13-11-2010, 09:42
(This post was last modified: 13-11-2010, 09:48 by CRAZY-HORSE.)
i was probably around 4 or 5(71-72ish), my mum used to play her lps..animals,spencer davis,beatles,elvis. at the time i was attracted to the 'blue hawaii' album cover,the colours,elvis' looked good with his tan,blue eyes,slicked back hair, the songs 'rock-a-hula baby' & 'ito eats' were really good, i listened to Elvis over and over again.
in mid 70's went to luton airport with school, concorde was on display,saw it, when we all went to buy concorde souveniers...i bought 'easy come,easy go' album, i was hooked on 'the king', then 'girl of my best friend' was being played on the radio a lot,loved the song, got given 'elvis-40 greatest hits', double album for my 7th or 8th birthday....and the rest is history.
moved to australia in november 1976, few months later was given 'moody blue' album...then 'the king' died!!!!
i was so upset,had the following day off school, not long after that i started getting pocket money(50c a week), i used to save up until i got enough,about $2 and i'd buy elvis albums,anything as long as it was elvis, it didnt matter, soundtracks,sinlges, best of's whatever i could get my hands on. after he died the tv was saturated with elvis movies, my first chance to see him,rather than just listen to him.
and since then, no matter what music taste that has come along that i liked....elvis was still there and still is.
i religiously listen to elvis gospel songs first up on a sunday morning, one or two to start the day,the first xmas album i play every year is elvis. on 8th jan(his dob) that is all i will listen to,same goes for 16th august(his death anniversary)
it all sounds stupid, i know that, but without Elvis at that time in my life i may never have appreciated music like i do now, like lennon said "before elvis there was nothing".
ps: great idea for a thread Gryphon,should get some interesting replies
next up: Paul Weller.....
in mid 70's went to luton airport with school, concorde was on display,saw it, when we all went to buy concorde souveniers...i bought 'easy come,easy go' album, i was hooked on 'the king', then 'girl of my best friend' was being played on the radio a lot,loved the song, got given 'elvis-40 greatest hits', double album for my 7th or 8th birthday....and the rest is history.
moved to australia in november 1976, few months later was given 'moody blue' album...then 'the king' died!!!!
i was so upset,had the following day off school, not long after that i started getting pocket money(50c a week), i used to save up until i got enough,about $2 and i'd buy elvis albums,anything as long as it was elvis, it didnt matter, soundtracks,sinlges, best of's whatever i could get my hands on. after he died the tv was saturated with elvis movies, my first chance to see him,rather than just listen to him.
and since then, no matter what music taste that has come along that i liked....elvis was still there and still is.
i religiously listen to elvis gospel songs first up on a sunday morning, one or two to start the day,the first xmas album i play every year is elvis. on 8th jan(his dob) that is all i will listen to,same goes for 16th august(his death anniversary)
it all sounds stupid, i know that, but without Elvis at that time in my life i may never have appreciated music like i do now, like lennon said "before elvis there was nothing".
ps: great idea for a thread Gryphon,should get some interesting replies
next up: Paul Weller.....
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
