Performances

Listen as Elvis Presley sings the touching tune “Mama Liked the Roses”, a song of remembrance for a beloved mother: [mid_opt_link] “Oh, mama liked the roses she grew them in the yard But Winter always came around and made the growing way too hard Oh, mama liked the roses and when she had the time […]
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Have a listen to Elvis Presley’s 1957 recording of “Is It So Strange” [mid_opt_link] “Oh, if you tell a lie You know that I’ll forgive you Though you say our love is just a game And when you hear my name You’ll say I’m from a strange world But is it so strange to be […]
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Watch this video of Elvis’s lovely performance of “Until It’s Time For You To Go” from his 1972 concert in Greensboro, North Carolina [mid_opt_link] “You’re not a dream, you’re not an angel, you’re a woman I’m not a king, just a man, take my hand We’ll make a space in this lives that we planned […]
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From 1972, here is Elvis onstage singing “I Got a Woman” [mid_opt_link] “Well, I’ve got a woman Way cross town She’s good to me oh, yeah Say. I’ve got a woman Way cross town She’s good to me oh, yeah” This video comes from the movie Elvis On Tour, available on DVD from Amazon and […]
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Listen to Elvis Presley’s 1960 recording of the hit Lowell Fulson blues song “Reconsider Baby” [mid_opt_link] “Well so long Oh how I hate to see you go Yes so long Oh how I hate to see you go Well the way that I will miss you I guess you’ll never know” You Might Also Like […]
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Check out this 1957 studio recording of “I Beg of You” by the one and only Elvis Presley: [mid_opt_link] “I don’t want my heart to be broken Cause it’s the only one I’ve got So darling please be careful You know I care a lot Darling please don’t break my heart I beg of you” […]
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Happy New Year! Listen as Elvis rang in the new year in this recording made at a Pittsburgh concert on December 31, 1976 [mid_opt_link] “Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot And auld lang syne For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne. We’ll take […]
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Watch as Elvis and his crew’s first take recording of the song “Patch It Up” [mid_opt_link] “We’ve got to patch it up baby Before we fall apart at the seams We’ve got to patch it up baby In the time we travel in our dreams Let’s go back and test it again One more ride […]
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In this video that combines a scene from the 1968 Comeback Special, Elvis Presley and Martina McBride sing a duet of his song “Blue Christmas” [mid_opt_link] McBride was too young to have appeared in the original ’68 special, but through the use of technology she is able to sing this duet with Elvis Presley. You […]
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Listen as Elvis sings his Christmas hit “Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me” [mid_opt_link] “I don’t need a lot of presents To make my Christmas bright I just need my baby’s arms Wound around me tight Oh oh santa hear my plea Santa bring my baby back to me” This song is featured on […]
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