Never thought I would be posting anything about Elvis..

But this is my favorite tune by him...



http://www.youtube.com/wa...%20presley

funkpill said:

elvis don,t like black people i wonder why this what elvis said the only thing a nigger can do for me is shine my shoes and he ripped alot of chuck berry music off and he is selfish and creul stold little richard,s sond too.

cherylblues said:

Oh please! Give me a fucking break. I don't believe Elvis ever said anything like this at all. This is just a bunch of bullshit that some loser claims he said just to fuel the race fire. I pity you and others like you who believe bullshit such as this.

there's an article posted way back in the day that talks about elvis' respect and appreciation for black music and how most of his friends and his idols were black. So, no elvis wasn't a racist. He said he played rock n roll because he wanted to be able to sing like fats domino and that he loved the music of little richard and chuck berry, and black friends of his have talked favorably of him

Love Elvis, but I want to point out that Carl Perkins (who wrote this song) is highly underrated in my opinion. He was a great singer, songwriter, and guitar player.
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I like Elvis a lot. "Don't Be Cruel" will always be my favorite Elvis song though.

minneapolisgenius said:

You know he ripped that off of Bobby Brown, though...or was it Cheap Trick?

NDRU said:

NDRU said:

yup..

cherylblues said:

No...

That's George Bush..

funkpill said:

GeorgeWBush said:

See?? Told ya'..

cherylblues said:

Not true. Check it out:

http://www.prince.org/msg/8/178844

By the way, did you know that Elvis never actually owned a pair of blue suede shoes?? He had several other colors, but never any blue ones.

cherylblues said:

there are 2 reasons why you're ignorant:

1. you don't know what the hell you're talking about
2. you can't put a coherent thought into launguage that anyone can decipher.

Elvis Presley, James Brown, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix.

Put 'em together, you got the DNA of most pop/rock music.

After the Swing Era, Elvis was the chief channel for introducing real black music to middle-class whites. Early on, he had the funk (meaning he had that black, sexy, dangerous thang, but always with God in the background, and often in guilty conflict with the rock n'roll side) Sounds like someone else we know, huh?)