“I’m in love. I’m all shook up.”
Warning: This is a rant about my unconditional love for Elvis Presley.
“You touch my hand and I’m a king…That’s the wonder of you.”
Elvis Aaron Presley. I swear to God, I am naming my child after him. I have already named my horse after him when he was foaled. He is my hero.
“Take my hand. Take my whole life, too. For, I can’t help falling in love with you.”
Elvis will always have a place in my heart. He made memorable music for any occasion and inspired and captured the hearts of many others. Elvis is ranked among other great singers/songwriters such as Salinas, Whitney, and Garth.
“While I can dream, let it come true right now.”
As many people suspect, his songs aren’t about just love. They represent emotions and conditions of the human heart. For example, “In the Ghetto”. They are also healing and distraction of those same emotions.
“Is your heart filled with pain…Tell me dear are you lonesome tonight?”
Elvis had an energy that makes you want to dance no matter your mood or the mood of the song. Maybe this is why so many of his songs are featured in movies. They get you pumped, excited for whatever comes next. Or, they get you prepped and ready for all that’s coming.
“Well, he plays something evil.
Then, he plays something sweet.
No matter what he plays,
You got to get up on your feet.”
As you can tell, my love for Elvis is an endless pit. I can’t tell you many more artists that I know of that have captured me with every song they’ve ever produced.
“When I first saw you, with your smile so tender, my heart was captured. My soul surrendered.”
Elvis not only created musica with versatile moods, but his songs contained a new sense of genre and started a revolution in the industry. Songs such as, “Jailhouse Rock” strongly promoted this new genre.
“Let’s rock. Everybody let’s rock.”
Elvis knew his roots and never quite forgot them. This is such and admirable trait. He also tributed a song, “An American Trilogy” to soldiers of America.
“Oh, I wish I was in Dixie, away away, in Dixieland. I’ll take my stand to live and die in dixie, for Dixieland was where I was born..look away, look away Dixieland.”
I hope you can find love in your heart for such a devoted man.
When I clicked on this I didn’t expect it to be about Elvis Presley. But I think reading this was one of the best decisions I’ve made today. Thank you for writing this, I love it.