MY FIRST TIME ELVIS PRESLEY “IN THE GHETTO” REACTION **VERY EMOTIONAL**
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No one is laughing at you through our tears
You're crying because you 're a caring person with a lovely heart.❤
I'm a 63 year old white male, and this song still gets to me. If this song doesn't get you emotional, you can't have a heart.
Well said
60 year old white woman. This song cuts me. It brings me to tears every listen. The saddest part is, 50+ years later, it remains as relevant and heartbreaking as the day it was written. (Thank you Mac Davis )
His most impactfull song ever, at 56 i still cry every time.
DO NOT WORRY WHAT PEOPLE THINK. CRY IF YOU NEED TO. IM HERE TO SUPPORT YOU AND MANY OTHERS ARE TOO
If you DON’T get emotional listening to this song, there’s something wrong with you. Great reaction ❤️
Amen!!
You right!
You’re not weird, it brings tears to my eyes every time. ❤️. People should revisit music from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. The music today is not the same. It was real music by real musicians! 💜
Sorry, I'm not buying the authenticity of your reaction. I see these "reaction" videos are a "thing", but they seem mostly about monetizing clicks on youtube, and it must be good business, because a lot of people seem to be doing these. Which is not to say it's not a moving song from Elvis, but it's also hard to believe none of these songs you are reacting to you've heard before. Everybody's got to find something they can sell, and people seem to enjoy these, so more power to you!
+++1
Elvis has been gone 45 years and he still touches people's hearts.
His gospel songs are his best
there is a reason he was admired He was real made it out of poverty and gave back still feeling 💔🙏
Amen.
This song lives rent free in my head. Long ago my Dad had a part time job as a security guard at a venue. Elvis was scheduled to play on 8/21/1977. My Dad had some apprehension about controlling the crowd. Elvis had played in Hartford before. But sadly he did not make the show.
LISTEN JUDY LISTEN U DONT KNOW MORE SOUL THEN U LNOW
This song made me cry as a child when it was released and still makes me cry at the age of 59. The saddest part is nothing has changed in all these years.
Same for me I’m 56 Elvis was my hero growing up …😢❤
Same for me I'm 58.
🙏❤️🕯️
Elvis grew up dirt poor in a "shot Gun" house and lived in a black part of Tupelo on "the wrong side og the railroad tracks" he never forgot what it was like to be poor !!!
This magnificent, powerful song was written by Mac Davis.
Hence his generosity. "I don't give because I got a lot, but because I know what it's like to have nothing", Elvis knew and practiced this wholeheartedly.
Elvis is the greatest entertainer that ever lived. HE WAS A VERY SINCERE PERSON AND FELT IN HIS HEART WHAT HE SANG. AND HE LOVED HIS FANS DEEPLY.
When you get a chance play "If I Can Dream" which is another message song with REAL feelings. Thanks.
Even Graceland is in the Ghetto Memphis is rough and always has been
That's one reason he would do things like buy random people Cadillacs and stuff
"Why am I starting to tear-up?" Because you have a heart.
Yeah its nothing wrong to show emotions , its important that you can cry and get emotional , the world need more people that are open and talk emotions
I'm 77 yrs old, white widow, who has listened to this powerful song ALL MY ADULT LIFE! I still cry every time!
I just have a couple questions: what makes you think people will laugh at you for your becoming emotionally moved by a song? I'm a 48yr old combat vet who has seen and been involved in the deaths of alotta men, and I still get emotional when I hear certain songs,...ain't no one laughin at you, the fact that you're reactions are genuine is one of the reasons why many of us subscribe to your channel...🙂✌🏻🇺🇸
Brother, I'm a 54 year-old combat veteran with PTSD, and I am right there with you. There is NO shame in allowing your emotions out. Be well. May we all find peace.
@@stevenbentley310 thank for you service
Thank you for your service to our country! 🇺🇲
@@stevenbentley310 Thank you for your service to our country! 🇺🇲
Thanks so very much for your service 🙏❤️🕯️
Honey, nobody's going to laugh at you! Elvis just had a way of touching people!! You have a good. tender heart!
Mac Davis wrote it and Elvis drove it home. He knew poor in his life too. This song...
Yes
Yes he did 😢
No one should laugh at anyone for getting emotional over this or any other song. This song brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to it, and I've never lived in a city or personally knew anyone that experienced this type of life. It affects me because no one should have to live this way. I grew up poor, but I grew up country, backwoods poor. Don't apologize for your emotions. It makes you human.
Thanks Gary I think it affected me because everything he said I either seen or experienced
THEJAYYSHOW well said Gary! I loved the emotion!
So one is authorized to react to videos however he likes but one is not authorized to react to reactions freely. It doesn't rhyme right to me. I find her reaction funny, though I respect her involvement. I get emotional over some songs or movies or pieces of literature but I don't make reaction videos.
@@trickydick6152 , Authorized? Being "authorized" has nothing to do with anything. Jayy is giving her honest reaction to music, suggested by those of us that appreciate that honesty. You are entitled to your opinion to how she reacts, and you are entitled to respond any way you see fit. The "tricky" part is, whether you're civil in your response, or whether you're just... a "dick". When I was young, I was taught "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all". It's real similar to the Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The internet has made so many things accessible, that never were before. We can meet people and create a bond with them and yet never meet them in person. And that truly is amazing. Unfortunately, it also exposes us to people who seem to have no other goal in life than to see if they can belittle others. The choice is always ours, as to how we use it.
@@AJfanboy1 Sir, I remind you that the first thing you wrote was a peremptory "No one should laugh". By my part, I never said: "No one should cry": see who's the more tolerant between us two. I also remind you that this is a REACTION video. Which means that people who do this stuff are making voluntarily a show of themselves. Nobody (as far as I know) forces them to do it. They should accept whatever reaction (short of offense) they may cause in people wasting their own time watching their videos. If they are afraid of people's reactions they shouldn't be here. BTW, I presume the girl didn't post the video live but only after recording it. So, if she was afraid of certain reactions to her own reactions she just could skip the song. Or disactivate the comments. You also said that you were taught to stay mum if you couldn't be nice. A good rule, generally, but of course it has its exceptions. And this is the case. As long as nobody throws any offense around, it is legit for one to share his own feelings. I remind you, finally, that we are dealing with an adult, not with a child.
This song is timeless. Elvis had deep roots. He grew up poor. He dearly loved his mom. He loved gospel music and was inspired by the black community. He died August 16, 1977... a day I will never forget. But his music lives on forever.
I think anyone that was living the day Elvis died can tell you where they were when they first heard about it, I can, just like it was yesterday
That’s why there’s so many people requesting you do this song. We all get hit hard and cry over it. This song is from 1969, I was 10. Over the years I’ve listened to this song so many times! I’ve never stopped crying over it. The awful thing is that nothing’s changed. It’s as meaningful today as it was 50 years ago. 😢
The song was written by Mac Davis but Elvis was the only one who could release this song and not have their career destroyed at the time, Elvis felt this was a very important song and issue.
His handlers begged him not to go anywhere near it but he refused. He made it his, but more importantly, he made white people care about what was going on.
So true, StephBer 1. This song broke my heart when it was first released and like Jayy, it breaks my heart that it's still relevant today. We seem to be dragging our heels as a society instead of focusing on needed changes. Elvis just had the stones to use his voice for his principles before career.
WOW! I got "hooked" on Mac when I was a very young girl...he sang "Don't Get Hooked on Me" on "The Muppet Show" ♥️
I was 16 when this song was released. I cried. I'm a 67 yr old Grandmother, and I still cry. I wish with all my heart that it wasn't still relevant today! I remember in the late 60's and early 70's, we thought that racism and poverty would be gone in our generation. I'm so sorry that we were wrong. God Bless, from Montgomery, AL.
@Seanie I disagree with every word you typed. Elvis was the kindest, most generous, most humble man in entertainment. Ask ALL of the black people involved in any way with Elvis what THEY thought of Elvis. Go do your research before you post such idiotic things.
Your comment, “It’s still super current” is one of the saddest things I’ve heard in a while.
I was thinking the same thing. Elvis has been gone since 1977 but this song still reflects life today.
it was sad and recurring in the 70's and 50 years later it is still a sad tragedy as it continues to recur.
Sad but so damn true!
The leaders the Black community have been blindly electing, for the past 50 years, have promised to make life better for the community. Yet, there is no change.
Absolutely agree...nothing has changed
I was 11 when this was released. I bought it with my babysitting money. I never knew or heard of people living like this. I was crying and brought it to my mom, who loved Elvis. She held me and we cried together. To this day, I still cry since nothing has changed, Jayy. You have every right to cry. ❤
If more people would tear up and cry at the lyrics in this song, perhaps more would be the helping hand every child needs. If it moves a single person we create a better world for all. ❤
I’m a 55 year old, white, Canadian grandmother. I had an upper class upbringing and *I* cry every single time that I hear this song. If you don’t at least feel something, you don’t have a soul. Don’t apologize my dear for crying. We’re crying with you.
Well no one has a soul.
This song is good and sad and if you don't feel it you lack empathy and sympathy skills for sure.
@@takoja507 yes!
I'm a 52yo white American woman with an upper class upbringing. First time I heard this song, we were on our motorcycle going through the hills of San Diego county. I had my earpods in and as we were flying through the canyons I was sobbing. Brings me up my knees every single time I hear it.
And OMG, doll, there's no shame in crying over music. I do it almost daily. 💖💖💖
It doesn’t matter what class you feel you belong to, being a human being with a conscience and a good soul is all that matters. Poverty exists in all countries. Xx
The song never mentioned skin color and not only white people live in the ghetto.
Elvis was foremost a gospel singer. Whitney Houston's mother was one of the backing singers...
So would he be like Whitney Houston's god farther...? Deep
@@chevyDboyMike He could be Whitney Houston's actual father! Now that would be some story...
@@davidjthorne1733 no wonder she can sing. So Deep
Also if the venue would not allow his black back up singers, he would not perform.
You are definitely not the only one. It is a powerful song. Elvis grew up in Tupelo Mississippi. Dirt poor and attended revivals in the black community because it was his community. You're a sweet person.
There is no shame in crying, only a fool or a liar denies their feelings. The fact that you can empathise with the characters in the song shows how genuine you are.
Never apologize for having a heart, if music doesn't move you emotionally then you don't really feel it. Love your reactions, keep them coming.
I second that!
I was going to say the same exact thing. You first. Heavy!
Amen
Mac Davis was an AMAZING writer
It’s your soul crying
I'm a 76-year old Bible believing Christian white man, and I never knew or even heard of you before I saw this video. Now I know everything I need to know about you - I know your heart. Something else I know is that we'll never meet on this planet, but we will become great friends in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Looking forward!
amen
I'm an atheist and find your sentiments to be lovely. @Joe g, you're a very kind Christian.
The song touched you because all these years later only time has changed but the circle is still the same . All races have their ghettos and the more we think we are different the more we find out we have far more in common. Life long Elvis fan from Memphis ,Tn.
Elvis brought out so many emotions back then with this song and to this day it is still relevant...he was ahead of his times !! He was a beautiful soul who truly cared about all people !! Goosebumps and tears all around with this song !!!
Elvis cared about people. He grew up in extreme poverty, so he sings about what he knows. He lived in a one room shack and lived on govt welfare. This song is definitely from his life experiences and is truly from his heart.
I’m a white male in my 50’s and I STILL lose it every time he sings “ and his mama cries “
Watching your face gives me hope some people still care in a careless ,self centered world
That line always hits me hard
Loved your comment
Color doesn’t matter, souls don’t have color. We are all God’s precious children.
Glad I am not the only one.
Me too. in my entire life I have never heard this song without getting emotional. I think I was maybe 10 the first time I heard it. As a little girl I saw the world mourn Elvis's death. I didn't understand then how much the world would miss out without him being in it.
I have cried over this song for over 50 years. Every time I hear it.
One of the golden gems that glistens in this song is the fact that it transcends racial stereotypes. It places deep emotions in the heart of all people who listen.
What you're feeling is why this song is still hitting home over 50 years after it came out.
Very true
Mac Davis, who wrote In The Ghetto, died today.
RIP.
RIP
YES RIP. Mac Davis.
Song was years ago think about the now think about today kids
@Rhonda Allan Yeah, he died the same day as Helen Reddy died.
2 legends died within a few hours of each other. 😔
RIP
You shouldn't fell that you have to apologize for being moved emotionally by an Elvis song. I'm 53, and it still makes me cry, and you have been touched by the "Elvis effect" and that is why he was HUGE. His Hawaii concert drew 1.5 million viewers in 1973. That's a very large part of the whole world. You just have a heart, and it shows!
Sweetie, you are NOT alone in your reaction to this song; MILLIONS of others have had similar reactions over the years. It just means that you, like Elvis and those other millions, have good hearts that are moved by these kinds of messages. May God bless you! 😊💖
Nobody gets through this song without tearing up. You're not weird.
This song affects everyone. Anyone with a conscience will cry or feel like crying.
What really makes the song heat breaking, is the fact that it can be looped to play over and over again, like the song "This is the song that never ends". And, in that way, it is a true reflection of life in places like the ghetto. A vicious circle that seems to never end.
And, as a fifty-three yo male, it still makes me tear up. Even moreso, when I see young people react as you did. Say what you will about music before my generation, they knew how to touch your hearts and make you get the "feels".
Elvis was so amazing!!!
This is why Elvis is the king. He saw all people. He didn’t just cater to whites especially in a time of extreme racism
He grew up "black" on the wrong side of the tracks.
That is where Elvis got the inspiration for rock. He fused the rhythm and blues and gospel, that he learned in the black neighborhoods, with country from the white neighborhoods. Just shows what can be created when you drop all barriers and love people for who they are.
Honey, please don't think that anyone is laughing at you! I am a 63 year old white woman raised in Florida, and this song always makes me tear up. Every time. The saddest part is that nothing has changed. It still goes on. You've just shown your heart and it's tender and loving.
I’m a 70 year old white lady from Texas, and I tear up whenever I hear this song.
I'm a 61 yo white woman who grew up poor but rich with love and wouldn't change a thing. Sad that we have such a cycle of póverty and never feeling you have a way out. Never feel bad about reacting with honesty. I cry to songs that I've played a 100 times. Beautiful young lady with empathy.
I have loved this song from the first moment I heard it. I think it's relatable to all communities, races and creeds, and still usually makes me cry when I listen to it 💙✊
We are all feeling this way...this song was sung in 1969 and its still relevant today. Chicago back in 50s and 60s was a ghetto......its a gangland community where black mothers are still crying. Elvis Presley lived in the projects of Memphis and attended a black church where gospel music colored his experience in the music industry. He was a man of heart and soul......not surprising that he would sing a song like "In The Ghetto" its no wonder the black community is finding him relevant today and seeing for the first time his deep concern for humanity.
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Anyone with a heart cries at this song. Every time.
Girl ain’t nobody laughing at you. Music does this to people with big hearts 🥰
I think your reaction to the song is just precious. Elvis grew up in the Memphis ghetto and he never forgot where he came from. Prior to that his family had lived in a 2-room shack in Tupelo, Mississippi. What I would like people to know most about Elvis is how generous he was. He bought countless houses and cars for his housekeepers, security men, etc. He was legendary for his generosity. Had such a good heart he just had to share with everybody.
I grew up with elvis, im 39 now but my father was a huge fan and still to this day I get very emotional when I hear his songs, my dad passed away 7 years ago and I still listen to Elvis religiously and I get choked up on this song and If I Can Dream there are others that get to me and I'm not embarrassed about admitting it so don't feel embarrassed about crying let it flow.
Honey, I'm 61 years old, I've heard this song hundreds of times in my life, and it STILL gets me teary-eyed. Such a sad song, and it resonates today. We still have mommas who can't afford to feed their kids. We still have young, hungry kids who turn in the wrong direction. We haven't come far, have we?
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I'm a 52 Years old German Woman, it is thing of Amerikans allone!
It still happens so everywhere in the world, so cry for any Life we loose. No one can say what we have lost in every single Person!
Because so many are still buying the systemic dependence of the DEM system. Get out of that, take part in the other side, see the difference.
I am 61 and it crushes my heart that we, as a people, haven’t evolved out of this tragic pattern.
Imho, I'm not 100% sure we can evolve from it. It's got to be a large majority of people in this country who accept that poverty/inequality/classism is real and needs hyper fighting against. Imho, the 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' myth needs to be rejected and we as a nation need to realize that a lot of people need a lot of help and we need to invest in our people instead of in the multinationals who take as much as they can, hide it, and give very little in return . Unfortunately the bootstraps myth has gotten so ingrained in the minds of so many of the current generations in the USA that I'm worried we'll never leave such a pattern behind.
As rough as it is, its still better than it's ever been in human history.
But looking at the mass of suffering and hardship in history, it's not a very high bar to beat and there is still so much work to be done.
@trha2222 this is the most stupid comment I have ever read on the internet.Are you saying that Donald the coward is gonna help us brothers.
Nicole Forest Trump won’t help shit for poor people like how we all want him to, I’ll say that. But what the other guy is trying to say is Democrat’s have been “in control” of poor urban areas for decades and have done nothing but introduce more things for ppl to get dependent on and stagnate potential future growth and make life without it impossible. Instead of promoting legitimate opportunities to grow and diversify yourself/money. (white, black, Latino, etc. Lower class knows no single race whatsoever.) Not blaming democrat voters or anything like that at all either, not even blaming all democrat leaders too. A few cooperate Dems I will blame tho. Many of my beliefs fall on the left side of the spectrum, but if you look at it objectively and from a “distance” it’s not hard to see trends in communities ran by only democrats, is all. Not saying republican ran areas don’t have their fair share of big problems too. Thats for a whole other discussion
Or at least this is my opinion on something that Democrats REALLY need to start working at if they want to see results, I’m weary that some enjoy the complacency however. Where all the cooperate democrat stuff comes in. Curious as to your opinion on dems not really even actively trying to really help build the disenfranchised back up
My older sisters introduced to Elvis back in the early 70's,, it's amazing that the year Elvis died is the only thing I remember about that year I was 7!! What's also amazing is that i heard 6 different reactions to this song prior to watching yours and every single one made me cry ! Then I saw your reaction and I felt every emotion you were transponding through your video screen !! Your reaction was genuine,, raw , emotional, and true just like the singer who performed thus amazing souk grabbing song !!
I'm 53 yrs old Elvis is from my parents generation and I've heard this song hundreds of times through the years and it's on one of my Playlists and it makes cry every single time. It's an emotional song and still relevant today!
One of Elvis’ backup singers was Whitney Houston’s mother, she absolutely adored and loved Elvis. Love hearing her talk about the memories singing with him
I got to meet Cissy Houston years ago as she was with the Sweet Inspirations backing an Elvis cover. She was such a sweet lady, and she got a little emotional talking about Elvis. He was a powerhouse.
@@krisholmgren8883 that's a cool story thanks
Wow I had no idea. That's amazing
All of his backup singers loved him so much. Didn’t know one was Whitney’s mom though
@@kevinmyers440 yep. there's a few interview where she talks about her days with Elvis and how he treated people, so kindly
And did you note that he never mentions race in this song, he just says child.
Because its not a racial thing. It's a poverty thing.
Cos anyone can be born in the "ghetto"
I'm a white man and was "born in the ghetto". Was a battered child, looked for food in dumpsters at 10, started doing deliveries for dealers at 11, selling at 14. Managed to pay for university by working in factories at night, often went days without eating. Then I sold the few things I had and took my chance of moving across the Atlantic to find freelance jobs, 2 suitcases in my hand, with nobody to bid me farewell at the airport. Now I'm 50 and told by rich white american kids who never went hungry, that I should "check my privilege". The song got it right, it's not about race, it's about prejudice.
Mac Davis wrote the song & it was about the disadvantage black kids faced in stark contrast to white kids so it is about race.
I think the word "ghetto" originally referred to Jewish people.
I'm 57 and cried right along with you. I've heard this hundreds ot times and it still gets me. It shows your good heart.
Jayy - DON’T ever apologize to anyone for showing your true feelings. Too many people show what they perceive to be the emotional reactions that others want them to show rather than their true feelings. Be proud of your honest reactions. Being a Senior and living through these very times, it’s unfortunate so many of us ‘looked the other way ‘. What a different world today could have been if we had only tried!
That’s why Elvis is “the king”. His voice takes us on a journey
he used to say he was Not the King, that Jesus was. Humble, religious man.
Yeah I know. He hated being called the king, and he would always say there’s only one king…. Jesus Christ…… but what is sad is he did not realize that he was sent to us by God and he was like an angel on earth. One of his bandmembers had said of him that when Elvis walked into a room it was as if God had just landed…. And that is truly how it felt when he would walk out on stage, the electricity in the air, the love in the room, it was as if you knew you were breathing but it was as if you could not breathe LOL it’s hard to explain unless you saw him In person it is difficult to explain the feeling it was not only physical but emotional as well.
Young Lady, I'm white and 63 years old and it still makes my eyes water, beautiful song and you are beautiful...
WAYMORE Just very curious (NOT critical) but what does being white have to do with getting emotional over Elvis' songs? It's said he was the first white singer to do black soul music.
@@cheryl8280 Perhaps it was simply a way of expressing the idea "we may be very different in race/age, but the song still impacts them in a meaningful way"?
She is 63 years young...lol...I'm 62 years young...lol..ya..I'm white...married a Mexican, got a very successful daughter who married a very successful black man..lol..I'm a widow, and will and have dated men of all races...lol..
She probably said that because all lives matter..
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Iam 72 and ELVIS was way ahead of his time . Iam only sorry more whites didn'tlesson
its hard not to get emotional just listening to this song because it has meaning and its very touching
Damn woman, you got me tearing up too, and I’ve heard the song a million times! Seriously though, between his voice, and the message, it’s really hard not to.
By the way, never be ashamed about being moved to tears by art. As Jimmy V said, you’re 1/3 of your way to a very worthwhile day.
Elvis got his start in gospel. He has many songs that are deep.
Elvis had a huge respect for the black artists and their legacy. In is comeback concert in 1968, he acknowledged the influence of R&B and Gospel in Rock’n Roll.
I’m a 60 yr old Granny. I’ve heard this song dozens of times over the years. I still cry and get chills.
I reacted the same way when I first heard this song in 1968. It still pulls that same emotion from me now. That is the timelessness of music that it can pull that emotional response from generations of people. We are all human, and we feel we connect with our hearts and our experiences. We are more together than we can ever be apart.
As a 58 y.o. white woman this song still makes me react the same you are. Which means it is doing exactly what Elvis wanted it to do. To bring awareness to how difficult things were in the black communities. I grew up with a judgmental, racist and atheist father and a completely opposite of that loving Mother. I thank God she taught me her ideals, her compassion and she made sure I went to church every Sunday and most Weds.. Elvis was outcast by the older racist white community. Because of the music he loved so much. He went to a Black Baptist Church in his neighborhood throughout his teens and he sank in the choir. He understood very well the struggles that Black people faced or had to deal with then. He often spoke out against such things. Radio stations refused to play his records because they sounded "black" ( not the words they used back then ). He was banned from playing in many shows/ concerts in his early career for the same reason. And was told by the same ones who refused to give him airtime, " If he'd change the genre of his music they would play his records. That America did not want to hear that ------ music . That he was ruining his music career. " He refused to change. Back then the Black artist were angry with him for playing
" their" music. The white artist laughed at him and the older white generation hated him. He was just making music that he loved he knew he wasn't doing anything wrong. It just took awhile for everyone else to realize that. Music knows NO color.
Amen ❤️
You said it
Poverty knows no colour
Elvis was brought up dirt poor
Now you understand why my moms generation ADORED Elvis as no other artist has ever been ADORED. He grew up poor in Missippi, and his voice lifted him out of poverty, but he NEVER forgot where he came from.
Welcome aboard, young lady! I'm a 61 year old Hispanic man who was born and raised in Los Angeles CA. , and heard this song when I was in High School, and I actually cried when I heard it on the radio. Don't be ashamed for having emotional feelings, about such a real situation. Hopefully, one day this song will no longer be relevant to people's suffering.
You absolutely have no reason to be embarrassed or ashamed. Many of us tear up even after hearing this song a dozen times. Thank you for sharing. You are awesome!
Don't feel bad, this song affects almost everyone on some level.
Honey, you are NOT the only one who cries to this song. I have been hearing this song my whole life. My Dad was a Native American and a cop. My Mom was a lily white Irish nurse. We grew up very near this situation. And that could have been my brother, my sisters or me. They worked HARD to make sure we didn't.
Just so you know, Elvis was one of the FIRST TRUE ACTIVISTS. When he was told his band and back up singers would have to go in a SEPARATE entrance from him because they were black he told every single venue the same thing:
They either come in with ME, or WE are NOT performing at all.
Funny thing, he NEVER had another problem. Neither did the ladies or the band.
He set the stage Jayy.
Everyone else followed him.
BTW, if you like church and Gospel music, listen to ANY of his Gospel albums.
Nobody is laughing honey that was the magic in is the magic of Elvis and that's why they called Him the king A artist a singer a performer that would make the hair stand up on the back of your neck and reach in and touch you welcome And thank you for showing me your tears and your heart for he and his music still lives on
Thanks for making it known about Elvis being a true activist and conservative. As I've done a lot of work with both EP Enterprises and some members of the local BLEXIT chapter in Memphis with regard to Presley Place, etc., and it's always great to be able to help others succeed. While we all know, there is no race, but human!
@@christophertyler3425 Amen to that, my friend. Amen to that!
You take care!
Blessings to you and your family and friends always.
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I did grow up listening to Elvis (I am now 52) and he was my first celebrity love. I was 7 when he died, and I was crushed. But this song has ALWAYS had the same reaction to it that you experienced in this video. Seeing others react emotionally towards his music is incredibly humbling. He has a full catalog of music that shaped my views of the world and society, and my love for all people. This video shows how sweet your soul is, and I am so happy to have found your channel.
Girl, feel your feels.
This song is 50 yrs old and still relevant today.
Elvis was born dirt poor in the ghettos. He was raised knowing was it was like to be hungry and poor. He never forgot.
If one does not have strong emotions listening to this song, one has no heart. I'm 58 years old and I STILL get chills when I listen to it.
Rebecca Austin Rebecca I'm 71 and I still ALWAYS get choked up. I grew up with this boy and when he passed away, I went into a state of grief for weeks. August 1977.
No one is laughing at you, sweetheart. We are all here because we feel this just as you are relating to it. Great lyrics from Mac Davis who knew the ghetto and sung by Elvis who lived some of the same poverty and hopelessness. Sung in 1969 and we still share tears today. Sure Elvis is known for his swivel hips and "Hound Dog". But this is where his heart lives.
@Bridgefin Thanks for pointing out that Mac Davis wrote this song. Sadly, he passed away not long ago in September 2020. I'm sure he would have been the first to say that no one else could have sung this the way Elvis did but, in my opinion, songwriters rarely get the recognition they deserve. RIP Mac Davis 💙
Elvis can take any person on an emotional roller coaster ride regardless of what he's singing.
Never feel bad for your emotions. It means you have a good heart! I am a 57 old white grandma and I grew up listening to Elvis since my mother loved him so much. I choked through the whole video right with you. This song is very deep and he sings it from the heart. When he passed aways it was a terrible time for so many people. Elvis will never be forgotten! His music will move peoples hearts forever!
I loved your genuine reaction. Bless you! 🙏❤️
This is why he’s “The King”, if it was anyone else it wouldn’t affect you like this.
Look for his gospel songs live, he’s moving.
Elvis loved gospel music. I heard that he considered his gospel music his best work and didn't really like his "rock and roll" songs. If this seems strange to people, we should realize that rock and roll was a very new genre when Elvis became famous, whereas gospel had been around a long time. A lot of people at that time thought rock and roll was silly teenager's music that would not last long.
You can't go wrong with Elvis. He can be really deep. He can be really fun. He can be really romantic. he can spiritual. He can be country. He's EVERYTHING!!!
One of a kind
I have been listening to this song since I was a child and at almost 40 I still cry hearing it most of the time. Never apologize for feeling.
This is why Elvis is SO loved. He spoke the TRUTH!
You'll see plenty of people cry to this song, including men. No one's laughing who can truly hear it. They're crying with you.
Whitney Houston’s Mom was one of his back up singers. She always said, when he was on stage. You just wanted to look at him always.
BTW, this song always makes me want to cry.
That’s really interesting - thank you.
Sam W. I did not know that.
That is great. RIP Whitney and Elvis 🙏❤
You are not alone in your emotional reaction to this song by Elvis. I am 75-years-old white female and loved him from the start! I think I've heard "In the Ghetto" hundreds of times but this time I actually got chills running up my arms and spine! Perhaps because Elvis truly believed the words he spoke. He was always polite, loving and generous and believed in God with all his heart. And, yes, the problems of this earth still remain but every once in a while, someone breaks free from all the sadness and strife of the Ghetto and makes a better life. I appreciated your deep empathy and tearfulness.....you are a loving young woman and sometimes we just cry when it hurts. Nothing wrong with that. Don't change please!
Nobody is laughing at you, we are crying with you. Thanks for the heartfelt reaction to Elvis.
don't worry, I'm a 58 year old white man and I can't hold back tears either
Same here 55 years old white male I have heard this song hundreds of times and I get emotional every time I hear it as well.
Everyone should cry when they hear this.
This song came out when I was five and I still tear up 53 years later. I'm not a crier so don't feel bad, it affects many of us that way.
I was introduced to this song 30 years ago as a little kid sitting in my grandma's car with her jamming to an Elvis cassette. It hits so deep now as an adult.
This song is over 50 years old, and it is even real today. I would never ever laugh at you for showing such real emotion sweetie ❤️
Absolutely Relevant today as 50 years ago!
That makes it hit even harder. It was like that then and it's still like this now. That just makes it worse.
When this song is 1,050 years old it will be relevant. Poverty and pain has been with the human race from the start and it will be with us to the end.
I am not laughing at you l am crying with you! Isn't it great that he had such great awareness!
65 years old, white, and crying with you. Cried the first time I ever heard it and still cry when I hear it. If it don't touch you, you dead.❤❤❤❤🐺
Elvis made this song to touch people. And it touches everybody with a heart.
Elvis was ahead of his time as well as being timeless .He made you feel what he was singing . You had a wonderful and sincere reaction . Loved it !
2020 and I've heard this song a 1000 times. But knowing Elvis childhood and background it still gets me emotional. He had his demons but he actually had a heart of gold and cared about people.
I'm a grown ass man raised in the ghetto of Baltimore and this song makes me tear up
Welcome to Elvis ' superpower. He is timeless in the ability to emote his songs in such a way that listeners feel it. I always cried when I listened to this song. Elvis grew up in severe poverty and his roots are gospel. Elvis sung 5 different genres over his career. He had combined some genre's including those from the black community that he grew up listening to that became his style of rock and roll.
#THEJAYYSHOW: Thank you Lord, for giving us the God given joy of expressing ourselves and moving our hearts one song at a time. Never feel ashamed of crying! I'll even tell you a quick story of the kind of man Elvis was....
About 3 years before his death, Elvis helped to pay for the medical expenses of famed singer Jackie Wilson after his good friend suffered a heart attack performing on stage. He kept his word to help Jackie's family, right up until his own death in August of 1977. Yes, he had that kind of heart! May God bless you and yours....
Bless you girl. I love your emotions and empathy. This song is over 50 years old and still things are the same out there. I'm a 57 year old straight British guy but it always hits me like that too. Thank you so much for covering this song. Peace.x
I'm a 52 year old white man crying, so laugh at me as well.
Wayne Hackney I’m a 62 year old woman crying too.
Crying white guy here, too lol
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56 Hispanic woman crying with you! 😢
61 yr old white woman sobbing with you...
I´m a middle class guy from Austria having had really only minor problems in my Life nothing near any Ghetto,
but Elvis makes everyone understand what he is talking about (he grew up in a poor Neighborhood like my Dad)
My Parents listened to Elvis and watched his films all the time, and I cry EVERYTIME I hear this song.
I´m a big manly guy
That just gets me,
so I assume that is his gift. 🙏
I cry too when I watch Elvis it is because he meant what he sang and you feel it. He grew up in the ghetto in Memphis , that is why you relate to him so much. Don't ever be embarrassed to cry about a beautiful message.
If you don't feel emotion then you must be dead inside. This song is sad cause it's real
Dead right Shannon.
I’m 63 years old. I’ve heard this song a few hundred times. I still cry when I hear it. It’s a real song. It tells a story that we all need to hear. Elvis grew up dirt poor in Tupelo, Mississippi. Poverty is a cycle. It’s a cycle we need to stop.
Don't be embarassed about crying. This song touches many hearts. Elvis was very aware. He had a tough childhood, his family were poor and he grew up amongst African/American people and he well knew their plight. A very conscientious humanitarian. A beautiful man❤️ thanks for your reaction 🌏🪐🌕🙏🇦🇺🐦🦋🏡🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹