rebelraising: (fan)
rebelraising ([personal profile] rebelraising) wrote2002-08-15 04:25 pm

Elvis!

Elvis: cultural thief and racist, or "I'd like to teach the world to sing" touchy-feely breaker-down of barriers?

Compare and contrast.

Oh, c'mon. At least it isn't "Elvis, dead or alive?"

[identity profile] andypop.livejournal.com 2002-08-15 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Elvis isn't dead, you heathen.

It's funny, I never 'got' Elvis till quite recently. Little Richard is THE King, though, of course.

We've got an Elvis CD on rotation at work - his early stuff, 'That's Alright Mama', 'Mystery Train', etc. We've had all sorts over the time I've worked there - Frank Sinatra, old soul, weird Xmas albums, classical music, jazz, & so on. The funny thing is, I've now heard this Elvis album dozens of times & it's the one CD (including ones of my own I've brought in to play) that hasn't bugged the shit out of me after a couple of days.