Elvis was the most beautiful man to ever walk this earth. He had charisma & charm that is out of this world. He had a fantastic voice that only gets better with age and he was a fantastic entertainer. He also had something that I can't describe. He just had IT. I am not of his generation, but I grew up in a household of Elvis fans and obviously became one. I love all eras of Elvis. The 50's, 60's and 70's. His voice is ever changing as he gets older and it only gets better. Elvis recorded hundreds of songs and I love listening to them all, but Elvis was at his best when he was live. He commanded attention and you simply couldn't take your eyes off him whether you were a man or woman. Elvis broke down barriers and took a lot of abuse because of his style of singing and mostly because he moved to the music. Prior to Elvis, most people were listening to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Cuomo, etc...They didn't move when they sang. Elvis is a very important historical figure because he changed the way music was performed and he also changed the culture. He deserves to be honored and remembered for his contributions.
Elvis was a true entertainer. He loved singing, but he was also a jokester and would change his voice or the words to get a laugh from the audience. You can see the mischief in his eyes when he does it. The greatest of all time!!!
Elvis looks like he's from the future compared to others at that time he also had such stage presence and game he had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand. What a true legend❤
I went to the Elvis special as a 15 year old girl and I can tell you hewas the real deal. I was sitting the front row and spoke to him. He was extremely polite and kind and possibly the best-looking man I've ever seen.
That whole thing was a bit of an urban myth. He was filmed from the waist up only on this (his third and final) appearance. After his first two appearances, on Ed Sullivan, there was backlash from the TV censors of the day, so they decided to go forward with it.
Dig deep on Elvis Presley. He was a good man with a tremendous heart & voice. Could sing every song in the book. Possibly the best looking & sexy man ever. A great entertainer, performer ever.❤ Elvis.
So much charisma, the women loved him . Very ahead of his time. Blessed with an incredible voice and personality. The pop music before rock and roll was Very tame and sometimes silly. No wonder they called him the king. You have the right take on it, he really kicked off rock and roll.
That's closer to the beginning of Elvis. That's why there's no sunglasses or anything. My sister saw his first national tour just a year before this. I was seven years old when I watched this broadcast and I was already a dedicated fan. BTW, my sister, who is 81, is still president of an Elvis fan club. It's great to see him fresh-faced, funny, and singing great.
If you want to see more 1950s, Elvis, I recommend jailhouse rock the video or scene from the movie by the same name from 1957. You'll then see Elvis doing the moves. That actually drove the girl's crazy. That video was as good as any of the more modern ones that started in the 1980s with MTV.
Remember watching this as a 5 year old with my mother and babysitter. The babysitter’s mother wouldn’t let her watch Elvis, so she sneaked over to our house to watch. We were so disappointed that they didn’t show him from the waist down.
Elvis was the first to include drums in his music in the 50s. Later, he also added gospel singers as his background. He did many things differently than others. Those were only two of the reasons why he sounded different and new. Throughout his career, there were so many things Elvis has done that nobody had done before him. Nobody gets famous for nothing :) Thanks for another great reaction 👍👍👍
You will be AMAZED how great Elvis is - if you dig into it, Mr Music Sleuth. I saw him live, and have also seen just about every other major artist live. He was better than them all! React to him LIVE in 1970 LasVegas “Suspicious Minds”. As a drummer (I’m a drummer also) you will definitely appreciate his drummer Ronnie Tutt. He played with Elvis from 1969 onward, live and studio. *edit* Background is a Southern Gospel quartet style.
He had lots of swag from the beginning. But his voice got its full strenght in the early 70s. As a drummer you should definetly listen to his life performences from the 70s, because Elvis didn't only have the most beautyful voice I've ever heard and outstanding vocal abilities, he also used to work on stage only with the best musicians of his time, his drummer in the 70s was a master of his art: Ronnie Tutt. They matched perfectly. You can see it for example in the "suspicious minds" live version from 1970 in Las Vegas.
After watching your Elvis reaction i subbed. I'm a huge fan of his. I love to see young people introducing him to a younger audience. thank you so much. Please react to Trying To Get To You live 1968 comeback special.
Loved the way he would drop in a line down low at the end of a verse. Always loved "If You Don't Want To Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice".. ah treat me nice!
That performance is the one that after 60 years of watching and listening to everything Elvis has done I have chosen as my favorite, he was always amazing, but in this performance his Sex Appeal just EXPLODED at the Atomic level!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Check out the jailhouse rock movie clip-Elvis is the world's first POLE dancer!! Elvis was the first white performer to embody rhythm & blues, rockabilly country into one which is rock n roll.
For myself I like his 54 - 63ish period best... Not the biggest Vegas era, Elvis jumpsuit fan though he has a fair few legendary performances from that period... I was a major Elvis fan growing up and still really love about 30% of his catalogue... My own taste will be a little different to many, I'm not that keen on a some of his most famous offerings always finding the deeper cuts of my favourite period much more satisfying... A great reaction and I feel it would be worth your time digging into the Elvis enigma... "Fame and Fortune" from the 1969 Sinatra Spacial (Welcome home Elvis) is a favourite clip... As a side note Elvis is not my favourite 50's rocker, I have a few others that I prefer but has a total package Elvis really is the man... 🙂🙂
They wouldn't let him dance. If you noticed, they only had him on camera from the waist up. He was purposely keeping it calm, because he was told before hand that he could not do anything that would cause the censors to cut him off. So you were watching a historical moment in rock n' roll, because everyone was waiting for him to defy the censors, but he had respect for Ed Sullivan, so he obeyed their wishes and stayed calm. But the next time he went on tv, he really killed it.
Great reaction! Thanks for giving Elvis a chance. This was his 3rd and last time on the Ed Sullivan Show, when he was censored from the hips down, so he decided to counter it with some extra arm movements! ("Here we go!")
Let's dig into Elvis! Elvis had charisma overload, all he had to do was smirk to send the crowd wild! Nicknamed Elvis the Pelvis because of his gyrations, which led to only showing him from the waist up. The song "I Did It My Way' from his last concert in June 1977 is super touching. He died in August 1977 from years of neglecting his body with crazy amounts of pills.
MORE Elvis please! Subbed to go down the best rabbit hole in the world with you. . Be sure to watch live performances to see his charisma and talent. You're spot on about his stage presence, he was the greatest. "Suspicious Minds" from 1970 Las Vegas show is one not to miss.
Did you notice the camera never went below the waist? He caused such a stir with his pelvic gyrations on a previous tv performance that they decided to only film from the waist up. More fantastic Elvis suggestions: Shake, Rattle & Roll, Heartbreak Hotel, I Was The One, So Glad You're Mine, Baby Let's Play House, Don't Be Cruel, Trying To Get To You, I Want You, I Need You, I Love You, Jailhouse Rock, Money Honey, One Sided Love Affair.
He was 21 here; he had no idea how big he was going to have. He was already supporting his mother, father, grandmother, and many others. The tv would not show him below the waist because some thought his movements were too sexy.
You’re correct…he was a bomb that went off in the 50s. My husband equated it to a tsunami that not only changed things musically but culturally. He was censored here, and only showed from the waist up. Also, he had a boom mic above his head, which hinders movement. I think the best indicator of what he was like was on The Milton Berle Show performing Hound Dog. Many people have a caricature image of Elvis from during his Vegas years in which he was in a downward spiral. If you want to get to know Elvis, I suggest watching the 2022 Elvis movie. My husband says it’s the best he’s seen as far as capturing Elvis. The actor that plays Elvis worked for roughly 2 years on getting his voice and movements down before filming starts, and he does his own singing in Elvis’s early years, but later on, it’s a blend of Elvis and his own voice.
In the Miles book, Paul McCartney spoke of the falling in “love” with Elvis' music in 1956 and 1957. “If we were feeling lousy,” he recalls, “we'd go back and play 'Don't Be Cruel,' and we'd be right up there again. It could cure any blues.” ❤
Thanks for your reaction. Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, in a 2 room shack of a house his dad built with money he borrowed from his boss. That's how dirt poor they were. He was one half of identical twins; the other boy - Jesse Garon - was stillborn. They were so poor, that Jesse Garon was buried in a shoebox in an unmarked grave. At Graceland they have a plaque with his name on it in his memory. Elvis always got along with the black community and learned a lot about music from his friends of color. Also, according to the one drop rule, Elvis would not be considered white, since he has Cherokee ancestors on both the Smith (his mother) and the Presley (his father) sides of the family. His paternal grandfather, Jesse Dunning Presley, was not happy that his two sons, Elvis' father Vernon and his brother Vester, married two sisters, Gladys and Clettes who were known to have Cherokee blood in their family tree. J.D. Presley was quite the racist a-hole, often drunk and a philandering husband to Minnie Mae (they were actually separated long before they finally divorced in 1954) who was always competing with his sons Vester and Vernon and who was known to abuse his kids when drunk. J.D. was publicly against race mixing and was in denial about the Cherokee blood in his own family tree. It was more publicly known that the Smith family had Native blood in their family tree, so when both his sons fell for 2 Smith sisters and Vernon, on top of that, was still a minor at 17 when he eloped with Gladys who was 4 years older than him, Jesse was totally pissed off. As a child, Elvis already had many friends in the black community at the time his family was one of 4 "white" families that lived in the predominantly black neighborhood The Hill, just across from Shake Rag. His childhood friend Sam Bell said that some of the (black) kids in that neighborhood had lighter skin than Elvis (th-cam.com/video/LrFCyNMvZWk/w-d-xo.html). One of Elvis' bodyguards once said that he thought it was a miracle Elvis got into Humes High School in Memphis, because it was "lily white". Elvis wanted to be more open about his Native ancestry, but his manager "colonel" Tom Parker (real name Andreas van Kuijk) was against it because he was afraid it might cost Elvis fans (and himself money). They did have Elvis play characters in his movies though where he had Native American blood (Flaming Star, G.I. Blues, Stay Away Joe). Once Elvis had his own (apprentice) job learning to be an electrician, he saved up his money and bought his clothes in the same style that many of his friends of color wore. He was called a (forgive me, just stating facts here) "n-lover" and got beaten up several times too. Later, when he was an established star, he would not perform at places where the members of color of his back-up band/orchestra weren't allowed.
I was pretty young but remember he was everywhere, movies, radio, tv, very popular . Seems like I know all his music and I never followed him. There was a lil Elvis vs Beatle rivalry going on in the fandom.
That was a ballad compared to Jailhouse Rock or Houndog. When he rocked out at the end, that was closer to the kinds of performance that distressed the Conservatives of the day.They didn't call him Elvis the Pelvis for nothing. Elvis had an incredible voice no matter what genre he sang. His background was gospel. He was a church-goin' Mississippi boy. You have a lot more exploring to do. My mom was one of his screaming bobby-soxer fans, and I grew up with Elvis. :)
Exacto su PRESENCIA es descomunal un regalo para éste planeta THE KING 😏👑 gracias por ésta reacción gracias más Elvis reacciona " What now my love " ensayo del día 12/01/1973 no del 14/01/1973 no te arrepentirás thanks thanks very much 😏👑✌️
I remember watching this on Ed Sullivan. My great-aunt Cora (78) had her chair pulled up as close to the set as she could so she could get a good look at him. lol
Lee, love your open Sprit. Elvis had charisma stage presents like no other. All Shook Up. A Little Less Conversations. Heartbreak Hotel. It's Now or Never. ❤🔥
You should watch his performance of Suspicious Minds in Las Vegas. He and his drummer do a duel! Also, Polk Salad Annie during the Las Vegas performance he and the drummer are amazing!
Elvis is connecting with his fans and with his band and back up singers. He was in sink with his band and they had their eyes on him ready to respond to his spontaneous performances. He insisted on rehearsals and there are documentaries of him rehearsing with his full band and back up singers. Very interesting to watch his relaxed and funny behavior in private.
it's bizarre now to see only a close-up, but no TV station would allow Elvis to appear from the waist down, as his hip movements were seen as too sexy and risked turning the young generation into delinquents. So he does the weird arm movements at the end as his way of sticking his finger to the TV corporations and their advertisers.. He was a crucial link for the Beatles and Zeppelin. I'm enjoying seeing you discover the magical path back into the past when music was music, and people sounded as good - if not better - live as on their recordings. Thank you for all the memories...
His golden vest was home made by a girl friend of his. During this performance, he was only shown above the waist. Although outwardly, a rather calm performance,he makes a point of giving an exciting finish!
During 1957 Ed Sullivan, Elvis was only allowed to be filmed from the waist up, so he deliberately intensified his hand gestures etc!!... Song recommendations from his live T.V appearances include 1956 (Not the songs that many would choose): 'Ready Teddy', 'Love Me', 'Too Much' & 'Baby, Let's Play House'... 1960 (Frank Sinatra Special): 'Fame & Fortune' & 'Stuck On You'... 68 Special (1968): 'If I Can Dream'... Live Vegas 1970: 'Suspicious Minds'... This is obviously a tiny selection, if you do enjoy the Elvis journey, it is a very deep rabbit hole with many great performances...
Thanks for reviewing. If you watch him do IF I CAN DREAM 1968 Comeback special. It will give you some idea of how he could go to one extreme to the other. That and - Suspicious minds Live 1070. is popular with reviewers like yourself. Thanks again, 👍
I was born in 1956 but all my cusins was much older they were from 15 too 30 years old, one of them vas 17 and a huge fan of Elvis. I was often in thier home for the girl was 15 and she was baby siting me,so I playd to Elvis fell to slepp to Elvis. Im gro up on Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, i still love this music. I listen to Country, classik music, music from 40 ,50,60,70,80,s ,blues, Rockabilly.
Elvis 1st live performance at Ed Salivan Show th-cam.com/video/aNYWl13IWhY/w-d-xo.html, Elvis was just starting making records for RCA and this "live" & his moves was a shock for this era, because most of the singers were standing still while singing. Lot of the media tried to cancel Elvis,people was smashing Elvis records, and at his 2nd live at Ed Salivan show (this that you just react) they film him only from the weist up, but girls keep screaming, haha! At Elvis & the black comiunity documentary part 1 & 2 gives lot of information about this era and the inpact Elvis had to people. Thinks was so different that time, Things were so tense that it was banned in Boston, the young people who listened to him were called "juvenile delinquents" , he brought such strong emotions to people, that many wanted to fight him because of his popularity. Ed Sullivan had stated that he would never bring him on the show but was forced to change his mind due to the great success of Elvis' appearance on the rival show Milton Berle th-cam.com/video/cAEruhuQENM/w-d-xo.html&embeds_referring_euri=https %3A%2F%2Felculture.gr%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt while Frank Sinatra, who was also popular at that time, declared that rock music destroys young people. Later on he was also forced due to Elvis' popularity to invite him to his show when Elvis returned from his service in the army and they even sang together th-cam.com/video/BneQYMRhBjQ/w-d-xo.html. Also check out th-cam.com/video/mbXCfpYZwIk/w-d-xo.html ), Elton John affected by seeing him & Jimmy Hendrix drawing Elvis when he was12-year-old after seeing him in concert eth and so many more artist still get inspiration of him. Because RCA records bought Elvis contract from Sun records (Elvis first record company) the owner Sam Fphilips, was having enough money to make records for Carl Perkings(blue sued shoes) and Jonny Cash. Elvis movie biography, gives a lot of information about his live at that era but still is amazing the impact Elvis has even today to so many people and how many joy brought to this world.
It’s amazing that this was not overdubbed for the video like they do for many artists, this sounds almost exactly identical to the record, even the background singers killed it
Saw Elvis and subbed. I commend you for opening your mind and reacting to Elvis. Please react to If I Can Dream in white suit Live 68 Comeback Special and Trying to Get To You same concert in black leather. If you want to learn more about him Elvis... King of Kindness and short version of Elvis..A Generous Heart. 😊
The censors wouldn’t let them film his body ( he drove the girls wild by moving) they told him not to dance . Ed Sullivan stood up for him and had him on tv, but there was lots of pressure not to let him on tv
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He didn't wear eye make-up back then. He later started to wear eyeliner for movies and performances, as was suggested to him to highlight his blue eyes. If you look at early, even childhood photos of him, you'll see that he had natural shadowing behind his eyes as did his mother.
That was when there had been such an uproar about his stage movements that they only had the camera on his upper body, he was also staying uncharacteristically still right up till the very end. Earlier film footage is a lot more lively.
His performance of Hound Dog on the Milton Berle show in June of 1956 is the one that upset them to the point they banned his hips from television! Milton didn't seem the least bit disturbed, he appreciated the humor and talent that was 'Elvis'!❤
The pity of it all is that I don't believe Elvis appreciated how important he was to popular music. Without him we likely wouldn't have had the Beatles...and many others whom he influenced! And sadly, in the end, he was surrounded by sycophants who indulged his every whim...which ultimately led to his untimely death.
Excellent reaction again L33!! I love that it wasn't what you expected as you listen so intently and it's awesome to see you react & discover him more....❤🎶👑💯
Elvis was the most beautiful man to ever walk this earth. He had charisma & charm that is out of this world. He had a fantastic voice that only gets better with age and he was a fantastic entertainer. He also had something that I can't describe. He just had IT. I am not of his generation, but I grew up in a household of Elvis fans and obviously became one. I love all eras of Elvis. The 50's, 60's and 70's. His voice is ever changing as he gets older and it only gets better. Elvis recorded hundreds of songs and I love listening to them all, but Elvis was at his best when he was live. He commanded attention and you simply couldn't take your eyes off him whether you were a man or woman. Elvis broke down barriers and took a lot of abuse because of his style of singing and mostly because he moved to the music. Prior to Elvis, most people were listening to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Cuomo, etc...They didn't move when they sang. Elvis is a very important historical figure because he changed the way music was performed and he also changed the culture. He deserves to be honored and remembered for his contributions.
Even after all these years, he's the most charismatic singer ever 💞
I love Elvis Presley. 71 yrs old and have listened to his music all my life!!! The best!!!
Elvis was a true entertainer. He loved singing, but he was also a jokester and would change his voice or the words to get a laugh from the audience. You can see the mischief in his eyes when he does it. The greatest of all time!!!
Can you imagine being a mere 21 years of age and having that kind of confidence, charisma, talent, and an adoring audience? He was one of a kind.
Elvis looks like he's from the future compared to others at that time he also had such stage presence and game he had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand.
What a true legend❤
Here's what Elvis had - "It". There are no words for that.
So dreamy....WE❤U ELVIS!!!
More Elvis please.
Elvis was lonely even while surrounded by his Memphis friends. His life was his music and that was what gave him joy.
I went to the Elvis special as a 15 year old girl and I can tell you hewas the real deal. I was sitting the front row and spoke to him. He was extremely polite and kind and possibly the best-looking man I've ever seen.
Quite the change from your avatar picture 😮
The picture is of my 40 year old son. He is autistic and plays around with my devices at times
They wouldn’t let him move on national television
Thats whay it is filmed from chest on up, any lower was consisted obsene at the time.
That whole thing was a bit of an urban myth. He was filmed from the waist up only on this (his third and final) appearance. After his first two appearances, on Ed Sullivan, there was backlash from the TV censors of the day, so they decided to go forward with it.
@@daveeller9708much like today, a few calls could panic the bean counters.
@@daveeller9708 Yes, he needs to check out his first two appearances as well as his appearance with Milton Berle.
Ringo Starr always said he felt sorry for Elvis because he’s on his own, where the Beatles had all of their bandmates to fall back on.
Yeah... it's a lonely road. Having someone to walk and talk with makes the journey way better. But, some of us have thorns.
Saw Ringo in Oklahoma 2023. Had to saw sir Paul Dallas 2002. I watch and listen to the king everyday.
Elvis If I Can Dream Live is a must from Elvis comeback 1968 show
Absolutely
WE WANT ELVIS! WE WANT ELVIS!! Suspicious minds, 1970 in Vegas baby! Your mind will be blown.
Dig deep on Elvis Presley. He was a good man with a tremendous heart & voice. Could sing every song in the book. Possibly the best looking & sexy man ever. A great entertainer, performer ever.❤ Elvis.
So much charisma, the women loved him . Very ahead of his time. Blessed with an incredible voice and personality. The pop music before rock and roll was Very tame and sometimes silly. No wonder they called him the king. You have the right take on it, he really kicked off rock and roll.
I watch and listen to the king everyday. Good night Graceland. Texas
Love Elvis Presley ❤and this song is Soo Great 💯🔥🤘 Elvis Presley was the King of Rock and Roll for sure 🎉
That's closer to the beginning of Elvis. That's why there's no sunglasses or anything. My sister saw his first national tour just a year before this. I was seven years old when I watched this broadcast and I was already a dedicated fan. BTW, my sister, who is 81, is still president of an Elvis fan club. It's great to see him fresh-faced, funny, and singing great.
Elvis didn't wear sunglasses, that was Roy Orbison.
@jeffjohnson9911 He wore them the last few years after being diagnosed with Glaucoma, the light hurt eyes.
Elvis always suprises us. U never know what he'll say nor do. His band never did.
His 68 come back special was incredible.
That wasn’t eyeliner-he just had those bedroom eyes!
Elvis always the best
If you want to see more 1950s, Elvis, I recommend jailhouse rock the video or scene from the movie by the same name from 1957. You'll then see Elvis doing the moves. That actually drove the girl's crazy. That video was as good as any of the more modern ones that started in the 1980s with MTV.
Remember watching this as a 5 year old with my mother and babysitter. The babysitter’s mother wouldn’t let her watch Elvis, so she sneaked over to our house to watch. We were so disappointed that they didn’t show him from the waist down.
Anytime Elvis had a live audience, he absolutely lit up the stage and the whole room vibrated with his presence!❤❤❤❤❤
Elvis was the first to include drums in his music in the 50s. Later, he also added gospel singers as his background. He did many things differently than others.
Those were only two of the reasons why he sounded different and new.
Throughout his career, there were so many things Elvis has done that nobody had done before him. Nobody gets famous for nothing :)
Thanks for another great reaction 👍👍👍
You will be AMAZED how great Elvis is - if you dig into it, Mr Music Sleuth. I saw him live, and have also seen just about every other major artist live. He was better than them all! React to him LIVE in 1970 LasVegas “Suspicious Minds”. As a drummer (I’m a drummer also) you will definitely appreciate his drummer Ronnie Tutt. He played with Elvis from 1969 onward, live and studio.
*edit* Background is a Southern Gospel quartet style.
He had lots of swag from the beginning. But his voice got its full strenght in the early 70s. As a drummer you should definetly listen to his life performences from the 70s, because Elvis didn't only have the most beautyful voice I've ever heard and outstanding vocal abilities, he also used to work on stage only with the best musicians of his time, his drummer in the 70s was a master of his art: Ronnie Tutt. They matched perfectly. You can see it for example in the "suspicious minds" live version from 1970 in Las Vegas.
Check him out doing "Trying to Get to You" from his 1968 comeback special. He sings the hell out of it.
After watching your Elvis reaction i subbed. I'm a huge fan of his. I love to see young people introducing him to a younger audience. thank you so much. Please react to Trying To Get To You live 1968 comeback special.
John Lennon was quoted as saying, “ Before Elvis, there was nothing.”
he said that because Elvis wanted him kicked out of the US because the beatles were going to be more popular than Elvis.
You are in for a wonderful experience with Elvis
Loved the way he would drop in a line down low at the end of a verse. Always loved "If You Don't Want To Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice".. ah treat me nice!
Great song - also from Jailhouse Rock the movie.
Love this song ! Sooo young and you know they would only shoot him from the waist up ! !❤😊
Great video! I’ve been a lifelong fan of Elvis. Videos of him will keep him popular in music forever.
Elvis went through 3 decades. Each decade his music and clothes changed....Check out (TRYING TO GET TO YOU) from his "68" Comeback Special
his music?
That performance is the one that after 60 years of watching and listening to everything Elvis has done I have chosen as my favorite, he was always amazing, but in this performance his Sex Appeal just EXPLODED at the Atomic level!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Check out the jailhouse rock movie clip-Elvis is the world's first POLE dancer!! Elvis was the first white performer to embody rhythm & blues, rockabilly country into one which is rock n roll.
For myself I like his 54 - 63ish period best... Not the biggest Vegas era, Elvis jumpsuit fan though he has a fair few legendary performances from that period... I was a major Elvis fan growing up and still really love about 30% of his catalogue... My own taste will be a little different to many, I'm not that keen on a some of his most famous offerings always finding the deeper cuts of my favourite period much more satisfying... A great reaction and I feel it would be worth your time digging into the Elvis enigma... "Fame and Fortune" from the 1969 Sinatra Spacial (Welcome home Elvis) is a favourite clip... As a side note Elvis is not my favourite 50's rocker, I have a few others that I prefer but has a total package Elvis really is the man... 🙂🙂
They wouldn't let him dance. If you noticed, they only had him on camera from the waist up. He was purposely keeping it calm, because he was told before hand that he could not do anything that would cause the censors to cut him off. So you were watching a historical moment in rock n' roll, because everyone was waiting for him to defy the censors, but he had respect for Ed Sullivan, so he obeyed their wishes and stayed calm. But the next time he went on tv, he really killed it.
Elvis was our family favorite. We all loved him.
Great reaction! Thanks for giving Elvis a chance. This was his 3rd and last time on the Ed Sullivan Show, when he was censored from the hips down, so he decided to counter it with some extra arm movements! ("Here we go!")
Let's dig into Elvis! Elvis had charisma overload, all he had to do was smirk to send the crowd wild! Nicknamed Elvis the Pelvis because of his gyrations, which led to only showing him from the waist up. The song "I Did It My Way' from his last concert in June 1977 is super touching. He died in August 1977 from years of neglecting his body with crazy amounts of pills.
Do ‘Peace in the Valley’ from the Sullivan show. Elvis loved singing gospel songs.
The guys behind him are gospel vocal group called the Jordanaires.
MORE Elvis please! Subbed to go down the best rabbit hole in the world with you. . Be sure to watch live performances to see his charisma and talent. You're spot on about his stage presence, he was the greatest. "Suspicious Minds" from 1970 Las Vegas show is one not to miss.
I could for sure watch another Elvis reaction by you.👍
There's another one on the way already! I'm gonna save it for next monday/Tuesday but it's coming:)
listen to If I Can Dream ( 68 comeback special. White suit. ) if you really want to hear Elvis’s voice at its best.
Did you notice the camera never went below the waist? He caused such a stir with his pelvic gyrations on a previous tv performance that they decided to only film from the waist up. More fantastic Elvis suggestions: Shake, Rattle & Roll, Heartbreak Hotel, I Was The One, So Glad You're Mine, Baby Let's Play House, Don't Be Cruel, Trying To Get To You, I Want You, I Need You, I Love You, Jailhouse Rock, Money Honey, One Sided Love Affair.
You're right, his stage presence was incredible.
He was 21 here; he had no idea how big he was going to have. He was already supporting his mother, father, grandmother, and many others.
The tv would not show him below the waist because some thought his movements were too sexy.
You’re correct…he was a bomb that went off in the 50s. My husband equated it to a tsunami that not only changed things musically but culturally. He was censored here, and only showed from the waist up. Also, he had a boom mic above his head, which hinders movement. I think the best indicator of what he was like was on The Milton Berle Show performing Hound Dog.
Many people have a caricature image of Elvis from during his Vegas years in which he was in a downward spiral.
If you want to get to know Elvis, I suggest watching the 2022 Elvis movie. My husband says it’s the best he’s seen as far as capturing Elvis. The actor that plays Elvis worked for roughly 2 years on getting his voice and movements down before filming starts, and he does his own singing in Elvis’s early years, but later on, it’s a blend of Elvis and his own voice.
In the Miles book, Paul McCartney spoke of the falling in “love” with Elvis' music in 1956 and 1957. “If we were feeling lousy,” he recalls, “we'd go back and play 'Don't Be Cruel,' and we'd be right up there again. It could cure any blues.” ❤
Elvis music or the songs Elvis sang?
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Ther's only one. What a talent.
Thanks for your reaction.
Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, in a 2 room shack of a house his dad built with money he borrowed from his boss. That's how dirt poor they were. He was one half of identical twins; the other boy - Jesse Garon - was stillborn. They were so poor, that Jesse Garon was buried in a shoebox in an unmarked grave. At Graceland they have a plaque with his name on it in his memory.
Elvis always got along with the black community and learned a lot about music from his friends of color. Also, according to the one drop rule, Elvis would not be considered white, since he has Cherokee ancestors on both the Smith (his mother) and the Presley (his father) sides of the family. His paternal grandfather, Jesse Dunning Presley, was not happy that his two sons, Elvis' father Vernon and his brother Vester, married two sisters, Gladys and Clettes who were known to have Cherokee blood in their family tree. J.D. Presley was quite the racist a-hole, often drunk and a philandering husband to Minnie Mae (they were actually separated long before they finally divorced in 1954) who was always competing with his sons Vester and Vernon and who was known to abuse his kids when drunk. J.D. was publicly against race mixing and was in denial about the Cherokee blood in his own family tree. It was more publicly known that the Smith family had Native blood in their family tree, so when both his sons fell for 2 Smith sisters and Vernon, on top of that, was still a minor at 17 when he eloped with Gladys who was 4 years older than him, Jesse was totally pissed off.
As a child, Elvis already had many friends in the black community at the time his family was one of 4 "white" families that lived in the predominantly black neighborhood The Hill, just across from Shake Rag. His childhood friend Sam Bell said that some of the (black) kids in that neighborhood had lighter skin than Elvis (th-cam.com/video/LrFCyNMvZWk/w-d-xo.html). One of Elvis' bodyguards once said that he thought it was a miracle Elvis got into Humes High School in Memphis, because it was "lily white". Elvis wanted to be more open about his Native ancestry, but his manager "colonel" Tom Parker (real name Andreas van Kuijk) was against it because he was afraid it might cost Elvis fans (and himself money). They did have Elvis play characters in his movies though where he had Native American blood (Flaming Star, G.I. Blues, Stay Away Joe). Once Elvis had his own (apprentice) job learning to be an electrician, he saved up his money and bought his clothes in the same style that many of his friends of color wore. He was called a (forgive me, just stating facts here) "n-lover" and got beaten up several times too. Later, when he was an established star, he would not perform at places where the members of color of his back-up band/orchestra weren't allowed.
Thanks for that important info. Never saw him with black guys in his back up band though.
@@johnsilva9139 The Sweet Inspirations were his permanent on stage back-up singers.
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Heartbreak Hotel and Love Me are my two favorites.
I was pretty young but remember he was everywhere, movies, radio, tv, very popular . Seems like I know all his music and I never followed him. There was a lil Elvis vs Beatle rivalry going on in the fandom.
That was a ballad compared to Jailhouse Rock or Houndog. When he rocked out at the end, that was closer to the kinds of performance that distressed the Conservatives of the day.They didn't call him Elvis the Pelvis for nothing. Elvis had an incredible voice no matter what genre he sang. His background was gospel. He was a church-goin' Mississippi boy. You have a lot more exploring to do. My mom was one of his screaming bobby-soxer fans, and I grew up with Elvis. :)
Try Heartbreak Hotel ! It’s a great one!
First song I can ever recall hearing on the radio was "Hound Dog" by Elvis. I was 5 years old.
Exacto su PRESENCIA es descomunal un regalo para éste planeta THE KING 😏👑 gracias por ésta reacción gracias más Elvis reacciona " What now my love " ensayo del día 12/01/1973 no del 14/01/1973 no te arrepentirás thanks thanks very much 😏👑✌️
The King.....
I remember watching this on Ed Sullivan. My great-aunt Cora (78) had her chair pulled up as close to the set as she could so she could get a good look at him. lol
Lee, love your open Sprit. Elvis had charisma stage presents like no other. All Shook Up. A Little Less Conversations. Heartbreak Hotel. It's Now or Never. ❤🔥
Elvis and The Beatles. The two tidal waves. The juice. You have good taste. Good to see you reacting to The King, too.
You should watch his performance of Suspicious Minds in Las Vegas. He and his drummer do a duel! Also, Polk Salad Annie during the Las Vegas performance he and the drummer are amazing!
He had a wonderful TV Special in 1968 you should watch the entire show!
Elvis is connecting with his fans and with his band and back up singers. He was in sink with his band and they had their eyes on him ready to respond to his spontaneous performances. He insisted on rehearsals and there are documentaries of him rehearsing with his full band and back up singers. Very interesting to watch his relaxed and funny behavior in private.
it's bizarre now to see only a close-up, but no TV station would allow Elvis to appear from the waist down, as his hip movements were seen as too sexy and risked turning the young generation into delinquents. So he does the weird arm movements at the end as his way of sticking his finger to the TV corporations and their advertisers..
He was a crucial link for the Beatles and Zeppelin.
I'm enjoying seeing you discover the magical path back into the past when music was music, and people sounded as good - if not better - live as on their recordings. Thank you for all the memories...
film from waist up
Awesome
His golden vest was home made by a girl friend of his. During this performance, he was only shown above the waist. Although outwardly, a rather calm performance,he makes a point of giving an exciting finish!
I think you would like If I Can Dream 👑
Band never knew what he'd do next.
The KING. More please. Please try Bridge over troubled water, my way, American trilogy. Thanks 💕💕💕💕
During 1957 Ed Sullivan, Elvis was only allowed to be filmed from the waist up, so he deliberately intensified his hand gestures etc!!... Song recommendations from his live T.V appearances include 1956 (Not the songs that many would choose): 'Ready Teddy', 'Love Me', 'Too Much' & 'Baby, Let's Play House'... 1960 (Frank Sinatra Special): 'Fame & Fortune' & 'Stuck On You'... 68 Special (1968): 'If I Can Dream'... Live Vegas 1970: 'Suspicious Minds'... This is obviously a tiny selection, if you do enjoy the Elvis journey, it is a very deep rabbit hole with many great performances...
I love that you chose something from Elvis in his prime and not the old Vegas Elvis. His come back tour is great too. I am an Elvis fan.
Please check out his suspicious minds live from Las Vegas the performance is top tier .
Sinatra and Elvis each changed the game in their own way.
Thanks for reviewing. If you watch him do IF I CAN DREAM 1968 Comeback special. It will give you some idea of how he could go to one extreme to the other. That and - Suspicious minds Live 1070. is popular with reviewers like yourself. Thanks again, 👍
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You should check out anything for Elvis' 1968 Comeback Special.
I was born in 1956 but all my cusins was much older they were from 15 too 30 years old, one of them vas 17 and a huge fan of Elvis. I was often in thier home for the girl was 15 and she was baby siting me,so I playd to Elvis fell to slepp to Elvis. Im gro up on Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, i still love this music. I listen to Country, classik music, music from 40 ,50,60,70,80,s ,blues, Rockabilly.
Elvis 1st live performance at Ed Salivan Show th-cam.com/video/aNYWl13IWhY/w-d-xo.html, Elvis was just starting making records for RCA and this "live" & his moves was a shock for this era, because most of the singers were standing still while singing. Lot of the media tried to cancel Elvis,people was smashing Elvis records, and at his 2nd live at Ed Salivan show (this that you just react) they film him only from the weist up, but girls keep screaming, haha! At Elvis & the black comiunity documentary part 1 & 2 gives lot of information about this era and the inpact Elvis had to people. Thinks was so different that time, Things were so tense that it was banned in Boston, the young people who listened to him were called "juvenile delinquents" , he brought such strong emotions to people, that many wanted to fight him because of his popularity. Ed Sullivan had stated that he would never bring him on the show but was forced to change his mind due to the great success of Elvis' appearance on the rival show Milton Berle th-cam.com/video/cAEruhuQENM/w-d-xo.html&embeds_referring_euri=https %3A%2F%2Felculture.gr%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt while Frank Sinatra, who was also popular at that time, declared that rock music destroys young people. Later on he was also forced due to Elvis' popularity to invite him to his show when Elvis returned from his service in the army and they even sang together th-cam.com/video/BneQYMRhBjQ/w-d-xo.html. Also check out th-cam.com/video/mbXCfpYZwIk/w-d-xo.html ), Elton John affected by seeing him & Jimmy Hendrix drawing Elvis when he was12-year-old after seeing him in concert eth and so many more artist still get inspiration of him. Because RCA records bought Elvis contract from Sun records (Elvis first record company) the owner Sam Fphilips, was having enough money to make records for Carl Perkings(blue sued shoes) and Jonny Cash. Elvis movie biography, gives a lot of information about his live at that era but still is amazing the impact Elvis has even today to so many people and how many joy brought to this world.
It’s amazing that this was not overdubbed for the video like they do for many artists, this sounds almost exactly identical to the record, even the background singers killed it
Saw Elvis and subbed. I commend you for opening your mind and reacting to Elvis. Please react to If I Can Dream in white suit Live 68 Comeback Special and Trying to Get To You same concert in black leather. If you want to learn more about him Elvis... King of Kindness and short version of Elvis..A Generous Heart. 😊
The censors wouldn’t let them film his body ( he drove the girls wild by moving) they told him not to dance . Ed Sullivan stood up for him and had him on tv, but there was lots of pressure not to let him on tv
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You need to do several of his to get an idea of the performer he was.
I figured. This was just barely a couple minutes long 😆
He didn't wear eye make-up back then. He later started to wear eyeliner for movies and performances, as was suggested to him to highlight his blue eyes. If you look at early, even childhood photos of him, you'll see that he had natural shadowing behind his eyes as did his mother.
Please react to Polk Salad Annie(Vegas 70’) great drumming😉
That was when there had been such an uproar about his stage movements that they only had the camera on his upper body, he was also staying uncharacteristically still right up till the very end. Earlier film footage is a lot more lively.
His performance of Hound Dog on the Milton Berle show in June of 1956 is the one that upset them to the point they banned his hips from television! Milton didn't seem the least bit disturbed, he appreciated the humor and talent that was 'Elvis'!❤
I was born later in that year , Elvis was so good looking then
Thank you for sharing this video with us it's a shame they wouldn't let him dance like he wanted to
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The pity of it all is that I don't believe Elvis appreciated how important he was to popular music. Without him we likely wouldn't have had the Beatles...and many others whom he influenced! And sadly, in the end, he was surrounded by sycophants who indulged his every whim...which ultimately led to his untimely death.
Awesome lunch break video thanks a lot!
Excellent reaction again L33!!
I love that it wasn't what you expected as you listen so intently and it's awesome to see you react & discover him more....❤🎶👑💯
So young and shy then
Great reaction