Alannah Myles - Black Velvet REACTION

[@THEJAYYSHOW]

in my head I was thinking this is how Elvis gets me but I realize she was talking about him but now listening to it again time It’s makes sense. Sometimes hearing something for the first time I miss it but I’m glad everyone showed me because listening again made me see it in a different light and I like the song even more

[@robinriddle1905]

I have one more song for you and the name of it is I'll see you at the crossroads It Is by bones Thugs and Harmony I came across the song years ago and I just thought that it was awesome but with that note I will leave you alone you have a great day or evening whichever it may be take care be careful

[@EricZ1982]

you should totally go down the bonnie raitt and the black crowes rabbit hole.

[@positivelypenny1392]

That bass line kills it then her voice buries it. 💙💙💙

[@p.j.morris633]

Elvis used Black Velvet hair dye.. and the black velvet Elvis paintings

[@ericarmstrong8001]

Someone said " a man is never truly dead until he is forgotten, long live the king. Elvis Presley- the boy who dared to Rock!

[@francinelima5963]

This is one of the best tributes to Elvis ever made! It captures his spirit & his unique soulful sound as it describes how much that"little boy smile" affected those who love him! A haunting voice like Alannah Myles' conveys the message beautifully!

[@orlaklassen6355]

Yeah I am glad that a new generation gets to appreciate Alannah Myles...This was her most famous song and it was written at an Elvis memorial 10 years after he died. The words BLACK VELVET signified his picture being painted on a Black velvet canvas everywhere at the time ; and his hair dye colour was called Black Velvet...many of the references were to how he spanned black music and was "the new religion" in music i.e. rock and roll. There were numerous other things in the song that were completely about him and how he brought black music to the White audiences etc. etc. This is such a significantly important song far beyond just its musical importance. It is a social commentary, far ahead of its time sung by a Canadian Woman from Toronto!!!!

[@missallesia2532]

Her voice has a wide, dynamic & expressive range. Everything about Myles is fiery & intense.❤

[@Coolrockndad]

The song is a paean to Elvis Presley - whose portrait was often painted on black velvet, and who used a hair dye named Black Velvet.

[@tinanickerson1006]

This was about Elvis...thats the reason for the "Love Me Tender" reference....

[@JIMMYDIANO]

One of the best Elvis tribute songs. There has been many. Love you.

[@CBChamberlain]

She was amazing and I wish more than a one hit wonder. She had so much love for Elvis that she wrote a entire song about him. Elvis was amazing, and a awesome person to look up to! Long Live Elvis Presley. #elvis

[@jensz9360]

It can be 3 generations from now and Elvis' name and legend will remain. The man was a phenom. He had that crazy stellar quality about him. To this day people worldwide know who he is, even in Japan they dress up like him and pay tribute to him with covers and Elvis themed bars and restaurants. The man is still beloved worldwide! This has to be the greatest tribute to The King that has been made. Christopher Ward and David Tyson wrote it and Myles recorded it....couldn't have been a better combination. She just brings that song to the soul. RIP Mr. Elvis Presley!

[@robertwalker1803]

Beautiful voice and a beautiful song for Elvis.RIP,Elvis.

[@dabdella1460]

So pleased you got to this song Many songs have been about Elvis but this one takes the cake Just really love it and knew you would to , hope it takes off and gets watched by many more reacters

[@Noname-ni1dy]

Went to her concert a few years ago. It was outdoors and it rained the whole show but no one left because we all knew she was holding this song for last. Gottta say it was worth the wait. Sounded as good as ever after all these years.

[@petertaverna9497]

There’s also the line “every word of every song that he sang was for you,in a flash he was gone it happened so soon

[@pjfsr7024]

This was such a great song, I have it in my playlist with Elvis so I know it will play afterwords. All the clues ( song title , the Caddy, the small house, love me tender line, etc. ) you know what the song is saying and of whom.

[@joannedungan8381]

Like everyone said it's about Elvis. White lighting in a flash he was gone to soon. Love me tender his first movie left you crying in the isles. My favorite tribute song to my boyfriend Elvis Presley 🥰

[@THEJAYYSHOW]

Wait Idk about your boyfriend because that’s my man! Lol I’m jk

[@joannedungan8381]

@@THEJAYYSHOW I'm willing to share lol

[@rustyweeks1979]

I love that awesome, wicked, phat bass line and her voice caressing each word: WOW!!!

[@louiseobrien2061]

She is by far my favorite female singer she is awesome 👌

[@richardnoggen1674]

Canada loves our Alannah Myles 🇨🇦

[@patriciadowning4036]

Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, which she mentions, though many people just connect him with Memphis. There's a terrific song by a man named Mark Cohn who sang "Walking in Memphis," and it's about a fan stopping in Memphis in the rain and visiting the haunts where Elvis lived, with a scene or two from Graceland. Get the official version in this case....Mark Cohn, Walking in Memphis. i am in love with that song.

[@hillsboroughguy]

This song is all about Elvis - it's terrific and she has lots of soul and heart when she sings

[@warrenburlingame7087]

One of the most under appreciated singers out there

[@diannaberry6213]

Black Velvet is a metaphor for Elvis’ voice and all the lyrics are about Elvis life

[@armadillotoe]

And all the portraits of him painted on black velvet.

[@Coolrockndad]

Also Elvis used a hair dye named Black Velvet.

[@eclecticwitch6669]

Yes and the "new religion" is rock-n-roll!

[@davidpressley3451]

"Love me tender" need I say more?

[@andrewpulda7969]

The 2 places Mississippi and Memphis were where he was born and were he called home.

[@Duchess28]

In my world the best song ever done about Elvis

[@timcarr6401]

Have you ever heard of "The King Is Gone" by Ronnie McDowell?

[@swipeleft3996]

The song is about Elvis- love me tender is his most iconic film/song...'in a flash he was gone'

[@lxhobson]

You are SO right: She killed it! What a well-made video. I think she was at the peak of her beauty and vocal power.

[@mpmulvanymsc]

Love original, & your review! A Myles is a generational talent for sure. Thanks for reviewing it.❤✌️

[@TRobinson1962]

Love me Tender was an Elvis song. Song is all about Elvis. Seeing your reactions to Elvis, I'm sure you understand the emotion she is describing.

[@wonderlandian8465]

This song and the tone of her voice without doing much already is amazing and then she goes and does ALL THAT at the end of the song and it just ends you. 😅 I love this song

[@user-GodsGirl4ever]

The first time I heard this on the radio, I instantly knew it was about Elvis.

[@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw]

I’m a bass guitar player & I freaked over this songs bass line, so I looked it up to learn how to play it & I was bummed when I read that the bass line riff in the song was played on a synthesizer using a fret less bass guitar sample. But I learned it anyway, good pick for a reaction Jayy. 🎶💕😎🤘✌️👍

[@chrisburnett1638]

"WHITE LIGHTNIN'".....every time I get shivers

[@chester187]

This is about your boyfriend Elvis!!!!!

[@jaynayyar9711]

I forgotten it’s about king of rock thanks

[@colingregory7464]

Love her voice, she was one of the first Canadian acts that I remember hearing (that I was aware was Canadian), Bryan Adams came after this (for me, but loved his Run To You)

[@lrjetmech83]

Another one you'd probably like is "Harden My Heart" by Quarterflash. That girl has a wonderful voice, too!!!

[@whitbyjag]

Alannah Myles has an amazing voice with some sassiness. You need to listen "still got this thing for for you".

[@vallidavis6914]

Jimmy Roger's on the Victrola.....refers to Elvis mother's favorite singer

[@kellygrubbs915]

This song came out when I was a teenager and I freaking love it still to this day! I actually still have it on a 45 record! Speaking my age! Lol. And my 27 ye old daughter loves it too! Brought her up right! Lol

[@Cashcrop54]

I really like the steady stream of the bass throughout this song. It adds a new dimension to the song and it contrasts beautifully with Alanna. Thanks for doing this song by Alanna. Been far too long since I last listened to it.

[@shadaxe]

This song hit number 1 on U.S. Billboard and won awards in Canada and the U.S. including a Grammy. Alannah is one of those artists you won't see as many reactions from because she's Canadian and not a part of the U.S. mainstream so it was thrilling to see you react to her. She had great pipes. She's also someone with other songs worth a reaction like: 1. Love is 2. Lover of mine. (I'm confident you'd love this one) 3. Still got this thing. 4. Song Instead of a Kiss And other great stuff. I do have to thank you for this one for another reason. I'm just barely old enough to have seen some Elvis when he was alive and I had this Album. I've seen LOTS of Elvis stuff on Black Velvet. I NEVER connected this song to Elvis. It just blows my mind how I could have missed that.

[@jethro1963]

In Canada this song of course got a lot of airplay so my recollections of it are aural and not visual. The video to me has a country vibe, but aurally I thought it was harder rock. As posted above "Love Is" is kind of a cool, quirky, different song.

[@johnnylaroux9517]

@@jethro1963 yeah, I'm in Winnipeg and 49 years old.... iRemember both all the Air Play + a buddy of mine that had this Cassette in his Truck for like 3 years straight..... Do you think Jayy would enjoy The Hip?

[@braxtonoertwig9191]

Man, I need a double shot of Black Velvet after hearing this song

[@foglight11]

I forget how much I love this song until I hear it again. SO glad you got to experience it!!

[@debbieelholm7921]

Saw her in concert in Milwaukee and she was great! I really liked her cd, too. There were several songs on it that really enjoyed.

[@janalaufer6965]

This song is the perfect country song in my book!

[@michaelmitchell4080]

Ha! You "got" her. Enjoyed the reaction. Enter the rabbit hole of this Canadian rocker ... "Love Is" or "Our World Our Times". Cheers. Oh, check out another rustic voice ... #jessicamitchell ... Be well. /M.

[@SarahFromCanada]

I remember when this came out. I had the cassette tape. lol Love Alannah!

[@CursiMusic]

We have so many great Canadian artists. sadly, some of them put out great songs and they never get the recognition they deserve. one of my favorite Canadian songs is Luba, Everytime I see your picture. Luba wrote it for her dad when he passed. you should check it out

[@sherrihurst3142]

One of my favs back in the day..

[@georgephillips3625]

Girl,ur coming up with all the good ones. What a voice

[@eugenespahan2318]

Love is by Alanna Myles is pretty rockin also

[@dafyd242]

smooth as a glass of Black Velvet whisky.

[@kathygreene9883]

This is my jam, got me up dancing around my house it always does. Here voice

[@julieford8788]

This song makes me want to revisit Graceland! 💕💕

[@verapena9465]

❤❤❤ your reaction

[@beverlydorn9498]

Look at Elvis 69 Comeback Special...That is 100% Black Velvet...

[@timcarr6401]

It was a year earlier --1968.

[@jayburton1743]

And it was leather

[@michlkwitz]

This was my jam back in the day.

[@hanklutcavich2468]

She is gorgeous and an awesome tribute to Elvis. Luvv your reaction

[@Floppyearsmomma]

Little boy smile and slow southern style nailed it. Sometimes I wonder if Elvis was real.

[@mitchd4929]

As a Canadian growing up during the time this song was popular It was shoved down our throats by CanCon (canadian content laws) and was played over and over again. It was really great the first dozen or so times we heard it :)

[@thomassanfrancisco5850]

Black Velvet was a song of praise for Elvis who used a hair dye called Black Velvet.

[@justjasyn292]

I love your reaction to this. This is a beautiful song and her voice is amazing. If you like her you should definitely check out Janis Joplin when you get the chance, but try to avoid lives because the audience always drowned her out in parts.

[@kimberdancer4289]

You already did this one, 😂 awesome!

[@evelynmabe7877]

It's about Elvis, knowing that, go back and listen again! Then you'll get every word!

[@hahatoldyouso]

Love this song about Elvis

[@robertcraane7910]

Damn girl, you know how to chose them huh...

[@rippertrain]

It's so nice to see all these black people listening to good music for once

[@tonyvoyles296]

Yea girl...... Mississippi

[@mackroy237]

Since the 5th grade to this day it still plays in my pad

[@deltabob830]

If you don’t know yet, there are lots of Black Velvet paintings of Elvis - most truskstops carried them when I was growing up

[@darkwolf1202]

women of rock were amazing

[@bluengrey1]

You could probably create an entire album of songs that are about Elvis. This song would be on it along with 'Walking in Memphis' by Marc Cohn, 'Graceland' by Paul Simon, 'Advertising Space' by Robbie Williams and 'Calling Elvis' by Dire Straits to name just a few.

[@irisschell5557]

Our Canadian Treasure !!!

[@dorisbrown5528]

SHE DID THIS FOR E LVIS AND IT WAS A HIT AND SHE DONATED ALL THE PROCEEDS TO ORGANIZATIONS ELVIS DONATED TO.

[@TwistedSither]

Black Velvet was a pretty big hit in its day, and easily Allanah Miles' most successful effort. I seem to remember another single of hers called Love Is, I think it was, but it was nowhere near as big as Black Velvet.

[@johnnylaroux9517]

....'what you want it to be'....

[@darkwolf1202]

thats what a charismatic singer looks like.

[@samic1051]

Hey, you, I've been following you for a while but I was in a hospital and then I didn't go on KZbin.I'm actually also a lot of older.I'm sixty... Want to say this is Canadian woman? Yes, it's about Elvis everybody's made that clear, A lot of miles should've made it really huge.She made this big in Europe and I was living in England at the time.And everybody knew we don't know what happened back in North America.But we know whit seems to be happening in the music world in this day and age of twenty twenty four

[@nickbelezbubjones6528]

I remember this, sexy tune😊

[@yourmaninlondoncollecting5749]

Check out Our World Our Time by her..its so funky..

[@jimilemons3437]

In addition to being an allusion to the cheap black velvet canvas paintings that could be bought on every street corner in Memphis in the 70’s, ‘Black Velvet’ was a popular cheap whiskey that was sold in not so spectacular liquor stores. That’s why she says ‘Black Velvet, if you please’.

[@toddstevens13]

Welcome to the world of Powerful Canadian Women of Ballsy/Bluesy/Rock Talent. When you are ready for the next Sass Jordan's "Pissin Down" is the place to go, so good she played Janis Joplin in a Stage Adaptation of Janis's life in New York City. After Sass, happy to give you some more of the Powerhouse Female Canadian Group Leaders.

[@kennyadkins6613]

It's about Elvis ! His first movie was Love Me Tender !

[@ANDY1985UK2011]

Dam what a singer!

[@ROG958]

I have loved this song since I first heard oh so many years ago. She's sooooo hot too.

[@usermo]

Killer voice!

[@rodneymcclinton4138]

Have you heard or listen to Amy Winehouse Rehab and You know I'm no good. Also Fade to Black. Love this song 80's hit.

[@Coolrockndad]

It's all about Elvis and those black velvet pictures of him.

[@anaamaro70]

burning love baby........huuu king ELVIS...

[@tonyvoyles296]

She did it for Elvis

[@ataurusqueenofzion916]

Yeah gal.

[@kimberleyjohnson6120]

love it so much.... you should listen to cry like memphis by tamara walker.

[@rcinsley]

Here ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/baalqXSZhs6XgM0 ) is a MUST SEE cover of this song. It's a virtual collaboration by three wonderful young artists: Sina Doering (German; drums and vocals), Andrei Cerbu (Romanian; guitars), and Victoria K (Australian; soloist). Listen first, then check out their ages!

[@stacymoore9836]

This is a tribute to Elvis and the black velvet paintings made of him.

[@thehistoryexpert82]

North, East, and West are directions. . . The South is a place

[@brendawoodson3230]

The bass is kicking always lived this wanted to hear more from but she seemed to just disappear

[@alejandraperez3034]

Good song!!! 🖤👌

[@Tim56ge]

Just like crazy little thing called love it's about Elvis

[@kimberlystankiewicz1587]

The song is about Elvis Presley.

[@trishdaniel6196]

JAYY. THE WHOLE SONG IS ABOUT ELVIS, THE NAME OF HIS HAIR COLOR WAS BLACK VELVET, MAMA'S BABY WAS IN THE HEART OF EVERY SCHOOL, NEW REGION THAT WILL BRING YOU TO YOUR KNEES, LOVE ME TENDER LEAVES THEM CRYING IN THE ALISES, BLACK VELVET AND THAT LITTLE BOY SMILE...EVERY WORD OF EVERY SONG HE SANG TO YOU, IN A FLASH HE WAS GONE...THE ENTIRE SONG IS ABOUT ELVIS. HER HAIR IS BLACK, AND SHE'S IN LEATHER, JUST LIKE ELVIS......ENJOY....

[@susanstavrou4232]

❤❤this is about Elvis!!!!

[@NannaTina]

Paused at 2 seconds to type that if you don’t know that this is about your Elvis I’m bowing my Australian head out of here

[@michaeldinsen7641]

Danial Castro-- I'll play the blues for you...wont disappoint!!