Great singer but
Awful songs
shareWouldn't say awful, so much as they were bland
shareYes, this, yes imagine, I think that's what I really meant
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MovieChat Forums > Elvis Presley Discussion > Great singer but
Agree. The man had a great voice, but absolutely no taste.
shareYeah? I like a lot of his songs actually.
You're So Square, Baby I Don't Care
Blue Moon
Trouble
An American Trilogy
If I Can Dream
Suspicious Minds
Can't Help Falling In Love
Always On My Mind
Burning Love
What'd I Say
Such A Night
Wooden Heart
You're A Devil in Disguise
Don't
The Wonder of You
Marie's the Name
Heartbreak Hotel
Craw Fever
Promised Land
All Shook Up
Baby Let's Play House
Cotton Candy Land
Mystery Train
Power of My Love
Return to Sender
Blue Mon of Kentucky
I Want to be Free
Hound Dog
Young and Beautiful
One Night
Blue Suede Shoes
They all have either a nice beat, rhythm, quirky funny lyrics and of course how he sings them is always unique and original.
No point in trying to educate trolls.
share“It’s the singer, not the song.”
There are 3 components to any piece of music: the composition, the arrangement and the rendition. Of the 3, the composition is the least important. My father was an arranger. Arranging is the editing of music. It can turn crap into gold, and vice versa. I recommend Elvis’ album, If I Can Dream, to all who have posted here. The album takes all of The. King’s greatest hits, removes the original instrumental backings and replaces them with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The full-on symphony orchestra is the greatest musical instrument our species has created. This album removes the Rockabilly rough edges of the original releases and gives them the rich, lush backing that they deserve.
The OP is a fuckin’ Square.
Thanks, I'll check that album out!
shareI'll check it out. You are right about the song arrangements. I was never a HUGE fan of 'Suspicious Minds'. it was ok. It's one of his most popular songs but It was always just a weird Rythm to me. Then I heard the live version and it's so much faster/more energetic so if I listen to the song, I prefer his live TTWII tour version. The same goes with 'A Little Less Conversation.' The original is ok, nothing special. But it wasn't a hit. Then you get that remix that came out in the late 90s/early 2000s and it's now iconic. Not every song needs to be rearranged but it's interesting to see what can be done with some of them.
shareNotes are in the air wind.
shareActually, quite a few great songs, and he sang them very well.
sharewell...that can be said about every artist. He sang hundreds of songs; they can't all be winners. But the ones that were made him a legend.
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