I live in Torfaen and have watched this dozens of times and have not stopped laughing and being proud even though I couldn't get out of the house for 3 days cos of that snow - I live up that big hill outside Pontypool by the Folly. I've sent it loads of people, it deserves it. Well Done Mr Jones and Torfaen CBC!
Great fun video. Well done Torfaen Council. Catchy tune and honest message. Impossible to salt every road and a big thank you and credit to the gritter drivers up and down the country that put themselves at risk to protect & help keep the roads as clear as possible. Afcbman (Gritter driver for Bournemouth Council)
It warms the "cockles of your heart!" to know in these dismal wintry days that humour still exists; and that Elvis hasn't left the room! Well done Torfaen Council! One of the best promotional videos I've ever seen.
This has to be one of the Best Council message's to date... BIG thank you to all gritters & depot crew, well done keep up the good work.. Absolutely brilliant song / video ...
I live in Cwmbran - I know the council wont say it so I will - Many, many thanks for the excellent service the men and women of this department have given. They take a lot of flak from the public, time to say - THANKS GUYS
A big "Thank you" to all Torfaen council staff for keeping the roads clear. Brillant video, Fantastic singing,Well done everyone involved. Elvis has returned!
Keep it up folks. These guys are pure class. They deserve more exposure. Notwithstanding the talents of Darren it's also the editing, filming and the editing of the lyrics
Torfaen council.. the fun creative spirit of the Olympics lives on.. Big up.. great voice,its added value to your work and staff that any spoiler cannot understand.Worth more than gold. U have true grit !
This cheered me up no end!! We're fed up about the snow up here in the NE of England, but at least we know we're not alone! Thanks Darren - keep rockin' uh-huh-huh!!
big respect to all the gritters round the country folk forget that you guys have to travel the roads before they are gritted so you can get out there and help keep us safe
Well done Darren top man this is a class cheery song keeping elvis Presley spirit alive he would b so pleased keep up the gr8 work u and all Gritters do ;) thxs
Brilliant Torfaen Council and Thank you for acknowleding that the Gritting Squad are doing their best. dudemungus - the story behind the video is in the BBC Wales interview with Darren Jones. He is good!
Greetings from Snowy Scotland also....did make me and my family laugh, cheered us up...great and well done keeping the roads clear...and as you say you can't do every inch, maybe even more people should watch and listen to the lyrics, keep up the great work !
I was just watching BBC 24 and saw a clip of this video being shown. This has to be the funniest video I have seen in a long time. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. Absolutely brilliant. Lee x
Fantastic fun, Well done to you all. Great humour. My Canadian cousins in Toronto, thought it was hilarious and very appropriate following a heavy snowfall there a couple of days ago.
Great stuff this gave me a good laugh after digging my car out of the snow. I wish Caerphilly B,C, had a bit of a sense of fun and made us a song like this. Well done Mr Jones do a new one next year for us.
Love it! Very clever. Although I don't recognize the towns (I am US-based), I can totally relate. Can't wait to return to Australia and visit these areas.
alezeezas says; First time i`ve been moved to commenteon a u tube Vid! Well done to the guys, a great reason to smile whilst appreciating your hard work!
struggling with all the snow and ice with lots more on its way... i must say this brought a smile to my face..... well done, and what a fab voice.... close eyes and it really is elvis singing... xx
Thank you Darren 'Graceland' Jones from Cwmbran and thank you Torfaen Council, listening to Darren this morning cheered me up helped my day along. Best Wishes to Darren for the Elvis Contest in September.
great humorous video, well done torfean council. I visit Pontypool regularly during the summer months and it must be difficult getting around in the snow on those hills. Liked the view of the folly
Amazing video, this is going to get popular with all the news readers on about it plus the fact youtube shared it on there facebook page! MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!
You always get a few negative idiots. Well done all concerned, a bit of fun, serious message and realistic. Council workers are not miracle workers. Well done Torfaen CBC and the gritting team. More of this please!
well no grit down our road today in gwent lol.. mind the snows still falling so not much point, great vid my nephews and brothers loved it, only the welsh would have a laugh in this sort of weather about grit lol...
Just heard about this on the news on Radio 2, think you've made it - next stop ...... working mens clubs!!!! Brilliant, something good to come from the snow!
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cracking good stuff , goes for all our local workers , a big thank you all round for all the big smiles you have made and keeping our roads safe
I live in Torfaen and have watched this dozens of times and have not stopped laughing and being proud even though I couldn't get out of the house for 3 days cos of that snow - I live up that big hill outside Pontypool by the Folly. I've sent it loads of people, it deserves it. Well Done Mr Jones and Torfaen CBC!
Great fun video. Well done Torfaen Council. Catchy tune and honest message. Impossible to salt every road and a big thank you and credit to the gritter drivers up and down the country that put themselves at risk to protect & help keep the roads as clear as possible.
Afcbman (Gritter driver for Bournemouth Council)
It warms the "cockles of your heart!" to know in these dismal wintry days that humour still exists; and that Elvis hasn't left the room! Well done Torfaen Council! One of the best promotional videos I've ever seen.
This has to be one of the Best Council message's to date...
BIG thank you to all gritters & depot crew, well done keep up the good work..
Absolutely brilliant song / video ...
I live in Cwmbran - I know the council wont say it so I will - Many, many thanks for the excellent service the men and women of this department have given. They take a lot of flak from the public, time to say - THANKS GUYS
A big "Thank you" to all Torfaen council staff for keeping the roads clear. Brillant video,
Fantastic singing,Well done everyone involved. Elvis has returned!
My favourite Elvis song given a really clever makeover. Absolutely first class.
Superbly done! So nice to see a local authority with a sense of humour - an example to us all.
At last a council getting the message across. Mr Graceland Jones I salute you and you Torfaen Council.
Keep it up folks. These guys are pure class. They deserve more exposure. Notwithstanding the talents of Darren it's also the editing, filming and the editing of the lyrics
Torfaen council.. the fun creative spirit of the Olympics lives on.. Big up.. great voice,its added value to your work and staff that any spoiler cannot understand.Worth more than gold. U have true grit !
The gritters in Torfaen have done a brill job thanks for your efforts boys much appreciated
Absolutely brilliant! What an inspired way to communicate, Torfaen Council, well done you.
Darren Jones is a star, very clever and funny . Made my day , can't stop playing it.
In the ghetto is my favourite Elvis song and this version is just Minty (the name of my sadly deceased doggy I said goodbye to three weeks back)🐶🐶🐶
Nice to see someone cheering us up during this drab and miserable weather - well done Torfaen CBC
This cheered me up no end!! We're fed up about the snow up here in the NE of England, but at least we know we're not alone! Thanks Darren - keep rockin' uh-huh-huh!!
Well done lads, its about time the Council workers hit back keep it up - they will miss you all if the salt runs out and the snow keeps falling
One of the best Elvis impersonations I have ever heard - brilliant video too !
big respect to all the gritters round the country folk forget that you guys have to travel the roads before they are gritted so you can get out there and help keep us safe
Well done Darren top man this is a class cheery song keeping elvis Presley spirit alive he would b so pleased keep up the gr8 work u and all Gritters do ;) thxs
To be shared across all networks!! Nice to see Pontypool again after many years - I lived in New Inn for a couple of years as a kid
Elvis has left the depot! 🚜 Awesome!
Brilliant!
Elvis has left the Depot!!!! Class!!!
Keep up the great work, and thanks!
SB
Laughed so hard I cried! Sheer brilliance. Made winter seem so much easier to cope with! Love it.
Brilliant....a No1 at last for our Own homegrown King
Brilliant Torfaen Council and Thank you for acknowleding that the Gritting Squad are doing their best.
dudemungus - the story behind the video is in the BBC Wales interview with Darren Jones.
He is good!
Greetings from Snowy Scotland also....did make me and my family laugh, cheered us up...great and well done keeping the roads clear...and as you say you can't do every inch, maybe even more people should watch and listen to the lyrics, keep up the great work !
On a gloomy winters day this has brightened my day up a treat . Well done Torfaen and Jones the Elvis for giving us a laugh
Absolutely brill, well done to all the council lads, keep up the good work. There's lovely isnt it !
Ahh... lovely singing, Darren Elvis. Well done, lads - and thank you.
first class im a hgv driver and we rely on these guys well done
I was just watching BBC 24 and saw a clip of this video being shown. This has to be the funniest video I have seen in a long time. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. Absolutely brilliant. Lee x
Well done Darren ur a star ,great job done by the winter maintenance team too 😄
Fantastic fun, Well done to you all. Great humour.
My Canadian cousins in Toronto, thought it was hilarious and very appropriate following a heavy snowfall there a couple of days ago.
I love this, watched it half a dozen times already .....just brilliant :D
Great stuff this gave me a good laugh after digging my car out of the snow. I wish Caerphilly B,C, had a bit of a sense of fun and made us a song like this. Well done Mr Jones do a new one next year for us.
Love it! Very clever. Although I don't recognize the towns (I am US-based), I can totally relate. Can't wait to return to Australia and visit these areas.
alezeezas says;
First time i`ve been moved to commenteon a u tube Vid!
Well done to the guys, a great reason to smile whilst appreciating your hard work!
Darren you are the bolix matey !!! just love it well done very big smile good voice too
struggling with all the snow and ice with lots more on its way... i must say this brought a smile to my face..... well done, and what a fab voice.... close eyes and it really is elvis singing... xx
Wow, that's great and big thanks to everyone for their support in sharing this, blown away by the response and positive comments!
Thank you Darren 'Graceland' Jones from Cwmbran and thank you Torfaen Council, listening to Darren this morning cheered me up helped my day along. Best Wishes to Darren for the Elvis Contest in September.
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great humorous video, well done torfean council. I visit Pontypool regularly during the summer months and it must be difficult getting around in the snow on those hills. Liked the view of the folly
I found it yesterday - really made me laugh. Well done you - a caravan at this time of year must be flippin freezing, so best to keep yourself moving.
great job all round,the roads kept clear n the video tops it off, well done to u all
fabulous these guys will go far, well if they can grit the roads lol.... well done lads cheered me up on a rather dismal cold day !
WHY do people 'dislike' this? Its harmless fun. Lighten up you miserable buggers!
Well done. It's good to hear our Gritter crew are doing a good job.
What an entertainer - Elvis truly lives in Torfaen - a triumph of customer relations - Bill Smarme (international entertainer and local builder).
Brilliant.......well done lads.
You don't get enough credit for the job you do.
What a brill version and voice. Enjoyed every minute.
Well done Darren, you've reached New York. Mark from Northville and Bar Wars!
I'd like to say thanks to all the gritters out there, your work is appreciated.
life is good with the sound of the Kings music
Heard about it on BBC Radio6 news, great work, you've put a big smile on my face...thank you.
Absolutely brilliant, fantastic voice, great video .
Amazing video, this is going to get popular with all the news readers on about it plus the fact youtube shared it on there facebook page! MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!
this is the best thing on You Tube. Love Darren hope to see him one day.
You always get a few negative idiots. Well done all concerned, a bit of fun, serious message and realistic. Council workers are not miracle workers. Well done Torfaen CBC and the gritting team. More of this please!
Brilliant! Made me smile on a cold snowy day.Great that Torfaen has a sense of humour ,unlike Cardiff!!!
Just love it, we want more of this.
Love it, and thank u for keeping our roads gritted lol
Fantastic ha ha ha ha made me have a mid week smile.
I don't live there but...What a cracking cover! Great song lads.Well Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was fantastic. Well done.
Nice to see Blaenavon getting a mention :-)
Well done boys We appreciate all you are doing
Imaginative, topical and very clever! Great PR!
Well done TCBC, stuck in again today in Blaendare and this cheered me right up, haha
I live in Blaenavon... this is great, I think it is hilarious, well done Darren
Torfaen, fair play for the sense of humour! I particularly loved the KINGsmill bread!
Absolutely marvellous, well written and performed....
There's a man works down the depot swears he's Elvis!
Excellent!
cheered me up no end, thank you. What a beautiful voice too.
This is excellent .It should be no 1
well no grit down our road today in gwent lol.. mind the snows still falling so not much point,
great vid my nephews and brothers loved it, only the welsh would have a laugh in this sort of weather about grit lol...
Loved this, made me smile when it's bloody freezing outside.
Lovely! Cheered me up. Hope that Kingsmill spot this and pay them royalties :-)
Loved this video. Well done to all concerned. Well sung, good lyrics, lovely to see Pontypool park again
Unsung Hero's we only notice when they don't succeed !!
> Cd buttars - I agree. This is so good, it would be a crime for it to be overlooked
absolutley fantastic - well done lads,
What a great Video, top class
Absolutely Brilliant!!
Fantastic Darren!!!
Just heard about this on the news on Radio 2, think you've made it - next stop ...... working mens clubs!!!! Brilliant, something good to come from the snow!
love it...well done you did him proud....xx
Brilliant , Elvis is alive and well.
Awesome mate,great lyrics great fun !!!
Me mate told uz to watch this...really pleased i did pure class! Country might be on
its arse,but we still love a bit laugh.
Ah yes a modern rendition of a true classic!
Great work TCBC and Elvis
what a brill song made me my day
Magic, well put together, keep gritting boys, floods due next week
brilliant and well done Steve Wright x
Brilliant! Love it, great filming too, the simple things are the best sometimes
Heard about it on Radio 2. Excellent. & Well done lads.
Brilliant video, thanks.
This is very well done from every aspect, with a great play on words. Loved it....!
Great, its already made it to the mile high city, we want your snow in Denver!