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Handsome young singer born in a two room shotgun house in Tupelo, Mississippi makes good.
Great talent who died before reaching his potential.
What's your favorite song or story about Elvis?
In the spirit of the Holidays:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ODrPL9-kEs
personal favorite story was that memphis mafia member who talked about all the drugs elvis was eating and shooting into his arm and when they'd occasionally awaken him from his slumber they'd shove like 6 hamburgers down his throat, mix it up with some fried bananas and wash it away with some booze.
does anyone actually enjoy elvis? I mean that isn't retarded? Kid just stole n-word music and played it as his own to turn a buck.
Of course STP is completely behind this mong, how else could a sensible person predict it?
green day (everything post dookie), everything kid rock (special shout to the joe c yrs) and now...the legendary....elvis...
More needless hate likely fueled by alcohol but shit, if you don't like me or Elvis why come here?Quote:
Originally Posted by lewfather
You speak from ignorance.
As early as 1956 Elvis Presley expressed his appreciation and respect for black artists. He did so in the 1950s! If you don't understand the risks he took to do so then you don't understand what America was like when Elvis began his career.
You want to blame Elvis for the racism and prejudice of the 1950s?
It took courage for a young, unknown artist like Elvis Presley to praise earlier black musicians from the 1940s who influenced him. Stop....think of those times......no one did that, but Elvis did. He was always quick to mention (in interviews) black blues artists who influenced him. In fact he took a lot of heat for doing so.
When he started to hit it big, major song charts like Billboard threatened to ban Elvis for playing black music. To his credit Elvis never backed down.
Elvis didn't steal black music. He celebrated it and helped bring it into the mainstream.
He also influenced black performers. Black R&B artist Jackie Wilson said, "A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied their stage mannerisms from Elvis."
Elvis never hid the fact that he was moved by black blues performers like "Big Boy" Crudup and "Big Mama" Thornton. However he also celebrated white country stars like Ernest Tubb and Bill Monroe.
Sure, Elvis was guided by great black musicians who came before him but so what? He always admitted this fact. He was also a unique vocal artist who changed the American cultural landscape.
Who will you attack next, Eminem?
As was said in Elvismania:
Chuck D, a founding father of hip-hop and pop musicologist, said that accepting Elvis, and by extension other white crossover artists, might be easier for black Americans now that black artists are getting more credit and exposure.
Several years ago, the Fox TV network sent him to Graceland to do a black-perspective news story about Elvis. The assignment opened his eyes.
“Elvis had to come through the streets of Memphis and turn out black crowds before he became famous,” Chuck D said. “It wasn’t like he cheated to get there. He was a bad-ass white boy. Just like Eminem is doing today. The thing about today is that Eminem has more respect for black artists and black people and culture today than a lot of black artists themselves. He has a better knowledge where it comes from. Elvis had a great respect for black folk at a time when black folks were considered n-words, and who gave a damn about n-word music?”
More info:
Why I stopped hating Elvis Presley
that was the tilt i was looking for
easy mark
was fun
thanks stp
FYPQuote:
Originally Posted by lewfather
I was reading the other day that he is someone who was killed by the govt and the govt replaced him with a doppelgänger. Crazy stuff that's fun to read.
Same thing happened with saddam Hussein and Osama bin laden. These two I definitely believe was the case.
FYPQuote:
Originally Posted by SixToedPete
You probably could have waited until just before his birthday next month to start this thread.
He's been dead for 35+ years so it's not exactly topical.
LMAO at "died before reaching his potential".
GET REAL.
Love kook kieth. Still one of the worst live shows I have ever seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by DirtyB
Always enjoyed this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ox1Tore9nw
I never understood the fascination with Elvis. It seems like the only people who still give a shit about him are old people and white trash.
I suppose beloved 6TP qualifies as both.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...fs/sixtoe6.gif
How many feet does the law require that you stay away from schools?
can someone photoshop a daffy duck style mastubrating hand bobbing up and down on him?
6TP is a fucking idiot, but even a broken clock is right twice a day. Elvis is the fucking King.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl0jujA2jLw
Elvis Stole
:sftrueQuote:
Originally Posted by DJ_Chaps
An outrageous, preposterous comment.
Elvis is The King, period.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmAPYkPeYU
I never liked Elvis for the most part, but at the very least he was a MAJOR influence on the Beatles. One might even go as far to say that if there never was an Elvis there never would have been the Beatles, so for that you have to give the guy his due.
"Nothing affected me until I heard Elvis. Without Elvis, there would be no Beatles," John Lennon said.
Elvis was the King.
The people I bought my house from had over 100k of Elvis shit in the house, and they only thing that stayed is my elvis bartop that has pictures of him his whole life. Not sure if its worth anything to an Elvis freak or not.
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Originally Posted by SixToedPeteMore needless hate likely fueled by alcohol but shit, if you don't like me or Elvis why come here?Quote:
Originally Posted by lewfather
You speak from ignorance.
As early as 1956 Elvis Presley expressed his appreciation and respect for black artists. He did so in the 1950s! If you don't understand the risks he took to do so then you don't understand what America was like when Elvis began his career.
You want to blame Elvis for the racism and prejudice of the 1950s?
It took courage for a young, unknown artist like Elvis Presley to praise earlier black musicians from the 1940s who influenced him. Stop....think of those times......no one did that, but Elvis did. He was always quick to mention (in interviews) black blues artists who influenced him. In fact he took a lot of heat for doing so.
When he started to hit it big, major song charts like Billboard threatened to ban Elvis for playing black music. To his credit Elvis never backed down.
Elvis didn't steal black music. He celebrated it and helped bring it into the mainstream.
He also influenced black performers. Black R&B artist Jackie Wilson said, "A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied their stage mannerisms from Elvis."
Elvis never hid the fact that he was moved by black blues performers like "Big Boy" Crudup and "Big Mama" Thornton. However he also celebrated white country stars like Ernest Tubb and Bill Monroe.
Sure, Elvis was guided by great black musicians who came before him but so what? He always admitted this fact. He was also a unique vocal artist who changed the American cultural landscape.
Who will you attack next, Eminem?
As was said in Elvismania:
Chuck D, a founding father of hip-hop and pop musicologist, said that accepting Elvis, and by extension other white crossover artists, might be easier for black Americans now that black artists are getting more credit and exposure.
Several years ago, the Fox TV network sent him to Graceland to do a black-perspective news story about Elvis. The assignment opened his eyes.
“Elvis had to come through the streets of Memphis and turn out black crowds before he became famous,” Chuck D said. “It wasn’t like he cheated to get there. He was a bad-ass white boy. Just like Eminem is doing today. The thing about today is that Eminem has more respect for black artists and black people and culture today than a lot of black artists themselves. He has a better knowledge where it comes from. Elvis had a great respect for black folk at a time when black folks were considered n-words, and who gave a damn about n-word music?”
More info:
Why I stopped hating Elvis Presley
Elvis was a hero to most, but he never meant shit to me hes straight up racist the sucker was simple and plain motherfuck him and John Wayne. Off the top of my head.
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Originally Posted by Muck Ficon
It was a Christmas song. Christmas is Tuesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockey Guy
Closet Elvis fan? You did know his birthday, January 8.
Merry Christmas.
Elvis is called the King for a reason. He's fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by SixToedPeteIt was a Christmas song. Christmas is Tuesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockey Guy
Closet Elvis fan? You did know his birthday, January 8.
Merry Christmas.
We already have a christmas song thread so this is kinda redundant.
A thread started to celebrate his birthday as an excuse would have been more appropriate than a silly christmas song. It would make it topical & a better way honour to a great entertainer.
Good idea for a thread just a little mis-timed is all.
Elvis was and still is the King but he died at 42. He had two major slumps in his career but always bounced back. It's reasonable to believe that had he lived a more healthy life and not died at a relatively young age he had the potential to do even more.Quote:
Originally Posted by tony bagadonuts:sftrueQuote:
Originally Posted by DJ_Chaps
An outrageous, preposterous comment.
Elvis is The King, period.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmAPYkPeYU
Ironically, after his death his estate and body of work earns millions of dollars more each year than Elvis did when alive. It's only logical he would have accomplished more had he lived but he has reached mythic status in death.
Although I understand your concerns I had recently listened to 'Blue Christmas' and thought it appropriate to add an Elvis thread. It was as simple as that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockey GuyElvis is called the King for a reason. He's fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by SixToedPete
We already have a christmas song thread so this is kinda redundant.
A thread started to celebrate his birthday as an excuse would have been more appropriate than a silly christmas song. It would make it topical & a better way honour to a great entertainer.
Good idea for a thread just a little mis-timed is all.
Maybe someone will return here on January 8 and bump the thread.
Fair enough. I guess I'll bump this thread about Jan 5th.Quote:
Originally Posted by SixToedPete
Don't miss the Teaser Trailer for EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, a documentary comprised of long-lost footage distributed by NEON. Witness an icon once more with EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, in IMAX theaters starting on February 20, 2026 and in theaters worldwide on February 27, 2026.
EPiC features long-lost footage from Presley’s legendary Vegas residency in the 1970s, woven together with rare 16mm footage from Elvis on Tour and treasured 8mm film from the Graceland archive, along with rediscovered recordings of Elvis telling 'his side of the story,.'
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is in IMAX theaters starting on February 20, 2026 and in theaters worldwide on February 27, 2026.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0BWIStpUhc