Friday, August 16, 2024

RIP Elvis Presley Forever

...mostly I remember my Elvis trading cards from the country store down the road and my mother for years afterwards shaking her head, moaning wistfully that no matter how fat/crazy etc he was by the end, "he never lost that voice." - XMASTIME

Besides today being the 50th anniversary of the Ramones' CBGBs' debut, it's the 47th anniversary of the day Elvis died.

I rarely ever post two different videos in one post, I know how difficult it is for some of you people to handle one, but I thought it's be cool to post one that is a sad memory, Bruce Springsteen's Bye Bye Johnny:
Hey little girl with the red dress onThere's party tonight down in Memphis townI'll be going down there if you need a rideThe man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died
and then the ebullient Elvis, shown in this raucous clip from his 68' Comeback Special which cemented his status as the coolest & most charismatic human being on the planet.
 
 VIVA LA ELVIS!

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