Rock & roll lost his King.
Elvis Presley died and left a hole in the Music Industry, still his music lives among us and he's surface the barriers of time.
RIP to the King
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Ugh, you beat me to it!!!
:'( RIP Mr Presley!
http://www.vandaagindemuziek.nl/Elvis%20Presley%20Dagboek%20Hoofdpagina_bestanden/image002.jpg
:'( RIP Mr Presley!
http://www.vandaagindemuziek.nl/Elvis%20Presley%20Dagboek%20Hoofdpagina_bestanden/image002.jpg
As hommage to The King, here is a link to my favourite song of his, performed by our Queen, none the less
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L26G1sO6EGk
It's the second song in the medley :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L26G1sO6EGk
It's the second song in the medley :)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=#FF66FF>Marial-B wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Rock & roll lost his King.
Elvis Presley died and left a hole in the Music Industry, still his music lives among us and he's surface the barriers of time.
RIP to the King[/QUOTE]
Well, in all honesty...the music INDUSTRY benefited greatly from his death...he's worth more than he'd ever have been if he hadn't died (in '77, he wasn't very much in the spotlight anymore). However, MUSIC lost a great vocalist and one of the pioneers of whites performing black music, thus introducing it to a large group of white people, and creating a bridge across a gap that was enormous beforehand.
Elvis Presley died and left a hole in the Music Industry, still his music lives among us and he's surface the barriers of time.
RIP to the King[/QUOTE]
Well, in all honesty...the music INDUSTRY benefited greatly from his death...he's worth more than he'd ever have been if he hadn't died (in '77, he wasn't very much in the spotlight anymore). However, MUSIC lost a great vocalist and one of the pioneers of whites performing black music, thus introducing it to a large group of white people, and creating a bridge across a gap that was enormous beforehand.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson"> ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=#FF66FF>Marial-B wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Rock & roll lost his King.
Elvis Presley died and left a hole in the Music Industry, still his music lives among us and he's surface the barriers of time.
RIP to the King[/QUOTE]
Well, in all honesty...the music INDUSTRY benefited greatly from his death...he's worth more than he'd ever have been if he hadn't died (in '77, he wasn't very much in the spotlight anymore). However, MUSIC lost a great vocalist and one of the pioneers of whites performing black music, thus introducing it to a large group of white people, and creating a bridge across a gap that was enormous beforehand.[/QUOTE]
+ The fact people are still talking about the guy after 30 years is remarkable too. :D
Elvis Presley died and left a hole in the Music Industry, still his music lives among us and he's surface the barriers of time.
RIP to the King[/QUOTE]
Well, in all honesty...the music INDUSTRY benefited greatly from his death...he's worth more than he'd ever have been if he hadn't died (in '77, he wasn't very much in the spotlight anymore). However, MUSIC lost a great vocalist and one of the pioneers of whites performing black music, thus introducing it to a large group of white people, and creating a bridge across a gap that was enormous beforehand.[/QUOTE]
+ The fact people are still talking about the guy after 30 years is remarkable too. :D
Lots of people who are remembered decades if not centuries onwards did considerably less than Elvis. Or do you wish to tell me that John Bell Hood shaped America? Or that an invaluable contribution to society was made by Dave Brubeck?
Someone asked the mortician if Elvis really was dead, and the guy went : "Yeah, and I should know - I was the one that shoved the cotton wool up his ass".
I'm paraphrasing www.findadeath.com, by the way.
In any case - I choose to remember this occasion by listening to his version of "He'll Have To Go". It's supposedly the last studio recording he lent his voice to.
I'm paraphrasing www.findadeath.com, by the way.
In any case - I choose to remember this occasion by listening to his version of "He'll Have To Go". It's supposedly the last studio recording he lent his voice to.
... And in his honour, Hershey's released a limited edition banana creme Reeses cup! :D
I tried it. Twas alright. :P
I tried it. Twas alright. :P
Elvis is probably the most overrated musician in history, and that's the truth.
The man couldn't write songs, he could hardly play the guitar, and his voice was distinctive but nothing awesome. I only give him the props for being a brilliant performer, but aside from that there wasn't anything great about Elvis.
IMO the death of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valence was a far bigger tragedy for music.
The man couldn't write songs, he could hardly play the guitar, and his voice was distinctive but nothing awesome. I only give him the props for being a brilliant performer, but aside from that there wasn't anything great about Elvis.
IMO the death of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valence was a far bigger tragedy for music.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr.Jingles wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Elvis is probably the most overrated musician in history, and that's the truth.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr.Jingles wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Elvis is probably the most overrated musician in history, and that's the truth.
IMO the death of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valence was a far bigger tragedy for music.[/QUOTE]
This from the guy who thinks Michael Jackson's best work is Dangerous.
Dude, you named two guys who were TRYING TO DO THEIR OWN VERSION OF ELVIS. I don't know who "Ritchie Valence" is... and apparently neither do you. It's Ritchie Valens.
And what did The Big Bopper do for you? A five year music career with Chantilly Lace being his most popular song? Oh yeah, he's a pioneer.
IMO the death of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valence was a far bigger tragedy for music.[/QUOTE]
This from the guy who thinks Michael Jackson's best work is Dangerous.
Dude, you named two guys who were TRYING TO DO THEIR OWN VERSION OF ELVIS. I don't know who "Ritchie Valence" is... and apparently neither do you. It's Ritchie Valens.
And what did The Big Bopper do for you? A five year music career with Chantilly Lace being his most popular song? Oh yeah, he's a pioneer.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Micrówave wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr.Jingles wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Elvis is probably the most overrated musician in history, and that's the truth.
IMO the death of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valence was a far bigger tragedy for music.[/QUOTE]
This from the guy who thinks Michael Jackson's best work is Dangerous.
Dude, you named two guys who were TRYING TO DO THEIR OWN VERSION OF ELVIS. I don't know who "Ritchie Valence" is... and apparently neither do you. It's Ritchie Valens.
And what did The Big Bopper do for you? A five year music career with Chantilly Lace being his most popular song? Oh yeah, he's a pioneer.[/QUOTE]
Ouch! :D
IMO the death of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valence was a far bigger tragedy for music.[/QUOTE]
This from the guy who thinks Michael Jackson's best work is Dangerous.
Dude, you named two guys who were TRYING TO DO THEIR OWN VERSION OF ELVIS. I don't know who "Ritchie Valence" is... and apparently neither do you. It's Ritchie Valens.
And what did The Big Bopper do for you? A five year music career with Chantilly Lace being his most popular song? Oh yeah, he's a pioneer.[/QUOTE]
Ouch! :D
I don't care what anyone says.....
RIP Elvis Presley. :'(
Your music is fucking great, you rule!!!!!!!!! :-D
RIP Elvis Presley. :'(
Your music is fucking great, you rule!!!!!!!!! :-D
10 things you never knew about Elvis:
curtesy of the "daily express"..
1 the name Elvis comes from the old norse word for "all wise"
2 although elvis' middle name on his birth certificate was Aron,his grave has it as Aaron,which was his own preferred spelling
3 David Bowie was born on Elvis' 12th birthday
4 the last thing elvis ate was 4 scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate cookies.{see,ive always said it was Cookies fault}
5 elvis had an identical twin brother Jesse who died at birth.
6 Elvis' only tv commercial was for southern made doughnuts in 1954.his only line of dialogue was "you get them piping hot after 4am"
7 elvis had a pet chimp called Scatter,which developed a taste for scotch and bourbon{dont we all}
8 on august 16th 1996,2 elvis fans bet £20 at odds of 1,000 to 1 that he would appear in person in concert in memphis that day.he didnt.
9 in a survey for the US postal service last year,the stamp issued in 1993 with Elvis' image on it was voted the most popular US stamp ever.
10 Elvis collected badges from police departments including a federal narcotics badge given to him by president richard nixon.
in the end though he will always be remembered as a fat twat that died on the crapper..
curtesy of the "daily express"..
1 the name Elvis comes from the old norse word for "all wise"
2 although elvis' middle name on his birth certificate was Aron,his grave has it as Aaron,which was his own preferred spelling
3 David Bowie was born on Elvis' 12th birthday
4 the last thing elvis ate was 4 scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate cookies.{see,ive always said it was Cookies fault}
5 elvis had an identical twin brother Jesse who died at birth.
6 Elvis' only tv commercial was for southern made doughnuts in 1954.his only line of dialogue was "you get them piping hot after 4am"
7 elvis had a pet chimp called Scatter,which developed a taste for scotch and bourbon{dont we all}
8 on august 16th 1996,2 elvis fans bet £20 at odds of 1,000 to 1 that he would appear in person in concert in memphis that day.he didnt.
9 in a survey for the US postal service last year,the stamp issued in 1993 with Elvis' image on it was voted the most popular US stamp ever.
10 Elvis collected badges from police departments including a federal narcotics badge given to him by president richard nixon.
in the end though he will always be remembered as a fat twat that died on the crapper..
Courtesy of the great comedian Denis Leary (No Cure for Cancer)
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Elvis Presley should have been shot in the head back in 1957. Somebody should've walked up behind Elvis in '57 with a 44 magnum, put the barrel of the gun right up to his brain stem and just pulled the trigger, so you can remember Elvis in a nice way. Wouldn't it be nice to remember Elvis thin, with a big head of hair? Maybe that gold lame suit. Wouldn't that be nice? Because how do you remember Elvis? You know how you remember Elvis. He was found in the toilet with his pants around his ankles and his big fat hairy sweaty king of rock and roll ass exposed to the world and his final piece of kingly evidence floating in the toilet behind him! Creepy! One of his aids had to walk in and go, "Damn, Elvis is dead. I'd better flush the toilet. Oh man I should've saved that! I coulda made some money off of that! Damn man! A ding dang do!"
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Elvis Presley should have been shot in the head back in 1957. Somebody should've walked up behind Elvis in '57 with a 44 magnum, put the barrel of the gun right up to his brain stem and just pulled the trigger, so you can remember Elvis in a nice way. Wouldn't it be nice to remember Elvis thin, with a big head of hair? Maybe that gold lame suit. Wouldn't that be nice? Because how do you remember Elvis? You know how you remember Elvis. He was found in the toilet with his pants around his ankles and his big fat hairy sweaty king of rock and roll ass exposed to the world and his final piece of kingly evidence floating in the toilet behind him! Creepy! One of his aids had to walk in and go, "Damn, Elvis is dead. I'd better flush the toilet. Oh man I should've saved that! I coulda made some money off of that! Damn man! A ding dang do!"