You just must do Jail House Rock. Now that you are on the subject. Dancing Elvis. Poor E. I always think of MJ and E kind of the same. Used by their elders but so very good at what they do.
BROTHER YOU REALLY REALLY NEED TO LISTEN 🎧 AND MAKE A REACTION ON THE SONG 🎧 OF - THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I 1979 DISCO 💃 A BLACK COUPLE WHO SANG THIS
I was 10 years old when ALL tv and radio stations interrupted programming to announce the SAD SAD NEWS that The KING was gone. Flower sales sky rocketed, A record that still hasn't been surpassed, not a flower to be found, Phone lines JAMMED across THE GLOBE. The world literally did stop
Remember this like it was yesterday. I cried in my great aunt's arms. She said he'd sing for the angels. As you can see he touched so many. There are so many impersonators but no one will ever fit in those blue suede shoes.
I'm sure you already know but James Brown was at his funeral and his showing, and was so overcome with emotion that he spent a couple of hours in Graceland just sitting with the coffin, he and Elvis was very good friends and it affected James very deeply.
Hey Brother,, I’m 60 years older, I was 16 when Elvis passed,, I was at home, my girlfriend called me and told me Elvis had died,, and I said there was no way,, I thought it was a joke. I turned on TV and there it was, I cried like a baby. I was always a huge Elvis fan,, I regret having never seen him in person. I love your positive vibes my friend.
Hey brother 😢I'm 59 years old and I still cry when I see Elvis's funeral, I've always been a Elvis fan until the day I die they will never be another Elvis Presley, God bless you brother
I was just a few days shy of turning 28 when my cousin called to tell me Elvis was dead. He knew how much I loved Elvis. I, too, couldn’t believe it. I cried more than after my divorce. I, also, regret never seeing him in person. I’m not religious, but if there’s a heaven, the angels are having a glorious time singing with Elvis!
I am so sorry, that I am so late in following you. I do really like your reactions to your videos, especially the ones of Elvis. I was 2 years old when I became a fan of his and I am now 61. He is always brought such joy and comfort to me my whole entire life. I cried as if I knew that man personally when he died. I was on my way to cheerleading practice when I found out that he had passed, needless to say I did not go to cheerleading practice. Thank you so much for your reaction videos they are awesome and so are you
I remember when he died, it was like the World stopped, also there was a heat wave going on, people were overcome from the sadness and the heat. Thanks for sharing this.
More than 100,000 people showed up in Memphis for Elvis funeral. The world had never seen an outpouring of love for a entertainer. Elvis touch the world like few others.
It was insane! The whole world mourned his death. No exaggeration either. Radio stations worldwide played nothing but Elvis. TV showed nothing but Elvis tributes.
@@andrewandreas6224 it was mad wasn't it - Elvis everywhere and don't forget there was no video, internet, or social media etc it was just radio, TV and even going to the cinema to watch Elvis films, loads of tribute mags and books as well. Was on holiday at a caravan site the week he died and from the Wednesday morning until we went home on Saturday I never stopped crying. Can't believe it's been 44 years!!!
This man was too good to ppl. A guy on a radio show once said he was 17 headed to his work after school. His boss was on his back about being late. So that day he said O he's going to be pissed. A huge car puller over and it was Elvis. He took the boy to a Chey dealership. He bought the kid a car. He still has it. What a great story. I cried.
My father was the biggest Elvis fan I had ever met. He was diagnosed with lung cancer and was put in hospice. He passed on August 16th 2016. I swear he held on to life just to pass on the same day that we lost Elvis. Two great men gone way to early
Elvis's music did not die with his funeral. We've been listening to it for twice as long since his passing as I listened to it for 20 years when he was still alive.
Me too. I was 10. And I just went to Graceland last weekend for the first time. It was such a powerful, and somewhat healing thing for me. This month and this week is tough each year.
😭😭😭Love him so much. Since I was seven and I am 51 today. It was actually his death believe it or not that made me a fan. Because my oldest sister was a huge Elvis fan and I was only seven. And we were very very close we still are. And I remember her lying on her bed just crying and crying and me snuggling up next to her. She had Elvis all over her walls and was listening to his music. So as I laid there listening to his music and looking at his posters and pictures I became a fan. As odd as that may sound. And at that time they ran Elvis specials for weeks on TV and I remember wanting to stay up late and watch Elvis. And my mother would say Mary you have to go to bed. And I would literally cry and say no Mom I want to watch Elvis.❤️
I was at Graceland two weeks prior to Elvis's death. Coming home from a vacation in Texas, dad brought us back thru Memphis specifically to see Graceland. We took an abbreviated tour. His uncle was driving the golf cart and told us Elvis was there was the reason for the shortened tour. He also told us that Elvis was sick. We didn't think much about it, until the news broke. Our house was literally in mourning. For days we were glued to every news story we could watch. We played Elvis music constantly and it was like a beloved member of the family had passed. Elvis passed about three months after my grandmother, I was fourteen, some things just stick with us forever.
Elvis moved more people in the world whether you loved or hated him. He was a good man who NEVER forgot where he came from and always gave back. Only 42yrs old when he left us.
Jamel... Elvis’ death was one of the moments in our lives that would fall into the “where were you when....” (insert event in the gap), where if you asked someone where they were or what they were doing when an earth shattering event took place, like: 1) - The moon landing in ‘69 2) - The death of Princess Diana 3) - 9/11 4) - The Rodney King incident ....They could answer in the blink of an eye. When Elvis passed away, I was just 9 years old & my parents were huge Elvis fans & my mother especially was devastated. I saw her in tears & can remember holding her as she cried for what seemed like a lifetime. It affected me too & no matter what... NO ONE will take his place as the King of Rock & Roll ✊️😔👑. For some time afterwards, many would’ve felt that on the day Elvis died.... Music died as well 🎼🕊🕊🕊🎼
My mom crumpled to the floor when she heard over the phone that Elvis had died.😥 I was 8 years old and I remember coverage of Elvis was wall to wall for DAYS! Elvis was my mom's first real kiss.💋 It was at a record store after a concert in 1956 and Elvis was signing autographs. Story goes, he recognized my mother from the front row of the concert and kissed her very passionately. she was 16 years old. Needless to say she always held Elvis close to her heart and us children grew up loving him too! Great talent, great looking, even better human!
That made me cry. I was getting ready for work and heard it on the TV. There was a lot of broken hearts and many tears shed that day. He was loved by millions. They played a lot of his hymns durning his internment. Thank you for sharing that.
You are a good man!!! And, my favorite reator!!! ELVIS Was and still is the KING OF ROCK AND ROLL! I learned something a few days ago that verifies that he was the KING! He put drums and guitars together in his band. No one had ever done that before. But after him everybody did! Starting with the BEETLES!!! KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU DO! YOU ARE SO GOOD AT IT!!!
I wasn’t born until 1978 and I miss him. My parents were huge fans and remember where they were when they heard, on the radio, that he had died. I was raised on Elvis music, movies, documentaries, etc. so have been and always will be a huge fan!
I only remember my mother crying twice when a famous person died and Elvis was like a family member as she cried for 3 days, and maybe why I kind of felt like he was important from when I was was little.
+Machomannorway Exactly! I was present on that day, August 18th 1977 and believe me it was for get chills, I still have it very much difficult when I see it in clip
I wasn't in Memphis but I was living in Virginia. I came home from school and pulled into the gas station (b4 self serve) and the attendant came out wiping his eyes with a dirty old rag. All I could get on the radio was Elvis. Couldn't figure it out. I asked the man if was all right and he said, I can still see him "Don't you know the King is dead?" People closed their businesses, didn't go to work, headed for Memphis. He was theirs, the poor southern boy who made good. I still feel so hard for those people. It just felt surreal to me. But the grief was very, very real.
I live in Virginia also. The whole thing was surreal. The feeling was like we had lost our best friend. I sent a sympathy letter. I was 16. The family sent out hand written Thank You cards. I still have mine.❤
Elvis was the best friend i ever had in my entire life. we met when i was 17 yrs old. I won a radio show contest and the prize was a day with Elvis but our friendship lasted past that one day in time. All the memories of my friend are tucked safe in my heart forever. dancing and singing breaks my heart because i know he is not here anymore my mind understands but my heart never will, i saw him a few weeks before he passed we had a short conversation which i will never share again because people are so nasty and comment hurtful heart breaking things they do not know me but they still can't keep their mouths closed about things they know nothing about. I walk past Graceland everyday. All i remember of this day was my friend was gone forever.. The sight of him in that damn casket was more than i could stand. love From Memphis Tn. Jamel.
YES IT WAS HIS FUNERAL. MY MOM CALLED ME AT WORK SHE SAID YOU HAVE TO COME RIGHT NOW.. YOU SEE I HAVE A CHALLENGE BROTHER AND HE WAS TWENTY FIVE AND EVERY THING OF ELVIS IT WAS THE HARDEST, EMOTIONAL TIME FOR OUR FAMILY HE PLAYS ELVIS EVERY DAY NOW THAT MOM HAS PASSED. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. YOU ARE GOOD HUMAN. 🤗💫
I lived in Memphis when Elvis died. I was 27 years old and it was so hot and humid. My husband had to work in this area of Memphis that whole week and he told me every day when he came home from work that he had never seen anything like it. There were people everywhere. He was originally buried at Forest Hills Cemetery which was approximate 3 miles from Graceland and it took them over an hour to get to the cemetery because of the number of people. They moved him to the Garden in Graceland because of the fact that they knew that there would be so many people at the cemetery all of the time.
I was at Graceland in 1982 and it was a busy place and beautiful. Elvis was and always be the real deal. He was a special guy and he really respected all people. God bless you Elvis ....
Such a Moving Tribute to Elvis Presley on the 44th anniversary of his death 💔 His light will continue to shine bright in this world in the hearts of all of us Elvis Fans ! ♥
Elvis is the most famous name ever. He was a singer but also a like a family member. Elvis was the greatest singer ever, but more important then that he touched more lives then anyone in history. His songs brought more smiles and comfort to billions of people . His death brought more tears to billions to the world. Not one person would ever regret being a Elvis fan because gave something special to every person that ever heard him Sing
The Biggest legend of them ALL Mr Presley, PERSONALITY . SINGER ,L0VER OF PEOPLE , Even said JESUS is the King , Thanks Jamel for this video . Take Care
Remember this like it was yesterday! Sr in high school working at Wataburger and customer came in and shared the news……it was unbelievable! His music was in our home always and I was lucky enough to see him in 1975….something I’ll never forget! Thanks for the reaction❤️
Jamel, no one, I mean NO ONE does a reaction video like you. You are so, so compassionate and show so much empathy for what you are reacting to. I love you brother, great job!
Still heartbroken. 💔 We felt like he was ours. Beautiful man, beautiful voice, beautiful heart. He died almost broke from helping others. SO many stories of his good heart and generosity. ❤ RIP Elvis we love you always
This was a great way to remember the day he passed....we will never forget it...look up photos of the mausoleum when he was laid to rest....the number of flowers was incredible...but 44 years later his music and legacy still lives....thank you for bringing these reactions and creating more Elvis fans
The day Elvis died was was a horrible day. My sister called and told me, I guess I cried because I don't remember anything after she called me. This was Memphis in front of Graceland. It was the fans online the street, Estimates I've heard were form 60,000 upwards. It hurt my heart for him to die. I have been a fan since I was 11 in 1956, saw him 5 times. Elvis was a gift from God.
Yep, still hold the record for most flowers sold and sent to one place in a day. I wasn't even born when he died but since I was a little kid always felt this connection with him like a family member for some reason. To this day I still tear up every time I see this footage.
My father and I were watching Gunsmoke when the banner went across the bottom of the screen saying that Elvis had passed away. I was 15 years old and I remember how I felt when I realized he was truly gone. It was such a sad day. My aunt drove from Michigan to go to his funeral. She said the amount of people there was amazing. He left a big hole in the music world. Thank you for doing this. I think he would have be amazed how much he was loved and still is 44 years after his death.
Wow, the tears. My mom just passed away in April and she was the biggest Elvis fan. If never heard this one before though. I grew up listening to him, many times falling asleep to him singing in my record player. In fact, I made it to his last concert in Fort Wayne Indiana (his actual last concert every was in Indy) with an obstructed view... my mom was 7 months pregnant. I always say that it was there that my infinite love of music was engraved into my dna.
I saw him in Cincinnati the night before in June of ‘77. My view was not up close. My dad took me and thought it was safer to be back behind any crazy fans😳
Wow, I've never seen his procession nor heard that song. But yeah, Aug 16. My mother's birthday, so I always remember it. I was in high school and it came as such a hard blow. The King is Dead. It was hard to absorb. So tragic to die so young...42. Way too many drugs. Thanks so much, Jamel, for paying a tribute to Elvis on this day. He was one of a kind. You're a Good Human.❤
This was so sad they pre-empted TV to show this. I was so young bet I remember this like it was yesterday. My Mom was a die-hard fan. She cried so hard.
Elvis was the king for sure...I was only 14 at the time he passed and it was a huge event. People lost their damn minds. My next door neighbor wore black for an entire month.
My God, I`ve said it before, and I`ll say it again "You are such a wonderful human being", and I wish you would be a part of my lovely family. I was 12 when my mom came into my room with tears in her eyes, and she told me the awful news. I felt as if I had lost a brother. I remember that day as if it was yesterday. I felt as if someone tore me apart. I was mourning for a very long time and sometimes when I`m listening to his music, I still feel an enormous loss and deep sorrow. Elvis made this world a better place because he stood for so many, many good things, and we, his fans, don`t just love his music. He came here to touch people and to teach us by sharing with us all the wonderful things he had done, and all the negative things he had gone through. He was the first to go on such a path of incomparable fame. Those who came after him could and still can learn from his example. In order to remind others what fame could or should not do to them, he had to end in such a tragic way, and he had to die young. There are no coincidences. God doesn`t make mistakes. Everything happens for a reason. Everything! Thank you and God bless You and all your dear ones❤ Friendly greetings from Slovenia.
I live in Australia and was 15 and in high school on the 16 th August 1977. When I came home I turned the rock radio station on and people were calling in and screaming. I never forget it. Elvis and his singing touched people from around the globe. Gone too soon at only 42❤️
From a musical perspective, Elvis led a new generation in the evolution of pop culture. Although I would not credit him as the founder per se of this movement, influences before and alongside him in the music industry helped shape the path in the years to come. Whether one believes Presley was overrated or not, he gained an immense following of listeners from around the globe and continues to remain a popular icon in music. That to me says a lot about a musician. It is a shame he died at such a young age, which was 42 years old in 1977. But he was well in decline before he met that fate. Relying on drugs and living an unhealthy lifestyle took their toll on Elvis, not to mention that he experienced later on in his life depression and loneliness. When one would think he was on top of the world with anything easily available at his reach, due to the immense fame he accumulated in a short period of time, it would be hard to imagine someone like Elvis would be unhappy. But the truth is that Elvis, like anyone else, was a genuine human. He was not perfect and fought his internal demons until the day he passed on, even though he may have not expressed the struggles externally to the public eye. Had he sought professional help to rehabilitate himself, I wonder what direction Elvis' career would have taken him beyond 1977 had he not died. We will never know that alternate reality, but all we have is his legacy to remember by that continues to influence musicians of today's era.
I'm from UK I was 5 years old when he died and I remember exactly when I heard the news...I was devastated and in tears....it was my first loss.. I've been an Elvis fan since i was about 2 1/2.....I'm nearly 50....lifelong fan
Aug 16th 1977, There were more flowers sold on that day than any other day in history since records have been kept. I wasn't born until 2 years after this but I still cry every time I see that footage. Idk what it is but I've been a fan since a baby and it really feels like losing a family member every time I see it.
I was 7 when Elvis died. I was outside playing and my mom called me in when it was announced on TV. Elvis was then and is still my favorite of all time. I remember sitting on the floor in front of the TV and just crying as my family watched the news coverage.. Thanks for sharing this.
Even after 44 years since he left us Elvis still has the ability to influence and connect inexplicably to this day He has touches to millions of hearts and it crosses generations. No wonder every year over 80,000 visitors ,tourists and citizens from all over the world visiting his mansion in Graceland, Memphis.
Having made a dream come true by visiting Graceland (from England), in 2013, as a massive Elvis fan, it was an honour and a privilege to be at the home of The King. (I stayed at Days Inn Memphis at Graceland which is literally across the road from Graceland, so I couldn't any closer unless I was sleeping on the steps of his home). To lean on the far end of the wall at Graceland, thereby literally recreating a dream I had about 6 weeks earlier where I dreamt I was talking to Elvis, amazing. In reality to be at Graceland was one of the greatest moments of my life, I'd love to do it again. His music will live forever and he'll always be 2nd to none. He could sing any style and in my viewed his version was always better than the original. Others have tried to copy him but never matched him, never bettered. Seeing how he was destroying himself, I'm sure makes all his fans wish they could go back in time and reach out to him, to tell him how much he was loved, that he wasn't alone. Love you Elvis👑
People turned out from all over the world to say goodbye to ELVIS, THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL. IT WAS PURE MANIA!! Please never stop playing his music. GOD blessed ELVIS in an unbelievable way. THE WORLD GOD Gave him so much talent, charisma, and goodness inside and out! WE SHOULD ALL SIT BACK AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC AND MAN THAT GOD GAVE US FOR A SHORT WHILE. I remember what I was doing the day he died...I was 20 and pregnant with my 1st child. I LITERALLY CRIED FOR A WEAK! THANK YOU GOD FOR ELVIS AND HIS HUMILITY, MUSIC, AND GENEROSITY! "THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL!"
I remember the day he died. I was a little kid but I listened to his music and I loved the song hound dog( I didn’t know what it meant. I thought it was about an actual hound dog😂). I remember everybody being so sad. It seemed like the world was forever changed. It was as big of a deal as a president dying. Everybody loved Elvis so much . He was one of a kind and such a kind hearted soul. RIP Elvis. We still miss you!
I remember being at the swimming pool, I was helping the lifeguards in the locker room when it came over the radio. What was so sad is that they first had his remains at the cemetery, but they caught vandals trying to break in. So that's why him and his family is buried at his home in Memphis Tennessee. I went to pay my respects in 1980. It's a very beautiful place where him, his mother, father, and grandmother are at rest.
Tim Carr mentioned in an earlier comment that you remember where you were when you heard Elvis Died as well as JFK..I remember both. I was 5 with JFK, but my parents reaction has stuck with me to this day and I was 19 working at Sears and my boss came in and told me he just heard it on the news that Elvis had died.... 12 hours later and it was in the middle of the night I was among that crowd...I lived 6 hours away up 78 through Mississippi through Tupelo....Hot..100% humidity, upper 90s in the day.People fainting, getting heat stroke..2 women killed by a maniac driving into the crowd. There were so many people..ALL the police, who mostly knew him standing at attention and saluting him, crying..That made me cry.....The most flowers sold in one day in history and still stands as the record.........Thanks for the respect you give this man....Truly a gift from God.
I was only 3 years old when he passed but I can remember my aunt and Uncle coming up our driveway telling us that he had passed away. I don't know why but it sticks with me to this day! What a major loss we all had when we lost Elvis.
I'm so glad you r doing elvis again ! Great reaction 🤣 I remember exactly where I was the day he died! Sad day ! His music will never die ! Thank you elvis 😘 🙏
I fell in love with Elvis when I was 6 years old, the first time I heard his voice and saw his picture on the old record album my much older sister had given me. I felt a connection to him that I cannot explain. Listening to Elvis sing and watching his movies was the only bright spot in an otherwise very sad childhood. Now I have always had a horrible memory (due to a lot of trauma as a child) but I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news that Elvis had died. I was 16 and was at work, having finished working and waiting for my best friend to finish so we could walk home together. A lady who worked there had driven down the driveway to the back door (I was standing at the top of the driveway). She got out of her car and yelled something up to me but I didn't hear her at first. With a big smile on her face and laughter in her voice (she knew I loved Elvis) she told me Elvis was dead like it was hilarious. The news was like a stab in the heart and her laughter like a slap on the face. (I never liked her after that.) I started crying uncontrollably and went and hid next to a wall where no one could see me. In my family you weren't allowed to show most emotions, especially "weak" emotions. I had been a highly sensitive child but my mother despised weakness and crying would only invite anger and aggression from her and my brother, so I had to learn at a very early age to hide and suppress my emotions. I hadn't cried for many years but that day I could not stop crying... it was like someone turned on a faucet full blast and I couldn't turn it off. My friend found me there and was beside himself because he'd never seen me cry and since I was crying so hard I couldn't speak, he didn't know what had happened but knew it had to be bad for me to cry. I don't know how long it took but I was finally able to get the words out that Elvis had died. I don't remember anything after that or how many days I continued to cry. At some point I stuffed it down like I stuffed down all my sadness and pain and moved on. At least I got to see Elvis in concert once before he died. It was in January, 1977, just 8 months before his death. He didn't look like himself at all, but he still had "it" and you couldn't take your eyes off of him through the whole concert. I almost missed seeing him in that concert because of my dad (but that's a whole different story). I don't think I would have ever forgiven him (at least until I got older and learned how necessary forgiveness is) if I hadn't gotten to see Elvis at least once before he died. The only happiness I had as a child was when I was listening to or watching Elvis and his death hit me hard.
I was 15 years old and working at The Ohio State Fair. There was over 100,000 people at the fair that day. There was no internet & social media back then.No cell phones. Word spread by network News & word of mouth. People were sobbing as walking thru the fair. Elvis music& t-shirts were everywhere. People would stop to listen to radio updates. Asking for any word. It felt like losing family to so many people..myself included. Thank God for still having his music, movies & all the memories. And yes his movies are included...they are good family entertainment and Elvis is always eye candy. And Jamal...thanks for being you, keeping it real & setting a positive example of a grown man.
I was 12 yrs old when Elvis passed but I remember the day. My Dad was a big Elvis fan we watched all the satellite concerts together. I remember my Dad playing his guitar along to his Elvis records. I still have his Sun 45's. My Mother ran a day care and I remember one of the mothers picking up her child and coming in the door in tears. I spent the day listening to news coverage on my AM radio all day I was kinda obsessed with it even at 12. I could not sleep that night.
Cuando murió Elvis yo tenía 14 años de edad, vivía en Madrid, España. Me acuerdo perfectamente de la noticia en España, En que lugar de la casa estaba yo, mis cuatro hermanos, mi madre, en fin, un momento inolvidable y lamentable. Una conmoción en toda Europa que solo ha sido superada por el fallecimiento de la Princesa Diana de Inglaterra. Me acuerdo que en Suiza se interrumpió la retransmisión televisiva y pusieron películas de Elvis todo el día. En U.K. la gente salió a la calle a manifestar su tristeza y dolor. La Reina Isabel ii de Inglaterra envió un telegrama de pésame a su padre Vernon. Se agotaron los billetes de avión para volar a USA, la gente quería asistir a su entierro. Esto y mucho más lo recuerdo como si hubiera ocurrido la semana pasada.
It was one of those times in history when you remember where and what you were doing. I was 21. I had moved in to my first apt. alone. My Mother called me and didn’t even say, hi she just said, “Elvis Died!”. My Mother never cried but, she was crying. People all over the world were in shock. I fell in Love with Elvis at 7 years old.
The most flowers ever ordered in the history of the U.S. were placed the day after Elvis died. Everyone was sending flowers to Memphis. There’s pictures of all of the flowers outside of the Mausoleum where Elvis was originally buried. Absolutely stunning!
I was sitting in a car at a 7 eleven in west Columbia, Tx. My parents had let me drive ( without a license) to get a coke. I heard it in the store. We all cried. About 10 people. I went straight home and my mom and sisters and I watched tv for two solid days. It was on everywhere. Sad sad day. I’ll never forget it. Hearts broke that day. RIP ELVIS
Yes I recall that day clearly, was spending night with a friend. My.mom called me crying. I went home the next day and we watched the news and the televised funeral. A very sad day for America !
I was only born when Elvis died but my sister was 14 at the times and she still talks about it, she was heart broken 💔 she watched it at home, we live in Ireland, Elvis and Johnny cash i grew up with listening too in my household . I love Elvis Gospel music..God Bless 🙏
There were more flowers purchased and sent to Elvis’ funeral that day than ever in the history of our country, it was reported the florists across the nation had sold out of flowers, they had no inventory left. The day was very hot and humid, worshipers were fainting needing first responders within the heavily crowded Elvis Presley Blvd. It was a very crowded and tearful occasion for us who loved him and his God given gift to us. ❤️🙏 🎶🎸✝️
I love this song. And the clips from the funeral get me every time. I was 13 and standing in my cousin’s bedroom when my little brother came running up the steps saying, “Elvis Presley died!” We were like, “nuh uh 🙄.” I think Elvis would have loved you. ❤️
I was 4 in 1977. But I remember my mom crying during the news. My 9 year old is downstairs watching Blue Hawaii on TV. The Elvis gene continues in this family. 😉
@@VKrulikoski It's funny that if I'd have known that, it would've been pizza delivery for lunch and Chinese delivery for dinner. Here's the bizarre part: I have these and more on DVD!!! I think that's a testament to how incredible he is. If I was channel surfing and caught a movie in progress---all activity would cease, and I would HAVE TO WATCH!!! Crazy, huh?
I was 15 when Elvis passed away. A News flash came on our tv in the evening of 16th August here in England . I was heartbroken. I am now 62 and I listen to Elvis everyday. Elvis lives 💙
I was 9 years old when he passed ....here in the UK .....I remember my Mum crying her eyes out when the news of his death was announced ...we grew up listening to Elvis...my Mum and Dad loved him!! x
My family was moving from Missouri to Mississippi, and we had to go thru Memphis Tennessee. We were behind the precession. It took hours to get thru it. People were everywhere, radio was announcing about his death, about the precession, so many people, cars were backed up. I was 15, and it was a day i won't forget. I loved his music . I've never seen this video. Wow
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You just must do Jail House Rock. Now that you are on the subject. Dancing Elvis. Poor E. I always think of MJ and E kind of the same. Used by their elders but so very good at what they do.
BROTHER YOU REALLY REALLY NEED TO LISTEN 🎧 AND MAKE A REACTION ON THE SONG 🎧 OF - THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I 1979 DISCO 💃 A BLACK COUPLE WHO SANG THIS
I was 10 years old when ALL tv and radio stations interrupted programming to announce the SAD SAD NEWS that The KING was gone. Flower sales sky rocketed, A record that still hasn't been surpassed, not a flower to be found, Phone lines JAMMED across THE GLOBE. The world literally did stop
Remember this like it was yesterday. I cried in my great aunt's arms. She said he'd sing for the angels. As you can see he touched so many. There are so many impersonators but no one will ever fit in those blue suede shoes.
I'm sure you already know but James Brown was at his funeral and his showing, and was so overcome with emotion that he spent a couple of hours in Graceland just sitting with the coffin, he and Elvis was very good friends and it affected James very deeply.
Bless him
Stars today can only wish to reach his status….
None could come close to Elvis!
... or his talent.
Sammy Davis said it best, "When Elvis's name went on the marque, people came from around the world, I never seen anything like it"!
Casey Bradley. Yes and it will never happen.
Hey Brother,, I’m 60 years older, I was 16 when Elvis passed,, I was at home, my girlfriend called me and told me Elvis had died,, and I said there was no way,, I thought it was a joke. I turned on TV and there it was, I cried like a baby. I was always a huge Elvis fan,, I regret having never seen him in person. I love your positive vibes my friend.
Hey brother 😢I'm 59 years old and I still cry when I see Elvis's funeral, I've always been a Elvis fan until the day I die they will never be another Elvis Presley, God bless you brother
I was just a few days shy of turning 28 when my cousin called to tell me Elvis was dead. He knew how much I loved Elvis. I, too, couldn’t believe it. I cried more than after my divorce. I, also, regret never seeing him in person. I’m not religious, but if there’s a heaven, the angels are having a glorious time singing with Elvis!
I am so sorry, that I am so late in following you. I do really like your reactions to your videos, especially the ones of Elvis. I was 2 years old when I became a fan of his and I am now 61. He is always brought such joy and comfort to me my whole entire life. I cried as if I knew that man personally when he died. I was on my way to cheerleading practice when I found out that he had passed, needless to say I did not go to cheerleading practice. Thank you so much for your reaction videos they are awesome and so are you
I remember when he died, it was like the World stopped, also there was a heat wave going on, people were overcome from the sadness and the heat. Thanks for sharing this.
Absolutely exact....I remember That day like it was today.
Watch Lisa Marie and Elvis Presley sing in the ghetto and don't cry Daddy
More than 100,000 people showed up in Memphis for Elvis funeral. The world had never seen an outpouring of love for a entertainer. Elvis touch the world like few others.
It was insane! The whole world mourned his death. No exaggeration either. Radio stations worldwide played nothing but Elvis. TV showed nothing but Elvis tributes.
@@mikem957 i remember top of the pops where worried . because i think the top 10-20 where all elvis
@@andrewandreas6224 it was mad wasn't it - Elvis everywhere and don't forget there was no video, internet, or social media etc it was just radio, TV and even going to the cinema to watch Elvis films, loads of tribute mags and books as well. Was on holiday at a caravan site the week he died and from the Wednesday morning until we went home on Saturday I never stopped crying. Can't believe it's been 44 years!!!
@@mikem957 Very true! I remember it well!
@@helenludlow2331 Time truly, flies!
This man was too good to ppl. A guy on a radio show once said he was 17 headed to his work after school. His boss was on his back about being late. So that day he said O he's going to be pissed. A huge car puller over and it was Elvis. He took the boy to a Chey dealership. He bought the kid a car. He still has it. What a great story. I cried.
My father was the biggest Elvis fan I had ever met. He was diagnosed with lung cancer and was put in hospice. He passed on August 16th 2016. I swear he held on to life just to pass on the same day that we lost Elvis. Two great men gone way to early
Thanks thanks very much Elvis for you voice for you life i LOVE forever and ever My KING 👑💘
Elvis's music did not die with his funeral. We've been listening to it for twice as long since his passing as I listened to it for 20 years when he was still alive.
I was 11 years old when he died and I still miss him . I'm a grown ass man . Something , yes he was .
Same here, 12 years old but you know what, I still miss him too.
Me too. I was 10. And I just went to Graceland last weekend for the first time. It was such a powerful, and somewhat healing thing for me. This month and this week is tough each year.
Me too, I was 9 years old
You know it!
I was 11 years old when he died. Will never forget!
😭😭😭Love him so much. Since I was seven and I am 51 today. It was actually his death believe it or not that made me a fan. Because my oldest sister was a huge Elvis fan and I was only seven. And we were very very close we still are. And I remember her lying on her bed just crying and crying and me snuggling up next to her. She had Elvis all over her walls and was listening to his music. So as I laid there listening to his music and looking at his posters and pictures I became a fan. As odd as that may sound. And at that time they ran Elvis specials for weeks on TV and I remember wanting to stay up late and watch Elvis. And my mother would say Mary you have to go to bed. And I would literally cry and say no Mom I want to watch Elvis.❤️
Yes this was his funeral. That was in Memphis. I remember it like it was yesterday.
I was at Graceland two weeks prior to Elvis's death. Coming home from a vacation in Texas, dad brought us back thru Memphis specifically to see Graceland. We took an abbreviated tour. His uncle was driving the golf cart and told us Elvis was there was the reason for the shortened tour. He also told us that Elvis was sick. We didn't think much about it, until the news broke. Our house was literally in mourning. For days we were glued to every news story we could watch. We played Elvis music constantly and it was like a beloved member of the family had passed. Elvis passed about three months after my grandmother, I was fourteen, some things just stick with us forever.
Everybody loved Elvis they came from all over the states. Real reactions Real love for Elvis
There WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER ELVIS PRESLEY! Oh how I wish our world was like this again!
Elvis moved more people in the world whether you loved or hated him. He was a good man who NEVER forgot where he came from and always gave back. Only 42yrs old when he left us.
Jamel... Elvis’ death was one of the moments in our lives that would fall into the “where were you when....” (insert event in the gap), where if you asked someone where they were or what they were doing when an earth shattering event took place, like:
1) - The moon landing in ‘69
2) - The death of Princess Diana
3) - 9/11
4) - The Rodney King incident
....They could answer in the blink of an eye. When Elvis passed away, I was just 9 years old & my parents were huge Elvis fans & my mother especially was devastated. I saw her in tears & can remember holding her as she cried for what seemed like a lifetime. It affected me too & no matter what... NO ONE will take his place as the King of Rock & Roll ✊️😔👑. For some time afterwards, many would’ve felt that on the day Elvis died.... Music died as well 🎼🕊🕊🕊🎼
I was almost almost 9 years old when Elvis died. I was a big Fan then and I still am, Today! I always will be an Elvis Fan!
Memphis loves Elvis still. You could not get a hotel room within 25 miles of Memphis!!
Elvis is the King. When he died they sent us home from school.
We all still love Elvis. There will never be another person like him ...ever 💔
My mom crumpled to the floor when she heard over the phone that Elvis had died.😥
I was 8 years old and I remember coverage of Elvis was wall to wall for DAYS!
Elvis was my mom's first real kiss.💋 It was at a record store after a concert in 1956 and Elvis was signing autographs. Story goes, he recognized my mother from the front row of the concert and kissed her very passionately. she was 16 years old.
Needless to say she always held Elvis close to her heart and us children grew up loving him too!
Great talent, great looking, even better human!
He was THE KING. RIP.
Great video! Way to bring back the King exactly 44 years after his death. RIP The King🙏
That made me cry. I was getting ready for work and heard it on the TV. There was a lot of broken hearts and many tears shed that day. He was loved by millions. They played a lot of his hymns durning his internment. Thank you for sharing that.
You are a good man!!! And, my favorite reator!!! ELVIS Was and still is the KING OF ROCK AND ROLL! I learned something a few days ago that verifies that he was the KING! He put drums and guitars together in his band. No one had ever done that before. But after him everybody did! Starting with the BEETLES!!! KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU DO! YOU ARE SO GOOD AT IT!!!
Elvis's voice is so beautiful.
Saddest day in music history, like losing a family member.
I wasn’t born until 1978 and I miss him. My parents were huge fans and remember where they were when they heard, on the radio, that he had died. I was raised on Elvis music, movies, documentaries, etc. so have been and always will be a huge fan!
I only remember my mother crying twice when a famous person died and Elvis was like a family member as she cried for 3 days, and maybe why I kind of felt like he was important from when I was was little.
+Machomannorway Exactly! I was present on that day, August 18th 1977 and believe me it was for get chills, I still have it very much difficult when I see it in clip
Definitely! he was one of my cousins !!!
I wasn't in Memphis but I was living in Virginia. I came home from school and pulled into the gas station (b4 self serve) and the attendant came out wiping his eyes with a dirty old rag. All I could get on the radio was Elvis. Couldn't figure it out. I asked the man if was all right and he said, I can still see him "Don't you know the King is dead?" People closed their businesses, didn't go to work, headed for Memphis. He was theirs, the poor southern boy who made good. I still feel so hard for those people. It just felt surreal to me. But the grief was very, very real.
I was in Virginia at the time as well, and we hadn't started school yet...
I live in Virginia also. The whole thing was surreal. The feeling was like we had lost our best friend. I sent a sympathy letter. I was 16. The family sent out hand written Thank You cards. I still have mine.❤
Baranduyn and Ann Marie...
Damn, your stories gave me goose bumps.💔
He died much too young.
@Baranduyn: You're right. The whole world mourned for many years. The media wrote back then that Elvis was the most loved person in the world.
Elvis was the best friend i ever had in my entire life. we met when i was 17 yrs old. I won a radio show contest and the prize was a day with Elvis but our friendship lasted past that one day in time. All the memories of my friend are tucked safe in my heart forever. dancing and singing breaks my heart because i know he is not here anymore my mind understands but my heart never will, i saw him a few weeks before he passed we had a short conversation which i will never share again because people are so nasty and comment hurtful heart breaking things they do not know me but they still can't keep their mouths closed about things they know nothing about. I walk past Graceland everyday. All i remember of this day was my friend was gone forever.. The sight of him in that damn casket was more than i could stand. love From Memphis Tn. Jamel.
YES IT WAS HIS FUNERAL. MY MOM CALLED ME AT WORK
SHE SAID YOU HAVE TO COME RIGHT NOW.. YOU SEE I HAVE A CHALLENGE BROTHER AND HE WAS TWENTY FIVE AND EVERY THING OF ELVIS IT WAS THE HARDEST, EMOTIONAL
TIME FOR OUR FAMILY
HE PLAYS ELVIS EVERY DAY NOW THAT MOM HAS PASSED. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. YOU ARE GOOD HUMAN. 🤗💫
Elvis will always be the king…
I saw Elvis perform 5 times and he was the best I ever saw. I considered going to his funeral. It was a mad Elvis was loved by so many fans
I lived in Memphis when Elvis died. I was 27 years old and it was so hot and humid. My husband had to work in this area of Memphis that whole week and he told me every day when he came home from work that he had never seen anything like it. There were people everywhere. He was originally buried at Forest Hills Cemetery which was approximate 3 miles from Graceland and it took them over an hour to get to the cemetery because of the number of people. They moved him to the Garden in Graceland because of the fact that they knew that there would be so many people at the cemetery all of the time.
I was at Graceland in 1982 and it was a busy place and beautiful. Elvis was and always be the real deal. He was a special guy and he really respected all people. God bless you Elvis ....
I hate funerals too, but this just shows the love of his fans , thanks for doing this ☮️💜
Such a Moving Tribute to Elvis Presley on the 44th anniversary of his death 💔 His light will continue to shine bright in this world in the hearts of all of us Elvis Fans ! ♥
Fans were literally fainting from grief and heat exhaustion that day! It was a day like 911, burned into memory
Awesome song..he never did anything half way. He was a good human being.
Elvis is the most famous name ever. He was a singer but also a like a family member. Elvis was the greatest singer ever, but more important then that he touched more lives then anyone in history. His songs brought more smiles and comfort to billions of people . His death brought more tears to billions to the world. Not one person would ever regret being a Elvis fan because gave something special to every person that ever heard him Sing
The Biggest legend of them ALL Mr Presley, PERSONALITY . SINGER ,L0VER OF PEOPLE , Even said JESUS is the King , Thanks Jamel for this video . Take Care
Remember this like it was yesterday! Sr in high school working at Wataburger and customer came in and shared the news……it was unbelievable! His music was in our home always and I was lucky enough to see him in 1975….something I’ll never forget! Thanks for the reaction❤️
I have never heard this before...Deep emotions...his Christmas songs really did it for me many seasons! Yeah I'm crying.
I never heard it before either. Very moving. 😢
Nothing to be ashamed of my friend !!
Me too
Jamel, no one, I mean NO ONE does a reaction video like you. You are so, so compassionate and show so much empathy for what you are reacting to. I love you brother, great job!
So sad...he was such an incredible talent with a complicated life. I still miss him.
Still heartbroken. 💔
We felt like he was ours. Beautiful man, beautiful voice, beautiful heart. He died almost broke from helping others. SO many stories of his good heart and generosity. ❤
RIP Elvis we love you always
This was a great way to remember the day he passed....we will never forget it...look up photos of the mausoleum when he was laid to rest....the number of flowers was incredible...but 44 years later his music and legacy still lives....thank you for bringing these reactions and creating more Elvis fans
The day Elvis died was was a horrible day. My sister called and told me, I guess I cried because I don't remember anything after she called me. This was Memphis in front of Graceland. It was the fans online the street, Estimates I've heard were form 60,000 upwards. It hurt my heart for him to die. I have been a fan since I was 11 in 1956, saw him 5 times. Elvis was a gift from God.
Yep, still hold the record for most flowers sold and sent to one place in a day. I wasn't even born when he died but since I was a little kid always felt this connection with him like a family member for some reason. To this day I still tear up every time I see this footage.
I agree with you wholeheartedly regarding funerals. They are rituals for the living not the dead.
RIP Elvis Presley, we love you! I was born in the 2000s so I don’t remember when he died, but I can’t wait to see him in Heaven 💕🌸🌺🌹‼️
Me too. From South Africa 🙏
Just the best ever Elvis Presley hugs from Denmark and spain.we never Have an Elvis Presley again
My father and I were watching Gunsmoke when the banner went across the bottom of the screen saying that Elvis had passed away. I was 15 years old and I remember how I felt when I realized he was truly gone. It was such a sad day. My aunt drove from Michigan to go to his funeral. She said the amount of people there was amazing. He left a big hole in the music world. Thank you for doing this. I think he would have be amazed how much he was loved and still is 44 years after his death.
Elvis Presley is still the king
Wow, the tears. My mom just passed away in April and she was the biggest Elvis fan. If never heard this one before though. I grew up listening to him, many times falling asleep to him singing in my record player. In fact, I made it to his last concert in Fort Wayne Indiana (his actual last concert every was in Indy) with an obstructed view... my mom was 7 months pregnant. I always say that it was there that my infinite love of music was engraved into my dna.
I'm sorry lost mine in 2004 God Bless
I saw him in Cincinnati the night before in June of ‘77. My view was not up close. My dad took me and thought it was safer to be back behind any crazy fans😳
That, my dear, is a BEAUTIFUL ---yet, heart wrenching story. Thanks for sharing...
Wow, I've never seen his procession nor heard that song.
But yeah, Aug 16. My mother's birthday, so I always remember it.
I was in high school and it came as such a hard blow.
The King is Dead. It was hard to absorb.
So tragic to die so young...42.
Way too many drugs.
Thanks so much, Jamel, for paying a tribute to Elvis on this day. He was one of a kind.
You're a Good Human.❤
This was so sad they pre-empted TV to show this. I was so young bet I remember this like it was yesterday. My Mom was a die-hard fan. She cried so hard.
We just didn't want to say good bye to him.
We didn't want to let go of him....His father said
" He was a precious gift from God".
True love travels on a gravel road is, another great Elvis song
Elvis was the king for sure...I was only 14 at the time he passed and it was a huge event. People lost their damn minds. My next door neighbor wore black for an entire month.
My God, I`ve said it before, and I`ll say it again "You are such a wonderful human being", and I wish you would be a part of my lovely family.
I was 12 when my mom came into my room with tears in her eyes, and she told me the awful news. I felt as if I had lost a brother. I remember that day as if it was yesterday. I felt as if someone tore me apart. I was mourning for a very long time and sometimes when I`m listening to his music, I still feel an enormous loss and deep sorrow. Elvis made this world a better place because he stood for so many, many good things, and we, his fans, don`t just love his music. He came here to touch people and to teach us by sharing with us all the wonderful things he had done, and all the negative things he had gone through.
He was the first to go on such a path of incomparable fame. Those who came after him could and still can learn from his example. In order to remind others what fame could or should not do to them, he had to end in such a tragic way, and he had to die young.
There are no coincidences. God doesn`t make mistakes. Everything happens for a reason. Everything!
Thank you and God bless You and all your dear ones❤
Friendly greetings from Slovenia.
There will NEVER be another one like him. Icon Legend. Mega talent. ♥️♥️♥️🎼🎵🎶
A beautiful human being, inside out AND the worlds best singer IMO !!
Elvis is in the place he wants to be. Heaven with God
I live in Australia and was 15 and in high school on the 16 th August 1977. When I came home I turned the rock radio station on and people were calling in and screaming. I never forget it. Elvis and his singing touched people from around the globe. Gone too soon at only 42❤️
From a musical perspective, Elvis led a new generation in the evolution of pop culture. Although I would not credit him as the founder per se of this movement, influences before and alongside him in the music industry helped shape the path in the years to come. Whether one believes Presley was overrated or not, he gained an immense following of listeners from around the globe and continues to remain a popular icon in music. That to me says a lot about a musician. It is a shame he died at such a young age, which was 42 years old in 1977. But he was well in decline before he met that fate. Relying on drugs and living an unhealthy lifestyle took their toll on Elvis, not to mention that he experienced later on in his life depression and loneliness. When one would think he was on top of the world with anything easily available at his reach, due to the immense fame he accumulated in a short period of time, it would be hard to imagine someone like Elvis would be unhappy. But the truth is that Elvis, like anyone else, was a genuine human. He was not perfect and fought his internal demons until the day he passed on, even though he may have not expressed the struggles externally to the public eye. Had he sought professional help to rehabilitate himself, I wonder what direction Elvis' career would have taken him beyond 1977 had he not died. We will never know that alternate reality, but all we have is his legacy to remember by that continues to influence musicians of today's era.
I'm from UK I was 5 years old when he died and I remember exactly when I heard the news...I was devastated and in tears....it was my first loss.. I've been an Elvis fan since i was about 2 1/2.....I'm nearly 50....lifelong fan
Aug 16th 1977, There were more flowers sold on that day than any other day in history since records have been kept. I wasn't born until 2 years after this but I still cry every time I see that footage. Idk what it is but I've been a fan since a baby and it really feels like losing a family member every time I see it.
I was 7 when Elvis died. I was outside playing and my mom called me in when it was announced on TV. Elvis was then and is still my favorite of all time. I remember sitting on the floor in front of the TV and just crying as my family watched the news coverage.. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you so much for doing this - he left us 44 years ago yesterday. I spent the day watching videos of him. Sure miss him. RIP EP!
Even after 44 years since he left us Elvis still has the ability to influence and connect inexplicably to this day He has touches to millions of hearts and it crosses generations. No wonder every year over 80,000 visitors ,tourists and citizens from all over the world visiting his mansion in Graceland, Memphis.
I was 9 when he died. We were visiting family in Denver and you could here church bells throughout the whole city
Having made a dream come true by visiting Graceland (from England), in 2013, as a massive Elvis fan, it was an honour and a privilege to be at the home of The King. (I stayed at Days Inn Memphis at Graceland which is literally across the road from Graceland, so I couldn't any closer unless I was sleeping on the steps of his home). To lean on the far end of the wall at Graceland, thereby literally recreating a dream I had about 6 weeks earlier where I dreamt I was talking to Elvis, amazing. In reality to be at Graceland was one of the greatest moments of my life, I'd love to do it again. His music will live forever and he'll always be 2nd to none. He could sing any style and in my viewed his version was always better than the original.
Others have tried to copy him but never matched him, never bettered. Seeing how he was destroying himself, I'm sure makes all his fans wish they could go back in time and reach out to him, to tell him how much he was loved, that he wasn't alone.
Love you Elvis👑
People turned out from all over the world to say goodbye to ELVIS, THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL. IT WAS PURE MANIA!! Please never stop playing his music. GOD blessed ELVIS in an unbelievable way. THE WORLD GOD Gave him so much talent, charisma, and goodness inside and out! WE SHOULD ALL SIT BACK AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC AND MAN THAT GOD GAVE US FOR A SHORT WHILE. I remember what I was doing the day he died...I was 20 and pregnant with my 1st child. I LITERALLY CRIED FOR A WEAK! THANK YOU GOD FOR ELVIS AND HIS HUMILITY, MUSIC, AND GENEROSITY! "THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL!"
I remember the day he died. I was a little kid but I listened to his music and I loved the song hound dog( I didn’t know what it meant. I thought it was about an actual hound dog😂). I remember everybody being so sad. It seemed like the world was forever changed. It was as big of a deal as a president dying. Everybody loved Elvis so much . He was one of a kind and such a kind hearted soul. RIP Elvis. We still miss you!
Thanks for remember the King . Been a fan for 59 years.
The chills started as soon as I heard his voice! RIP ELVIS THE KING 👑 ☮️♥️✌🏼
I remember being at the swimming pool, I was helping the lifeguards in the locker room when it came over the radio. What was so sad is that they first had his remains at the cemetery, but they caught vandals trying to break in. So that's why him and his family is buried at his home in Memphis Tennessee.
I went to pay my respects in 1980. It's a very beautiful place where him, his mother, father, and grandmother are at rest.
And now his grandson, Ben is there as well. So sad!
Tim Carr mentioned in an earlier comment that you remember where you were when you heard Elvis Died as well as JFK..I remember both. I was 5 with JFK, but my parents reaction has stuck with me to this day and I was 19 working at Sears and my boss came in and told me he just heard it on the news that Elvis had died.... 12 hours later and it was in the middle of the night I was among that crowd...I lived 6 hours away up 78 through Mississippi through Tupelo....Hot..100% humidity, upper 90s in the day.People fainting, getting heat stroke..2 women killed by a maniac driving into the crowd. There were so many people..ALL the police, who mostly knew him standing at attention and saluting him, crying..That made me cry.....The most flowers sold in one day in history and still stands as the record.........Thanks for the respect you give this man....Truly a gift from God.
Came home from school, my mother was crying. Said Elvis died. Will never forget
I was only 3 years old when he passed but I can remember my aunt and Uncle coming up our driveway telling us that he had passed away. I don't know why but it sticks with me to this day! What a major loss we all had when we lost Elvis.
Lisa I was also 3 when he passed. I remember my Mom and Aunt crying and them explaining to me what happened. It's one of my earliest memories.
I'm so glad you r doing elvis again ! Great reaction 🤣 I remember exactly where I was the day he died! Sad day ! His music will never die ! Thank you elvis 😘 🙏
I fell in love with Elvis when I was 6 years old, the first time I heard his voice and saw his picture on the old record album my much older sister had given me. I felt a connection to him that I cannot explain. Listening to Elvis sing and watching his movies was the only bright spot in an otherwise very sad childhood. Now I have always had a horrible memory (due to a lot of trauma as a child) but I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news that Elvis had died. I was 16 and was at work, having finished working and waiting for my best friend to finish so we could walk home together. A lady who worked there had driven down the driveway to the back door (I was standing at the top of the driveway). She got out of her car and yelled something up to me but I didn't hear her at first. With a big smile on her face and laughter in her voice (she knew I loved Elvis) she told me Elvis was dead like it was hilarious. The news was like a stab in the heart and her laughter like a slap on the face. (I never liked her after that.) I started crying uncontrollably and went and hid next to a wall where no one could see me. In my family you weren't allowed to show most emotions, especially "weak" emotions. I had been a highly sensitive child but my mother despised weakness and crying would only invite anger and aggression from her and my brother, so I had to learn at a very early age to hide and suppress my emotions. I hadn't cried for many years but that day I could not stop crying... it was like someone turned on a faucet full blast and I couldn't turn it off. My friend found me there and was beside himself because he'd never seen me cry and since I was crying so hard I couldn't speak, he didn't know what had happened but knew it had to be bad for me to cry. I don't know how long it took but I was finally able to get the words out that Elvis had died. I don't remember anything after that or how many days I continued to cry. At some point I stuffed it down like I stuffed down all my sadness and pain and moved on.
At least I got to see Elvis in concert once before he died. It was in January, 1977, just 8 months before his death. He didn't look like himself at all, but he still had "it" and you couldn't take your eyes off of him through the whole concert. I almost missed seeing him in that concert because of my dad (but that's a whole different story). I don't think I would have ever forgiven him (at least until I got older and learned how necessary forgiveness is) if I hadn't gotten to see Elvis at least once before he died. The only happiness I had as a child was when I was listening to or watching Elvis and his death hit me hard.
I was 15 years old and working at The Ohio State Fair. There was over 100,000 people at the fair that day. There was no internet & social media back then.No cell phones. Word spread by network News & word of mouth. People were sobbing as walking thru the fair. Elvis music& t-shirts were everywhere. People would stop to listen to radio updates. Asking for any word. It felt like losing family to so many people..myself included. Thank God for still having his music, movies & all the memories. And yes his movies are included...they are good family entertainment and Elvis is always eye candy. And Jamal...thanks for being you, keeping it real & setting a positive example of a grown man.
I was 12 yrs old when Elvis passed but I remember the day. My Dad was a big Elvis fan we watched all the satellite concerts together. I remember my Dad playing his guitar along to his Elvis records. I still have his Sun 45's. My Mother ran a day care and I remember one of the mothers picking up her child and coming in the door in tears. I spent the day listening to news coverage on my AM radio all day I was kinda obsessed with it even at 12. I could not sleep that night.
Cuando murió Elvis yo tenía 14 años de edad, vivía en Madrid, España. Me acuerdo perfectamente de la noticia en España, En que lugar de la casa estaba yo, mis cuatro hermanos, mi madre, en fin, un momento inolvidable y lamentable. Una conmoción en toda Europa que solo ha sido superada por el fallecimiento de la Princesa Diana de Inglaterra. Me acuerdo que en Suiza se interrumpió la retransmisión televisiva y pusieron películas de Elvis todo el día. En U.K. la gente salió a la calle a manifestar su tristeza y dolor. La Reina Isabel ii de Inglaterra envió un telegrama de pésame a su padre Vernon. Se agotaron los billetes de avión para volar a USA, la gente quería asistir a su entierro. Esto y mucho más lo recuerdo como si hubiera ocurrido la semana pasada.
It was one of those times in history when you remember where and what you were doing. I was 21. I had moved in to my first apt. alone. My Mother called me and didn’t even say, hi she just said, “Elvis Died!”. My Mother never cried but, she was crying. People all over the world were in shock. I fell in Love with Elvis at 7 years old.
Thank you for the Elvis Video, I have been a fan of his for 67 years ❤️
44 years ago today. Many still remember that day.
The most flowers ever ordered in the history of the U.S. were placed the day after Elvis died. Everyone was sending flowers to Memphis. There’s pictures of all of the flowers outside of the Mausoleum where Elvis was originally buried. Absolutely stunning!
I was sitting in a car at a 7 eleven in west Columbia, Tx. My parents had let me drive ( without a license) to get a coke. I heard it in the store. We all cried. About 10 people. I went straight home and my mom and sisters and I watched tv for two solid days. It was on everywhere. Sad sad day. I’ll never forget it. Hearts broke that day. RIP ELVIS
School had just started. I was in the 8th grade. We cried for days. Our parents were so sad. He's still the King
44 years ago! I was 13, and I remember it like it was yesterday.
Yes I recall that day clearly, was spending night with a friend. My.mom called me crying. I went home the next day and we watched the news and the televised funeral. A very sad day for America !
And a very sad day for the world. It felt like I'd lost a brother... i was devastated. From South Africa 😥
I was only born when Elvis died but my sister was 14 at the times and she still talks about it, she was heart broken 💔 she watched it at home, we live in Ireland, Elvis and Johnny cash i grew up with listening too in my household . I love Elvis Gospel music..God Bless 🙏
There were more flowers purchased and sent to Elvis’ funeral that day than ever in the history of our country, it was reported the florists across the nation had sold out of flowers, they had no inventory left. The day was very hot and humid, worshipers were fainting needing first responders within the heavily crowded Elvis Presley Blvd. It was a very crowded and tearful occasion for us who loved him and his God given gift to us. ❤️🙏 🎶🎸✝️
I love this song. And the clips from the funeral get me every time. I was 13 and standing in my cousin’s bedroom when my little brother came running up the steps saying, “Elvis Presley died!” We were like, “nuh uh 🙄.”
I think Elvis would have loved you. ❤️
He touched so many lives with his music. He's at peace
i remember so well i cried none stop for three days loved him still do
I was 4 in 1977. But I remember my mom crying during the news. My 9 year old is downstairs watching Blue Hawaii on TV. The Elvis gene continues in this family. 😉
That's sooo cool. Blue Hawaii, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Viva Las Vegas, and Frankie & Johnny are some of my favorites...
@@vincentsablan732 They played quite a few yesterday. Frankie & Johnny was in there. Not sure if it was TBS or TNT or something.
@@VKrulikoski It's funny that if I'd have known that, it would've been pizza delivery for lunch and Chinese delivery for dinner. Here's the bizarre part: I have these and more on DVD!!! I think that's a testament to how incredible he is. If I was channel surfing and caught a
movie in progress---all activity would cease, and I would HAVE TO WATCH!!! Crazy, huh?
@@vincentsablan732 Only comes once or maybe twice if they do his birthday too!
@@VKrulikoski I'll definitely mark my calendar for Jan 08. Thanks for the heads-up!!!
I, SINCERELY, wish you and yours, good health...
I was 15 when Elvis passed away. A News flash came on our tv in the evening of 16th August here in England . I was heartbroken. I am now 62 and I listen to Elvis everyday. Elvis lives 💙
I was 9 years old when he passed ....here in the UK .....I remember my Mum crying her eyes out when the news of his death was announced ...we grew up listening to Elvis...my Mum and Dad loved him!! x
My family was moving from Missouri to Mississippi, and we had to go thru Memphis Tennessee. We were behind the precession. It took hours to get thru it. People were everywhere, radio was announcing about his death, about the precession, so many people, cars were backed up. I was 15, and it was a day i won't forget. I loved his music . I've never seen this video. Wow