Elvis can still soothe the worried soul.
I'm listening to Elvis's music safely ensconced in my cosy home. Whatever is happening in the world , and right now the world is in a perilous state , his voice calms me as I listen to its rich and powerful sound.
Why is it that over 40 years after his death his name and his music are as appreciated throughout the world as they ever were ? Films of his concerts still enthral people and tribute artists strive to approximate his original sound and look.
As a young girl I dreamed of him while looking at his photos in my Elvis Monthly magazine. I saw him stood by the music gates at Graceland waving to fans who gathered around. Eventually , some quarter of a century later, I stood by those gates myself. I heard him singing "I want you I need you I love you" as I waited to go into the mansion. Then I gazed at his white grand piano and imagined him sitting there on a warm Southern evening.
' Her hair is soft and her eyes are oh so blue. She's everything a man could want but she's not you.' How I longed to be that 'you' as a young teenager. I found a real man of my own but I still love the song !
The real wonder though is listening to his songs. Whatever my mood and the way I am feeling I can be made happy again by listening to the lovely sound of Elvis's voice. From ' You were always on my mind' to 'Are you lonesome tonight?' there is without fail something to enjoy.
A song for these present times of crisis is ' If I can dream '
"There must be lights burning brighter somewhere "says the song and this hope for a better life is one we all share.
Why is it that over 40 years after his death his name and his music are as appreciated throughout the world as they ever were ? Films of his concerts still enthral people and tribute artists strive to approximate his original sound and look.
As a young girl I dreamed of him while looking at his photos in my Elvis Monthly magazine. I saw him stood by the music gates at Graceland waving to fans who gathered around. Eventually , some quarter of a century later, I stood by those gates myself. I heard him singing "I want you I need you I love you" as I waited to go into the mansion. Then I gazed at his white grand piano and imagined him sitting there on a warm Southern evening.
' Her hair is soft and her eyes are oh so blue. She's everything a man could want but she's not you.' How I longed to be that 'you' as a young teenager. I found a real man of my own but I still love the song !
The real wonder though is listening to his songs. Whatever my mood and the way I am feeling I can be made happy again by listening to the lovely sound of Elvis's voice. From ' You were always on my mind' to 'Are you lonesome tonight?' there is without fail something to enjoy.
"There must be lights burning brighter somewhere "says the song and this hope for a better life is one we all share.
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