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Wayne Newton
Mr. Las Vegas Celebrates 50 Years!
After 50 years in Las Vegas, Wayne Newton is hinting that his new show, Once Before I Go may be his last. Wayne's show opened last Wednesday at the Tropicana in Las Vegas. The man known throughout the world as "Mr. Las Vegas" says retirement is possible. His new show, which Newton says took 2 1/2 months to write, is presented as a live memoir of Newton's life and his career, with never-before-shared insights from Newton about personal episodes along the way. "It's challenging to keep it entertaining," Newton said. "And that was my first prerequisite." In his show, Newton told stories about Dean Martin failing to rehearse for a TV duet, Bobby Darin fighting a publisher to let Newton record his signature tune "Danke Schoen", and a handwritten note by Elvis which inspired him to write a song called, The Letter. Click below to see an interview with Wayne talking about the song.
Here are the lyrics to The Letter One more phone call from a friend Just to say how hard it’s been How their hopes and dreams have scattered With the wind They don’t see that I’m there too How it breaks my heart in two Just to make it through this night’s all I can do Help me Lord I need the sun to drive away The shadows in my mind Help me Lord I need someone to guide me When the path is hard to find Even though the crowd surrounds me I’m still standing all alone When I know I can’t go on Help me Lord As I awake again today And my pain won’t go away And the face I have to wear Shows a smile Now my nights are so alone I just wish I could go home I don’t know if I can make it another mile Help me Lord I need the sun to drive away The shadows in my mind Please help me Lord I need someone to guide me When the path is hard to find Even though the crowd surrounds me I’m still standing all alone When I know I can’t go on Help me Lord I feel so alone sometimes The night is quiet for me I’d love to be able to sleep I am glad that everyone is gone now I’ll probably not rest tonight I have no need for all of this Help me Lord Help me Lord I need the sun to drive away The shadows in my mind Please help me Lord I need someone to guide me When the path is hard to find Even though the crowd surrounds me God I am so all alone When I know I can’t go on Help me Lord Won’t you come and take me home Help me Lord Click the video below to see Wayne perform his song inspired by Elvis. And listen closely as he dedicates it to Colonel Parker.
Wayne Newton said this about his friendship with Elvis, "When I first met Elvis, we had so much in common and became fast friends." More on Wayne Newton Newton arrived in Las Vegas in 1959, when a two-week tryout at the Fremont Hotel & Casino turned into lounge act of six shows per night, six nights a week for nearly a year. The crooner earned national fame after a 1962 television appearance on "The Jackie Gleason Show," which led to many more singing and acting gigs on TV and in film. He also headlined at several casinos throughout Sin City, including the New Frontier, which hosted entertainers including Elvis Presley, Ronald Reagan and Siegfried & Roy over it's 65 years. The casino was imploded in 2007. "I've been working since I was four," Newton said. "There really has not been a time in my life that I don't remember working." Newton said writing "Once Before I Go" has taken a toll on him and will likely be emotional to perform nightly. "If I still feel like I have something to give when this particular show is over, then I'll make the decision to probably curtail work a little bit but not give it up totally," he said. "If I don't feel that way at the end of this, then I'll probably hang it up." |
Die folgenden 2 Nutzer bedankten sich bei PatrickVaals für diesen Beitrag: | ||
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....naja so recht weiss ich nicht wie ich zu wayne newton stehen soll.
er erzählt gerne und häufig von seiner "dicken" freundschaft zu elvis,hingegen meinen weggefährten das es nicht annähernd so gewesen sei. gemeinsame fotos existieren wohl auch nicht,obwohl sich beide angeblich so oft in vegas trafen. aber der wirklich grosse knaller gelang newton 1978/79 als er während seiner shows in vegas damit anfing seidentücher ins publikum zu werfen. hinzu kam das er seinerzeit eine vorliebe für gürtel (jumpsuit gürtel) wie elvis entwickelte,sogar capes trug er zu der ein oder anderen show. ....eins der zahlreichen zitate über den alten "freund" elvis |
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der song an sich ist ja nicht übel, nur mit seiner stimme kann ich so gar nichts anfangen
das wär ein song für jimmy (ellis) gewesen
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