Suspicious Minds wrote:David Gates wrote this song after watching the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, starring Audrey Hepburn.
Mister Moon wrote:Suspicious Minds wrote:David Gates wrote this song after watching the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, starring Audrey Hepburn.
So they got the name wrong ?
cadillac-elvis wrote:Oh Audrey is one of my favorites.
Too bad she didn't star with Elvis in anything.
She would have been perfect in the Millie Perkins role, in "wild in the country" .
Notice there are words from "Aubrey", that Elvis quoted during his 1976 phone conversation with Red West...."listening too fast".
cadillac-elvis wrote:Oh Audrey is one of my favorites.
Too bad she didn't star with Elvis in anything.
She would have been perfect in the Millie Perkins role, in "wild in the country" ...
Bob wrote:This is a lovely version of the song by Perry Como (coupled with another Elvis-related song, And I Love You So).
For the people who are not fond of Perry's voice, there is also a ton of images in the video of one of the most beautiful women who ever walked the earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEkaSuoL9_I
Mojo Filter wrote:Bob wrote:This is a lovely version of the song by Perry Como (coupled with another Elvis-related song, And I Love You So).
For the people who are not fond of Perry's voice, there is also a ton of images in the video of one of the most beautiful women who ever walked the earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEkaSuoL9_I
To be perfectly honest, i've never understood Elvis' continuous need with recording so much middle of the road music and becoming too ballad heavy. Going down the Como, Jones, Sinatra and Humperdinck route seemed a little uncreative, especially when he did nothing, in most cases, to enhance the songs.
For a guy at a young age who was so drawn to the Blues, R&B, Country etc and taking the styles to another level and creating something very special and unique, ended up being an artist of less importance.
It's not that songs like "Aubrey" are particularly bad, some he chose to do were underneath his talent, its that they just seem old choices and directionless.
It reminds me of the scene in my favourite documentary "Elvis 56" when they showed the comparisons between Como's "Hot Digity" and "Baby Let's Play House". To emphasize the stark contrast in styles of music at the time and how dangerous, new, different and exciting Elvis really was and changed music forever. And yet, he ended up being a Como type singer.
cadillac-elvis wrote:Mojo Filter wrote:Bob wrote:This is a lovely version of the song by Perry Como (coupled with another Elvis-related song, And I Love You So).
For the people who are not fond of Perry's voice, there is also a ton of images in the video of one of the most beautiful women who ever walked the earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEkaSuoL9_I
To be perfectly honest, i've never understood Elvis' continuous need with recording so much middle of the road music and becoming too ballad heavy. Going down the Como, Jones, Sinatra and Humperdinck route seemed a little uncreative, especially when he did nothing, in most cases, to enhance the songs.
For a guy at a young age who was so drawn to the Blues, R&B, Country etc and taking the styles to another level and creating something very special and unique, ended up being an artist of less importance.
It's not that songs like "Aubrey" are particularly bad, some he chose to do were underneath his talent, its that they just seem old choices and directionless.
It reminds me of the scene in my favourite documentary "Elvis 56" when they showed the comparisons between Como's "Hot Digity" and "Baby Let's Play House". To emphasize the stark contrast in styles of music at the time and how dangerous, new, different and exciting Elvis really was and changed music forever. And yet, he ended up being a Como type singer.
If you don't understand why Elvis Presley wanted to sing ballads, then you don't understand Elvis Presley.
cadillac-elvis wrote:If you don't understand why Elvis Presley wanted to sing ballads, then you don't understand Elvis Presley.
Colin B wrote:cadillac-elvis wrote:If you don't understand why Elvis Presley wanted to sing ballads, then you don't understand Elvis Presley.
My guess is it was because he was so good at it...
cadillac-elvis wrote:If you don't understand why Elvis Presley wanted to sing ballads, then you don't understand Elvis Presley.
Colin B wrote:My guess is it was because he was so good at it...
Mojo Filter wrote:But not always. I'm mainly aiming at the 70s where it became too ballad heavy, and of course, very sloppy in a lot of instances. Things where he didn't really put his own spin on it and made it his own. The 70s was directionless, as much of the 60s was. He ended up a straight crooner and not the creative artist he once was. He just became lazy and couldn't be bothered.
Mojo Filter wrote:cadillac-elvis wrote:Mojo Filter wrote:Bob wrote:This is a lovely version of the song by Perry Como (coupled with another Elvis-related song, And I Love You So).
For the people who are not fond of Perry's voice, there is also a ton of images in the video of one of the most beautiful women who ever walked the earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEkaSuoL9_I
To be perfectly honest, i've never understood Elvis' continuous need with recording so much middle of the road music and becoming too ballad heavy. Going down the Como, Jones, Sinatra and Humperdinck route seemed a little uncreative, especially when he did nothing, in most cases, to enhance the songs.
For a guy at a young age who was so drawn to the Blues, R&B, Country etc and taking the styles to another level and creating something very special and unique, ended up being an artist of less importance.
It's not that songs like "Aubrey" are particularly bad, some he chose to do were underneath his talent, its that they just seem old choices and directionless.
It reminds me of the scene in my favourite documentary "Elvis 56" when they showed the comparisons between Como's "Hot Digity" and "Baby Let's Play House". To emphasize the stark contrast in styles of music at the time and how dangerous, new, different and exciting Elvis really was and changed music forever. And yet, he ended up being a Como type singer.
If you don't understand why Elvis Presley wanted to sing ballads, then you don't understand Elvis Presley.
I understand Elvis perfectly well. How about you? Let's hear your take on it?
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