Elvis Presley 1968

6/10

anyone who doesn't like Elvis or The Beatles must be off their head imo - gifts from God.

He certainly was in this.

BBC4

It's just finished ffs Howdi!

I liked the Beatles not Elvis he was a fat loud mouth yank with cra p music

god I would have loved to have lived in the 60s in 500 years time people will pick up history books and say how the hell was there so much talent around at the same time.

that 1968 concert is a rip off of Texas' inner smile imhaho

MrBaboon 07 Jan 23:05


I liked the Beatles not Elvis he was a fat loud mouth yank with cra p music

he had the x factor like no one has since. The Beatles were the best songwriters of the century.

If Elvis turned up on xfactor now id have 20k on at evens in week 1

:)

come on elvis lets have my favourite

'well its hard to be a gambler betting on a number that changes every time'

:D

You wouldn't get evens out of me.

shout charlie you KNEW

Fackin right I did, I was there in the 60s. :)

You agree with me then. Happy birthday Elvis.

Whats green and rocks at the bottom of the garden ? Elvis Parsley

ALL TIME GREATS

1) JOHN LENNON
2) ELVIS PRESLEY

I think Elvis invented the word cool.

Howdi - your spot on - 60s & 70s gave us the most innovative music production ever,there's good stuff either side of those 2 decades but generally speaking they were by far the best - Beatles - Presley - Pink Floyd - Motown - Stones, you could go on and on and on, superb hits every week on the radio, your lucky if you hear one decent song per month now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWRo6C_HcEo

LEGEND.

I'm a Beatles fan but tell me one person in history who had more charisma than this fella.

I was close :)

:D

THE KING

How old is this documentary ? That Priscilla woman must be 65 now

she must be at leeast 63 but her face looks 23

Do wah Diddy circa 1974 musta run him close

Howdi,this cant be a recent doc ...her parents are being interviewed

were they his parents?
God how sad that last performance was he looked 60 not 42 obvious he was so ill.

I think it's 2002

his parents must have been late 80s even then.

HER parents

her parents were they Burt?

yes

was she about 10 years younger than him?

his mother died when he was in the army and his dad died a few years after him

yes ,Howdi

cheers Burt. Ive never seen pictures of him at his last gig very sad. I suppose these days he would have been in hospital not in front of thousands - looked awful.

between 7-10 years difference at a guess, he met her when she was 14 and he was serving in Germany

Jackson went the same way as him addidcted to drugs .

were you a fan burt?

and you coachy?

I had no choice Howdi as my mum was a big fan. She saw him twice and has been to Graceland 3 times

:) There are very few I'm in awe of but as a big sports fan and footy fan the only ones I am are:

Elvis - Beatles
Maradona - Pele - Best

There likes don't come across very often.

I think you can tell true greatness when its crosses generations.

you'll find his final concert available on a torrent Howdi. CBS turned it into a tv special, i think it was about 2 weeks before he died and was in Philadelphia.

cheers Burt. Ill never forget when my Grandad called me 3 weeks before he died about 13 years ago and he's been in hospital and said

'tape me some more of The Beatles best stuff its bloody brilliant'

He must have missed it first time around

:D

Not a fan as such Howdi ,but just found myself watching :)

Same here coachy now switched over to womens darts

:D

I was on holiday when he died. I pushed the front page of the paper under the khazi door. My mrs thought it was a spoof newspaper. When she found out it was true she got pi55ed for 2 days. :)

you must be knocking on Charlie!

you must be knocking on Charlie!

I remember buying the '68 Concert on DVD for my mum ... and heard, for the first time, him singing "If I Can Dream" ... the type of song that would have been familiar to him as a child growing up in a poor environment, heavily imbued with Gospel ... it still brings a lump to my throat. (I was only 13 when he died, and while not an ardent fan, I do still love to hear his voice) ... :o)

overated in my view

Amazing talent.


here's an interesting Elvis fact:

between Summer 1969 and June 77

Elvis performed 1,128 concerts


And a good chunk of those were in single venues in Vegas - his first season in Vegas was 54 shows in 4 weeks.

Can't imagine the prima donna celebs now being such workhorses.

Howdi 07 Jan 23:06


god I would have loved to have lived in the 60s in 500 years time people will pick up history books and say how the hell was there so much talent around at the same time

Yes.. It was good m8.

^ exactly. And what are the chances of 3 people like John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison
ever coming together again. No dis-respect to Ringo, but he was one lucky sod
in the right place at the right time. And what are the chances of a single performer like Elvis
ever coming along again.

I was working in betting office in Long Row,just off St Martins Lane in the West End..

It was one Saturday morning before the dogs.I went outside to have a fag and watch the girlies go by,when low and behold Paul McCartney comes strolling along.Stopped him and had a chat for a few minutes.