Elvis Presley Videos

“Blowin’ in the Wind” is a melody composed by Bob Dylan in 1962 and discharged as a solitary and on his collection The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan in 1963. Despite the fact that it has been portrayed as a challenge melody, it represents a progression of facetious inquiries regarding peace, war and flexibility. The hold back […] More

One of the recurring themes that resonate throughout many of Elvis’ mid sixties movie soundtracks, was that there are songs that only seem to fit in context with the movie, and as such seem to make little sense in isolation. However, with “Shout It Out”, the reverse seems to be applicable as it is a […] More

Anyone who has heard Elvis’ furrows into the genre are left in little doubt as to his prowess as a blues singer and it is therefore perhaps something of a surprise that this was not exploited when constructing his movie soundtracks. However, in mitigation, the consistent lack of quality of the songs in many of […] More

This was the only song which Elvis recorded during his final batch of recording sessions which made it onto his live set list. Granted, others such as “Moody Blue” and “Danny Boy” were given single live renditions but “Hurt” was performed at almost every show after it was recorded. This is likely because it was […] More

On November 10, 2011, in one of her last interviews, Whitney Houston recalls meeting Elvis Presley at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in 1969. Whitney had the opportunity to meet Elvis because her mother Cissy Houston – from July to August 1969 – was part of the “Sweet Inspirations” background group, which was an […] More

One of the songs synonymous with ‘Aloha’, is ‘What Now My Love’, which is one of the big ballads of the type Elvis loved to sing in the later years. The arrangement to the song is wonderful as it builds verse on verse using the string section, backing vocals and piano to great effect. it […] More

A song that Elvis introduced to his setlist in early 1972 was ‘You Gave Me A Mountain’, a song which would evolve from being not just an integral part of the Elvis Presley show, but to being a poignant almost autobiographical number especially in hindsight in the final couple of years.Despite being written by Marty […] More

This was the first song recorded at the final batch of recording dates of Elvis’ career, sessions which took place within the confines of Elvis’ den in Graceland, now more commonly known as “The Jungle Room”. Recordings began on 2 February 1976 and concluded on 31 October. On these recordings, musical accompaniment would be provided […] More

Elvis included Ray Charles ‘I Got A Woman’ in his stage show immediately on returning to live performing on 31 July 1969, and it would remain in the show until the end, and was almost never omitted from the show. The dynamic of Elvis’ setlist went almost full circle within five years, as it started […] More