Artist Survey #19: Elvis Presley

[Dawn]

Thanks to Adam for suggesting today's featured artist.

Elvis Presley



Favorite Elvis songs:
1. Burning Love
2. Memories
3. Kentucky Rain
4. In the Ghetto
5. Suspicious Minds
6. My Way
7. Blue Christmas
8.. Heartbreak Hotel
9.. Way Down
10. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
10. Jailhouse Rock
11. Can’t Help Falling in Love
12. Santa Bring My Baby (Back to Me)
13. Crying in the Chapel
14. (Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame
15. Guitar Man

Most underrated song: Way Down

Any songs you feel are overrated? Possibly Love Me Tender, although I do like it

Best vocals: You Gave Me a Mountain

Best instrumentation: Burning Love

First Elvis song you can remember hearing: One of the early singles, probably Jailhouse Rock or Don’t Be Cruel

Favorite album: Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite

Favorite album cover: Elvis’ Christmas Album (the original Camden cover)

Favorite Elvis movie: Jailhouse Rock

First 45 you owned: None
First LP: Elvis Country
First cassette: Greatest Hits
First CD: It’s Christmas Time

[djdave]

Favorite Elvis songs:
1. HOUND DOG
2. Don't be cruel
3. All shook up
4. Teddy bear
5. It's now or never
6. I got stung
7. Heartbreak hotel
8. Jailhouse rock
9. Viva Las Vegas
10. Little sister
11. Follow that dream
12. Return to sender
13. A big hunk o' love
14. Stuck on you
15. Love me tender

Most underrated songs: Follow that dream, I got stung

Any songs you feel are overrated? Suspicious minds

Best vocals: It's now or never

Best instrumentation: I got stung

First Elvis song you can remember hearing: Hound dog

Favorite album: Not big on him as an album artist--maybe his 1957 Xmas album, not counting compilations

Favorite album cover: Can't really say

Favorite Elvis movie: Viva Las Vegas

First 45 you owned: None
First LP: None
First cassette: None
First CD: The Top 10 Hits

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Damn, Dave beat me to this!

Fave songs:

50. Little Darlin’ (Live)
49. Silver Bells
48. So Glad You’re Mine
47. Don’t Cry Daddy
46. Let Me
45. Suspicious Minds
44. Memories (Live)
43. Little Sister
42. Paralyzed
41. Poor Boy
40. Baby, Let’s Play House
39. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
38. A Little Less Conversation
37. O Come All Ye Faithful
36. I’m Leavin’
35. Anyplace is Paradise
34. How Do You Think I Feel
33. Ain’t That Loving You Baby
32. Party
31. 2001: A Space Odessy/C.C. Rider (Live)
30. Hot Dog
29. It’s Over (Live)
28. Got a Lot o’ Livin’ to Do
27. Bossa Nova Baby
26. I Want to Be Free
25. What Now My Love (Live)
24. Fever (Live)
23. White Christmas
22. Winter Wonderland
21. You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care)
20. Jailhouse Rock (Movie version)
19. Burning Love
18. C’mon Everybody
17. In the Ghetto
16. If I Can Dream
15. Welcome to My World (Live)
14. Here Comes Santa Claus
13. Kissin’ Cousins
12. Lonesome Cowboy
11. Mean Woman Blues (Movie version)
10. Kentucky Rain
9. Santa Bring Me Baby Back (to Me)
8. Wonder of You (Live)
7. I’ll Remember You (Live)
6. Santa Claus is Back in Town
5. American Trilogy (Live)
4. Marie’s the Name (His Latest Flame)
3. You Gave Me a Mountain (Live)
2. Viva Las Vegas
1. If Every Day Was Like Christmas

(Spoils the INSANE list, but oh well!)

Underrated Song-I'm Leavin'

Overrated-Hound Dog

Vocals-If Every Day Was Like Christmas
non-holiday-American Trilogy (Live)

Instrumentation-Lonesome Cowboy (too cool!)

First heard-Probably Hound Dog

Fave Album-Loving You
non-soundtrack-Elvis

Fave cover-Elvis is Back (although there are many-a lot being compilations)

Movie-Loving You (then Jailhouse Rock and Viva Las Vegas)

First 45-Stuck on You (bought it from the oldies section. Almost bought Ride Like the Wind which was new, but my mom told me to stick with this!)
First LP-Hand me down of a live album (from Memphis, I believe)
First cassette-Worldwide Hits (I think it was Volume 4, part 1 or something) or actually the Christmas album
First CD-I got Aloha and The Top Ten Hits for the same holiday

[Triple J]

I'm not much of an authority on Elvis, but I'll give this a shot...

Favorite Elvis songs:
1. Jailhouse Rock
2. Hound Dog
3. That's All Right Mama
4. Suspicious Minds
5. Heartbreak Hotel
6. Return To Sender
7. Burning Love
8. (You're The) Devil In Disguise
9. All Shook Up
10. Don't Be Cruel

Most underrated song: That's All Right Mama

Any songs you feel are overrated? Probably "In The Ghetto."

Best vocals: An American Trilogy

Best instrumentation: Suspicious Minds

First Elvis song you can remember hearing: Oh wow... I can't really recall. Maybe it was "Hound Dog"

Favorite album: I don't really have a favorite

Favorite album cover: Ditto.

Favorite Elvis movie: Jailhouse Rock. I haven't seen very many of them.

First 45 you owned: None
First LP: None
First cassette: None
First CD: The Top Ten Hits (2 discs)

I'd like to get a REALLY definitive Elvis collection, but I just don't know what to get. There's so much stuff out there.

[Ken]

Favorite Elvis songs:
1.One Night
2.Little Sister
3.Jailhouse Rock
4.Way Down
5.Trying To Get To You
6.Good Rockin' Tonight
7.Teddy Bear
8.Suspicious Minds
9.Return To Sender
10.Burning Love
11.Wooden Heart
12.Too Much
13.A Big Hunk O' Love
14.All Shook Up
15.Hard Headed Woman
16. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
17.Hound Dog
18.Rock a Hula Baby

Most underrated song: (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Any songs you feel are overrated? No

Best vocals: Burning Love

Best instrumentation: Jailhouse Rock

First Elvis song you can remember hearing:Same hear Dawn it was one of the early tunes either Jailhouse Rock or Hound Dog

Favorite album: Elvis Presley - the first RCA album

Favorite album cover: Elvis Presley

Favorite Elvis movie: Jailhouse Rock

First 45 you owned: Way Down
First LP: None
First cassette: None
First CD: The Elvis 30 #1's CD comp

[kathyb]

Favorite Elvis songs:
1. Memories
2. Can't Help Falling in Love
3. Trying to Get to You
4. Burning Love
5. Love Me Tender
6. Jailhouse Rock
7. Hound Dog
8. If I Can Dream
9. Moody Blue
10. Blue Christmas
11. Hard Headed Woman
12. Way Down
13. Blue Suede Shoes
14. In The Ghetto
15. Don't Cry Daddy
16. Kentucky Rain
17. Don't Be Cruel
18. All Shook Up
19. Stuck on You
20. Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear
21. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
22. I Got a Woman
23. Heartbreak Hotel
24. Love Me
25. Don't
26. Always On My Mind
27. Suspicious Minds
28. That's All Right Mama
29. How Great Thou Art
30. American Trilogy

Most underrated song:
Trying to Get to You

Any songs you feel are overrated? Hmm...maybe Hound Dog.

Best vocals:
If I Can Dream

Best instrumentation:
Kentucky Rain

First Elvis song you can remember hearing: Probably Hound Dog.

Favorite album:
My favorite album is the first one I owned--Elvis as Recorded at Madison Square Garden. I listened to that constantly when I was a kid.

Favorite album cover:
Pure Gold. Another album I listened to a lot in my younger days.

Favorite Elvis movie:
Elvis--That's the Way It Is.

First 45 you owned:
Either In the Ghetto or Don't Cry Daddy.

First LP:
The aforementioned Elvis At Madison Square Garden.

First cassette:
Don't know.

First CD:
The Number One Hits

[55dodger]

Songs
1. Suspicious Minds
2. It's Now or Never
3. Can't Help Falling in Love
4. Don't Be Cruel
5. Hound Dog
6. Kentucky Rain
7. All Shook Upp
8. Heartbreak Hotel
9. Jailhouse Rock
10. Burning Love
11. In the Ghetto

Vocals - It's Now or Never
Instrumentation - American Trilogy (live)
First Song - An early one - probably Hound Dog or something like that.
Album - Aloha from Hawaii
Movie - Jailhouse Rock
First 45 - Jailhouse Rock
First LP - Aloha From Hawii
First Cassette - Don't know
CD - ELV1S