Ich wusste nicht in welches unterforum dieser thread hier passt. deshalb ist er jetzt hier gelandet. ich hoff, das ist ok.

ich habe vorhin bei You Tube ein "tribute to elvis"-video gesehn. im hintergrund lief der song "black velvet" von allanah myles. ich fragte mich, in welchem zusammenhang dieser song zu elvis steht und suchte den songtext raus:

Black Velvet
Alanah Myles

Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
Mama's dancin' with baby on her shoulder
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky
The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for

Chorus:
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please

Up in Memphis the music's like a heatwave
White lightening, bound to drive you wild
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl
"Love me tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for

chorus

Every word of every song that he sang was for you
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon, what could
you do?

(Solo)

chorus repeats 2x

If you please, if you please, if you please

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZLkM...elated&search=

kann man diesen text auf mehrere sänger übertragen oder spielt das lied tatsächlich auf elvis an?

Soweit ich weiß, hat sie den Song auf Elvis bezogen, habe ich jedenfalls schon mehrmals gelesen!

Es gibt da ja ne ganze Reihe von "Songs über Elvis", angefangen von

Paul Simon "Graceland" bis zu Robbie Williams "Advertising Space" und viele, viele andere.....

danke cilla,
das find ich interessant. ich hab nie gewusst, das sie sich mit dem song auf elvis bezieht.

Gern geschehen

Wenn mich nicht alles täuscht, ist diese Black Velvet auch eine Marke für Haargel, bzw. die "Schmiere", wie es im Volkmund heißt und bezieht sich auf den Style vom jungen Elvis. Das Lied als solches finde ich klasse .

zur kompletten erläuterung gibt es diesen link

http://www.jochenscheytt.de/popsongs/blackvelvet.html

ich fand den song damals total gut ... war ja ein richtiger Renner ... daß es dabei um Elvis ging, hab ich bis jetzt nicht gewußt jetzt gefällt er mich noch besser ... muß ihn gleich mal wieder hören

Eigentlich schade, dass Alannah Myles nur mit dieser Hommage an den King einen wirklich großen Hit landen konnte, wo sie doch eine sehr charismatische Stimme hatte und auch noch sehr gut aussah. Ich erinnere mich noch an eine weitere tolle Ballade ("Lover Of Mine" ), doch danach kam (leider) nicht mehr sehr viel...

Da hast du ja ein ganz altes Ding hervor gegraben. Und ich dachte schon... endlich mal wieder was neues...


Da es hier fast reinpasst: . Ich habe eine alte Liste mit Songs über Elvis gefunden. Wird wohl (hoffentlich) inzwischen schon erweitert sein.


232 Songs about Elvis:
"Abel And Elvis"-Willie "Loco" Alexander
"A Century of Elvis"-Belle & Sebastion
"Advertising Space"-Robbie Williams
"Alcohol & Pills"-Fred Eaglesmith
"All American Boy"-Bill Parsons
"All the Way From Memphis"-Mott the Hoople
"American Roulette"-Robbie Robertson
"A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel"- U2
"Angel"-The Eurythmics
"Angels Song: Dear Elvis Presley"-Kaleidoscope
"Apology"-Chuck Prophet
"Baby Boom Che"-John Trudell
"Ballad Of Elvis And Pricilla" - The Red Elvises
"Baptise Me Over Elvis Presley's Grave"-Flies on Fire
"Bastard Son Of Elvis"-Denzil
"Big As Life" - Hamell on Trial
"Big Train From Memphis"-John Fogerty
"Bigger Than Elvis"-Sonny Burgess
"Black Velvet"-Alannah Myles
"Bloc Bloc Bloc"-O.M.D.
"Blue Moon Revisited"-Cowboy Junkies
"Bones Of Elvis"-Nik Turner
"Boy From Tupelo"-Emmylou Harris
"Bringing Out The Elvis"-Louise Hoffsten
"Bringing Out The Elvis"-Faith Hill
"Burma Shave"-Tom Waits
"Bye Bye Birdie"-Ann Margeret
"Bye Bye Elvis"-Genee Harris
"Bye Bye Johnny"-Bruce Springsteen
"Calling Elvis"-Dire Straits
"Champagne Dreams"-Cybelvis Monroe
"Changes Comin' On"-Alabama
"Chocolate Elvis"-Tosca(Opera)
"Dashboard Elvis"-Bob Lowery
"Dear Elvis"-(with love from)Audrey
"Dear 53310761"-The Threeteens
"The Delivery Man"-Elvis Costello
"Don't Blame It On Elvis"-The Fabulous McClevertys
"Don't Knock Elvis"-Felton Jarvis
"Don't Step in my Blue Suede Shoes"-Clive Gregson
"Elvis"-Big Head Todd
"Elvis"-i AM
"Elvis"-Julie Lang
"Elvis"-Stark Raving Chandler
"Elvis"-superGarage
"Elvism"-Burger Ink
"Elvis & Andy"-Confederate Railroad
"Elvis and Bears"-Red Elvises
"Elvis and His Boss"-The Residents
"Elvis and I"-Denis Leary
"Elvis Christ"-Gothik
"Elvis & Marilyn"-Leon Russell
"Elvis and Me"-The Kids
"Elvis and Me"-Dance Hall Crashers
"Elvis and Me"-Jimmy Webb
"Elvis Ate America"- Passengers (U2)
"Elvis Beats"- Sleepy C
"Elvis, Be True"-Liz Phair
"Elvis Bought Dora A Cadillac"-Wall Of Voodoo
"Elvis Don't Come Back from the Grave"-T.I.D.E.
"Elvis Has Left the Building"-Frank Zappa
"Elvis Imitator"-Jimmy Buffet
"Elvis Inside of Me"-The Strangemen
"Elvis is Dead"-Living Colour
"Elvis Loved His Mama" -Jimmy LaFave
"Elvis is Everywhere"-Mojo Nixon
"Elvis Magic"-Donna Visone
"Elvis, Marilyn and James Dean"-Bellamy Brothers
"Elvis of Maryville"-Cindy Lee Berryhill
"Elvis of the Night"-Evangeline
"Elvis on the Radio, Steel Guitar in My Soul" - The KLF
"Elvis on Velvet"-The Stray Cats
"Elvis Perez"-Lalo Guerrero
"Elvis Presley Blues"-Gillian Welch
"Elvis Presley Blvd"-Billy Joel
Elvis Presley & America"-U2
"Elvis Presley For President"-Lou Monte
"Elvis Presley Heart"-Intensive Care
"Elvis, Satan & Jimmy Page"-Bitch Funky Sex Machine)
"Elvis Slept Here"-Slo Leak
"Elvis Superstar" - Matrimony
"Elvis Was my Daddy"- Crack the Sky
"Elvis Was a Narc"-Pinkart & Bowden
"Elvis' Corvette"-Didjits
"Elvis' Rolls Royce"-Was (Not) Was (with Leonard Cohen)
"Elvis' House"-Figures on a Beach
"Face Down"-Prince (not) Prince
"Female Elvis"-Gods Child
"Fight The Power"-Public Enemy
"Finite=Alright"-David Byrne
"Free Fallen"-Tom Petty
"From Galway to Graceland"-Richard Thompson
"From Graceland to the Promised Land" - Merle Haggard
"Graceland"-Paul Simon
"Graceland"-Charlie Sexton
"Graceland'-Dan Bern
"The Greatest Star Of All" - Skip Jackson
"Halfway to Elvis"-
"Hallucinating Elvis"-Duran Duran
"Happy BirthdayElvis"-Loudon Wainwright III
"Harrow Road"-Big Audio Dynamite
"He Ate Too Many Jelly Donuts"-Rick Dees
"He Was The King"-Neil Young
"Hey Elvis!"-Billy Ray Cyrus
"Hey Memphis"-LaVern Baker
"Hey! Mr. Presley"-Peter De Bree
"Hollywood Situation"-Hudson Brothers
"Home on a Monday"- Little River Band
"Hot for Elvis"-Soulshaker
"Hound Dog Man"- Roy Orbison
"Hypertext Elvis"-Bongo Poets
"I Dreamed I Was Elvis" - Sonny Cole
"I Have Returned"-The Unknown
"I Remember Elvis Presley"-Danny Mirro
I Saw Elvis in A UFO"- Ray Stevens
"I Saw Elvis Presley Last Night"-Gary Lewis & The Playboys
"I Try To Think About Elvis"-Patti Loveless
"I Used To Be Somebody"-June Carter Cash
"I Wish I Could Meet Elvis"-Alex Chilton
"I'm Hanging Up My Rifle"-Bobby Bare
"Idol" by Alton Yi
"If You Don't Know"-George Hamilton IV
"In The Days Before Rock & Roll"-Van Morrison
"It Came From the South"-Al Anderson
"It´s Damn Shame About You"-Lind Espen
"Jesus Mentioned"-Warren Zevon
"Jesus and Elvis"- Greg Brown
"Just Like New"-Wynonna Judd
"King"- Marillion
"The King is Gone"-Ronnie McDowell
"The King Is Gone(and So Are You)"-George Jones
"King of The Mountain"-Kate Bush
"King's Call"-Phil Lynott
"Life Without Elvis"-Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
"A Liddle Biddy Help From Elvis"-Space
"Lights Out"-Lisa Marie Presley
"Little Elvis"-Carnival Art
"Maybe Angels"- Sheryl Crow
"Man in the Moon"-R.E.M.
"Me & Elvis"-Human Radio
"Me And Elvis"-Flying Circus
"Memphis Rocks"-Billy Swan
"Midnight Radio Elvis"-Big Head Todd
"Mighty Big Car"-Fred Eaglesmith
"Moondog"-Prefab Sprout
"My Boy Elvis"-Janis Martin
"My Dog Thinks I'm Elvis"-Ray Herndon
"My My. Hey Hey(Out of the Blue)"-Neil Young
"Nobody Noticed It"-Lisa Marie Presley
Oh Elvis!"-Reed Harper & the Three Notes
"Oh! It Was Elvis"-Carmela Rosella
"Old King"-Neil Young
"105"-Fred Eaglesmith
"On Elvis Presley's Birthday"-Elliott Murphy
"Only Elvis"-Uncle Bonzai
"Outdoor Elvis" - The Swirling Eddies
"Picture Elvis"- Moist
"Pretend I'm Elvis (For Just One Night)" - Terry Taylor
"Porcelain Monkey"-Warren Zevon
"Queen Elvis"-Robyn Hitchcock
"Queen Of Memphis"-Confederate Railroad
"Real Good Looking Boy"-The Who
Redneck Heaven"-Billy Ray Cyrus
"Return of the Grievous Angel"-Gram Parsons
"Return Of The All American Boy"- Billy Adams & The Rock-a-Teers
"Riding With The King"-John Hyatt
"Scotty Moore,Bill Black and Elvis"-Aztec Two-Step
"Small Town Saturday Night"-Hal Ketchum
"The Sock" - The Valentines
"Sometimes I Feel Like Elvis"-Wynonna Judd
"Stranger Than You"-Joe Jackson
"Summer Days"-Bob Dylan
"619-239-KING"- Mojo Nixon
"That's Why"- John Gorka
"Tennessee Hero"-Johnny Wakelin
"Tennessee Plates"-John Hiatt
"The Class"-Chubby Checker
"The Elvis Blues"-Otto Bash
"The Elvis Thing"-The Tractors
"The Elvis Presley Express"-Carl Perkins
"The King Is Coming Back"-Billy & Eddie
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"There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" -Kristy McCall
"The Story of Elvis Presley"-Jim Ford
"The Gift of Elvis"-The Problems
"The Windfall (Everything For Nothing"-Joni Mitchell
"Too Tired to be Elvis"-Heather Eatman
"Tupelo"-Nick Cave
"Tupelo, Memphis Flash"-Jerry Reed
"Tupelo's Too Far"-Ronnie McDowell
"Turning Into Elvis"-KYF Breweer
"Uncle Sam's Call" - Jimmy Woodall
"Velvet Presley"-The Wildhearts
"Wake Up Elvis"-Alan Charing
"Walking in Memphis" -Mark Cohen
"Wendy Under the Stars"-Odds
"Went to See the Gypsy"-Bob Dylan
"What is This Generation Coming To?"-Robert Mitchum
"What Would Elvis Do?"-Cee Cee Chapman
What Would Elvis Do?"-Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
"Where's Elvis"-Paul Mousavi
"White Man's Melody"-Cyndi Lauper (Largo)
"Who Shot Elvis?"-Mecca Normal
Wrong Side of Memphis-Trisha Yearwood
"Yabba Dabba Do"-The Earls of Suave


These Are Also About Elvis:
"The King & I"-The Residents
"The Last Temptation of Elvis"-Various Artists/Covers
"To Elvis, With Love" 1992 Live Gold Production, Inc
"Honeymoon Hotel"-Sountrack /Various Artists/Covers
"Elvis Mania"-Tribute Songs (2 Volumes)
"It's Now Or Never"-Tribute Covers
"Heartbreak Hotel"-Stan Freberg
"Un-Led-Ded"-Dread Zeppelin
"A Date With Elvis"-The Cramps
"Bye Bye Birdie!"-Musical
"Bugs & Friends Sing Elvis"-Rhino
"Mystery Train"-Jim Jarmusch Film
Elvis Costello, Mojo Nixon, Elvis Hitler,
Anything by Billy Idol,Chris Isaak,Ral Donner,Gene Vincent,
Ricky Nelson,The Stray Cats,The Cramps,Dread Zeppelin,etc...

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Interessante Liste, Mike!
Leider kenne ich selbst nur eine Handvoll davon:

"Advertising Space" - Robbie Williams
"Angel" - The Eurythmics
"Black Velvet" - Alannah Myles
"Calling Elvis" - Dire Straits
"Free Fallen" - Tom Petty
"From Graceland to the Promised Land" - Merle Haggard
"Graceland" - Paul Simon
"Hound Dog Man" - Roy Orbison
"I Remember Elvis Presley" - Danny Mirro
"The King is Gone" - Ronnie McDowell
"Lights Out"- Lisa Marie Presley
"Man in the Moon" - R.E.M.
"Nobody Noticed It" - Lisa Marie Presley
"Walking in Memphis" -Mark Cohen
"Wrong Side of Memphis" -Trisha Yearwood

Folgende, die in der Liste fehlen, kann ich empfehlen:

"Cry Like Memphis" - Tamara Walker
"Old Friend" - Bill Medley