ❤️🎉🍻
They played this iconic song on BBC radio 2 the other day. There was distinct intakes of breath and a respectful moment after it was played. I bet if Elvis released it today it would rush straight to No 1 worldwide.This was such a worthy winner of your Birthday Choice⚡️⭐️. Love seeing your appreciation and Heart in mouth moment whilst hearing this phenomenal song. Thank you so much. Remember Elvis had not performed live for 10 years because of his 2 years away in Germany followed by 8 years making films. So he was very nervous about this show. It certainly fired him up to take on live shows again. From now on, he is the conductor and producer of all his music with his top musicians and the best backing singers. 👌💕🕺
Wow, how cool about the BBC radio play. Wonderful!! And yes this song is SO WORTHY of Seph's birthday celebration!! 🙂
Not strictly correct as he did 3 shows in 1961, and was the Sinatra Welcome Home show 1960 in a way similar to this one, but I know what you mean, he was sure nervous after such an absence.
@@gorse9030 true but I meant with audiences bigger than a studio. They were tiny appearances really before the films took over 👌💕🕺
This just proves how timeless this mans music is! I love it 😍
Elvis put everything he had into this song.....very emotional. Great reaction Seph and Happy Birthday!!!!!🎂
Yes he did! 😊
And thank you 🎉🍻❤️
Powerful song Elvis looks an sounds fantastic, your looking pretty good yourself hope you have a fantastic birthday 💕
Aww thank you Maggie! ❤️
And The Elvis is always stunning 😍
"Happy Birthday, Seth!" Wishing you many more with love! ❤
Thank you debby 🎉🍻😀
Why just start at 1963? Some really good, and fun songs come from Elvis in the 50's!!! Tune in to those...you'll be glad you did 💗💗!
I didnt start in 63, i started in 53 haha Sorry its the way i speak >.>
U can tell he put all his heart & soul into this song b/c at the end when he says thank u & good night he is out of breath
I never thought of this as joyous, but is hopeful. Did you know the meaning of this song, Seph? I sobbed the first 100 times watching this. The assassinations of MLK and Bobby Kennedy tears at my heart, as does this song. This is the most powerful and perfect performance, and he puts every ounce of his soul into it. Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970, not with Philharmonic Orchestra) is also perfection, but the meaning of this song and how deep it came from Elvis’s heart and soul is unmatched by any performance of all time by anyone. ❤ Very Happy Birthday, Seph!🎉
I WISH i knew this before listening to this song! My reaction would have been very different! 😢
@@SephPlays I loved your follow-up response. Thank you! Still hanging in there for ‘68 Comeback to knock you out of your shoes. So many jewels you will flip out over in the 70s. You’re killing me making me wait!
I have been loving your elvis journey . I completely forgot that you haven't seen these iconic late 60s 70s stuff yet
Im loving my chronological journey. Im shocked no one else on UA-cam has done this yet!?
Happy Birthday, Seph! What a treat for you and us.
Such a treat! 😍
BEYOND AWESOME 👌
Ohh definitely waaaaaaaaay Past cool ❤️
The song was written by Walter Earl Brown for Elvis. He only sang the song live twice.
I love your reaction to this incredible, meaningful, and timeless performance.
This is one ill never forget 😍 stunning!!
Supposedly, after performing this song, Elvis broke down back stage..(some say in the fetal position, but I don't know that to be true)...Colonel Parker wanted Elvis to end the '68 Comeback Special with a Christmas Song, but Elvis did it his way. Also, this was his way of showing Respect to Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy assassinations. Be sure to see "Elvis and the Black Community Parts 1 & 2" on UA-cam
Im going in chronological order, i started in 1953 and im up to 1963 now. So i promise i will get there "Just takin the long way round" haha
Happy birthday pal
Thank you ❤️🎉🍻
Happy Birthday Seph! What a phenomenal Performance! ELVIS put all his feelings and emotions in this song it's incredible! Yes, i had Goosepumps too! ELVIS is from another Planet! Thank you Seph !
You can really feel the emotion in this one right!? Stunning song!
I was so anxious for my busy day to end so I could sit down and watch this reaction, and it was definitely worth the wait. I hope you had a terrific birthday! BTW I love your Kingsley shirt.
It was my birthday present 😍 i love it.
This song will forever be in my heart ❤️
Have a fantastic birthday. 🍷🍰
I think we can safely say that you are the most dedicated Elvis Reactor on youtube. I don't think nobody else would have the patience and resolve to listen to all his recorded songs in order from the beginning .
If Elvis could see this, he would probably reward you for your devotion with a brand new shiny cadillac as a birthday present. 🚗
Or the gold TCB⚡️Chain👌💕🕺
Im still a little shocked that no one else on UA-cam is doing this.
And its a crying shame that 95% of them only ever do like 5 songs of his and then dont bother listening to any more... They are missing out ya know?
@SephPlays they truly are!!! Elvis still has a huge fan base, and it's growing even bigger with the success of Baz Luhrman's Elvis film. New generations are now curious about Elvis and seeking content so if I was a creator building a channel, Elvis content is a no brainer!
Happy Birthday!
"If I Can Dream" is a song made famous by Elvis Presley, written by Walter Earl Brown[1] for the singer and notable for its similarities with Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech.[2] The song was published by Elvis Presley's music publishing company Gladys Music. It was recorded by Presley in June 1968, just two months after King's assassination. The recording was first released to the public as the finale of Presley's '68 Comeback Special.
Composer Billy Goldenberg and lyricist Walter Earl Brown were asked to write a song to replace "I'll Be Home for Christmas" as the grand finale on NBC's Elvis, taped from June 20-23, 1968 (now also known as ‘68 Comeback Special).[3] Knowing about Presley’s fondness for Martin Luther King Jr., and about his devastation related to his then-recent assassination in Memphis, Brown wrote "If I Can Dream" with Presley in mind. After Presley heard the demo, he proclaimed: "I'm never going to sing another song I don't believe in. I'm never going to make another movie I don't believe in".[4]
Goldenberg removed his name from the credits to avoid a publishing dispute.[3] The song was published by Presley's company Gladys Music, Inc.
After Colonel Tom Parker heard the demo of the song sent by Earl Brown, he said: "This ain't Elvis' kind of song." Elvis was also there, and he countered Parker's argument, then he pleaded: "Let me give it a shot, man." Earl Brown said while Elvis recorded the song, he saw tears rolling down the cheeks of the backing vocalists. One of them whispered to him: "Elvis never sung with so much emotion. Looks like he means every word."[5] Presley associate Jerry Schilling has said, "I consider Elvis to be a writer on this song. That song was him expressing how he truly felt."[6]
After filming for the TV special was complete with its eventual editing, the song was released as a single with “Edge of Reality” as the flip side on 22 November 1968, with the TV special airing 11 days later. It charted on Billboard's Hot 100 for 3 months and a week, peaking at #12, with more than one million sales;[4] although the RIAA certified the song as only gold (500,000 units shipped) as of March 27, 1992.[7] In Canada, the song peaked at #6 on RPM's top singles chart, maintaining that position for two weeks.[8]
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Thank you for this Martine 😊
Happy Birthday, this is a present for us. Thank you so much for reacting to this wonderful tribute to MLKjr. He was very determined to do this song against all odds. He actually treated it with sacred reverence and never sang it in public again. You make my day, thanks again for your wonderful efforts to keep Elvis alive. Have a special day.
I wish i had known this was a tribute to MLK going into the song! It would have hit me very very differently! 😢
Happy Birthday Seph! 🎉🎂🎈🎉🎈
Been waiting for this-
This was written by Earl Brown. It was a beautiful message song as MLK was assassinated 2 months prior 8 miles from his home & then Kennedy being shot. His voice is impeccable but the passion & pain coming thru is breathtaking!
Hope you have a wonderful birthday! 🎉🎈🎉🎈😊
Thank you for mentioning Kennedy -- so few people do.
I think it would have been more impactful if i had known this before hand 😢 thats the only issue about doing reaction videos... I don't get to do *Any* research before the video starts because it would ruin the reaction 😭
And thank you Carrie ❤️❤️❤️
His performance is FANTASTIC! At the end he say “Thank You ans Goodnight. If you watch it through you’ll enjoy his humbleness! Hope you had a great birthday!
Im gutted i missed it 😢
I love your reactions to Elvis!! Tyvm
Thank you ❤️
Happy birthday Seph. This is a very powerful/emotional song. My eyes tear up every time I watch it. Elvis was very sad over the two assassinations in 1968. He wanted all the people to live together in harmony.
I wish i knew this before listening to this song! My reaction would have been very different! 😢
Thanks for the warning. I will.
Fantástico.
Very much agree 😍
I'm watching this again and I'm reminded of when I watched this show on live TV. I (and I imagine many others) was absolutely stunned when he sang this song. All the songs in the 68 Special were stunning and I imagine many people who really listened to him for the first time, really, really listened, discovered how very good he was.
Happy birthday to you Seph and thankyou for giving us this reaction. Iconic performance from Elvis...he poured out his heart and soul and left us with an anthem that will be a symbol of hope for years to come. ❤
Couldn't say it better myself!
And Thank you ❤️🎉🍻
Happy, Happy Birthday Seph! 😂🎂🎂🎈🎈🎈🎁🎁 Elvis gave you a phenomenal Birthday gift just for you. 😂😂❤❤❤ I’m sure you’ve already heard it was sung because he was so upset over MLK & Bobby Kennedy’s assassinations in 68 that when he was doing his 68 Comeback Special he wanted to sing a song to honor them. It was written just for Elvis and he was the first to ever sing it. Soo, have a great Birthday and my Birthday is in July also. Have a great day. ❤❤❤❤🎁🎁🎁🎂🎂🎂🎈🎈🎈🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️
I wish i knew this before listening to this song! My reaction would have been very different! 😢
Ok, I Iose my challenge to you to not cry. Maybe I should have told you to read the back story before you heard it. You still did a good reaction.
I wish i was recording my reaction when i read the backstory to this song 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
🎉🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY🎉🎉SEPH!!!!!🎉🎉
I was waiting so anxiously for your Birthday Song, what a great selection for you (and us)!! Isn't Elvis stunning, gorgeous, & passionate here!! 🤗🤗A very needed message that never gets old. 👍 God bless you on your birthday Seph, may all your dreams come true!! 🌻🌻🌻
Aww Thank you ❤️🎉🍻
Love your reaction. Elvis forever!!
Happy Birthday Seph 🎉🥳🎂
Thank you for sharing The Elvis and his stunning performance and breathtaking beauty💜💜
More then welcome
And thank you ❤️🍻🎉