Does naybody else like this song ? I
It's great !
Beautiful lyrics

YEAH THIS SONG IS GREAT! but one o my personal fav.'s is "hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel"
& "I Just Can't Help Beliveing" this is a really beautiful song

Finally somebody replied
Nice to see you like it too
He sounds really hoarse in that song , doesn't he ?
I just can't help believing is beautiful indeed too
[Edited 4/16/05 15:03pm]

PhonkydudeAKADewrede said:

yes he does sound hoarse, you know what other song i absolutely love "Love Me Tender" Elvis is just a suberb singer and "love Letters" OMG
please reply

Yeah , he really was a great singer
I don't understand all those people here dissing him , saying he was a racist and that he stole his music from blacks and other crap like that , he was just great !!
Don't know "Love Letters" unfortunately

PhonkydudeAKADewrede said:

u should listen to his greatest hits cd is it the absolute shit! his music is great and even if he did steal the music its still genius IMO, what other Elvis songs u like?

PhonkydudeAKADewrede said:

i wont call im a racist but he did co-op his music from the negro culture of the time...

and didnt give proper credit or respect.

sosgemini said:

actually, he frequently gave credit and respect. he often cited his love for "black" music and artists, from very, very early in his career.

sosgemini said:

That's not quite accurate. Elvis often spoke with reverance for the Black music styles he performed , and the artists who inspired him . Many Black performers of his era (such as BB King, James Brown, Ivory Joe Hunter, Jackie Wilson, and Sammy Davis Jr) said that Elvis treated them with respect and dignity, which was unusual from any White person in the 1950s, much less a Southerner.
He wasn't perfect (who is ?), but it seems that he's held up as the sole poster boy for Music Biz racism .

(And I'll ask the question I raised before : If it's "wrong" for Elvis to sing Blues and R&B, why is it "OK" for Charley Pride to sing Country, or Leotyne Price to sing Opera ? )