Are you 40-plus? You will probably remember that Elvis died in 1977.
It was a shocking story that caught most of us by surprise. I learned about it driving home from a night class. They interrupted the baseball game with a flash.
I can still remember watching David Brinkley's special report that night about his life and death.
I recall all of those music stations that went "Total Elvis" for several days.
Like any superstar, Elvis' career had several chapters and phases.
The first one is the young rocker period. This is when he burst on the charts with a string of gold records and sales unmatched in history.
The second period was when got drafted in '59 and served in US Army. He followed military service with more pop than rock hits such as "It's now or never" or "Surrender". (He also met Priscilla when he was doing his military service in Germany)
The third chapter was all of those silly movies that gave us very few memorable tunes.
The fourth chapter was the Vegas comeback in 1968, the huge concerts and a string of great songs until his death.
My favorite chapter was the young rocker days. He was great and sang with incredible energy. He was simply fabulous!
Let's pick "I want you, I need you, I love you", his second gold record from 1956. The second selection is "Marie's the name of his latest flame", another million seller released after he left the US Army. They are both examples of Elvis Presley's spectacular voice:
"Hold me close, hold me tight Make me thrill with delight
Let me know where I stand from the start
I want you, I need you, I love you With all my heart
Ev'ry time that you're near All my cares disappear
Darling, you're all that I'm living for
I want you, I need you, I love you more and more
I thought I could live without romance
Until you came to me But now I know that
I will go on loving you eternally
Won't you please be my own? Never leave me alone
'Cause I die ev'ry time we're apart
I want you, I need you, I love you With all my heart..."
"A very old friend came by today
'cause he was telling everyone in town
About the love that he just found
And marie's the name of his latest flame
He talked and talked and I heard him say
That she had the longest blackest hair
The prettiest green eyes anywhere
And marie's the name of his latest flame
Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye
He was gone but still his words kept returning
What else was there for me to do but cry
Would you believe that yesterday
This girl was in my arms and swore to me
She'd be mine eternally
And marie's the name of his latest flame...."
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