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I sing a number of songs that Elvis recorded, but since I’m a second tenor (same range as Billy Joel and Johnny Rivers) I don’t sound remotely like Elvis. I also sing “Pretty Woman,” and while I can hit all the high notes without any problem, I don’t sound remotely like Roy Orbison.
Or like Marvin Gaye when I sing “I Heard It Through The Grapevine.” whm |
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I'm sorry but I think this is just terrible!
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Robert Plant does a great live performance of "Little Sister", backed by Rockpile at the Concert for the People of Kampuchea, 1979. Stellar show.
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Several artists have covered songs by Elvis. One I like is Dave Matthews and guitar, seen here at 51 second mark in the video performing "Stuck on you"
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Yes, I think you can sing an Elvis song. But...
You have to make it yours. Crawl up inside it and find a way to do that. The mistake that can be made is attempting to do the song in the way it was done by Elvis (or any other iconic person.) I recently performed the BB King classic "The Thrill is Gone." I had reservations about doing such a signature song. There was no point in trying to do it like BB King. I couldn't have anyway. So, I did it in a different key than the original. I made no attempt to try have a soulful voice inflection. ( Hey, I don't have the pipes for that.) I made it more mournful, plaintiff. I kept the solo part simpler. ( I did this on an acoustic guitar.) Instead of using many high notes, I went with a more bass-ie approach. Afterward, several people commented positively about my version. Make the Elvis song yours by experimenting with it, not doing the things Elvis did. |
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Just like Streisand, Hendrix and other iconic singers - EVERYTHING Elvis sang became an "Elvis song". The City Of New Orleans wasn't written by Arlo Gutherie but the majority of people think he wrote it. It's an Arlo Gutherie song. A song sitting in a notebook isn't anything more than a poem until a singer records it.
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Sure ... that's what people did with those songs before Elvis covered 'em.
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Sure it's possible to sing an Elvis song w/o the Elvis voice. "Alison" is a staple in my repertoire, and "Red Shoes" & "Pump It Up" work great too.
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There you go...
...erm nice footwork!
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Doesn't sound quite like Elvis but I don't think he would have minded.
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When I think of "Blue Moon of Kentucky" I hear Bill Monroe in my head, not Elvis. And when it is "Blue Suede Shoes" it is Carl Perkins I hear, every time.
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Kina Grannis does a good job of covering Falling in Love
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tyoAsprwDRc
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