...to ask what your favourite Elvis Presley record is ?

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Difficult choice. I like Wooden Heart for its twee cutesiness, and Kentucky Rain and It's Only Love for their drama. But I think my favourite is Always On My Mind. Perfect realisation of what could have saved a relationship, in song. The Pet Shop Boys and Willie Nelson versions just don't cut it for me.

The Las Vegas era was very showbiz but it produced some powerful songs. On the whole, I prefer it to the late fifties/early sixties songs and those from the films. I'll make an exception for Wooden Heart .

Water forgotten about that one, those lyrics Yy the laughing version of are you lonesome tonight.

Jailhouse Rock
Or Hound Dog

If I Can Dream. Will be played at my funeral.... my favourite.

Oh that version is great isn't it hassled? So funny. I remember hearing a radio dj play it by accident when he was after putting on a serious song and the DJ was all like "erm, well, I don't know where that weird version came from". It was like Elvis pranked him from beyond the grave.

So good to see other fans on here.

M faves change but always go back to:

Suspicious minds, for the fade out/comeback.
American trilogy for the sheer full on but sincere drama
Hound dog just because
The wonder of you because my mam had the single and we both loved it.

Burning love.

It's easy for you, not well known but beautiful. Just to lower the tone I had one of 'those' dreams about Elvis, he was wonderful !!!

So hard..
Always on my mind
Are you lonesome tonight?
In the ghetto
Don't cry daddy - there is a version which his daughter sings alongside a video with him

My granny's favourite was Wooden heart so that has a special place in my wooden heart

And there is a live version on My Way which brings me to tears every time I watch it.
My Way Don't cry Daddy

I just can’t help believing.

Burning love

Totally forgot about the laughing version. It's brilliant

Question for all you fellow Elvis lovers: a guy wanker I used to know was always of the opinion that liking Elvis was a lower class activity. What do you say to that?

Marie’s the name. His latest flame.
My favourite Elvis song ever.

A much underrated and not very often heard track.

Are you lonesome tonight, my nan loves Elvis so we listened to it a lot growing up, makes me emotional just hearing his voice sometimes

Can't help falling in love
American trilogy. (I had my dad's old 45 of that- my dad is an obsessive Elvis fan)

He (Elvis, not my daddy!) was also, when young, the most beautiful man on the planet. Officially.

Harold - by lower class, does your wanker friend just mean uncool? Elvis has never really been cool. And he's never been highbrow - there was no clever wordplay or hidden meanings. And yes, he was from the poor South - was there snobbery at the time he first emerged? I don't know.

Elviwas indeed very beautiful.

Harold. I think Elvis Presley had a broad appeal. His repertoire may have been favoured by chanteueses in working men's clubs, but then so was Sinatra's, IYSWIM.

In the Ghetto
Love Me Tender

He (Elvis, not my daddy!) was also, when young, the most beautiful man on the planet. Officially

Absolutely

"In the ghetto", with "always on my mind" a close second .

Not an actual Elvis song but "Walking in Memphis" takes me back to visiting Gracelands and a two night stay in Memphis. Wonderful place, wonderful city.

The wonder of you was our first dance at our wedding.

On one of our first dates we went to a karaoke and DH sang Burning love. Watching him sing that seriously did things to me 🥰

When i was a child my mum played me the comedic version of re you lonesome tonight. If you’ve not heard it, you need to. Elvis is singing and then for some reason sings the line ‘do you stare at your bald head and wish there were hair’. Rest of the record is him in absolute hysterics. It’s just so funny!

Nick Cave does In the Ghetto far better than Elvis.
Love me tender was the best song Elvis ever did