A honey-throated god—mere months away from death—Presley, solo at the piano, performs a spellbinding rendition of “Unchained Melody.” Ladies and gentlemen, this was showmanship. A king indeed.
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Sadness.
Thanks for posting. Still the King, no doubt.
1 | scott January 13th, 2010 at 11:49 amTrue unadultered passion til the very end.
2 | alejandro January 13th, 2010 at 12:31 pmlove the king, also had to tell you I purchased the album you blogged about yesterday, they totes rock!
3 | Julie January 13th, 2010 at 12:50 pmWhat a fucking badass.
4 | Satisfied '75 January 13th, 2010 at 1:27 pmWow … really powerful stuff. Truly amazing.
5 | j.crosby January 13th, 2010 at 2:33 pmIs his “darling” a cheeseburger? Ha. On a more serious note… couldn’t Elvis afford a mic stand? Oh, I get it… he was so rich he could pay people to hold his mic! WTF?
6 | Ujn Hunter January 13th, 2010 at 3:04 pmThere never was nor will there ever be another Elvis Presley.
No one even compares to the King.
7 | mommaruthsays January 13th, 2010 at 3:09 pm[...] The King’s Last Performance Watch the final song Elvis performed in concert before his death in 1977 here. [...]
8 | This Week Around the Web « January 13th, 2010 at 4:24 pmGreatest singer, greatest song. What more could you ask for. It’s performances like this that bring Elvis talent into sharp focus. Forget all the bullshit, this was THE VOICE
9 | Blochead January 15th, 2010 at 10:24 amAbsolute muthafucking warrior…thanks AD
10 | Philly January 16th, 2010 at 2:23 amThanks for posting that. When it comes to music, there is, was, and always will be only one KING!
11 | David M. January 16th, 2010 at 7:59 amConsumate showman, smiling at his audience and giving them everything he had. Thanks for the great post. Elvis = King of R’nR
12 | JFK January 17th, 2010 at 6:14 pm[...] Elvis Presley: Unchained Melody from his last concert in 1977, mere months before he died. [...]
13 | The Old and The New : Download Central January 23rd, 2010 at 9:02 amUgh. How any one could see anything of value in that performance is beyond me. Elvis had become, unfortunately for many years, an artist on the level of Liberace, and this illustrates it perfectly. I love your blog, we share much in our tastes, so it is just baffling that someone with your typically exquisite taste could like this.
A flat bloated pig who lived a fat bloated pig’s life. Just one man’s opinion, I suppose, but to paraphrase you fans, “1,000,000 Elvis haters can’t be wrong.”
I’ll look forward to your better posts!
14 | brad January 24th, 2010 at 6:34 pmElvis Preseley died on Aug. 16, 1977. His death spotlights similarities to the drug-related death of Michael Jackson.
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16 | Berna Zarrillo February 7th, 2011 at 3:33 pmPure brilliance!
17 | charlespoet March 25th, 2011 at 1:49 am