No one in the band even tries to outperform him; they just stick to what they do best: playing great music. Several audience members had a go though. Sales of quiff wigs must have shot up last week. Eager to join in with the experience of the many girls the footage showed Elvis bending from the stage to kiss, one woman yelled out in a brief quiet spot 'I luv yow, El-vees!' The man himself may never have toured the West Midlands in his lifetime, but he was made welcome here last night.
I normally hate gigs in huge venues because the distance from the band destroys the atmosphere. So a show which makes a virtue of the fact you have to watch events on the video screens is an interesting alternative. Of course, it takes a performer of Elvis's star quality to pull it off. No need for a phone vote to tell Elvis he's got the X factor; the fact he's still packing arenas more than 30 years after his death says it all.
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So do they play Elvis's voice? If not, who sings?
I remember reading somewhere that, of contemporary stars, only Elvis and Marlon Brando had classical Greek features. And it's true, if you look beyond the 50s trappings.
Hi Lexi
sorry, I wasn't clear was I? Yes, it is Elvis's voice taken from the concert recordings in the film with the music stripped out and played live.
And Elvis in his prime was very good looking,as well as a great singer. What does 'classical Greek' mean though? Did they define a perfect face, or were they all handsome back then?
K
I mean the faces you see on Greek statues of the classical period - my favourite sculpture - which all conform to the ideal of the time.
They probably did define it mathematically according to the golden mean (she bluffs).
I can imagine groups of Greek intellectuals debating the exact balances of proportion, symmety, hair colour, etc which made up beauty - it's exactly the kind of thing they'd have talked about at the pub (until they got round to inventing sports).
Perfect faces and bodies are all very well, but what sets the likes of Elvis and Brando apart is the fact they had character and talent too. And those are probably more important, don't you think? It's the only thing that lets us gloss over Elvis's later career...
For a statue, looks are all :o)
I think I prefer the younger jeans-wearing pre-sequined Elvis while leaving the discussion Greek looks to you.
Actually, I find all this quite reassuring. It means I can continue to publish long after my demise. Who knows, maybe that’s when I’ll do my best work.
Maybe you’ll get the occasional posthumous letter too!
G.
Hi Norm - I have a soft spot for GI Elvis. The jumpsuits were a strange fashion choice...
Hi Guy - the problem with your theory is that Elvis did his best work well before he died. So if you could keep that model in mind we'll all be happy. Nothing to stop your books continuing to sell when you're gone, but please continue to write them now!
K
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