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Yeah.FOOLS RUSH IN I agree on this. He sounds really tired.
This could have been a good song for him.
Hearing Brook Benton's version convinces me of that.
For me it's not a popsong it's a carnival song.....probably due to the lalalalalaaaa.......I pretty much agree with your other commentsGregory Nolan Jr. wrote: And count me as a fan of "Heart of Rome." What, too "Englbert-ish"
or "Tom Jones-like? Elvis was a singer's singer and shows it here.
Nothing wrong with a few pop songs, and boy did he nail them.
But then I liked Roustaboutwhen I saw it for the first time in many years this weekend.
Hate's a pretty strong word! I save my hate for "entertainers" with absolutely no talent at all....and even then I'm prepared to accept the possibility that they might be nice people.Hammer wrote:I'm afraid I do too.....and I hate the Beatlesfamilyjules wrote:For me, they're not Beatley enough.....I prefer the Beatles' versions!Hammer wrote:Hey Jude and Yesterday are wayyy too Beatleley in my book
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Yeah, Fools Rush In is fairly lame, it souds pretty kitsch.ColinB wrote:Greg -
You wrote:Yeah.FOOLS RUSH IN I agree on this. He sounds really tired.
This could have been a good song for him.
Hearing Brook Benton's version convinces me of that.
Elvis' version is an exact copy of Ricky Nelson's !
Even down to James Burton's guitar pickin' [he played on both].
Why not? Hound Dog came out in 1952 by Big Mama Thornton. And Johnny B Goode was a hit in what '57 or 8? Elvis was still young...anyway the point is the fact that he was affected by music all his life...that's why he covered the song I bet...JLGB wrote:Raised On Rock is a good song but does not make a bit of sense hearing Elvis sing that he grew up listening to Hound Dog and Johnnie B. Goode.
The instrumentals sound the same, but the vocals couldn't possibly be more different. As others have said, Elvis sounded listless, tired, and disinterested on his delivery. Rick Nelson delivered a youthful vocal, sounding like he could've sung the tune all night long ... Elvis, unfortunately,sounds like he can't wait for the song to end.ColinB wrote:Greg -
You wrote:Yeah.FOOLS RUSH IN I agree on this. He sounds really tired.
This could have been a good song for him.
Hearing Brook Benton's version convinces me of that.
Elvis' version is an exact copy of Ricky Nelson's !
Even down to James Burton's guitar pickin' [he played on both].
That's a great single cover and oh how I love I'm leaving. Vocally it were the best years of Elvis but I love to think of our man as basically a rocker, which he obviously ourgrew or passed during the years........................well it must be those lalala's!Gregory Nolan Jr. wrote:I guess that "carnival" side is true, too. But it's a pop song.
Personally, I fond of carnivals.
He also sings the heck out of it. Even if you don't like the music,
you can't say he wasn't "on" in 1970 even on debatable material.
He was so "on" that it wasn't even funny that year...!
They could be nice guys, I don't know about that. I'm just not too fond of hippies and the hippie-movement and the Beales were much involved in thatfamilyjules wrote:Hate's a pretty strong word! I save my hate for "entertainers" with absolutely no talent at all....and even then I'm prepared to accept the possibility that they might be nice people.Hammer wrote:I'm afraid I do too.....and I hate the Beatlesfamilyjules wrote:For me, they're not Beatley enough.....I prefer the Beatles' versions!Hammer wrote:Hey Jude and Yesterday are wayyy too Beatleley in my book
Jules
Jules
You Gave Me a Mountain can be about anything. But it is ridiculous to have Elvis sing about the music he helped define. That song was for the "new" people of the 60s to sing just like it was to the composer.Axeman wrote:Why not? Hound Dog came out in 1952 by Big Mama Thornton. And Johnny B Goode was a hit in what '57 or 8? Elvis was still young...anyway the point is the fact that he was affected by music all his life...that's why he covered the song I bet...JLGB wrote:Raised On Rock is a good song but does not make a bit of sense hearing Elvis sing that he grew up listening to Hound Dog and Johnnie B. Goode.
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Believe it or not, I know all of this. My post was intended to be a joke.ColinB wrote:Hey, lighten up guys !
When a performer sings a song, they are like an actor playing a role.
The lyrics don't have to apply to them personally !
Elvis can sing about 'she took my small baby boy'
These are songs, sung for their entertainment value, not autobiographical statements.
Some of the songtitles of the songs I sing are 'Sex Starved' and better yet 'Haemmorrhoid Rock'...........I surely hope you don't have to actually experience every BS you singRob wrote:Hey! Just because he sang these songs doesn't mean that he has to actually live them and.......uh........everything else that Colin said.
I knew that !Rob wrote:Believe it or not, I know all of this. My post was intended to be a joke.ColinB wrote:Hey, lighten up guys !
When a performer sings a song, they are like an actor playing a role.
The lyrics don't have to apply to them personally !
Elvis can sing about 'she took my small baby boy' and 'I was raised on rock'
These are songs, sung for their entertainment value, not autobiographical statements.
