Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. This explains why dozens of his crappy movies were on TV all day. But while I can't sit through "Clambake," I do find the music of Elvis absolutely beautiful. That voice, that delivery... that image of him singing his songs, either with his guitar and gyratin' every which way or pouring out his soul on a Vegas stage in his incredibly obtuse white pantsuit. There was nobody like Elvis, and there never will be again. So even though I think it's a peculiar thing to celebrate a particular person on the anniversary of his death, especially a death as circumstantially sad as Elvis's, he was (and is) the king, and his music continues to be a glorious gift to his subjects.Friday, August 17, 2007
Fifty Million Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong
Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. This explains why dozens of his crappy movies were on TV all day. But while I can't sit through "Clambake," I do find the music of Elvis absolutely beautiful. That voice, that delivery... that image of him singing his songs, either with his guitar and gyratin' every which way or pouring out his soul on a Vegas stage in his incredibly obtuse white pantsuit. There was nobody like Elvis, and there never will be again. So even though I think it's a peculiar thing to celebrate a particular person on the anniversary of his death, especially a death as circumstantially sad as Elvis's, he was (and is) the king, and his music continues to be a glorious gift to his subjects.