The anniversary of the King's death has passed without a mention here!

Dame Warrigal said:
I was a teen when Elvis burst onto the scene. I didn't like him either.
I couldn't get over his name - I thought Elvis was a weird moniker. Really weird.

I thought he was soft and pudgy and I didn't like his singing.
But then I've never been a fan of popular music.
Sorry, but that was my reaction then and I never really changed it.
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As well as his ghastly music, I thought the hip wiggling was unpleasant, and so was his hairstyle!
 

Ralphy1 said:
How sad. To think that you don't care depresses me. And I mentioned this twice because he was so important a figure in our history. Not like those stupid Brits with bad haircuts...
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I care Ralphy, me and hubby was most upset when Elvis died,still remember it on the late night news,at first we didnt believe it,but the realised it was true .
We still have Vynils ,Lps and 45 singles of his even though we have not got a record player now .i wonder if they are worth anything , my oldest must be a single. Called " if every day was like christmas, " and on the other side is "I want to be your Teddy Bear"..
did you know his daughter lives in Britain , and sometimes helps out at a pub , and even did a stint in a Fish and Chip Van?
 

Elvis was no more important than any other flipping pop singer, who aren't exactly important in the scheme of things!
 
:D Ralphy, when I saw the title I was wondering what country you came from [and which King had died that you wanted to remember!] Oh, THAT King! Sorry, not a fan at all, but I did like the lads with the bad haircuts from UK.:sentimental:
 
That's okay Davey, easy enough mistake to make going by the thread title. That's the first thing that came to my mind too, until the Elvis reference. :sentimental:
 
oakapple said:
:D Ralphy, when I saw the title I was wondering what country you came from [and which King had died that you wanted to remember!] Oh, THAT King! Sorry, not a fan at all, but I did like the lads with the bad haircuts from UK.:sentimental:
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LOL oakapple, I was the same. I thought errrm didn't the King die in 1952, then I saw who it was about, and I laughed.

I was never a fan of Elvis ever, and my heart sinks even now when I see a down market bar or restaurant with an Elvis impersonator as the entertainment...sorrrrry ralphy, but to be fair to me I was only just out of my teens when elvis died anyway so not really my era!!:iamking:

As for the beatles..not much of a fan of there's either (wrong era again), but I preferred them as individual singers. Paul the least of all, and George the best of all!!

Anyway just for ralphy and all elvis fans here's one of the very few Elvis songs I can listen to without cringing... :D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyKtRoGiNIM
 
It would be an error not to appreciate an artist who was not of your era...
 
You are just jealous because you Brits couldn't produce a comparable class act...
 
You obviously worship Elvis Ralphy, calling him the king, saying the Brits tried to "dethrone" him, suggesting to light candles for him or visit graceland, etc. And that's fine, you're not alone, there are many Elvis fans out there. It is just a matter of taste, some of us really do prefer the rock from all the British bands gave to America, they were very talented and many still go strong today.

I don't have to resort to calling Elvis "stupid", like you have the British bands, I have no need to put him down or the people who enjoy his music and love him with a passion. If we all had the same taste in music, life would be quite boring, IMO.

No matter how much you love Elvis, you realistically can't completely discredit all of the talented and successful British bands who came to America. Many of us here are big fans, although I for one don't light candles or visit shrines.

Bands like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Moody Blues, Yardbirds, Hollies, Kinks, Donovan, Animals, Dave Clark Five, Troggs, etc. were very big, and I still listen to a lot of that music today when I'm in the mood.

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Ralphy1 said:
You are just jealous because you Brits couldn't produce a comparable class act...
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My gosh us Brits would have to be desperate to be jealous of Elvis that is for sure, we seem to have produced a load of very popular pop singers over the years, like the Beatles. Poor Ralphy has elevated the long dead Elvis to the status of a god!:D
 
hollydolly said:
As for the beatles..not much of a fan of there's either (wrong era again), but I preferred them as individual singers. Paul the least of all, and George the best of all!!
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I listened to most of my rock 'n roll starting in the 1960s, and George was my favorite Beatle. Here's one of his famous songs...

 
OH yes SB I love that one thank you..in fact it's hard for me to choose my GH favourite, probably My sweet Lord, and while my guitar gently weeps...but I also loved him in the travelling wilbury's too with Roy, Bob and Tom...

Here is some vintage fab 4 footage...:D

 
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