I've always loved this song. Yes, that is his wife Priscilla. The media back then harped on her being 14 when they met, but that was just a friendship at that point. She actually writes about it in her book. They didn't form a romantic relationship until she was a little older and she remained a virgin until they married when she was 21.
Such a beautiful sad song! ELVIS voice is incredible amazing! This pictures so sweet with his Daughter and Priscilla! He was so happy! Thank you for this great Video!
This iconic song comes in at least three flavors - Ballad ( Elvis ), Country ( Willie Nelson ) and Pop ( Pet Shop Boys ). It speaks to its enduring qualities that all three are excellent.
Priscilla now lives her life for Elvis by keeping Graceland going. It’s phenomenal. She had other men, but never married again. She still will tell you Elvis was the love of her life. She did not leave him cuz she’d stopped loving him. She just didn’t want to share him with the many women who came and went in his life. Elvis loved Priscilla to the end. Just listen to “It’s Midnight ( the listen Cilla [nickname for Priscilla]”. It was sung at end of his life. The words he spoke “listen Cilla.” says it all.
When you and your son watched him and the black community, I became an instant fan. You respond to everything with insight, honesty, and your truth. All of your reactions are sincere and filled with integrity. Thank you for keeping me coming back.
You hear the stories of how generous Elvis Presley was throughout his life. Generous to a fault. When he passed away, there really wasn’t a lot of money left of his estate for Lisa Marie. His manager Col. Tom Parker took 50% of everything he earned. When Elvis passed, Priscilla, to insure her daughters future. Made sure to place a copy right on Elvis‘s signature. She then opened up Graceland, so that his fans could visit his home. If you buy any of Elvis Presley merchandise. You’ll see his signature on most of the authentic pieces. This was to make sure that no one could exploit him after he was gone. I thought it was brilliant move. I read recently, that she & Sir Tom Jones have been spending time together. I love that. 🥰
Her name is Priscilla. He met her in Germany. Her father was also in the military. She came to live with Elvis when she was under age. That was after Elvis discussed his feelings for her, with her father. With her father’s blessing, she moved to the USA. He put her through school. Then married her after she graduated & 9 months later Lisa Marie was born.
Her name is Priscilla, and they have 1 daughter, Lisa Marie together. Elvis was serving in the U.S. Armed Forces in 1959 when they met in Germany (Priscilla's father was a military pilot and was stationed there) when Priscilla was 14 years old and they got married 8 years later in 1967 and they had Lisa Marie a year later in 1968. After their divorce in 1973 they remained friends and they raised Lisa Marie together. When Elvis died he put Priscilla in charge of his Estate and she was a savvy business woman and turned his home of Graceland into the hugely successful tourist attraction that it became. Priscilla was also an actress.
I'd like to see you react to "Trying To Get To You" from the '68 Comeback Special. It's a really fun performance & I think you'd get a big kick out of it.💙☮
As a Family man married 37 yrs with 4 grown and 5 GrandChildren, I appreciate the comment that they are as you and I with issues it’s just they are amplified on a bigger stage. He was a dude that put your mind and thoughts away for a minute and welcomed you into that voice uninvited. He was truly unmatched to those who grew up with him to this day. Nice reaction by the way :-)) Nice to see you get your Son involved in the Pioneer Artists as well, keep up the good work. Check out a funky blues jam he did in his younger days called New Orleans, I think you and your son will enjoy it. Peace
🎄🎄🎄🎁🎁🎁 For Christmas 🎄 My favorite song by ELVIS PRESLEY is 🎵 If everyday was like Christmas 🎄 🎵 🎶 🎵 🎶 You gonna adore this song too Keep the good work VAN ✌
she was 14 when they met, she has stated repeatedly through the years that Elvis would not touch her until she came of age. Even after they divorced she never said differently. She was the love of his life. The picture at the end was them walking out of the courthouse the day of their divorce. You don't see many couples looking like that on that day
Brenda Lee, Gwen McCrae, and Elvis all recorded their versions of this song, written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James, early on, probably before hearing anyone else’s recording, aside from the demo version, so it’s not really a cover.
Thank you, thank you for listening to "Always on my mind". I have requested this song to you and other music lovers and finally. This is my favorite song.
A few song writers were involved in this song..... and it was sung by MANY different people of different genres.......Willie Nelson does this song proud as well
She was 14 when they met. 21 when they married. Back then people married at earlier ages, it was more accepted. React to a song by Lisa Presley featuring Elvis. Called Dance with my daddy again.
Hi Van she is still is like a fine wine. She has aged so gracefully,and is still a very beautiful woman. She was 14 years old when she met Elvis in Germany. They were married and unfortunately they were divorced pretty quick.
Priscilla Presley was 14 Years old when she met Elvis. Elvis was 24 when they met. Eight Years later they were Married. So she was 21 when they married. Before She got married she had been living at Graceland for Four Years along with Elvis Father and Step Mother. Their Daugher Lisa Marie Presley was Born a year later.
love this song and how Elvis sings it. it is really touching as you can hear the emotions in the song. According to the internet the song was written in 1972 as 'one long apology for guys who screwed up and would want to pick up the phone to call their wife to say sorry' (songwriter Wayne Carson). One or two other singers sang it before Elvis recorded his version of "Always on My Mind" on March 29, 1972, a few weeks after his February separation from wife Priscilla. Other singers have recorded it since, such as Willie Nelson, the Pet Shop Boys, but personally I prefer this version.
It's funny, for me, I totally have to separate each of the other version from this. Because each one does it in their own special way. Not "worse" or "better" , just different. I think that's testimate to what a good song is. Think of Leon Russel's "A Song For You" or "This Mascarade". I think we are all lucky to live in a time where we can listen to a lot of different music and can appreciate it for what it is, regardless of the Genre. Thanks for the trivia stuff on this. I always assumed it was sung as a song to Priscilla. I just didn't bother to look at the time line of it all. I was born in 72, and grew up hearing Elvis music like a lot of people my age did.
I was in high school when ELVIS started his career . I had a life size poster in my locker .I was an instant fan and still am . This was after his divorce i am thinking. I pretend that he sings his love songs for me
Definitely check out Trying To Get Back To You or Lawdy Miss Clawdy from the 68 Comeback Special. This was an intimate setting ( before MTV Unplugged) with his original band and he was having fun 😁 🤘❤🇨🇦
You should react to his Daughter Lisa Marie Presley music, I think you will enjoy seeing and hearing her. There are some videos of her singing a few of her Dad's songs as well, and with technology they appear as though she's singing with her Dad. There is a video of one of her songs Lights Out, that you should watch, and you will see glimpses of Elvis, in her mannerisms.
They met in Germany when he was stationed there in the army 2 months later he left for the United States in 1960 but then begged her parents to let her move in with him under his father and stepmothers supervision. She was 16 in 1962 whenever she moved there and they married in 1967. That picture of them where you said she looked fly was when they we’re walking out of the courthouse after there divorce.
Yes Priscilla was the young lady in the video. Here’s an insight into their relationship…. Elvis met her when she was 14 years old when stationed in Germany, and they created a friendly relationship. Elvis soon left Germany and for 2 years they maintained a long-distance relationship. When Priscilla was 16, after begging her parents, she was invited to visit Elvis in the US. She stayed in a separate house with Elvis’s father and stepmother, and after that, Elvis invited her to live permanently and finish school in Memphis at age 17. Throughout that time, Priscilla was gradually moving into Elvis’s home, Graceland. Keep in mind, this age difference was considered normal back in that time. They never did anything inappropriate until they got married in 1967, which was when Priscilla was nearly 22 and Elvis was 32. They had their daughter, Lisa Marie, nine months after they married. Their marriage eventually ended when Priscilla cheated on him with her Karate instructor, Mike Stone. They cheated on each other for a long time, so neither is to blame more. They cheated, and he changed her looks (not as much as the media says), and Priscilla says that even after divorce, Elvis was the love of her life. The media loves to exaggerate their relationship to create juicy stories, but they did love each other and got along well. Yes, Elvis did meet her at a very young age, but girls at that age were at a different stage in life than nowadays. Of course, Priscilla didn’t get to have her normal teenage years, but she wouldn’t have anyway as the stepdaughter of an Air Force Officer, moving from place to place constantly. She lived peacefully and was protected at Graceland and was able to keep in touch with her parents.
💯👍 Priscilla mentioned this in her biography and movie Elvis and me. He loved his little Lisa and was such a loving man too everyone, he suffered tremendous depression because of what was asked of him as Elvis the myth and Elvis the man
Presley, part of your story is untrue. Priscilla left Elvis because the drugs he took was ruining their marriage. He slept all day and performed in the evenings. He constantly had 5 guys around the house. It was not a good environment for their daughter, so during her karate lessons she met and fell for another man, because Elvis stop paying attention to her. They both loved each other until his death, in fact, Elvis asked her back but Elvis would not stop the drugs.
She wanted a husband and not share him with others. But to him life was sex drugs and rock’n roll and she would lose it from his fans regarding his attention. 🫶🏼🎶
The KING! FYI, Mr. Van - Elvis, the "king" of rock 'n' roll, & Aretha Franklin, the "queen" of soul, both died on the same day - Aug. 16 - Elvis in 1977, Aretha in 2018. Rather coincidental, wouldn't you say? Mrs. Priscilla Beaulieu Presley was 14 when she & Elvis married. It eventually fell apart, but Elvis never re-married, either. A few other Elvis songs you may want to react to:. "Memories", a touching, nostalgic love song; "Cold Kentucky Rain", a haunting "torch" song; &, for a little Christmas flavor, "Blue Christmas", Elvis' iconic Christmas song. Thanks for reacting to 1 of the greatest of all time!
Priscilla met Elvis while he was deployed in Germany in 1959. He was 24 & she was 14. They dated then, & when he returned home, she followed him, moving in with him in 1962 & completed high school. They continued to live together as a common law couple, until their legal marriage in 1967, when Priscilla was 22. They weren't legally married in '59, but they may as well have been. I cast no aspersions on their relationship - it just was what it was - a 24-yr.-old man & a 14-yr.-old girl.
@@JonBurrows3577 "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.". The "truth" is that Priscilla was Elvis' "dream come true", & Elvis' was Priscilla's "Prince Charming". They had their time together, & it doesn't matter what the rest of us think. Like James says in the Metallica song, "Nothing else matters". Thanks for your comment.
Hey, my friend, and I have been with you and supported you for a while, so I thought I would tell a story from my college days!!! I had never believed it when my professor in college, both a musicologist and professional symphony musician, himself, told me that he viewed Elvis Presley to be the greatest overall singer of all time. "Why?," "What the hell?," so many of us said? With him first going on to ask what's Frank Sinatra's greatest and/or signature song? "My Way," someone eventually said and then the professor proceeded to show us various polls from over the years which listed Sinatra as the greatest singer ever. Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin were also on top of some, and Elvis, too, on a few. But the point of the exercise was to simply show us Sinatra was considered by many, though it's subjective, to be the greatest. The class then listened to Sinatra's "My Way," and then Elvis' version, back to back. With the room being roughly split as to whose version was better, "which proved what I thought?" But then the professor showed us Elvis rocking out to 'Trying to Get to You' from the Elvis 1968 Comeback Special. With the point ultimately being that regardless of whose version of 'My Way" you preferred, Elvis was right there, totally at home playing in Sinatra's backyard for lack of better parlance. But as to Sinatra playing in Elvis' backyard, he said, it couldn't be done, as he said "[i]magine Sinatra, (who he totally loved) trying to do that rock number?" Then going on to say that he had found no singer who had ever sang more genres, more majestically, than Elvis, & he challenged us to find out for ourselves by looking at his full catalogue of Rock, Pop, Soul, Country, Ballads, Gospel and more. And, when done, I admit I became a convert who was so, so doubtful, at first, I can't even begin to tell you. But from rocking out to 'Trying to Get to You' from that Elvis 1968 Comeback Special, to singing about the dream of humanity coming together with "If I Can Dream," from the same show, I believe you will see what I mean. Elvis even had a voice that could be operatic if you go and listen to 'Hurt' and his version of "You'll Never Walk Alone" will tell you why he has also sold more gospel records than anyone, as well as just tons more, overall. But, with pop and 'Such A Night' to a ballad such as 'They Remind Me Too Much of You,' he did it all, and so, so damn well. While for soul, check out 'Long Black Limousine' or 'You're Wearin' That Loved on Look' which is a bit of another number. Because as Elvis' one album cover says, there's 'Something for Everybody.' Also, and if ultimately you don't think Elvis is the best, that's totally cool as there really is something for everyone!;-) Great channel and I wish you the best!!! ~ Christopher Tyler P.S. Those recommendations are only, quite literally, the beginning!
She was 14 when they met but the average age of women getting married in the southern states when Elvis was growing up was around that age - people lose touch with the times back then. He was a normal guy in the context of the times unfortunately people today get it all wrong trying to look at things in today’s context - not 50-100 years back - and he was only 23 himself when they met (not 50!!!). Nice reaction.
People are clueless to why we view the things the way we do. The age a society puts on adult hood is dependent on the opportunity people have. When opportunity is less getting married and starting life is the only way to better yourself. Girls were often married at 14 most of history. Your life was going to be a house wife because there was nothing else. There was no reason for anyone even their parents to pass an opportunity to make them wait 4 years. Which is why it was still common in rural places in the 50’s and even to this day to a much less extent. You see the same in poor countries. The legal age in Brazil for example is 16 I believe and some places 14. Pooling the resources as a family is a great weapon against absolute poverty. But in industrialized countries the opportunity to be anything and the competition to achieve it means we don’t let anything get in the way of people education. Someone dropping out of school at 14 can not survive in todays society. As that become a reality society gradually changed the way it looked out people getting married that young because now it causes more harm due to the opportunity available. Nature says your an adult at puberty. All other ages are socially based dependent on what works for that society.
This is Priscilla… his only child Lisa Marie, was married to Michael Jackson for a while. The only other artist who sang this song I know of was Willie Nelson, who also did an outstanding job with his rendition of this song.
What I find telling is that Elvis was a good man, but he was a bad boy. He was with hundreds of ladies but I never heard bad things about him, even from Priscilla his ex-wife. They held hands stepping out of divorce Court and she continued to call him the love of her life. I think it was because he was a gentleman, he didn’t kiss n tell. He was the King and he treated each lady like a Queen... even if it was for a day
OK this is my last comment. I’m at the age where Elvis‘s music was always prevalent in my home. My mom was a fan. My older sister, adores him to this day. And I will always be a fan myself. I’m at the age, where I had the privilege of watching him perform in person on two occasions. Although very young, you could still feel his energy and presence in the room. We knew were Elvis parked his plane the Lisa Marie. My mother took us so that we could take photographs. There are photographs of my sister and I in front of the plane. I’ll admit, that I was a brat when I was younger. I wrote something on the dirt of the plane that my sister didn’t like. So she wiped it off with a paper towel. Then she looked at the paper towel, and said…I’m never throwing this piece of paper away. To this day she still has it and we’re looking at about 50 years that has passed since I did that.
that ;fly' photo was them leaving the courtroom after signing their divorce. Priscilla still runs the Elvis empire.....and keeps Graceland open to the public...............she and Lisa ofen visit.
Did you know that Elvis was drafted into the service in 1958 and serviced till 1960, did you know that Elvis made 31 movies, did you know he was the 1st to be beamed via satellite to the world with over a billion people watched his TV specials in 68, called the Elvis comeback, due to not doing personal appearance's while making his movies. Did you know that Elvis never appeared outside the USA except for his time in the service he was stationed in Germany.
His future wife was a minor her father gave her permission to come to America to live in Graceland he was an army officer. According to what was said Elvis didn't have an intimate relationship with her he treated her more like a daughter until she came of age the rest is history.
It would be great to see you react to its now or never or maybe some more of his gospel songs. He touched me or milky white way or oh happy day ( from the rehearsal please).
@@suzybailey-koubti8342 - Eddie Rabbitt was one of my favorites. And of course, was the reason George Strait made it ... Eddie was scheduled to perform at the Houston rodeo, but he got sick just hours before his performance - the Rodeo committee was scrambling to find someone to fill in and someone suggested George Strait. They literally had to fly George and his band in by helicopter and after he performed, well, history was made! Sadly, we lost Eddie shortly after that. RIP.
This song has been recorded my several artists. Perhaps the most notable is Willie Nelson.Like most singers, Elvis did a lot of covers. Some of his best recordings were covers. He usually did them better than the original artist.
You should look at some of his daughters phone Lisa Marie she also has a really pretty voice and she has some that she staying with her dad after he passed they put them together with her voice they sound wonderful together Lisa Marie Presley is her name
Yes that is Priscilla Presley who he met and married when he was over 21 and she was 15 or 16... if that happened today in 2022 Elvis would be in jail for 30 or more years no matter if it was real love or not. Just shows how different today is than back then
For the record, they never had sex until they were married. I think she was 21 when they married. The wife have said that herself in several interviews.
pricilla was very young. elvis met her while he was serving in germany. she chased after him and elvis made a deal with her dad who was a colonel in the army. she stayed with elvis dad and step mother,then got married and had lisa marie...she was his only child.
I don’t know how I ever missed it but you look exactly like my childhood best friend. Unfortunately I’ve heard he’s had some troubles and is not doing too well these days.
Yes they do they go through a lot but I will tell you one thing about Elvis Elvis was a very giving person gave people many things as well as the entertainment but if you really want to listen to one of those my very very favorite songs by him it’s an American trilogy it’s phenomenal as well as he done a cover of my way which is great and he also does this song you’ll never walk alone those are ones that you should listen to the end of your people iSpy them
She wasn't under age when they got married and you have to realize her dad sent her to live with Elvis! And back then people got married younger .my mom when she was 14 and my dad was 15, mm y grandparents when my grandma was 13 and my grandpa was 19 and a lot of folks got married young to get away from home especially in a poor family!!!
He wore high collars because he thought his neck was too long. I have a video. here on youtube, of my mother riding a golf cart in front of his house in the 50"s.
First of all i have seen a few of your reaction also one with your son and seen a few of him by himself i was very impressed with him i feel he is a very classy young man, must take after his father. When Elvis was in the army in Germany he met her and you are correct she was 14 or 15 she came to live with him when she was17. In Graceland she finished high school then got married when she turned 21. According to her Elvis never touched her till she was 21, i can only go by what she said, i don't know for sure. Unfortunately the Elvis haters spread around that he was a pedophile and some people today still believe that just like the rumors started that Elvis was prejudice to blacks is also widely believed, sad we need to start caring for each other more Have a great christmas season to you and your family
@@JonBurrows3577 That's what Elvis told her parents in order to convince them to let her come to the States (they were still in Germany). But he moved her right into Graceland right from the start.
@@stevechrist8622 Elvis was not perfect... he was human like the rest of us. He had a lot of wonderful qualities and the truth doesn't detract from that. And the truth is he could talk a leopard out of its spots.
I believe that photo of them at the end is them walking out of the courthouse after their divorce. They always loved eachother, even after they weren’t together anymore. 💕
Thank you for sharing.. This is wonderful..
This men was the best ever
Thank God for ELVIS 🙏👑👑
That sweet little baby girl in those pictures grew up beautiful and married Michael Jackson...I love Love too man. God Bless!
CHARISMA. A word tailor made for Elvis Presley.
I've always loved this song. Yes, that is his wife Priscilla. The media back then harped on her being 14 when they met, but that was just a friendship at that point. She actually writes about it in her book. They didn't form a romantic relationship until she was a little older and she remained a virgin until they married when she was 21.
"Can't Help Falling in Love" is the smoothest from Elvis. Best slow dance song ever!
Such a beautiful sad song! ELVIS voice is incredible amazing! This pictures so sweet with his Daughter and Priscilla! He was so happy! Thank you for this great Video!
This iconic song comes in at least three flavors - Ballad ( Elvis ), Country ( Willie Nelson ) and Pop ( Pet Shop Boys ). It speaks to its enduring qualities that all three are excellent.
Beautiful song. He could sing anything
Priscilla now lives her life for Elvis by keeping Graceland going. It’s phenomenal. She had other men, but never married again. She still will tell you Elvis was the love of her life. She did not leave him cuz she’d stopped loving him. She just didn’t want to share him with the many women who came and went in his life. Elvis loved Priscilla to the end. Just listen to “It’s Midnight ( the listen Cilla [nickname for Priscilla]”. It was sung at end of his life. The words he spoke “listen Cilla.” says it all.
I love his voice ❤️
When you and your son watched him and the black community, I became an instant fan. You respond to everything with insight, honesty, and your truth. All of your reactions are sincere and filled with integrity. Thank you for keeping me coming back.
One of my favorites Elvis songs. Awesome reaction brother.
This song ALWAYS hits me in my feels.
RIP Benjamin Keough grandson of Elvis. RIP Lisa Marie Presley Elvis'only child who died in January
You hear the stories of how generous Elvis Presley was throughout his life. Generous to a fault. When he passed away, there really wasn’t a lot of money left of his estate for Lisa Marie. His manager Col. Tom Parker took 50% of everything he earned. When Elvis passed, Priscilla, to insure her daughters future. Made sure to place a copy right on Elvis‘s signature. She then opened up Graceland, so that his fans could visit his home. If you buy any of Elvis Presley merchandise. You’ll see his signature on most of the authentic pieces. This was to make sure that no one could exploit him after he was gone.
I thought it was brilliant move.
I read recently, that she & Sir Tom Jones have been spending time together. I love that. 🥰
I'm sorry..... but she was and still is a gold digger and will always be.
Great song. I also love suspicious minds
Her name is Priscilla. He met her in Germany. Her father was also in the military. She came to live with Elvis when she was under age. That was after Elvis discussed his feelings for her, with her father. With her father’s blessing, she moved to the USA. He put her through school. Then married her after she graduated & 9 months later Lisa Marie was born.
Her name is Priscilla, and they have 1 daughter, Lisa Marie together. Elvis was serving in the U.S. Armed Forces in 1959 when they met in Germany (Priscilla's father was a military pilot and was stationed there) when Priscilla was 14 years old and they got married 8 years later in 1967 and they had Lisa Marie a year later in 1968. After their divorce in 1973 they remained friends and they raised Lisa Marie together. When Elvis died he put Priscilla in charge of his Estate and she was a savvy business woman and turned his home of Graceland into the hugely successful tourist attraction that it became. Priscilla was also an actress.
I'd like to see you react to "Trying To Get To You" from the '68 Comeback Special. It's a really fun performance & I think you'd get a big kick out of it.💙☮
Totally agree with you 🖕🔥
heck yeah!
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As a Family man married 37 yrs with 4 grown and 5 GrandChildren, I appreciate the comment that they are as you and I with issues it’s just they are amplified on a bigger stage. He was a dude that put your mind and thoughts away for a minute and welcomed you into that voice uninvited.
He was truly unmatched to those who grew up with him to this day.
Nice reaction by the way :-))
Nice to see you get your Son involved in the Pioneer Artists as well, keep up the good work.
Check out a funky blues jam he did in his younger days called New Orleans, I think you and your son will enjoy it.
Peace
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For Christmas 🎄
My favorite song by
ELVIS PRESLEY
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🎵 If everyday was like Christmas 🎄 🎵 🎶 🎵 🎶
You gonna adore this song too
Keep the good work VAN ✌
she was 14 when they met, she has stated repeatedly through the years that Elvis would not touch her until she came of age. Even after they divorced she never said differently. She was the love of his life. The picture at the end was them walking out of the courthouse the day of their divorce. You don't see many couples looking like that on that day
You haven't seen him LIVE doing American Trilogy or LIVE Bridge Over Troubled Water............here you will really hear his voice.
He does a beautiful cover of this song.
Brenda Lee, Gwen McCrae, and Elvis all recorded their versions of this song, written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James, early on, probably before hearing anyone else’s recording, aside from the demo version, so it’s not really a cover.
Thank you, thank you for listening to "Always on my mind". I have requested this song to you and other music lovers and finally. This is my favorite song.
Thank you for listening to our king forever love him✌️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Beautiful song… I believe he sang this for Priscilla 💜
Ah, como eu amo a voz de Elvis ❤️
A few song writers were involved in this song..... and it was sung by MANY different people of different genres.......Willie Nelson does this song proud as well
Watch the live concert video ofElvis singing just pretend
Great reaction
She was 14 when they met. 21 when they married. Back then people married at earlier ages, it was more accepted. React to a song by Lisa Presley featuring Elvis. Called Dance with my daddy again.
Hi Van she is still is like a fine wine. She has aged so gracefully,and is still a very beautiful woman. She was 14 years old when she met Elvis in Germany. They were married and unfortunately they were divorced pretty quick.
Priscilla Presley was 14 Years old when she met Elvis. Elvis was 24 when they met. Eight Years later they were Married. So she was 21 when they married. Before She got married she had been living at Graceland for Four Years along with Elvis Father and Step Mother. Their Daugher Lisa Marie Presley was Born a year later.
She’s gorgeous
love this song and how Elvis sings it. it is really touching as you can hear the emotions in the song. According to the internet the song was written in 1972 as 'one long apology for guys who screwed up and would want to pick up the phone to call their wife to say sorry' (songwriter Wayne Carson). One or two other singers sang it before Elvis recorded his version of "Always on My Mind" on March 29, 1972, a few weeks after his February separation from wife Priscilla. Other singers have recorded it since, such as Willie Nelson, the Pet Shop Boys, but personally I prefer this version.
It's funny, for me, I totally have to separate each of the other version from this. Because each one does it in their own special way. Not "worse" or "better" , just different. I think that's testimate to what a good song is. Think of Leon Russel's "A Song For You" or "This Mascarade". I think we are all lucky to live in a time where we can listen to a lot of different music and can appreciate it for what it is, regardless of the Genre. Thanks for the trivia stuff on this. I always assumed it was sung as a song to Priscilla. I just didn't bother to look at the time line of it all. I was born in 72, and grew up hearing Elvis music like a lot of people my age did.
Yes, this is for sure my favorite version. I also prefer his version of Unchained Melody. 💕
Love this version by Elvis…to Priscilla
I read that Elvis was the first to record this song. I’ll have to look into it
I was in high school when ELVIS started his career . I had a life size poster in my locker .I was an instant fan and still am . This was after his divorce i am thinking. I pretend that he sings his love songs for me
My favorite version of this song
Aloha, Love and respect for you
The last picture where “Priscilla looked fly”, was them leaving the courthouse after their divorce was finalized.
Definitely check out Trying To Get Back To You or Lawdy Miss Clawdy from the 68 Comeback Special.
This was an intimate setting ( before MTV Unplugged) with his original band and he was having fun 😁
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You should react to his Daughter Lisa Marie Presley music, I think you will enjoy seeing and hearing her. There are some videos of her singing a few of her Dad's songs as well, and with technology they appear as though she's singing with her Dad. There is a video of one of her songs Lights Out, that you should watch, and you will see glimpses of Elvis, in her mannerisms.
They met in Germany when he was stationed there in the army 2 months later he left for the United States in 1960 but then begged her parents to let her move in with him under his father and stepmothers supervision. She was 16 in 1962 whenever she moved there and they married in 1967. That picture of them where you said she looked fly was when they we’re walking out of the courthouse after there divorce.
Yes Priscilla was the young lady in the video. Here’s an insight into their relationship….
Elvis met her when she was 14 years old when stationed in Germany, and they created a friendly relationship.
Elvis soon left Germany and for 2 years they maintained a long-distance relationship.
When Priscilla was 16, after begging her parents, she was invited to visit Elvis in the US.
She stayed in a separate house with Elvis’s father and stepmother, and after that, Elvis invited her to live permanently and finish school in Memphis at age 17.
Throughout that time, Priscilla was gradually moving into Elvis’s home, Graceland.
Keep in mind, this age difference was considered normal back in that time.
They never did anything inappropriate until they got married in 1967, which was when Priscilla was nearly 22 and Elvis was 32.
They had their daughter, Lisa Marie, nine months after they married.
Their marriage eventually ended when Priscilla cheated on him with her Karate instructor, Mike Stone.
They cheated on each other for a long time, so neither is to blame more.
They cheated, and he changed her looks (not as much as the media says), and Priscilla says that even after divorce, Elvis was the love of her life.
The media loves to exaggerate their relationship to create juicy stories, but they did love each other and got along well.
Yes, Elvis did meet her at a very young age, but girls at that age were at a different stage in life than nowadays.
Of course, Priscilla didn’t get to have her normal teenage years, but she wouldn’t have anyway as the stepdaughter of an Air Force Officer, moving from place to place constantly.
She lived peacefully and was protected at Graceland and was able to keep in touch with her parents.
💯👍 Priscilla mentioned this in her biography and movie Elvis and me. He loved his little Lisa and was such a loving man too everyone, he suffered tremendous depression because of what was asked of him as Elvis the myth and Elvis the man
Presley, part of your story is untrue. Priscilla left Elvis because the drugs he took was ruining their marriage. He slept all day and performed in the evenings. He constantly had 5 guys around the house. It was not a good environment for their daughter, so during her karate lessons she met and fell for another man, because Elvis stop paying attention to her. They both loved each other until his death, in fact, Elvis asked her back but Elvis would not stop the drugs.
She wanted a husband and not share him with others. But to him life was sex drugs and rock’n roll and she would lose it from his fans regarding his attention. 🫶🏼🎶
The KING! FYI, Mr. Van - Elvis, the "king" of rock 'n' roll, & Aretha Franklin, the "queen" of soul, both died on the same day - Aug. 16 - Elvis in 1977, Aretha in 2018. Rather coincidental, wouldn't you say? Mrs. Priscilla Beaulieu Presley was 14 when she & Elvis married. It eventually fell apart, but Elvis never re-married, either. A few other Elvis songs you may want to react to:. "Memories", a touching, nostalgic love song; "Cold Kentucky Rain", a haunting "torch" song; &, for a little Christmas flavor, "Blue Christmas", Elvis' iconic Christmas song. Thanks for reacting to 1 of the greatest of all time!
Priscilla wasn't 14 when they married.....don't spread false information.
Priscilla met Elvis while he was deployed in Germany in 1959. He was 24 & she was 14. They dated then, & when he returned home, she followed him, moving in with him in 1962 & completed high school. They continued to live together as a common law couple, until their legal marriage in 1967, when Priscilla was 22. They weren't legally married in '59, but they may as well have been. I cast no aspersions on their relationship - it just was what it was - a 24-yr.-old man & a 14-yr.-old girl.
@@cdfdesantis699 so you know the truth and created a lie instead of simply stating the truth… got it.
@@JonBurrows3577 "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.". The "truth" is that Priscilla was Elvis' "dream come true", & Elvis' was Priscilla's "Prince Charming". They had their time together, & it doesn't matter what the rest of us think. Like James says in the Metallica song, "Nothing else matters". Thanks for your comment.
@@cdfdesantis699 blah, blah, blah. What does that have to do with you spreading the LIE that Cilla was 14 when they married?
Hey, my friend, and I have been with you and supported you for a while, so I thought I would tell a story from my college days!!!
I had never believed it when my professor in college, both a musicologist and professional symphony musician, himself, told me that he viewed Elvis Presley to be the greatest overall singer of all time. "Why?," "What the hell?," so many of us said? With him first going on to ask what's Frank Sinatra's greatest and/or signature song? "My Way," someone eventually said and then the professor proceeded to show us various polls from over the years which listed Sinatra as the greatest singer ever. Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin were also on top of some, and Elvis, too, on a few. But the point of the exercise was to simply show us Sinatra was considered by many, though it's subjective, to be the greatest.
The class then listened to Sinatra's "My Way," and then Elvis' version, back to back. With the room being roughly split as to whose version was better, "which proved what I thought?" But then the professor showed us Elvis rocking out to 'Trying to Get to You' from the Elvis 1968 Comeback Special. With the point ultimately being that regardless of whose version of 'My Way" you preferred, Elvis was right there, totally at home playing in Sinatra's backyard for lack of better parlance.
But as to Sinatra playing in Elvis' backyard, he said, it couldn't be done, as he said "[i]magine Sinatra, (who he totally loved) trying to do that rock number?" Then going on to say that he had found no singer who had ever sang more genres, more majestically, than Elvis, & he challenged us to find out for ourselves by looking at his full catalogue of Rock, Pop, Soul, Country, Ballads, Gospel and more.
And, when done, I admit I became a convert who was so, so doubtful, at first, I can't even begin to tell you. But from rocking out to 'Trying to Get to You' from that Elvis 1968 Comeback Special, to singing about the dream of humanity coming together with "If I Can Dream," from the same show, I believe you will see what I mean. Elvis even had a voice that could be operatic if you go and listen to 'Hurt' and his version of "You'll Never Walk Alone" will tell you why he has also sold more gospel records than anyone, as well as just tons more, overall. But, with pop and 'Such A Night' to a ballad such as 'They Remind Me Too Much of You,' he did it all, and so, so damn well. While for soul, check out 'Long Black Limousine' or 'You're Wearin' That Loved on Look' which is a bit of another number. Because as Elvis' one album cover says, there's 'Something for Everybody.'
Also, and if ultimately you don't think Elvis is the best, that's totally cool as there really is something for everyone!;-) Great channel and I wish you the best!!! ~ Christopher Tyler
P.S. Those recommendations are only, quite literally, the beginning!
They met when he was stationed in Germany, her dad was a airforce officer.
By far my fave version of this song! ♥
She was 14 when they met but the average age of women getting married in the southern states when Elvis was growing up was around that age - people lose touch with the times back then. He was a normal guy in the context of the times unfortunately people today get it all wrong trying to look at things in today’s context - not 50-100 years back - and he was only 23 himself when they met (not 50!!!). Nice reaction.
People are clueless to why we view the things the way we do. The age a society puts on adult hood is dependent on the opportunity people have. When opportunity is less getting married and starting life is the only way to better yourself. Girls were often married at 14 most of history. Your life was going to be a house wife because there was nothing else. There was no reason for anyone even their parents to pass an opportunity to make them wait 4 years. Which is why it was still common in rural places in the 50’s and even to this day to a much less extent. You see the same in poor countries. The legal age in Brazil for example is 16 I believe and some places 14. Pooling the resources as a family is a great weapon against absolute poverty. But in industrialized countries the opportunity to be anything and the competition to achieve it means we don’t let anything get in the way of people education. Someone dropping out of school at 14 can not survive in todays society. As that become a reality society gradually changed the way it looked out people getting married that young because now it causes more harm due to the opportunity available. Nature says your an adult at puberty. All other ages are socially based dependent on what works for that society.
He was 24 when they met in March of that year. He was born in Jan of 35 she was born in May of 45.
Willie Nelson had a big country hit with it in the early 80's.
This is Priscilla… his only child Lisa Marie, was married to Michael Jackson for a while. The only other artist who sang this song I know of was Willie Nelson, who also did an outstanding job with his rendition of this song.
Willie Nelson huh? You might’ve started something just now‼️😏
To LFR Family… here is a link to Willie’s version… th-cam.com/video/R7f189Z0v0Y/w-d-xo.html
The KING
Just The king
she had her own boutique with a friend, so her clothes were very stylish.
What I find telling is that Elvis was a good man, but he was a bad boy. He was with hundreds of ladies but I never heard bad things about him, even from Priscilla his ex-wife. They held hands stepping out of divorce Court and she continued to call him the love of her life. I think it was because he was a gentleman, he didn’t kiss n tell. He was the King and he treated each lady like a Queen... even if it was for a day
OK this is my last comment. I’m at the age where Elvis‘s music was always prevalent in my home. My mom was a fan. My older sister, adores him to this day. And I will always be a fan myself. I’m at the age, where I had the privilege of watching him perform in person on two occasions. Although very young, you could still feel his energy and presence in the room.
We knew were Elvis parked his plane the Lisa Marie. My mother took us so that we could take photographs. There are photographs of my sister and I in front of the plane. I’ll admit, that I was a brat when I was younger. I wrote something on the dirt of the plane that my sister didn’t like. So she wiped it off with a paper towel. Then she looked at the paper towel, and said…I’m never throwing this piece of paper away. To this day she still has it and we’re looking at about 50 years that has passed since I did that.
that ;fly' photo was them leaving the courtroom after signing their divorce. Priscilla still runs the Elvis empire.....and keeps Graceland open to the public...............she and Lisa ofen visit.
Did you know that Elvis was drafted into the service in 1958 and serviced till 1960, did you know that Elvis made 31 movies, did you know he was the 1st to be beamed via satellite to the world with over a billion people watched his TV specials in 68, called the Elvis comeback, due to not doing personal appearance's while making his movies. Did you know that Elvis never appeared outside the USA except for his time in the service he was stationed in Germany.
Long live The King!
And that little girl grew up & married Michael Jackson! I’m Michael‘a age so I grew up watching & listening to both of them perform 🥰
His wife was Priscilla. She's still alive and kicking.
This was recorded during his Divorce. Willie Nelson Charted this Song #1.
Nice choice to react to and you are doing a good 👍 job.
Brother, this is ALL good!
His future wife was a minor her father gave her permission to come to America to live in Graceland he was an army officer. According to what was said Elvis didn't have an intimate relationship with her he treated her more like a daughter until she came of age the rest is history.
It would be great to see you react to its now or never or maybe some more of his gospel songs. He touched me or milky white way or oh happy day ( from the rehearsal please).
Great reaction !!!
Willie Nelson slays this song, Van! Listen to “Kentucky Rain” by Elvis.
Susan, Kentucky Rain was written by Eddie Rabbitt! One of my favorites by Elvis!
@@jdodd2798, I loved Eddie Rabbitt! That is my favorite Elvis song. The words are so powerful.
@@suzybailey-koubti8342 - Eddie Rabbitt was one of my favorites. And of course, was the reason George Strait made it ... Eddie was scheduled to perform at the Houston rodeo, but he got sick just hours before his performance - the Rodeo committee was scrambling to find someone to fill in and someone suggested George Strait. They literally had to fly George and his band in by helicopter and after he performed, well, history was made! Sadly, we lost Eddie shortly after that. RIP.
@@jdodd2798, I remember when Eddie died. My BFF and I mourned for a long time. 😔
This song has been recorded my several artists. Perhaps the most notable is Willie Nelson.Like most singers, Elvis did a lot of covers. Some of his best recordings were covers. He usually did them better than the original artist.
This is Priscilla, his wife. They met when she was 14, when he was stationed in Germany.
Beautiful song written by the great Texas treasure Willie Nelson !!!!!!!!
It was not written by Willie, not sure why people think it was since he didn’t even record a cover until nine years later.
It was written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, and Mark James.
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Not sure who knew but he had light colored hair and he died it black. His daughter is a beauty. Looks more like Elvis to me.
He had so many devils on his shoulder but he loved her as much as he was able to.
💪🏾💪🏾
You should look at some of his daughters phone Lisa Marie she also has a really pretty voice and she has some that she staying with her dad after he passed they put them together with her voice they sound wonderful together Lisa Marie Presley is her name
Yes that is Priscilla Presley who he met and married when he was over 21 and she was 15 or 16... if that happened today in 2022 Elvis would be in jail for 30 or more years no matter if it was real love or not. Just shows how different today is than back then
For the record, they never had sex until they were married. I think she was 21 when they married.
The wife have said that herself in several interviews.
Priscilla she was 14 yrs old and met him in Germany when he was in the Army. He recorded this song because she told him she was leaving him.
pricilla was very young. elvis met her while he was serving in germany. she chased after him and elvis made a deal with her dad who was a colonel in the army. she stayed with elvis dad and step mother,then got married and had lisa marie...she was his only child.
Great job man. Greetings from Finland. Just came your channel and i was pleased your reaction. Hope to see more Elvis and Nightwish.
I don’t know how I ever missed it but you look exactly like my childhood best friend. Unfortunately I’ve heard he’s had some troubles and is not doing too well these days.
Her name was Priscilla yes and she was and still gorgeous.
she looks like the joker from the batman movies.
Zappa troll, how long did it take you to memorize everything? Hahahaha
Who is still Listening in late 2022???
This was a big hit for Willie Nelson after Elvis.
i love willie nelson singing this.
If you weren’t aware, Elvis was married to Priscilla and they had Lisa Marie Presley. Lisa Marie was briefly married to Michael Jackson.
Priscilla, they met when she was 14 in 1959, they didn't get married until 1967, so she was not underage when they married.
Willie Nelson wrote this song. Elvis made it his own.
Written by Johnny Christopher and mark james and Wayne carson
Prisilla Presley...He asked her father to marry her when she was very young in military.
Yes they do they go through a lot but I will tell you one thing about Elvis Elvis was a very giving person gave people many things as well as the entertainment but if you really want to listen to one of those my very very favorite songs by him it’s an American trilogy it’s phenomenal as well as he done a cover of my way which is great and he also does this song you’ll never walk alone those are ones that you should listen to the end of your people iSpy them
She wasn't under age when they got married and you have to realize her dad sent her to live with Elvis! And back then people got married younger .my mom when she was 14 and my dad was 15, mm y grandparents when my grandma was 13 and my grandpa was 19 and a lot of folks got married young to get away from home especially in a poor family!!!
That last picture, if I'm not mistaken, was them exiting the courthouse after their divorce was finalized. Walking out hand in hand.
Wife is Priscilla Presley, daughter is Lisa Marie
They we’re separated in 1972 when this song came out and divorced in 1973
Somebody has to react to Lisa Marie Presley and her song “Lights Out”, she is her fathers daughter!!!!❤️
He wore high collars because he thought his neck was too long. I have a video. here on youtube, of my mother riding a golf cart in front of his house in the 50"s.
First of all i have seen a few of your reaction also one with your son and seen a few of him by himself i was very impressed with him i feel he is a very classy young man, must take after his father. When Elvis was in the army in Germany he met her and you are correct she was 14 or 15 she came to live with him when she was17. In Graceland she finished high school then got married when she turned 21. According to her Elvis never touched her till she was 21, i can only go by what she said, i don't know for sure. Unfortunately the Elvis haters spread around that he was a pedophile and some people today still believe that just like the rumors started that Elvis was prejudice to blacks is also widely believed, sad we need to start caring for each other more
Have a great christmas season to you and your family
When she came to Memphis, she supposedly lived with Vernon and Dee nearby, not Graceland itself.
@@JonBurrows3577 That's what Elvis told her parents in order to convince them to let her come to the States (they were still in Germany). But he moved her right into Graceland right from the start.
@@LM-hb6yn and you know that how?
@@stevechrist8622 From Elvis closest associates who were there.
@@stevechrist8622 Elvis was not perfect... he was human like the rest of us. He had a lot of wonderful qualities and the truth doesn't detract from that. And the truth is he could talk a leopard out of its spots.
I believe that photo of them at the end is them walking out of the courthouse after their divorce. They always loved eachother, even after they weren’t together anymore. 💕
BULLSHIT! Elvis didn't want to marry Pricilla.
Zappa troll , how long did it take you to memorize everything?
The last pic they were coming out of divorce court.they were married 5 yrs.