I am from Memphis Tennessee and as a deputy I had the privilege of working his funeral. He was the kindest, most personable man I’ve ever met. His favorite music was gospel. He would come and spend time with deputies because he loved law enforcement. His badge collection is hugh and he even wrote and got an appointment to see President Nixon and received one from him. He would just go up to a person and give away cars, from a deputy to a couple looking for one at the car lot. The first song I ever sang was Love Me Tender and I had such a crush on him. People come here from all over the world to celebrate his birth and death anniversaries. Now droves are coming to morn Lisa Marie’s death as she will be buried at Graceland, along his side ( his daughter). He had the whole package, sing, dance, looks and personality. What else you ask for?
I turn 60 next month, I was on the school bus when I heard Elvis had died, I got off the bus and ran all the way home in tears, only to find my mother on the kitchen floor sobbing. This song was my favourite then and has been my entire life. it will be my funeral song when my times comes. No entertainer has ever touched the hearts and souls of people like Elvis did. I miss him. ( From Australia )
My best friend didn't get her birthday because Elvis died that day. Her mother made her move out so she could make Sherrie's bedroom into a shrine for Elvis. P.S. I saw him twice. 73 and 74! 3rd row the second time!! WONDERFUL!!!!!!
@thethinkingman9338 just reading your comment, has me all choked up. I can’t imagine being in that moment even now after all these years later. He left such a lasting impression on the world and still continues to do so. Happy Birthday.
Yes i remember vividly that day it was so sad to ear that almost everyone i knew weep for Elvis,oh and by the way i was in Italy then and I I’m 60 too, now every time i ear him i remember that and appreciate him more then ever.
I was 5 and getting ready for school in the Netherlands. All of a sudden my dad who had left for work came back home in tears screaming “He is dead. Elvis is dead.” He had heard it on the radio. Immediately he put on the tv to look for news about Elvis and we all cried. 😢
I am 61 now, and I remember that we as a family just came back to Holland from Spain where we were on a holiday that summer, and I heard it on the radio it being announced that Elvis had died that day on august 16th, 1977. I felt suddenly a deep sadness in me that I could not describe. It was the first and only time ever that I cried for an artist
I saw Elvis in concert 6 times and watched the Aloha special on tv in 1973. He was an incredible performer who played to his audience. I don’t think he ever really understood why he was so loved. His beautiful voice was with him until the end. Real Elvis fans still miss him.
I will never forget this aloha Hawaii concert! My mother had five children four boys and a girl she prepared food all day and had guests over the first thing she said was if any of you kids start talking while he's singing you're going straight to bed LOL
I was 12 years old when this was aired. For weeks in advance, parents in our area cleared their schedules, bought new televisions, set up in home recording devices and got everything ready so that there would be absolute silence and no distractions. Us kids just played along because the only cool part to us was that this was being beamed into outer space and back down again. Anyhow... I didn't watch it. I wasn't really interested and was hanging out with friends all evening. Nobody ever anticipated that there would be an album released and thought it was a "watch it or regret it" type of deal. and so they did! Every family we knew, at home, sitting quietly, watching history being made. Locally, in Hawaii, the concert never even started until 12:30 AM so that people on the U.S. east coast would view is at 6:30 PM EST (9:30 on the west coast), right after rush hour and supper. The performance ran for an hour and a half.
Elvis was bigger than life! Greatest performer there ever was or will be and no one will ever come close to him. Elvis was the total package, his looks, stage presence, and charisma is unmatched. He is 🔥 ❤❤❤❤❤
If it hadn't been for Elvis, so many who followed after might not exist. John Lennon said: "If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been The Beatles."
I was one of 7 children. My parents worked/sacrificed to provide for us. It was 1973 & my dad finally bought the family a color TV. My classmates, more fortunate, had color TV way earlier than me. Being a young teenage Elvis fan, I couldn't wait to watch this Elvis-Aloha from Hawaii Satellite Concert on our new color TV. When I saw him perform in his patriotic American Eagle, red, white, & blue jumpsuit on my new color TV, I knew I was witnessing something historic that I would remember the rest of my life. You brought back fond memories of my youth & The King, Salvo. Thank you. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
"The world's biggest rock star", more like the world's first megastar. There was nothing before him, nobody to guide him, he was alone in that level of fame. To put it into perspective, a TV audience of 1.5bn people watched that LIVE (minus the US - it clashed with the superbowl), that's 42% of TV's on this planet tuned into that concert... that's every THIRD person on Earth. Nobody has done it since, nobody else could pull that off so skillfully. His value and talent deserved that opportunity and the magnitude of it matched his charisma. Gives me goosebumps, and I'm from England. This man's talent and name must never die. To think he left this life believing nobody would remember him. Aloha was 50 years ago, I'm 48 and just introducing Elvis to my 11 year old and 6 year old. Long live the King.
…Elvis was the FIRST and BEST! ...Elvis is the only singer most people know or have known! ... No singer is as known/famous/popular worldwide as Elvis and has been for almost 70 years!! ...His charisma is still unsurpassed to this day!! ... A singer for eternity!! ✨💎✨🕺🏻🕯 Thank you
My mom and dad took me with them to see E on New Years Eve 1975 at the Pontiac Silverdome. I was only 10 but had a sense of the greatness I was seeing. That turned out to be the largest live audience he ever played in front of!!! Thank you Dad! Yes, I do remember where I was 2 and a half years later....
I did watch this live in 73. I was 2 years out of the Navy. It was and still is haunting. I have tears every time I hear Elvis sing this. It reminds me that the cost of freedom has always been blood.
I was 16 and had never paid much attention to Elvis. I was listening to Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and such. My sister and I watched the Aloha From Hawaii at her house. We both just looked at each other and said "what have we been missing all of these years?" From then on, Elvis was everything. We saw him in concert in Atlanta not long before his passing. Great reaction! No matter how many times I hear this song, it sends chills all over me and brings tears to my eyes. Elvis was the best, and I will never forget the day he passed. I remember exactly what I was doing when the news came across the television. RIP Elvis. We love you.
The fact that this is live and there was no auto tune during his lifetime. He had everythingy voice, looks,charisma. He will never be replaced. thank you
Elvis NEVER forgot or took for granted his fans. He put his whole self into every performance. In this one,between those horns and the kettle drums and his Intensity, make a perfect performance. It literally gives chills every time I see it and I've seen it a thousand times. Thank you for the reaction. I love it when young reacters take the time to go back and show respect to the great ones who paved the path for us today.
I bet anyone who was actually there would have felt lucky. When I visited Hawaii in 2011, one tour guide said he turned down the opportunity to go. I remember thinking: "Why? You went to see Jimi Hendrix, why wouldn't you go and see the King perform live?" If my mother had been there at the time, she certainly wouldn't have. As it was, she watched the concert on TV here in Australia with her husband and her toddler daughter (me). Not that I remember much, but Mum told me I got excited over the music.
My aunt cried for 2 weeks straight when he died. She still has an unspent concert ticket for him at Louisville Gardens concert venue in Louisville, Kentucky. He never made it there.
I was nine years old when this concert aired. My mom had gone out for the evening and my babysitter let me stay up past my bedtime to watch it. I still remember being awestruck by the entire show.
It's also really important to note that there's no such thing as AutoTune in 1973. This is just Elvis' incredible vocal performance live, on stage, with no post production studio enhancements.
It’s hard to imagine now, but Elvis was a member of our families. We loved him and watched everything he did and always wanted more, more, more. We literally loved him to death, but how could you help yourself? He was a gift.
No, I can imagine it now. I am 45 and after seeing the Elvis movie, I watched all his movies, read 10 books, looked at all his concert films and documentaries...downloaded all the songs... I feel like he is my long lost brother I never had. So does my husband.
It is hard to imagine, for sure, I try and transport myself to that time and think about how everyone would think and feel. It is hard to do, but sometimes it helps me imagine the impact of these songs and artists.
About a minute in, there’s a moment when this chap realises he is watching something very special, and he is roped in to what we have all known for decades. Priceless!
He was and still is the greatest of all times. I saw him live twice 1975 and 1977. I went to Graceland 1997 and it was great. Love him still to this day. He accomplished more than any other singer. Thanks for your reaction.
What's super sad is that it wasn't long after this that those haunting lyrics were true... "All my trials Lord,.. soon be over." This concert was unbelievably great because of his voice, the arrangement, and his backup. But he felt this so deeply as he sang, that it's emotionally staggering.
One of the best performances Ever. I’m 70 and I was watching that night. You just can’t imagine the feelings. Just PRICELESS. Wish you would dive into his music. There will never be an entertainer like Elvis Again. You have to watch If I Can Dream. It’s a tribute to Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy and just about what was going on in the 60’s
Just one of those rare people who had it, in spades. The magnetism he had in everything he did was just legit. Imagine the weight of walking around with that kind of adoration? He had 4 years left here, and it didn't even show yet.
I remember watching that live. It was definitely anticipated. If you were out shopping, or whatever, everyone was talking about getting home in time to watch this concert. The number of people around the world watching was about one quarter of the earth's population. Can you imagine? One fourth of the world's population dropping what they were doing to watch one man sing. That's beyond incredible.
It was another first for Elvis. He was the first to perform a concert televised worldwide. In his "Comeback Special" he was the first to go "unplugged" (perform acoustic versions of his songs) before a TV audience. If it hadn't been for Elvis, "MTV Unplugged" wouldn't have existed.
I was in my 20’s and my entire family watched it together. It was phenomenal. I remember trying to comprehend all the world watching at SAME time. Each different time zone knew what there time was. It was overwhelming.
Such an icon, especially back then. I remember when he died and my mom told me who he was. She was a huge fan. Elvis always reminds me of my mom.... LJ
I'm 43 years old and a lifelong Elvis fan since a baby and this song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it to this day. Always has and probably always will. Elvis is the King for a reason. Over 1.6 Billion records sold worldwide and counting!!
I was 13 when this concert Aloha from Hawaii was aired in 1973 and honestly I wasn’t familiar with Elvis at that time. My classmate called me and asked me if I was watching Elvis. So I turn on my little 12” b&w TV and was immediately in awe of what I was seeing on TV. I had to see Elvis in color so I ran to our living room and rudely changed the channel on our 25” color TV from whatever my parents were watching to Elvis. OMG Elvis was even more stunning in Color! after watching this show I instantly became a lifelong Elvis fan. His looks, his jumpsuit and his incredible voice. Only Elvis could pull off a TV concert being broadcasted live via satellite to forty countries and viewed by over a billion people. I was so fortunate in 1976, I saw Elvis in person.
I've viewed a few people react to this masterpiece of musical history and they just don't get it,I have viewed this performance many many times and every single time it gives me loss of oxygen
The song is beautiful and the man Elvis was BEAUTIFUL. Yes I am in tears still over the loss of The King❤ One note, my step father played with Elvis when he first started out on The Louisiana Hayride.
As an eleven year old, lying in the floor while our family watched this broadcast, we were all in tears after this performance. Even as a child, not knowing what the song was really about, you felt the emotions in each note. I'm from Tennessee, and I've never known my life without Elvis' influence. His songs still ring true with the same emotion. ♥
I am 70 and have loved music since birth. Elvis' voice was a treasure and I was there in front of the tv watching and listening to this great concert!!! I loved the music, so I purchased the double LP from this show to add to my large and ever-growing record collection. Of course, I still have the album and a working stereo to play it on . Elvis' performance of this song trilogy is electrifying!!!! One of my other favorites from that show is "I'll Remember You" , but I loved the whole show.
I remember putting the DVD on for my twin nephews when they were small, and they weren't sure what to make of it. "What's this?" About the only music by Elvis they'd heard was the gospel recordings. They did like the video of "Wooden Heart" where Elvis sings to a puppet.
The amazing thing about EP and this performance in general, is that this type of song was frowned upon. Yet he did it anyway. And he performed it in a secular setting. To hear the crowd erupt in cheers and applause was truly breathtaking. We didn't know what we were watching as kids, we were 5 and 6. It wasn't until much later that the impact was realized, especially after his passing. Now his daughter Lisa with whom I share memories and many similarities, is no longer with us. It is still unfathomable to me. May she have reached Heaven, and experience everlasting peace in the comfort of Our Father, and her Daddy E! ❤ ✝ ✌ 💐
You said it...HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL! Elvis from his heart and soul wanted nothing but to please his others... Of this he excelled! His roots are in gospel, southern, and blues! I THINK I SPEAK FOR MANY...he nailed it! A beloved son, husband, father, and King of Rock & Roll.
A lot of myths have grown around this show, it was broadcast live to many Countries in the far east, and yes, was a tremendous ratings success. However, it was not broadcast live in the United States as the date clashed with Superbowl VII. It was edited and songs inserted and eventually broadcast as a 90 minute " special " by NBC on April 4th 1973, and gained a 57% audience share. The double Album of the show has been certified Platinum 5 times over in the US, 3 times in Canada and twice in the United Kingdom & Australia. A DVD re-release in 2006 topped the UK Music DVD charts. The jumpsuit & cape are now on display at Graceland. The gentleman who played the flute solo, was Gabe Balthazaar, a legendary Jazz " Sax & Flute " player from Hawaii, who played with a lot of the Jazz greats. He died in June this year at the age of 92.
Elvis can leave you speechless, right? I watched it with my family when I was 33 years old. I went to a couple of live concerts too. He was "electric".
I had been waiting for this Elvis Special & I know it was on April 4,1973 in the US because I went into labor & had to leave for the hospital! Our beautiful daughter was born at 7:36 AM on April 5th, 1973! I am now 71 years and she turned 50 on April 5,2023! He grew up in the Church and he always loved the Lord and he knew God gave him a voice like no other. He had stage fright every single time before a concert! Elvis loved his fans and when he had given his all to us, GOD called him to his Heavenly Home to be with his beloved Mother again. Now he has a grandson and his daughter with him! Thank You Lord for sharing Elvis with us! A preacher once said of Elvis "He was a bundle of energy set to music and that echo will never die!" ❤️
I listen/watch to this performance of American Trilogy by Elvis multiple times during the year and it never fails to hit me right in my heart and bring a tear to my eye. Elvis was a once in human history gift from God.. never again will you see or hear the likes of him. Mold broken.. TCB ⚡️
Jane H commenting …. I watched the 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert in New Zealand, as a 21 year old, & it was absolutely Amazing. I had been a big fan of Elvis since I was 15, so to see this, along with lots of other New Zealanders, was almost heart-stopping. Elvis sang his way through this concert with his usual impeccable performances & looked stunning. It really was something I have never forgotten, & I am now 72. It is a very treasured memory, made all the more cherished when he died just four years later. I am still a huge fan of Elvis, & it has been such a joy to discover so many of his concerts on YT. I really enjoyed your Reaction. This is one of my most favourite Elvis songs. Elvis grew up in poverty, which made his achievements even more incredible, but he never forgot his humble beginnings.
One of my all-time favorite live Elvis performances of a very iconic song. The best live version of Trilogy, in my opinion, if only because the flute solo was PERFECT, different from the 1972 version where the flutist was not half as good as this gentleman was. LOVE it!
Obviously, Elvis had a magnificent voice but let's not forget the world-class musicians that were playing with him and those amazing backup vocals. With a combination like that you pretty much had to have a magical end product. Elvis had many smash hits but to my mind where he really excelled was when he sang gospel music, and I don't think anyone ever sang gospel better than he did. I loved the fact that many times he was told that he could not sing a gospel song when he made a TV appearance (on the Ed Sullivan Show, for instance) and he would do it anyway. He had promised his mother that he would sing at least one gospel song in every concert or appearance, and he wasn't about to break his word to his mother because some little pipsqueak like Ed Sullivan told him he couldn't do it. What was Ed going to do? Refuse to have ELVIS on his show? I don't think so.
I really appreciated your reaction. I was always An Elvis fan because I was born in 1952. Watching this Aloha version always makes me tear up. I came From Three generations of Elvis fans. He was like a family member to us. It is hard to explain how Elvis just made people love him! I haven’t heard any other performer who touched people the way he did. Looking forward to more Elvis. My other favorite is The Moody Blues. They were popular during this same time and still perform today. Question would be a good one from the 2000 PBS special! Thanks!
The world seems to stand still when Elvis sings.
Ain't it the truth?!!
World population in 1973 was 3.9 Billion people and Elvis had 1.5 Billion watching this concert which is almost half the planet.
Sure... believe the exaggerated hype. 🙄Five years from now some people will be saying the number was closer to 2 billion.
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Elvis was a gift from God. The Greatest Performer and Singer of our time. There will never be another like him, ever!
Isn't he just incredible. No one will ever come anywhere close to Elvis, the absolute Master of his craft.
Elvis has left us with the most exciting muscial and social history Thank you Elvis for all you have left Lindyzing
I am from Memphis Tennessee and as a deputy I had the privilege of working his funeral. He was the kindest, most personable man I’ve ever met. His favorite music was gospel. He would come and spend time with deputies because he loved law enforcement. His badge collection is hugh and he even wrote and got an appointment to see President Nixon and received one from him. He would just go up to a person and give away cars, from a deputy to a couple looking for one at the car lot. The first song I ever sang was Love Me Tender and I had such a crush on him. People come here from all over the world to celebrate his birth and death anniversaries. Now droves are coming to morn Lisa Marie’s death as she will be buried at Graceland, along his side ( his daughter). He had the whole package, sing, dance, looks and personality. What else you ask for?
Wow❤
Missing Elvis every day. I think he gave us all he had for as long as he could.
I turn 60 next month, I was on the school bus when I heard Elvis had died, I got off the bus and ran all the way home in tears, only to find my mother on the kitchen floor sobbing. This song was my favourite then and has been my entire life. it will be my funeral song when my times comes. No entertainer has ever touched the hearts and souls of people like Elvis did. I miss him. ( From Australia )
My best friend didn't get her birthday because Elvis died that day. Her mother made her move out so she could make Sherrie's bedroom into a shrine for Elvis. P.S. I saw him twice. 73 and 74! 3rd row the second time!! WONDERFUL!!!!!!
@thethinkingman9338 just reading your comment, has me all choked up. I can’t imagine being in that moment even now after all these years later. He left such a lasting impression on the world and still continues to do so. Happy Birthday.
Yes i remember vividly that day it was so sad to ear that almost everyone i knew weep for Elvis,oh and by the way i was in Italy then and I I’m 60 too, now every time i ear him i remember that and appreciate him more then ever.
I was 5 and getting ready for school in the Netherlands. All of a sudden my dad who had left for work came back home in tears screaming “He is dead. Elvis is dead.” He had heard it on the radio. Immediately he put on the tv to look for news about Elvis and we all cried. 😢
I am 61 now, and I remember that we as a family just came back to Holland from Spain where we were on a holiday that summer, and I heard it on the radio it being announced that Elvis had died that day on august 16th, 1977. I felt suddenly a deep sadness in me that I could not describe. It was the first and only time ever that I cried for an artist
And here we are in 2024 still listening!
And now you understand why he is known as "The King"? 👑
This should be required viewing for anyone desiring to be a performer. Vicki
Elvis always my favorite
Elvis, there is a reason why he was called the King !
I saw Elvis in concert 6 times and watched the Aloha special on tv in 1973. He was an incredible performer who played to his audience. I don’t think he ever really understood why he was so loved. His beautiful voice was with him until the end. Real Elvis fans still miss him.
6 times you’re so lucky.. Biggest regret in my life is not seeing Elvis in concert. 😭
@Becky D * I find it so sad that Elvis always thought he would be forgotten. If he only knew!
When God created Elvis, he lingered on him.🙏
He will always be the best😇😇😇
I will never forget this aloha Hawaii concert! My mother had five children four boys and a girl she prepared food all day and had guests over the first thing she said was if any of you kids start talking while he's singing you're going straight to bed LOL
only elvis could sound this fantastic
You have elevated that event to the historical rank it belongs in the history of global communication. A confident Elvis performed for the world.
Elvis was and still is the man
More people watch this than man landing on the moon this was incredible concert my god you could not take your eyes off this man.
I was 12 years old when this was aired. For weeks in advance, parents in our area cleared their schedules, bought new televisions, set up in home recording devices and got everything ready so that there would be absolute silence and no distractions. Us kids just played along because the only cool part to us was that this was being beamed into outer space and back down again. Anyhow... I didn't watch it. I wasn't really interested and was hanging out with friends all evening. Nobody ever anticipated that there would be an album released and thought it was a "watch it or regret it" type of deal. and so they did! Every family we knew, at home, sitting quietly, watching history being made. Locally, in Hawaii, the concert never even started until 12:30 AM so that people on the U.S. east coast would view is at 6:30 PM EST (9:30 on the west coast), right after rush hour and supper. The performance ran for an hour and a half.
Elvis es irrepetible irresistible irritablemente de talentoso carismático misterioso humilde amado y admirado eternamente
I can watch Elvis very minute, very hour, very day, even it's repeat after repeat ❤
Elvis was bigger than life! Greatest performer there ever was or will be and no one will ever come close to him. Elvis was the total package, his looks, stage presence, and charisma is unmatched. He is 🔥 ❤❤❤❤❤
If it hadn't been for Elvis, so many who followed after might not exist. John Lennon said: "If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been The Beatles."
@Sharon Jensen Lennon also said "before Elvis, there was nothing ".
I was one of 7 children. My parents worked/sacrificed to provide for us. It was 1973 & my dad finally bought the family a color TV. My classmates, more fortunate, had color TV way earlier than me. Being a young teenage Elvis fan, I couldn't wait to watch this Elvis-Aloha from Hawaii Satellite Concert on our new color TV. When I saw him perform in his patriotic American Eagle, red, white, & blue jumpsuit on my new color TV, I knew I was witnessing something historic that I would remember the rest of my life. You brought back fond memories of my youth & The King, Salvo. Thank you. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Elvis. Absolutely 💯. Amazing. There. Will. Never. Be. Another. I. Like. Him. Absolutely. Never 😢. Thank. You. For. Sharing. God. Bless 😊❤
It was a song to God and a billion people saw it and heard it. Powerful! Acknowledgement of God. You will never see it again.
Maybe we will, have you seen Pastor Bob Joyce sing American Trilogy?
I've stressed the magnitude of this performance to people recently. They seem to not understand the gravitas of what Elvis had done. Legendary.
I watched the live performance in 73. It was unbelievable
"The world's biggest rock star", more like the world's first megastar. There was nothing before him, nobody to guide him, he was alone in that level of fame.
To put it into perspective, a TV audience of 1.5bn people watched that LIVE (minus the US - it clashed with the superbowl), that's 42% of TV's on this planet tuned into that concert... that's every THIRD person on Earth. Nobody has done it since, nobody else could pull that off so skillfully. His value and talent deserved that opportunity and the magnitude of it matched his charisma. Gives me goosebumps, and I'm from England.
This man's talent and name must never die. To think he left this life believing nobody would remember him. Aloha was 50 years ago, I'm 48 and just introducing Elvis to my 11 year old and 6 year old. Long live the King.
A beautiful man with a beautiful soul. They’ll never be another .
…Elvis was the FIRST and BEST! ...Elvis is the only singer most people know or have known! ... No singer is as known/famous/popular worldwide as Elvis and has been for almost 70 years!! ...His charisma is still unsurpassed to this day!! ... A singer for eternity!! ✨💎✨🕺🏻🕯 Thank you
My mom and dad took me with them to see E on New Years Eve 1975 at the Pontiac Silverdome. I was only 10 but had a sense of the greatness I was seeing. That turned out to be the largest live audience he ever played in front of!!! Thank you Dad! Yes, I do remember where I was 2 and a half years later....
I did watch this live in 73. I was 2 years out of the Navy. It was and still is haunting. I have tears every time I hear Elvis sing this. It reminds me that the cost of freedom has always been blood.
I was 16 and had never paid much attention to Elvis. I was listening to Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and such. My sister and I watched the Aloha From Hawaii at her house. We both just looked at each other and said "what have we been missing all of these years?" From then on, Elvis was everything. We saw him in concert in Atlanta not long before his passing. Great reaction! No matter how many times I hear this song, it sends chills all over me and brings tears to my eyes. Elvis was the best, and I will never forget the day he passed. I remember exactly what I was doing when the news came across the television. RIP Elvis. We love you.
Led Zeppelin were big fans of Elvis. When they met him, they were so starstruck.
The Man Pure Raw Talent no Auto Tune or Equalizer. He did it by Him Self.
The fact that this is live and there was no auto tune during his lifetime. He had everythingy voice, looks,charisma. He will never be replaced. thank you
If you ever wonder why we call him KING, now you know, NOBODY can come close to this MAN. KING ELVIS
I'm 55 yrs old. I got to see Elvis live in concert in 1975, I was only 6 but It's always stayed with me. I will never forget it❤❤
Good points you made. Welcome to the Elvis rabbit hole. You're in for the greatest ride in musical history.
I love that - the Elvis rabbit hole! Enabled by You Tube. I have had many sleepless nights thanks to chasing Elvis around TH-cam😍😍😍😑😑
Elvis NEVER forgot or took for granted his fans. He put his whole self into every performance. In this one,between those horns and the kettle drums and his Intensity, make a perfect performance. It literally gives chills every time I see it and I've seen it a thousand times. Thank you for the reaction. I love it when young reacters take the time to go back and show respect to the great ones who paved the path for us today.
You are welcome, thank you for being here and enjoying it with me. This is what its all about.
This was the very first concert ever to be broadcast World Wide via Satellite.
Was a smashing, huge success.
I bet anyone who was actually there would have felt lucky. When I visited Hawaii in 2011, one tour guide said he turned down the opportunity to go. I remember thinking: "Why? You went to see Jimi Hendrix, why wouldn't you go and see the King perform live?" If my mother had been there at the time, she certainly wouldn't have. As it was, she watched the concert on TV here in Australia with her husband and her toddler daughter (me). Not that I remember much, but Mum told me I got excited over the music.
Once every 500 years god drops an angel on earth..amazing
My aunt cried for 2 weeks straight when he died. She still has an unspent concert ticket for him at Louisville Gardens concert venue in Louisville, Kentucky. He never made it there.
You said you don't know much about Elvis but from now on try to listen more Elvis music and you wil enter a new world of enchantment and beauty.
I so love this song- goosebumps every time
I was nine years old when this concert aired. My mom had gone out for the evening and my babysitter let me stay up past my bedtime to watch it. I still remember being awestruck by the entire show.
I was just a teenager and I remember watching ELVIS Live from England... It was an UNBELIEVABLE Show.... I will NEVER forget
It's also really important to note that there's no such thing as AutoTune in 1973. This is just Elvis' incredible vocal performance live, on stage, with no post production studio enhancements.
It’s hard to imagine now, but Elvis was a member of our families. We loved him and watched everything he did and always wanted more, more, more. We literally loved him to death, but how could you help yourself? He was a gift.
No, I can imagine it now. I am 45 and after seeing the Elvis movie, I watched all his movies, read 10 books, looked at all his concert films and documentaries...downloaded all the songs... I feel like he is my long lost brother I never had. So does my husband.
It is hard to imagine, for sure, I try and transport myself to that time and think about how everyone would think and feel. It is hard to do, but sometimes it helps me imagine the impact of these songs and artists.
He is still family
@@bemerson7883 yes he is. 💙
About a minute in, there’s a moment when this chap realises he is watching something very special, and he is roped in to what we have all known for decades. Priceless!
I suggest you watch the Elvis movie. It's phenomenal.
He was and still is the greatest of all times. I saw him live twice 1975 and 1977. I went to Graceland 1997 and it was great. Love him still to this day. He accomplished more than any other singer. Thanks for your reaction.
What's super sad is that it wasn't long after this that those haunting lyrics were true... "All my trials Lord,.. soon be over."
This concert was unbelievably great because of his voice, the arrangement, and his backup. But he felt this so deeply as he sang, that it's emotionally staggering.
Hauntingly beautiful, is an amazing way to describe it….it definitely was.
We want much more Elvis, great reaction.
One of the best performances Ever. I’m 70 and I was watching that night. You just can’t imagine the feelings. Just PRICELESS. Wish you would dive into his music. There will never be an entertainer like Elvis Again. You have to watch If I Can Dream. It’s a tribute to Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy and just about what was going on in the 60’s
I did watch it live in 1973. It was fantastic. He was and still is the greatest performer ever.
Just one of those rare people who had it, in spades. The magnetism he had in everything he did was just legit. Imagine the weight of walking around with that kind of adoration? He had 4 years left here, and it didn't even show yet.
Elvis is perfect, there Will never be one again. Your voice, your dance, your beauty.
I watched him in concert twice truely amazing was his permeances
I remember watching that live. It was definitely anticipated. If you were out shopping, or whatever, everyone was talking about getting home in time to watch this concert. The number of people around the world watching was about one quarter of the earth's population. Can you imagine? One fourth of the world's population dropping what they were doing to watch one man sing. That's beyond incredible.
It was another first for Elvis. He was the first to perform a concert televised worldwide. In his "Comeback Special" he was the first to go "unplugged" (perform acoustic versions of his songs) before a TV audience. If it hadn't been for Elvis, "MTV Unplugged" wouldn't have existed.
I watched it too
Yep I remember it well just like it was yesterday
@@sharonjensen3016 * Let's not forget that Elvis was also the first to have what they now call a "residency" performance in Las Vegas!
Absolutely Love Elvis
I was in my 20’s and my entire family watched it together. It was phenomenal. I remember trying to comprehend all the world watching at SAME time. Each different time zone knew what there time was. It was overwhelming.
it's really something else, when you think about it. Thanks for sharing.
I was also in my 20's. Watched it with my mother and brother on a small color tv 11:03
There will NEVER be anyone that can measure up to Elvis.
Such an icon, especially back then. I remember when he died and my mom told me who he was. She was a huge fan. Elvis always reminds me of my mom.... LJ
Just The king
I'm 43 years old and a lifelong Elvis fan since a baby and this song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it to this day. Always has and probably always will. Elvis is the King for a reason. Over 1.6 Billion records sold worldwide and counting!!
I was 13 when this concert Aloha from Hawaii was aired in 1973 and honestly I wasn’t familiar with Elvis at that time. My classmate called me and asked me if I was watching Elvis. So I turn on my little 12” b&w TV and was immediately in awe of what I was seeing on TV. I had to see Elvis in color so I ran to our living room and rudely changed the channel on our 25” color TV from whatever my parents were watching to Elvis. OMG Elvis was even more stunning in Color! after watching this show I instantly became a lifelong Elvis fan. His looks, his jumpsuit and his incredible voice. Only Elvis could pull off a TV concert being broadcasted live via satellite to forty countries and viewed by over a billion people. I was so fortunate in 1976, I saw Elvis in person.
Amazing! He was singing to all of us but he was singing to God. Touching!
There is a reason why Elvis was called the King.. There will never be anyone to match him.
I was 20 years old, my whole family watched it. I was so excited I couldn't take my eyes away from it, just perfect.
he was gifted.
I've viewed a few people react to this masterpiece of musical history and they just don't get it,I have viewed this performance many many times and every single time it gives me loss of oxygen
Am I the only one who holds my breath, and doesn't let out til an Elvis song is over...not the fun ones, but the meaningful ones?
Yes we watched this live it was unbelievable THE Elvis live on tv and this song just made your soul explode
The song is beautiful and the man Elvis was BEAUTIFUL. Yes I am in tears still over the loss of The King❤
One note, my step father played with Elvis when he first started out on The Louisiana Hayride.
Elvis the King for ever.Thank You for sharing😂😊😅❤❤
As an eleven year old, lying in the floor while our family watched this broadcast, we were all in tears after this performance. Even as a child, not knowing what the song was really about, you felt the emotions in each note. I'm from Tennessee, and I've never known my life without Elvis' influence. His songs still ring true with the same emotion. ♥
I am 70 and have loved music since birth. Elvis' voice was a treasure and I was there in front of the tv watching and listening to this great concert!!! I loved the music, so I purchased the double LP from this show to add to my large and ever-growing record collection. Of course, I still have the album and a working stereo to play it on . Elvis' performance of this song trilogy is electrifying!!!! One of my other favorites from that show is "I'll Remember You" , but I loved the whole show.
I’ve heard this all my life, but was way too young to remember this performance. It really is phenomenal.
I remember putting the DVD on for my twin nephews when they were small, and they weren't sure what to make of it. "What's this?" About the only music by Elvis they'd heard was the gospel recordings. They did like the video of "Wooden Heart" where Elvis sings to a puppet.
The amazing thing about EP and this performance in general, is that this type of song was frowned upon. Yet he did it anyway. And he performed it in a secular setting. To hear the crowd erupt in cheers and applause was truly breathtaking. We didn't know what we were watching as kids, we were 5 and 6. It wasn't until much later that the impact was realized, especially after his passing. Now his daughter Lisa with whom I share memories and many similarities, is no longer with us. It is still unfathomable to me. May she have reached Heaven, and experience everlasting peace in the comfort of Our Father, and her Daddy E! ❤ ✝ ✌ 💐
I love this kind Man what a voice when i here him sing today i think he is still here sing with the Anglrs and ur loves ones from clare Ireland ❤🙏❤🙏🙏❤
ONLY Elvis! 💕💕💥💥💥💥💕💕 Thank you for this video!
I was 9 when this aired! In love ever since, aware of his music since a child. This man is worth every note! Learn about him!
You said it...HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL! Elvis from his heart and soul wanted nothing but to please his others... Of this he excelled! His roots are in gospel, southern, and blues! I THINK I SPEAK FOR MANY...he nailed it! A beloved son, husband, father, and King of Rock & Roll.
A lot of myths have grown around this show, it was broadcast live to many Countries in the far east, and yes, was a tremendous ratings success. However, it was not broadcast live in the United States as the date clashed with Superbowl VII. It was edited and songs inserted and eventually broadcast as a 90 minute " special " by NBC on April 4th 1973, and gained a 57% audience share.
The double Album of the show has been certified Platinum 5 times over in the US, 3 times in Canada and twice in the United Kingdom & Australia. A DVD re-release in 2006 topped the UK Music DVD charts. The jumpsuit & cape are now on display at Graceland. The gentleman who played the flute solo, was Gabe Balthazaar, a legendary Jazz " Sax & Flute " player from Hawaii, who played with a lot of the Jazz greats. He died in June this year at the age of 92.
Nobody can top him
Gabe did a great job. RIP -- A career-topping memorable solo for a legendary performer.
I saw him in concert twice, Elvis was the best and he had the best around him.
Elvis can leave you speechless, right? I watched it with my family when I was 33 years old. I went to a couple of live concerts too. He was "electric".
So good to see your face… absorbed in the performance and appreciating every nuance of the phenomenon that is Elvis👌💕🕺
@SalvoG pure emotion on your face and that is a beautiful thing to feel that from his presence and his voice. That is why he was so special.
Great reaction! Hauntingly beautiful, powerful, iconic...that about sums it up. Everytime I see this performance I get emotional.
I had been waiting for this Elvis Special & I know it was on April 4,1973 in the US because I went into labor & had to leave for the hospital! Our beautiful daughter was born at 7:36 AM on April 5th, 1973! I am now 71 years and she turned 50 on April 5,2023! He grew up in the Church and he always loved the Lord and he knew God gave him a voice like no other. He had stage fright every single time before a concert! Elvis loved his fans and when he had given his all to us, GOD called him to his Heavenly Home to be with his beloved Mother again. Now he has a grandson and his daughter with him! Thank You Lord for sharing Elvis with us! A preacher once said of Elvis "He was a bundle of energy set to music and that echo will never die!" ❤️
Elvis himself was rumored as saying after he left the stage to this concert, that it ‘ Was the best thing he ever did!”
God’s man
I remember it well. What a moving show and his powerful voice. It rocked my heart and soul. Thank you for showing and reacting to Elvis.
I listen/watch to this performance of American Trilogy by Elvis multiple times during the year and it never fails to hit me right in my heart and bring a tear to my eye. Elvis was a once in human history gift from God.. never again will you see or hear the likes of him. Mold broken.. TCB ⚡️
I enjoyed your insights on this great performance by Elvis. Thank you.
Jane H commenting …. I watched the 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert in New Zealand, as a 21 year old, & it was absolutely Amazing. I had been a big fan of Elvis since I was 15, so to see this, along with lots of other New Zealanders, was almost heart-stopping. Elvis sang his way through this concert with his usual impeccable performances & looked stunning. It really was something I have never forgotten, & I am now 72. It is a very treasured memory, made all the more cherished when he died just four years later. I am still a huge fan of Elvis, & it has been such a joy to discover so many of his concerts on YT. I really enjoyed your Reaction. This is one of my most favourite Elvis songs. Elvis grew up in poverty, which made his achievements even more incredible, but he never forgot his humble beginnings.
Thank God for ELVIS 🙏🙏👑👑
Best best ever
Gr from Amsterdam
One of my all-time favorite live Elvis performances of a very iconic song. The best live version of Trilogy, in my opinion, if only because the flute solo was PERFECT, different from the 1972 version where the flutist was not half as good as this gentleman was. LOVE it!
The flute bit brings me to tears everytime. Just amazing
Obviously, Elvis had a magnificent voice but let's not forget the world-class musicians that were playing with him and those amazing backup vocals. With a combination like that you pretty much had to have a magical end product. Elvis had many smash hits but to my mind where he really excelled was when he sang gospel music, and I don't think anyone ever sang gospel better than he did. I loved the fact that many times he was told that he could not sing a gospel song when he made a TV appearance (on the Ed Sullivan Show, for instance) and he would do it anyway. He had promised his mother that he would sing at least one gospel song in every concert or appearance, and he wasn't about to break his word to his mother because some little pipsqueak like Ed Sullivan told him he couldn't do it. What was Ed going to do? Refuse to have ELVIS on his show? I don't think so.
I really appreciated your reaction. I was always
An Elvis fan because I was born in 1952. Watching this Aloha version always makes me tear up. I came
From Three generations of
Elvis fans. He was like a family member to us. It is hard to explain how Elvis just made people love him! I haven’t heard any other performer who touched people the way he did. Looking forward to more Elvis. My other favorite is The Moody Blues. They were popular during this same time and still perform today. Question would be a good one from the 2000 PBS special! Thanks!