Happy Birthday Elvis!

Happy Birthday Elvis!

There's a couple Elvis marathons going today on AMC and TMC.

http://www.fallingcocos.com

[ Edited by: mean gene on 2005-01-08 14:29 ]

Not to get sappy or anything but this is the first time probably since he died that I'm a little sad. I guess that's what happens when you watch that "Last Days of Elvis" episode of the E-True Hollywood Story. Jeez..he woulda been 70 today? Happy B-Day and TCB.

It's also David Bowie's birthday...

:music: Golden years.. :music:

Happy Birthday Elvis & Bowie! Watched Bubba Ho-Tep last night for the first time. Couldn't help thinkin' about it whist watchin' the old E flicks t'day.

Elvis was one of a kind in the right place and definitely in the right time.

It doesnt matter how corny his movies were or how his physique degraded during his life, Elvis is pure entertainment.

Its just pure FUN....

Happy Birthday to the King

I was watching alot of the Elvis movies over the weekend. Not in their entirety, but I was in and out of most of them. I've seen alot of them over the years and it's no secret that alot fo them are below par. in the midst of all the bar room brawls and rear-screen projection though, alot of them do have their moments, usually Elvis' musical performances. I was watching 'Fun In Alcapulco' over the weekend and the scene when Elvis does 'Bossa Nova Baby'...that's hot!! Elvis is on fire and it's worth watching the movie just for that.

I also caught part of 'King Creole' last night and the scene where Elvis does the song about New Orleans with the real expressive lighting was amazing as well. It also looked like it was a pretty good film with some top actors like Walter Mathau and Vic Morrow. It was on a little too late so I couldn't watch all of it.

I've seen parts of 'Loving You' and that looks like an amazing movie. Elvis' second and I think, his first flick in color. Close to when he was just starting out, and he still has that early edge that got sorta watered down in the movies he made after getting out of the Army.

Viva Las Vegas, saw that years ago in a revival theater. Really colorful, great numbers, Ann-Margaret is 23 years old and hot beyond belief. Now..those guys must have gotten it on. Right? That's been the rumor or fact over the years?

Whatever...Elvis was/is a tremendous talent. Completely mind blowing that his image is still going this strong all these years later.

Nojo Nixon and Skid Roper said it best...

When I look out into your eyes out there,
When I look out into your faces,
You know what I see?
I see a little bit of Elvis
In each and every one of you out there.

Let me tell you.
Wellllllll...

Elvis is everywhere,
Elvis is everything,
Elvis is everybody,
Elvis is still the King.

Man oh man What I want you to see
Is that the big E's
Inside of you and me

Elvis is everywhere, man!
He's in everything.
He's in everybody.

Elvis is in your jeans.
He's in your cheesburgers.
Elvis is in Nutty Buddies!
Elvis is in your mom!
He's in everybody.

He's in the young, the old,
the fat, the skinny,
the white, the black
the brown and the blue
people got Elvis in them too.

Elvis is in everybody out there.
Everybody's got Elvis in them.
Everybody except one person that is,
Yeah, one person!
The evil opposite of Elvis,
The Anti-Elvis!
Anti-Elvis got no Elvis in him,
lemme tell ya.

Michael J. Fox has no Elvis in him.

And Elvis is in Joan Rivers
but he's trying to get out, man! He's trying to get out!
Listen up Joanie Baby!

Elvis is everywhere,
Elvis is everything,
Elvis is everybody,
Elvis is still the King.
Man oh man
What I want you to see
Is that the big E's
Inside of you and me

Man, there's a lot of unexplained phenomenon
out there in the world.
Lot of things people say
What the heck's going on?
Let me tell you!

Who built the pyramids?
ELVIS!
Who built Stonehenge?
ELVIS!

Yeah, man you see guys walking down the street
pushing shopping carts,
and you think they're talking to Allah,
they're talking to themselves.
Man, no they're talking to ELVIS!
ELVIS! ELVIS!

You know whats going on in that Bermuda Triangle?
Down in the Bermuda Triangle?
Elvis needs boats.
Elvis needs boats.
Elvis Elvis Elvis
Elvis Elvis Elvis
Elvis needs boats.

Aahh! The Sailing Elvis!
Captain Elvis!
Commodore Elvis it is!
Yeah man, you know people from outer space,
people from outer space they come up to me.
They don't look like like Doctor Spock.
They don't look like Klingons,
all that Star Trek jive.
They look like Elvis.
ELVIS!
Everybody in outer space looks like Elvis.

Cause Elvis is a perfect being.
We are all moving in perfect peace and harmony towards Elvisness

Soon all will become Elvis.
Everything everywhere will be Elvis.

Why do you think they call it evolution anyway?
It's really Elvislution!
Elvislution!

Elvis is everywhere
Elvis is everything
Elvis is everybody
Elvis is still the King.
Man oh man What I want you to see
Is that the big E's Inside of you and me.

That's right ladies and gentlemen,
The time has come!
Time has come to talk
To that little bit of Elvis inside of you.

Talk to it!
Call it up!
Say "Elvis, heal me!"
"Save me, Elvis!"
"Make me be born again in the perfect Elvis light."

That's right!
You've got that Elvis inside of you
and he's talkin to you.
He says he wants you to sing!
Everybody's got to sing like the king!

Like the king
Get that leg going now
Get your lip too.
Not no fool Billy Idol lip either.

Everybody!
Yeah, we're rockin' now!
Elvis is with us.
He's with us and he's speaking to us.

He says "Peoples!""Peoples!"
"Everybody!""Everybody got to sing!"

Elvis is everywhere
Elvis is everything
Elvis is everybody
Elvis is still the King.
Man oh man What I want you to see
Is that the big E's
Inside of you and me.

Elvis is everywhere
Elvis is everything
Elvis is everybody
Elvis is still the King.
Man oh man What I want you to see
Is that the big E's
Inside of you and me.

Elvis!

On 2005-01-10 09:59, TikiGardener wrote:
Elvis needs boats.
Elvis needs boats.
Elvis Elvis Elvis
Elvis Elvis Elvis
Elvis needs boats.

I always thought that was "Elvis EATS boats." :lol:

Elvis is #1 again in the UK Top 40 chart with the re-issue of Jailhouse Rock.