"If I Can Dream" by Elvis Presley from the '68 Comeback Special
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Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land, where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true, oh why
[Verse 2]
There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong wind of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun, where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
[Bridge]
We're lost in a cloud with too much rain
We're trapped in a world that's troubled with pain
But as long as a man has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly (He can fly)
[Verse 3]
Deep in my heart, there's a trembling question
Still, I am sure that the answer's... answer's gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle, yeah
And while I can think, while I can talk, while I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, oh, please let my dream come true, oh, right now
[Outro]
Let it come true right now
Oh, yeah
Elvis was my dad’s absolute favourite. All his life he never changed. Elvis died on my dad’s birthday. Every year on my dad’s birthday, he would start his day by playing Elvis, and wouldn’t turn it off until the next morning. My dad recently died in July, and I’m going to continue the tradition of listening to Elvis on my dad’s birthday as long as I live.
What a sweet tradition 😢 My condolences for your loss. Your dad will be happy and proud you keep on playing Elvis that special day ❤
@@elvis78ale thank you very much for your kind words. i appreciate it
@@pks7618Make sure your son knows and appreciates the sentiment so that he wants to follow as well
Your dad is genuine person, and he'd see Elvis performance in the heaven.
Look I know a lot of you out there love Priscilla Presley and you don't like what I write about her she wants to give all herself credit for what Elvis became Elvis left it cuz she knew that she can help continue for Lisa Marie so all you haters out there thinking I don't like her I don't like her for what she did tell him is Presley know I don't like her I love Elvis Presley and Lisa Marie Presley they were the good people out of the bunch and his dad and mother TCB
I’m 71 and saw him on stage 3x’s the last was his last New Years he was alive…I love seeing the younger generation finally realizing how incredible this man was.
I envy u cathy iam80 now us in u/k missed out.i did vist graceland very greatfull 😊😊😊
@@thomasfoster1899 No I have not been to Graceland, I’m trying to go one of these days but Memphis is not a safe city now.
My dad is 74, and was lucky enough to see him at his peak in Las Vegas. He still has the program from the night.
My friend I was 10 when Elvis died and I can remember where I was and who gave me the terrible news of his death I’m 55 now
@@robertm7405 Me to….
Elvis was devastated by the murder of Martin Luther King and this was his tribute. It's one of my absolute favorites.
How many of us agree with the words of this song. When we watch ridiculous wars fought over money, religion and land. Led by people who always claim they have your best interest at heart. No They Don't. They Have Their Interest At Heart. They Don't Care That Children lose Parents and Parents Lose Children
In my opinion, this is the single greatest performance by any musician. Ever. It is simply phenomenal. I wont add anything else to that comment. Simply amazing.
Never thought of it like that before but I 100% agree with you. It has everything. Perfect lyrics, singer, backing vocals, music, setting and sound. Truly awesome.
"I don't admire nobody, but Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know." - Muhammad Ali That says it all, not that there was ever any doubt!
Loved Mohamad Ali too.
@@ruthannmarie7119 Elvis and Ali were two of my biggest idols growing up as a kid in the 70’s. Two GOATS in their respective fields.
Me mucho ELvis presley rey
yeah...
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I love Elvis. What a brilliant performance. Very moving
We played this at my grandfathers funeral today, he was an Elvis impersonator and he would sing it to my dad and uncles. I never seen my dad and uncle so upset, he made a lot of mistakes with raising us, but he was a hell of a man and was talented and smart and one of the kindest people. I feel terrible for my dad and uncles bc they will never get to hear their dad sing this to them again. I’m gonna miss him.
I read that Elvis sang this song in one take. One of the lady backup singers said his emotion was so raw doing this song and that they never saw him this emotional again. He had so much talent. RIP Elvis Presley.
Yep
Rip
2 the first take he didn't like the way he sound, false start, the call it. then he got it together on take 2
There us another take on youtube, therefore it is not the only one
True Man artice
NOBODY WILL EVER TOUCH THIS MANS TALENT .....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
George Floyd?
@@MichaelJ44 lol
@@chrismarple CHECK THE RECORD SALES DUMBASS
aujourd'hui c'est l'anniversaire de ELVIS PRESLEY (86 ans) Lisa Marie Presley (y) ♥ ELVIS PRESLEY qui aura vendu 1 milliard de disques (au total) a chanté cette chanson suite aux assassinats de John Fitzgerald Kennedy et de son frère Bob Kennedy ainsi que de Martin Luther King, Jr.. #music paroles superbes (y) : (y) "There must be lights burning brighter somewhere Il doit y avoir des lumières qui brillent plus ardemment, quelque part Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue Des oiseaux qui volent plus haut dans un ciel plus bleu If I can dream of a better landSi je peux rêver d'une terre meilleure Where all my brothers walk hand in hand Où tous mes frères marchent main dans la main Tell me why, oh why, oh why cant my dream come true Dis-moi pourquoi, oh pourquoi, oh pourquoi mes rêves ne peuvent pas devenir réels There must be peace and understanding sometime Il doit y avoir la paix et la compréhension, winds of promise that will blow away Des vents forts de promesse, qui balaieront All the doubt and fear Tous les doutes et la peur If I can dream of a warmer sun Si je peux rêver d'un soleil plus chaud Where hope keeps shining on everyone Où l'espoir continue de briller sur chacun Tell me why, oh why, oh why wont that sun appear Dis-moi pourquoi, oh pourquoi, oh pourquoi ce soleil ne va pas apparaître Were lost in a cloud Perdus dans les nuages With too much rain Avec trop de pluie Were trapped in a world Pris au piège dans un monde Thats troubled with pain Troublé par la douleur But as long as a man Mais tant que l'homme Has the strength to dream à la force de rêver He can redeem his soul and fly Il peut racheter son âme et s'envoler (1) Deep in my heart theres a trembling question Au fond de mon cœur, il y a une question troublante Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow Cependant je suis sûr que la réponse viendra un jour Out there in the dark, theres a beckoning candle Là bas dans le noir, il y a une lueur d'espoir (2) And while I can think, while I can talk Et bien que je peux penser, que je peux parler While I can stand, while I can walk que je peux me lever, que je peux marcher While I can dream, please let my dream que je peux rêver, s'il te plaît laisse mon rêve Come true, right now devenir réel, maintenant !Let it come true right now Laisse-le se réaliser à présent Oh yeah ________ (1) Nettoyer son âme, se confesser, repentir..."
Tupac, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Micheal Jackson are all far better. But Elvis is a bad man in his own right no doubt
This why they call him the KING...
Im crying rn because of this song i love elvis my aunt introduced me to him when i was little and now i am a elvis fanatic im 19 and its still the most emotional singing ive ever heard and i dont think anyone can ever beat this he is a hero to everyone
The fact that Elvis’ fame has stayed pretty consistently astronomical for nearly 70 years is a testament to how legendary he truly is.
Bien dit 👍🏻
Absolutely! And to think that Elvis thought and said that No One would remember him. If he only knew how untrue that is. 🙏🏻 Ps.. I just seen the Elvis movie and it was fantastic! I think Elvis would be proud🤗
@@Kittymay98 I’ve seen the Elvis movie twice already! Beautiful movie :)
@@CLSGL I totally agree 🤗I’m going again on Sunday with my sister and I can’t wait for her to see it and I can’t wait to watch her reactions on her face while she sees it 😻🤗
That and you can visit his house.
My mum was a big Elvis fan and this was one of her favourites. We played it at her funeral and I'm listening to it now on her birthday.
♡♡♡
just losed my dad a week ago he was a big elvis fan he introduced me to a lot of good music in his life
Sorry to hear that
Rip for your mum
Sorry for your loss.
Elvis isn’t dead, he just went home.
This performance broke me into tears when I first saw it
This song should have been nominated for a Grammy.
This is it.i am listening.
Every year forever
They spend millions of dollars on extravagant Super Bowl halftime shows but can't come close to the excitement produced by Elvis with a microphone, a dark background and a great backup band.
One of the backup singers for Elvis was Cissi Houston, none other than Whitney Houston’s mother
Elvis would’ve been way too qualified to sing at a place like the super bowl, only mediocre musicians do
💯💯💯💯 Excellent point!!
@@MichaelJ44 Get out, ya serious? If true, that's cool - love little snippets like that.
That's because talent of his level simply does not exist in the music industry anymore. Elvis was, unfortunately, a once in a lifetime talent. I was born a decade after Elvis died but I am truly hoping that I live long enough to see someone like him reappear in the music industry before I shuffle off of this mortal coil. I'm not getting my hopes up based on where music and society in general is at right now.
So many people still keep a part of Elvis in their souls. 28 old guy from Russia and I'm so happy to be a part of the community)
❤ a very big community 😊
This was my momma’s favorite song EVER! It was her wish for this to be played at her funeral….the “thing” I did for her ❤️
He was worried about his fans forgetting him.. Here I am, 23 years old in 2023 listening to this man over and over! He deserved more time.
But that helped make him a legend.
Who said that? The dumbmovie??? Get an education.
I hadn’t even heard this song until I saw the movie! Now it’s one of my favorite Elvis songs
I am 23 to and I think he is amazing to
My 14 year old is intrigued by him. Such an amazing talent and gone too soon.
He wasn't singing with his voice... He was singing with his soul!!!
And that’s why we feel this song in our soul
Real singing :) real music :)
And singing with his whole body.
Joe mama
AMEN..... R.I.P. ELVIS AARON PRESLEY... LOVE 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🎶🙏😇 YOU MY ANGEL 😇 OF INSPIRATION...9/16/2022
He has the best singing voice for a man I’ve ever heard. Then to be blessed physically like that. Probably most blessed man ever.
A voice like that only comes ONCE! There will NEVER be another like him!😅
100 percent
Very true ay
My Dad was a huge Elvis fan. This was his favorite song. My dad passed away in April. He was able to watch the Elvis movie in the comfort of his own home while he was sick. We listened to this song and my Dad remembered how blown away he was when Elvis first released it. It was huge. My dad used to say: “As long as you believe in your dream it can come true!” He told me to never stop dreaming. If you lose hope, you lose everything. My Dad is gone now but I know we will see each other on the other side eventually. ❤️
R.I.P
I'm really happy for your father. Sorry for your loss. Now your father is watching live versions of everything Elvis ever sang. I hope you take comfort in that. God bless you my friend.
Sorry for your loss, your father seems like he was a wise man
So glad you were able to share that time with your father.@@amriubed8408
May your dad rest in peace ❤
I had an old professor in college who met Elvis twice. He told me that Elvis said to him that he wished more people appreciated his voice more than his looks.
🥹🥹🥹
Bro met Elvis the superhuman
@@johny1665 right, Elvis is a whole marvel character
You should cover this in the style of weezer.
when i was younger and hadnt heard much elvis before, i thought it was the case that he was basically just handsome and a good performer, but couldnt really sing or at least needed 'help' with his voice. But after actually spending about 5 minutes listening to Elvis, i realised that was completely wrong and his voice was insane!
Awesome performance - still ‘The King!’
One of the few pieces of media that will stay forever relevant. There is something about this song that speaks to all generations.
Even with the current commie rewrite of history. Funny how easy it is to smear in 2020s in YT videos. Anyone we love us a target. If I only heard If I can Dream, it would be enough.
Even though I just alluded to the 'Communist' like rewrite of his legacy...(Which was deleted) Good luck taking Elvis out. Our revered artists are being erased. Well we won't allow them to be forgotten. Rebels Without Applause - Morrissey.
Last year I fought throat cancer. The day before my treatment my aunt brought me an Elvis greatest hit 4 cd collection. It was the exact one that sat on my grandmothers shelf when I was a child. It helped me fight and beat cancer.
Congrats on beating the C ,stay healthy and happy !
Congrats on beating cancer
Glad you beat it!
When my Grandmother passed away, we played Elvis gospel in her room for about 5 days; I'll never forget the message and the feelings from that time. I am so happy you beat cancer.
Praise God! 👏
Damn. I’m so grateful the movie is creating a whole new generation of fans. This man deserves the legendary legacy.
As a zoomer, our generation of music sucks and we know it. Me and most of my friend group look to the past for good music because what's popular now is about as deep as a puddle and sounds annoying.
My kid who’s 12 now has been listening to him for about 5 years and now that Elvis is big again my kid says I told u mama he’s the best singer ever.
Well said.
Absolutely
yes!
This song is the best message for today because today is the national day of prayer and we ask you to unite in prayers today so God removes the evil in our hearts and our entire universe! GOD WE ASK YOU TO REMOVE EVIL FROM OUR COUNTRY, OUR LIVES, AND OUR WORLD! LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE IN OUR ENTIRE UNIVERSE! Devil you are NOT WELCOME ANYMORE! GOD IS NOW IN CONTROL! 🙏🇺🇸🌏
Confession: I can't listen to this song without producing tears. I cry. No other song has ever done this to me. I tear up every single time I listen to this. I guess I've never really experienced raw, true emotion and meaning like this before. The man isn't "entertaining". He means every word that he perfectly cast out onto us, the oblivious. This performance has changed my life and I thank Elvis for it.
This has to be one of my favorite performances from Elvis. I saw him live in June, 1972 in NYC. One of the best day of my life. My daughter and I have been to see the movie 3x. I’m 64. She’s 27. We absolutely love the movie. Austin Butler is phenomenal. Without a doubt - Oscar worthy. Elvis Presley was one of the most incredible people to walk this earth.
Hello Bernadette, how are you doing today
Mahalo for sharing this!😁🤙🏼 Aloha!
Yes! Absolutely legend of legend ! Elvis forever !!!
Legendary
My sisters have seen the movie 4 times each in theaters
If this isn't one of the greatest comebacks in music history, I don't what it is.
Most people are lucky to have ONE. Elvis had THREE, that's why he's the King
What’s a comeback?
This has always been one of my faves! Spirit of the 70s.
@@rickygarcha1311 It's like coming back after a break.
@@rickygarcha1311 when Steve Binder told Elvis his career is in the toilet..... then Elvis does the '68 Comeback Special, and sings If I Can Dream, and that puts him back on top and launches his career once again.
When you surf you tube long enough you will come across a diamond this is the diamond of all time 19/04/2024 ❤️
I grew up loving Elvis Presley songs but none ever brought tears to my eyes like "If I Can Dream."
Possibly the best demonstration of a man showing the world his soul. The King lives on.
I 2nd that emotion 🌷
The King
I'm so glad you could see this!
❤
This is probably one of Elvis' most powerful moments, especially in context. You can feel the emotion in his voice, his movements, and can see it in his face. Incredible performance, the goosebumps are real.
I totally agree
I've just come home from the film. Iove this even more knowing it was a rebelling moment. And the emotion for the night comes through perfectly. Such a fabulous tribute to both men.
One of? It’s his finest performance ever.
Talk about Powerful Watch his 1972 Performance Of "How Great Thou Art"
Elvis, at heart, was a gospel singer. The only Grammy he ever won was for Gospel. That album.was amazing
Me and my husband love this song my husband passed away last year and we played this song for him ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm 78 years old and truly believe this song should become The World anthem. Leaders all over the world should be forced to listen to it frequently and act on it Peace must rule
They won’t care they’re evil
hace un día la escuche por primera vez y pienso lo mismo
You can already tell the movie is going to win at the Oscar's
Absolutely it will
Yep! It better 💯
There's little things I can find wrong with movie. But Butler absolutely killed it. He will win best actor.
Damn well better
Best Actor --- for sure Best Picture -- yes, I think so Best Director --- why not? Best Supporting Actor (Hanks) ---- could happen!
In my opinion, this is Elvis’s best song. Straight from the heart with so much emotion.
It was a cover
@@saqib7965 no it was not. It was written for Elvis to sing by one of his band mates.
@@saqib7965 "If I can dream" was written by Walter Earl Brown (and the composer Billy Goldenberg) for Elvis Presley. It was recorded by Elvis in June 1968 and was released to the public on the '68 Comeback Special. Get your facts straight.
@@EleonorS Thank you
I love this song. It's my fav right now. ❤️❤️❤️
People don’t understand how truly special this is… people these days don’t sing like this LIVE anymore
I'm only a nine year old boy but my dad got me into Elvis. Legend
How could someone's soul not be moved by Elvis' voice. It is something beyond this world. What a blessing his life, his talent, his soul, his legacy are to this dark world.
its dark all right..... more guns than people.....sad.
@Veronica Casey your right... i must have dementia....lol....actually i recently had a heart attack....messed me up.
Yes i agree Heather... Elvis is a deep person too, very giving , a man who was always able to see good in every one,his empathy and solidarity amongst the list of his great characters that most people don't know except his Fans..
@@brucebarclay1967 I lived in this period - Altamont, JFK. Bobby, MLK, Kent State, Vietnam protests, It was as bad or worse...........NOT MORE GUNS, but MORE drugs, pills, illegals, no respect for LIFE, the SCHOOLS are indoctrination centers..........if we do not end the lawlessness and the respect for the law we will not be a sovereign country and you will wish you had your guns
@@brucebarclay1967 what
This song gave me goosebumps during the movie
Damn right xxxx
Me too
Especially after seeing RFK on the floor fighting for his life. Brilliant film
exactly, I almost cried!
Same. I cried at this scene. Twice
Easily the greatest 3 minutes in music history. Thank you Elvis
OUI 🎼🎼👑👑😘😘
chill
I agree totally.
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This song still gives me chills. It is so relevant for today's world.
I know right I'm Glad Elvis was able to get back on Top of the music world 🌎 with this classic Hit Song cause this Hits Hard but What Hits Harder was when he sung the American Trilogy now that song definitely Hits hard when he says his truth is Marching on.
Brothers walk hand in hand part?
It's always been relevant and always will be because human nature is to hate what is different.
Its very powerful. Makes me get tears everytime.
@@kshitijmittal91brothers is a christian reference to all the ones who are Believers.
I watched the movie a few days ago and have been on an Elvis marathon ever since. This has got to be one of the greatest musical performances I’ve ever seen. His voice is truly remarkable
Same here! So tempted to go back and see it a 2nd time
Me to..
Me to weird
Yes talk about raking just an average song and making it an iconic classic. That's Elvis.
@@krispyk.1786 Me too. I was mesmerized by the way Austin captured the essence, the facial expressions and smiles and dance moves especially Vegas. We saw elvis at the international in 1971 and it was exactly the way the movie has it.
This one of my favorite songs,i get made fun of all the time for liking Elvis,but i don't care I'll be an Elvis fan rest of my life!!
I'm writing these words on December 5th, 2023 and I'm sixty four years old. Who cares right? Well please, let me explain: I never was an Elvis fan. Now hold on. Some of his songs I did like but one should understand that I discovered M. Presley late in his career as he was on the decline and well, we all know about how this ends. This song though is extraordinary. No special effects, no bling, just him and a microphone delivering a song that was arranged the night before! Every time I hear this song it breaks my heart and hits me like nothing else. How is it so relevant to this day? Through these troubled times of hate, wars and rising fascism, all the words of this song make sense to this day! How can it be so perennial? How did he perform this song with such fortitude and honesty? A musician myself I can assure you that we all stop in our tracks when this song comes on. How is this possible so many years later? I'll tell you why: It's a prayer Hence its valour
Goodman
I say the song is truth pure and simple. We all want the same thing. On the outside we are all different. Inside not so much. We want these things yet over 50 years later we still dont have them. We are further away. Not sure how to find our way back.
Maga!
ELVIS HAD A VOICE carved FROM GOD. HE WAS BORN INTO THIS WORLD TO DELIVER A MESSAGE of unity, peace and belief in God. Everyone wont get that message, but the ones that do need to spread the message to others. He was born to bring people together, through music. Elvis was very different. Very special. Powerful. Other worldly.
Well said
He had the spirit of two men.
Is that why he stole and profited off black music?
@@MatPandaZ He was raised in a black community and the musical styles present there heavily influenced him as he grew up
@@XDak0 Yes and then he outright stole their songs. He can use the style as he wishes, but he used their songs and you know IF they even got paid it was a pittance. Go look at the songs he actually wrote, there's about 6 and only 1 is even slightly known. He took other peoples music who the country were too racist to watch and profited off it. If you can't stand a black man singing you music then you don't deserve his music.
Hits different after the movie .
i cried in the cinema during this scene
100%
I cried as well. Two different emotions and meaning in one song. Apart from his effort to put ppl together during the crisis thru the song, he also tells how hard and why is he dream kept taken down. He tried to let us know what he actually felt actually.
U aint lyint bruv
I get misty eye everytime I watch this. Because Elvis was truly talented and he left us way too soon.
As a child of the 60"s Elvis was always there. Went to Graceland when he died in 77. Met his dad at the gates of Graceland. No other entertainer will ever match this man . That's why we call him King
Words can not really express how influential Elvis was; his music will be played for 100 years and still loved!
Of course, the man who appropriated the culture of black people xdxd
Saw the movie last night - He was concerned that he would be forgotten. Still going strong 45 years after his death. This is one of the greatest live performances ever. The movie nailed this scene.
it is 2022 and our this younger generation is falling in love with Elvis all over again. I absolutely love it. Makes me so happy. Elvis would be so happy!
He will never be forgotten, he will live forever in the hearts of his fans old and new.
Every person has thoughts of the world continuing on without them. Elvis was a superstar but he was still a human like us.
Elvis is alive
Totally agree❤️
Elvis Presley could sing any song that is why he's the king
The sheer amount of impact Elvis Presley did on popular culture unspeakable. He was so ahead of his time, without a doubt the best entertainer of the 20th century
Possibly the greatest live performance of all time
Not possibly. Nothing before or since will even come close. Or ever will.
Possibly, scratch that, certainly the best-looking suit of ALL TIME, music or otherwise. Yes, I'm getting a replica in a few years which costs about $2,000.
@@no-oneman.4140 draggg Michael Jackson, Tina turner and Beyoncé😭
@@no-oneman.4140 Queen Live Aid is easily better than this
@@ericstorm6582 subjectively you're right, objectively you're so wrong but hey ...
Boomers were right, Elvis was the best ever and there will never be another like him.
keep in mind. today, the only people you'll find who hate elvis. who lie about elvis, are left-wing democrat voters. if you educate yourself, you'll quickly find that out.
Him and Prince are my top two performers of all time. Elvis help bring Rock n' Roll to the mainstream and Prince was probably the most talented performer to ever live (between his vocal range, dancing, all the instruments he could play at a proficient level, songwriting, and producing).
@@him8012 yeah I heard from my mom that prince could literally play any instrument you put in front of him, and of course his voice
@@patrickfoldy8426 it's true. Prince was huge in the 80s but was overshadowed by Michael Jackson..... Mainly due to how much marketing and advertising MJ did while prince was constantly battling record companies for the rights to his music. He'd often have albums released and people wouldn't know at first due to the lack of advertising. It's a shame too because prince was a much better musician and artist than MJ. He had a wider vocal range + could play all those instruments when MJ could barely play anything
"boomers" I'm fucking dead 😭🤣
Absolutely spectacular. No one did it like the King. Period. This song should be played everyday on every network.
This is the greatest, single performance, ever recorded, regardless of musical taste. If you can't feel some emotion listening to this song by Elvis, than you have already given up on life.
The fact he made this two months in response after Dr King’s death just made it more special. Elvis was a true believer.
He sung this song after the deaths of Robert F Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King
Elvis didn’t write nearly any of his music but it is a powerful performance
Defo is Best song the pop stuff was overrated
🔥✝️🐑🕊🙏AMEN 🕊🕊🕊
@@bostonromero6299and most famous singers don’t do what r u tryna prove bro
I knew about Elvis but after watching the film I was floored. I’m a new fan of his music.
Me too!
Welcome 🙏 👍
Me too xx he was an amzying soul and one beautiful soul ❤️
I Became a Die Hard Elvis Fan in 1956 When I Was FOUR YEARS OLD !!! Truly !!! I’m 69 Now and STILL AM 🎶♥️🎶♥️🎶‼️‼️‼️
@@allanramusiewicz996 did you think the movie did him justice as a life long fan? I watched the movie and fell in love! 🤗
Elvis will not be forgotten here we are in 2023, almost 2024. I saw the movie, the effort that was put into it, especially Austin Butler he blew me away! It was like watching a beautifully sad dream. R.I.P Elvis. 💌
I never knew anything about Elvis. Iwas completely ignorant to him, never listened or tried to listen but I watched the movie with my friend and discovered this song and I couldn’t deny how much power and soul this song has, next Christmas I’ve got to post this all over my socials, no matter if as a black man people will question it, this is one of the most uplifting and inspiring songs I’ve ever heard in my entire life
If Elvis wasn't filmed the future generations wouldn't believe how good he was.
I love that movie. Even though I'm a 90's baby, I've grown to love Elvis Presley music
So true
@@jamestyson458 I was born in 06 and even though I didn’t grow up on him, everyone knew and knows who he is because he has a Bigfoot/UFO sorta mystique in pop culture.
Absolutely true. the movie prompted me to actually explore his catalogs and biographies. Incredible figure, probably the most important musician of modern times.
Calm down buddy, it's not Gandhi.
He put every fiber of his being into that performance. That, my friends, how it's supposed to be done. No back ground dancers or fancy light show in back., just him, his band and his voice.
Well said
@@patrickmonaghan3076 Amen
So true!! We love this performance!
Totally agree 👍🏼
@ victor henderson, very true my friend. He literally sang his heart out here, in memory and to honor a friend. A friend who only wanted peace. Ya Know, the Colonel told Elvis he had better not sing one gospel song but Elvis showed him who was the boss. To me this as gospel as it gets. Like you said, singing alone, one hand , Yes, I'd say Elvis got the message to us all. He was the absolute best and he always will be. Blessings
I have such a profound respect for Elvis nowadays. I grew up with my grandma and she was a diehard Elvis fan since his Sun Records days, like the VERY START, and it’s like I listened to him a lot, knew surface level details. I’ve found myself in a weird random obsession over him these past few weeks and holy shit man. He deserved so much more than the hand he was dealt. If he wasn’t tied up by the colonel he could have done so much more. This performance is so soulful. Wow.
Saw Elvis in Las Vegas late 70's. Both a privilege and a tragedy to see and hear this beautiful man at the end of his career. Yes, the King.
"As long as a man has the strength to dream, he can redeem his soul and fly" what profound lyrics!
It’s true
It hits you to your soul, crushes you to pieces
Only Christ can redeem us ✝️🙏
@@Grantthecatholic Anybody can redeem himself
@@Grantthecatholic and therein lies the problem.
All these years I knew of this performance but I didn’t know the song nor the significance of it. Thank you Baz for opening my eyes to the story of Elvis. As a black person, I was always taught to see Elvis as a thief of my culture and people but the movie (assuming it’s not fabrication) really showed me that Elvis was a beneficiary but not because he had malicious intentions but he was genuinely inspired by and honestly raised on that kind of music, so it’s the basis of his work once he got older. I don’t know if he sung this on purpose as a nod and tribute to Dr. King but if so, that just brings happiness to me. So many have lied on his name and legacy. I look forward to discovering more about this man.
His motivation has been distorted for so long. He was so far from racist. When the soul legend Wilson Pickett had a stroke, Elvis sent his wife a blank check. When a young black lady he knew needed a car, he gave her a brand new one. Race was nothing to him.
It's true he considered Dr Martin Luther King a true inspiration and never understood the whole terrible segregration isssues which were so prevelant back then.
He was definitely inspired to his core by the black culture and music he grew up around- 1000%
Another song to listen to is in the ghetto. He wasn’t afraid to sing it, he knew the truth behind the song.
@@tashaparker9427 “In The Ghetto” was actually over the closing credits of the film.
"Live each day, as if it were your last. It’s written in the stars, your destiny is cast." Elvis Presley-
My husband loved Elvis we had this song at his funeral.god love himx
I am Black American born 69 and as a teenager, I was a diehard fan!!! I was told by my Aunt that he was racist, so I loved him in silence…after seeing the movie, I am so grateful, that the truth about his true soul was revealed and I weeped for what happened to him…HE WAS THE KING and I will love him out loud forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤
I believe he was a fan of BB King too in Memphis
@Twin Flame Love Notes * Elvis can hear you now!!! God bless you🙏
Your comment is so interesting. In your heart you knew the truth, despite what people had said, because the truth always has a vibration that we know in our hearts and lies a vibration that bounces off us.
Amen! He had so much soul!
It rips my heart out -- and I think it would rip Elvis' out too -- whenever I run across someone who believes/was taught that Elvis was racist. He had many personal problems but no one needs to make the man worse than he was. Elvis grew up in a mostly black neighborhood, and all his boyhood friends were black children; he grew up loving black gospel and spirituals; he admired and supported black musicians; and one of his closest friends was James Brown. James Brown was the first person to arrive for Elvis' wake and always spoke about him as his brother. James Brown was a proud black man and did not kiss ass for any white man. I don't know why or how such an ugly rumor got started, or why so many black Americans believed it so wholeheartedly, but I've heard the "shoeshine" story and there's no basis for it. None. You can read in Dionne Warwick's book when she talks about meeting Elvis (her aunt Cissy Houston, Whitney's mother, was Elvis' backup singer). At the time Dionne was brand new to the music industry. The first thing Elvis said to her was that HE was a fan of HER music. Then he got on stage and told his audience to go buy Dionne Warwick's new album.
One of the most powerful songs ever written and sung by the king you can see he means every word
Hey mate.. I could not have said it better myself..well done you 👍🏽👍🏽
Beste,,,
Beautifully sung, no doubt! Sadly, Elvis never wrote any songs.
Written by Walter Earl Brown but I’m sure glad to have heard Elvis sing it this morning and to know I can redeem my soul and fly!
Sorry but Erol brown wrote this song..x
This is what you called PERFECT PERFORMANCE!!!❤
Happy 89th birthday Elvis Presley🎸❤️🎶
I've never really listened to Elvis.. ever. 35 years old. Watched the movie last week. How unfortunate the generation of today who appreciates the art of music, didn't have a chance to see or hear this immense icon perform. I am now an absolute fan forever..props to Mr Butler also. #longlivetheking
Went into the Elvis movie knowing he was the guy who sang Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock. This scene absolutely floored me. I had no idea Elvis’s later music was so emotional, so beautiful. 50 years later, Elvis is still making new fans, and I’m happy to say I’m one of them.
E was a powerhouse. His later work was phenomenal
I love all his Gospel stuff.
Elvis recorded over 700 songs... his gospel songs are awesome too. This man deserves the title king of rock and roll. Amazing voice and talent.
Same here mad into guns n' roses Nirvana led Zeppelin seen the movie and it dawned on me why my father worshipped Elvis. I to was flooded with this song with how he stood buy his African American friends and how hung out with b.b. King. Was I tears listening to this song straight away I was thinking about my father with his side burns that teddy boy look slicked back hair. That's power of his voice. I can't believe I'm only getting into his music so late in life. Straight up that's the power of the King💯❤️ I 🙏
@@tonyfoley1778 his chameleon voice changed multiple times in his very very short life and career. his critically acclaimed recordings are in multiple genres of music.. an iconic artist, the likes of which may never be seen again.
There will never be another Elvis ever. Absolutely talented and way above the generation!
The man who wrote this song and others is pure gold. what a song. 🙏 ELVIS as ever with a wonderful voice. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
No one can touch him - his voice, his spirit, his looks.
After seeing the 2022 Elvis movie, I realized how much they nailed this scene. This is amazing
Brought tears to my eyes, it was so beautiful!
was amazing, movie was just incredible
I ran back home to watch this and cry more :')
Yes!!! It was perfection
Just got home from seeing this movie, Austin butler is tremendous in his portrayal of elvis.
i'm 14, my room is filled with everything elvis. i love this man so much
We need Elvis today 2024
Elvis singing this song should be the world Anthem for 2020./ 21
And 2021, too
@@MultiLittleAlex ABSOLUTELY
So true plus elvis would rebuild vegas yes
,yes it should, lets all vote.
@@anndale6555 Count me in !
It feels so strange looking back 55 years later and his songs still inspire us to Dream! What a legacy. What a gift he left us.
I couldn’t disagree with you the power of man is amazing
Forever grateful...he would be so happy to know his music is very much alive
@@martacccc689 on Amazon prime for 0
This song sends chills down your spine ..powerful
Yes indeed.
I’m having this song played at my funeral, Elvis is the King 👑
I was 12 when i first learn who Elvis is. First i fell in love with him coz of his looks, until this day, he still give me goosebumps when i watch him sing. I am 55 now but i still love him since the first time i saw him in the black and white television. When he sing, every single song he sings, he put all his emotion in it. He just get lost in his song, he becomes the song it self... I never believe all the lies that people tell about him. I fight for him in the comments section if they say bad about him. He is so gifted, God pour all the blessings on him and thats why he is so generous to his fans. I just love him the bits❤️❤️❤️❤️ he will always be in my heart till the end.😘
Sitting in the room with my 89yrs old patient and she requested this song , and I'm loving it ❤
she has beautiful taste in music! god bless
That’s cute 😊
Awww
God bless their soul
She likely saw him live once or twice, my grandmother is 82 and a massive Elvis fan (she was in her teens when Elvis became the king)
Never has this planet produced such a talented person. Voice, Charisma and looks. Awesome! Nobody will ever come close.
You forgot Kanyee West. He said he was the greatest ever, he claims Elvis and the Beatles could not sell more tickets than him.. I say in a deepest darkest ghetto maybe..
@@josephsokoloski7010 this has more likes than your videos probably
@@robertkennedy7537 I have no videos..
Elvis is The king. Elvis is the greatest solo artist and The Beatles are the greatest band. 1 out of every 3 records sold in the U.S. in 1977 was an Elvis record. If soundscan had been around, Elvis would have had no less than 40 albums on the hot 100 at the same time. The Beatles haven’t even come close to that. At no other time in music history in western culture did the sale of guitars ever explode or increase as they did when Elvis burst onto the scene. On Elvis’ records was where his guitarist, Scotty Moore, invented rock and roll guitar. Anyone who can read sheet music knows that Moore initiated the technique known as “power chording”. It’s an alternate chord figure that goes with everything. It’s mostly used by heavy metal and Punk Rock guitar. When Elvis released his first album 85 percent of record players sold were only capable of playing 45’s or Eps. By his fourth album, this almost completely flipped to where they were now selling more players that could play albums too. Elvis was the number one artist on the charts in 50’s, no.2 in the 60’s, no 9 in the 70’s He didn’t write a song but his sheer raw performing talent, his phrasing of a song and ability to make a song absolutely his were all so extraordinary that someone like Chuck Berry - who was a legend and who wrote all of his own songs - still said that Elvis was ‘the best and the best there ever will be He became one of the most significant pop culture icons of the 20th century before passing away at the young age of 42. To this day, he remains the best-selling solo artist of all time, racking up an estimated 600 million to one billion in album sales. The influence of Elvis Presley on his fellow singers and musicians is incalculable, and many of them have gone on the record to say so. The following people became musicians because of Elvis…McCartney, Lennon, Ringo, Harrison(was a musician but changed his goal to rock after hearing Elvis), Buddy Holly (was a musician but changed from country to rock after seeing Elvis on the Lousiana hayride in Lubbock) Elton John was classically trained but changed rock) Mick Fleetwood, Jimmy Page, All The Beach Boys, Keith Richards, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltry, Robert Plant, Steven Tyler, Klaus Meine(Scorpions lead vocalist)Ronnie Milsap, Bob Dylan, Tom Jones, Hendrix (mom took him to an Elvis concert when he was young that’s when he decided to play music) Brian Setzer of The Stray Cats, Glen Campbell… that’s just to name a few Elvis has sold more than 1 billion records worldwide as announced by his record company. (Point of contention for Beatles fans) They can not find one official announcement by their record company stating The Beatles have sold 1 billion records and according to McCartney and I quote “If The Beatles have sold a billion records then somebody owes me the other half of my royalties.” Brian Setzer, “Everything in popular music is a tribute to Elvis” Carl Perkins, “Everyone has their own ideas about what rock is. But make no mistake, The first time anyone ever did what was called rock-a-billy was when Elvis, Scotty and the boys started recording” Roy Orbison, “Elvis was the firstest with the mostest”… Dick Clark, “I know he didn’t write the songs but there isn’t anybody or act in rock and roll history that was more influential than Elvis” ca.1990 “There are some songs only Elvis could sing” Dick Clark, ca. 1987 Lennon, “Before Elvis there was nothing” Bob Dylan, “I don’t look at myself as a ‘poetic genius’ ‘voice of a generation” or anything like that, I just want to be Elvis”….as told to Ed Bradley of 60 minutes around 1997 Bobby Womack black performer and producer, “Elvis sent a shockwave through the black community like nobody I have ever heard before. Now that’s power” B.B.King, “Elvis had an influence on all of us. They didn’t make a mistake when they called him the king” Little Richard, “About every 1000 years God sends the world a messiah, Elvis was ours” Lenny Kaye (lead guitarist for the Patty Smith Group and a musicologist) “It doesn’t happen very often that you can go to Mount Olympus to see a performance. Elvis functioned as a God”….his review of going to Elvis at Madison Square Gardens concert. Glen Campbel, “Elvis is the best singer that ever lived” Writer of Mary in The Morning, “I think Elvis was the best singer ever” Trisha Yearwood, “You’ve got to be pretty bold to try and take on an Elvis vocal performance” Comedian Eddie Murphy, “Richard Pryor and Elvis were the biggest influences on me. I just thought they were the coolest people ever” Tom Jones, “Elvis made a song different simply by the way he sang it” Dennis Miller, ‘The jury has been out on the who was bigger Elvis or The Beatles a long time ago. You don't see a need for thousands of Beatles impersonators worldwide do you?’ Elvis hit a level in cultural and music history that was so high he simply cannot be assessed in terms of popularity. This isn’t debatable. Elvis was by far more influential than anyone before or after. I put a range of music people as to what they said about Elvis to make the point. There’s Elvis and then there’s everybody else….. “Elvis had an influence on everybody with his musical approach. He broke the ice for all of us.”-Al Green “Elvis is the best ever, the most original.” -Jim Morrison “Elvis Presley possessed genuine rhythm guitar chops” - Johnny Cash “Nobody can sing blues better than Elvis”. -Jackie Wilson, "Nobody can sing the gospel better than Elvis" -Mahalia Jackson “I remember Elvis as a young man hanging around the Sun Studios. Even then, I knew this kid had a tremendous talent. He was a dynamic young boy. I was a tremendous fan, and had Elvis lived, there would have been no end to his inventiveness.”-B.B. King “He was a unique artist, an original in an area of imitators.”-Mick Jagger “He was just amazing and spectacular. He really opened the door to my whole love of music. Because of him, and because of the choice of his material, I found Smiley Lewis [and] all those great singers.”-Robert Plant “Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.”-Rod Stewart “You have no idea how great he is, really you don’t. You have no comprehension-it’s absolutely impossible. I can’t tell you why he’s so great, but he is. He’s sensational.”-Phil Spector “There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king.”-Bruce Springsteen “I wasn’t just a fan, I was his brother. He said I was good and I said he was good; we never argued about that. Elvis was a hard worker, dedicated, and God loved him. I love him and hope to see him in heaven. There’ll never be another like that soul brother.”-James Brown “When I first heard Elvis’ voice, I just knew that I wasn’t going to work for anybody; and nobody was going to be my boss…Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail.”-Bob Dylan
“Elvis Presley is like the ‘Big Bang’ of rock ’n’ roll. It all came from there and what you had in Elvis Presley is a very interesting moment because, really, to be pretentious about it for a minute, you had two cultures colliding there. You had a kind of white, European culture and an African culture coming together-the rhythm, OK,, of black music and the melody chord progressions of white music, just all came together in that kind of spastic dance of his. That was the moment.” -Bono “Ask anyone. If it hadn’t been for Elvis, I don’t know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me.”-Elton John “Elvis is the greatest cultural force in the 20th century. He introduced the beat to everything, music, language, clothes, it’s a whole new social revolution - the ’60s comes from it.”-Leonard Bernstein Deep Purple's lead singer and frontman, Ian Gillan, a damn good singer in his own right, said: " he was the greatest singer that ever lived." Henry Pleasants, Classical Music Critic in his book “The Great American Popular Singers” (1974). Elvis had a magnificent voice and towards the end of his life, he enjoyed singing in a somewhat operatic style, displaying his amazing range. Opera star Kiri Te Kanawa told Michael Parkinson that the young Elvis had the greatest voice she had ever heard. The tenor Placido Domingo similarly enthused in an interview in Spanish magazine Hola in 1994: “His was the one voice I wish to have had.” Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel told The New York Times in 2007 that Presley was: “very classically orientated with his voice and diction and very sincere and wanting to get everything perfect.” The australian Elvis Network there is an article called "the 50 voices of Elvis" and a lot of voice specialists (great) oppinion of Elvis. Pawarotti is on record saying " I can't sing as Elvis, but he can sing as I !" Elvis was not an opera singer and whether or not he could have been does not matter. What made him so different was not his so-called opera singer range but the utter freedom of his singing. Record producer John Owen Williams says of Elvis: "People talk of his range and power, his ability and ease in hitting the high notes. But the real difference between Elvis and other singers was that he could sing majestically in any style, be it rock, country, or R&B - because he had soul. He sang from the heart. And that is what made him the greatest singer in the history of popular music.” Only singer in music Hall of Fame Rock, Country, Blues, Gospel. "Even in his laziest moments, Presley was a master of intonation and phrasing, delivering his rich baritone with a disarming naturalness. And when he caught a spark from his great T.C.B. Band, Presley could still out-sing anyone in American pop. You can hear it here on inspired versions of Muddy Waters' Got My Mojo Working, Wayne Carson's Always on My Mind, Chuck Berry's Promised Land, McCartney's Lady Madonna, Percy Mayfield's Stranger in My Own Hometown, Dennis Linde's Burning Love and Joe South's Walk a Mile in My Shoes..." - "Presley's voice was remarkable in the sense that, through it, he touched people in a way only great artists can do. (In fact), the people he touched are as diverse as humanity itself and, because of that his popularity has transcended race, class, national boundaries, and culture. There is no simple answer about why that is so, all I can say is he had that magic. - John Bakke, professor emeritus of the University of Memphis, in an interview with the US State Department, transcripted by UNUSINFO on July 18, 2006 on the legacy of Elvis Presley. I think it was a combination of Elvis range, his voice, the feeling and the manerism (hickups, sighs, ahs and ohs etc. ) that made Elvis special [his way of moving, his looks, way of dressing and choices of styles, was just a big bonus] I felt that Elvis was underestimated in a fairly important part, so I wrote a part of the evaluation about Elvis in a long sentence.
A manifestation of the word, "if things are too dangerous to say, sing".
The king has spoken
Nobody, really nobody, has been able to sing like that . 54 years later, Elvis is still unmatched.
Maneskin tried 😁
Why his legacy as a singer and how he promoted African American music & singing. He lived through discrimination of his fellow Americans
True
But to have a come back at 33 that’s killer
@@lizardking10123 He was a legend of music & film put together. All his accomplishments are superior to all who claim to have come after him.
To me, on a personal level. I find him to be arguably one of the most influential musicians of all time. Long love the king.
Try THE most influential. From him rock and roll was born and everyone else followed,. Not even close. Greatest entertainer of all time. No one will ever top this guy.
@@fernmann7 Hear, HEAR!!!
John Lennon said without Elvis there’d be no Beatles. Nuff said.
Elvis always said there was only one KING. GOD.
@@sheilainnes1493 for an unbeliever, they’re the same.
After watching the movie about I have a new found respect for Elvis as a black man
I'm so happy when people finally understand how much respect and love Elvis had for the black community. Many of them met him and loved him dearly...James Brown, BB King, Muhammad Ali, Sammy Davis Junior, Fats Domino, Jackie Wilson and of course many who worked with him as Cissy Houston and the Sweet Inspirations. Elvis has always been respectful and never a racist 👍🏻👏🏻
@@elvis78alewell said. True! ⚡👍
Elvis the GOAT
ELVIS WAS NOT A BLACK MAN ,,HE WAS ITALIAN PLEASE GET IT RIGHT.......
@@jamesharmon2207 I think he was talking about himself 🤣 and Elvis was not Italian
Elvis Movie and Music Career is the Heart and Soul Of The American Dream We from Elvis State Mississippi Everybody Still Loves Elvis whos Legacy will be forever in the Hearts and Minds Of Christians to the After Life
I saw the movie with my wife 2 days ago. I was deeply moved. He gave every ounce of energy to entertain us. Elvis died when i was 13. My mom cried so bad. I got all welled up at the end of the movie. My wife loved the movie also. She says i have a man crush on Elvis. I guess i do. I will always miss him. But he has never really left.
I was 12 when he died, and I remember my mum and my granny crying over his death, everyone loved Elvis. He always seemed like a gentleman and a kind person, as, well as having an amazing voice.
Yeah. L
Elvis faked his death!
I just watched the movie a few days ago as well. What he went through has made me depressed. Austin Butler did an amazing job as Elvis.
Pastor Bob Joyce x