Elvis...love him or hate him

[Green_Lantern]

But he is one of the most well known American cultural icons of the 20th century.

[The Midway Rebel]

1. Love Elvis

His band, the Attractions is pretty awesome too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpprOGsLWUo&feature=fvw

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. love him.

:loveya:

[Green_Lantern]

4. I missed him by 2 years...

nt

[Deep13]

3. Neither love nor hate. nt

[Tikki]

9. My answer, also.

[Dr Morbius]

16. Ditto; I pity him.

He was an American tragedy.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

18. A guy who made statements like "Sometimes I feel lonesome, even in the middle of a crowd"...

...who he was, what he had, NONE of that helped, NONE of that mattered. It was like that part in Tombstone where Doc Holliday is talking to Wyatt Earp about Johnny Ringo and says "A man like that just has a great big hole inside of him..."

He was absolutely an American tragedy.

[Vidar]

5. Love him.

[The Midway Rebel]

6. "Most controversial entertainer of the year" -- 1956

Listen to him here. 19 years old, a thick Southern accent that he ain't tamed yet, before the Army, before Dr. Nick, before Hollywood, before he was destroyed by his own fame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yor29o1rHQs


Listen to the question about marijuana. Was he telling the truth?

[raccoon]

7. You should not hate Elvis. nt

[jobycom]

8. He's also dead.

I think we can all agree on that.

[edbermac]

10. Both

Early Elvis: Love him.



Crappy movie-Las Vegas-Fat Elvis: Hate him.

[Green_Lantern]

11. his movies are corny but fun to watch...

nt

[Dulcinea]

12. Soon all will become Elvis.

We are moving toward a state of perfect Elvisness.

[elocs]

13. He died on my birthday. I can still remember hearing on the radio,

"the late, great Elvis Presley" and I wondered, "what?".

But what a sad and pathetic way to die for a man who was so admired. Compare his death with the murder of John Lennon who could only be killed as he was because he was living a free life as a regular person, walking the streets. Elvis was a prisoner of his own fame and paranoia. Also, John was happy and musically on top while Elvis was struggling with his career.

[Skittles]

14. lovely man, awesome singer

:cry:

[femmocrat]

15. I have always loved him and still do. n/t

[Lindsey]

17. Even though Elvis couldn't handle his fame, as far as a singer

and entertainer goes, IMO his talent can't be denied. I understand the poster who stated the comparison with John Lennon. John's my favorite of all time.

[Art_from_Ark]

19. Elvis songs usually make me want to heave

In particular, whenever I hear "Return to Sender", "Jailhouse Rock", "Viva Las Vegas" "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Are You Lonely Tonight?" on Internet radio, I immediately want to push the mute button. However, I do like "In the Ghetto".