Elvis Presley - For The Good Times | REACTION

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This is my reaction to Elvis Presley For The Good Times. This is also my first time hearing For The Good Times reaction 1972
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[@sammy_the_uncool2702]

To answer your question, Seph: There is a reason why I don't really listen to this one. It makes me all kinds of melancholic. And I don't want to feel blue and melancholic. I want to feel happy. Especially on good days 😊 But one verse that comes to mind from one of my favorite songs ever is from "Cry To Me" recorded by Solomon Burke: Nothing can be sadder Than a glass of wine all alone Loneliness, loneliness Is such a waste of time (Oh yes). There are songs like "Barbie Girl" (which is what it is) Then there are songs like this one. And when you have songs like this one sung in such a way as Elvis sang it... Well yes. Yes it has quite an emotional impact. For me it makes me miss loved ones that are no longer here. Friends I let go of. People I once had a connection with but our lives just drifted too far apart. As Frank Sinatra once sang, "That's Life". Or as Doris Day once sang, "Que Sara, Que Sara (What Will Be Will Be). I believe that both can be true: Each of us can be captains of our own fate but also sometimes you have to just let go and realize you can't control outside forces or the actions (or inaction) of others. Sometimes you just have to leave it up to serendipity or fate or God or whatever it is you believe it is that puts two people on intertwining paths only to divert their individual courses once again. Maybe it's meant to be. Maybe it's not. I've adopted the attitude, "If it happens, it happens; if it doesn't, it doesn't." I guess that makes me a fatalist. That I believe, at least partly, in Fate. It is a beautiful experience, the experience of love, but with love comes the risk of and the inevitability of (in the case of death) loss. Why do we continue to risk such a heartache? Because love is worth it. For the majority of us. Anyhoodles... My how I do 🎶Run On🎶😄 Right, right, right. Enough of the mushy stuff. Let's get to TCB'ing, shall we? Recording Session Info Below: "For The Good Times" written by Kris Kristofferson. Recorded at RCA Studio C in Hollywood, CA on March 27/28 1972 Hours: 7:00 p.m.- 3:00 a.m. Producer: Felton Jarvis Engineer(s): Al Pachucki/ Rick Ruggieri Guitar: James Burton Guitar: Charlie Hodge Guitar: Joe Esposito Piano: Glen D. Hardin Bass: Emory Gordy Drums: Ronnie Tutt Harmony Vocal: Elvis Presley ("For The Good Times" & "Separate Ways") Take 1: False Start 0:15 Take 2: Complete 3:26 Take 3: Complete Complete 3:17 Take 4: (Master) Undubbed Master Vocal Overdub (Master): 3:11 Harmony Vocal Overdub by Elvis Overdub Master: Brass & String Overdubs on May 8, 1972 *Note by me*: Yes, the back up vocals group for this entire recording session was (is?) The Stamps Quarter (J.D. Sumner, Bill Blaize, Ed Enoch, Donnie Sumner, Richard Sterban). However it WAS Elvis doing his own harmony vocal on this one as well as on "Separate Ways". Just FYI Seph 😊 WONDERRIFIC REACTION SEPH! GOLD STARS, ETC, ETC: 🌟⚡💛⚡🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟⚡💛🌟 TCB ⚡ & TLC ❤ & peace ✌& blessings 🙏 to you & yours & to one & all here as well 💕 & to all my fellow Americans 🎶Have A Happy🎶 4th of July Weekend 🎵🎸🇺🇸🎵🎸😎💙🙏💕

[@balovett]

"Friends I let go of..." "Each of us can be captains of our own fate but also sometimes you have to just let go..." This feeling of the need or desire to let go is one that resonates with me particularly acutely. And it reminds me of a lyric that I often think of from a Nada Surf song "Blizzard Of '77"... "On a plane ride the more it shakes the more I have to let go." A clear reference to a tumultuous relationship. While I have found it easy to let go of some relationships that were no longer positive, others are stored in fast access cache memory, ready at an instant to be recalled and re-lived, with all the attendant emotions intact.

[@maggieshome]

Sammy 🤗 missed you happy 4th July to you an yiur family. Hope all is well 💕

[@sammy_the_uncool2702]

@@maggieshome Missed you too Miss Maggie 💖🙏💕 Thank you so very much! Grill Day! Got the burgers and the brats a- sizzlin' 😎🔥🙌💃 Oh man we are really in the middle of a heat wave right now. It's supposed to get up to 105° Fahrenheit by Saturday- oof! I'll be singing 🎶I Got Lucky🎶 if I 🎶Don't🎶 get a 🎶Fever🎶😄 🎶Have A Happy🎶 weekend Miss Maggie & much love to you & yours 💖💖💖💖💕💕💕💕

[@sammy_the_uncool2702]

@@balovett Let go of relationships that were no longer positive: Aw, Brad 🙏💕 I think we all have been there. It stinks yes. It hurts yes. But unfortunately I think it's just part of the overall human experience, ya know? I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I mean that sincerely 💜 I must look that song up now! Wow just that one line packs an emotional punch. So true! As always, lovely to hear from you Brad 💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙 How are you anyway?

[@SephPlays]

My sammyyy is back 😀 yay! Yaaa there are quite a few Elvis songs that i actually can't listen to either because of the reasons you said. Still great songs but they make you feel sad or blue/whatever Ahhhh so this was layers of Elvis ontop of himself.... Welllll I'm going to have to start to look out for this as this is the first time I've came across this "that i have noticed atleast" never picked up on it in separate ways either!!!

[@ruthsimon7035]

Another beautiful and sad song! ❤ ELVIS voice so emotional and sweet! ! ❤❤❤

[@amandarayray9340]

I have always loved this melancholy song, it makes you feel man ❤❤❤❤❤ I think that is Elvis doing harmony on this

[@sherrisee3752]

Perfection ❣❣❣I feel every word~ oh how he evoke emotions like no other❣

[@debbyschultz1729]

So very emotional!! Sung Beautifully by, "The Elvis!" ❤❤❤❤❤❤!! "Happy 4th of July weekend, Sweety!!!"

[@terrywright8731]

One of my favorite Elvis covers, his live recording from Madison Square Garden is my favorite version.

[@medfordvictra9031]

I love the way Elvis this it's such a besutiful song l love listening to it but every time l hear it l cry but l can't stop listening

[@darrentownend5270]

I have always loved this song , especially the Elvis version but it holds a special meaning for me as it was played at my mother's funeral and it seemed a nice comfort as if she was saying its ok were parting but i am still here in some way, i just wanted to share that little note with you and the Elvis community.

[@Barbara-lb5yt]

Oh Elvis sang so so so beautiful........no one can sing like him......no one. His voice is so very unique and never can be duplicated. Such a sad song and he sings it with real emotion......he was so human, more than a lot of people.

[@WoodsWoman822]

I'ts The Elvis Singing Harmony with himself !! ❤ One of My Favorites !!

[@dannad123]

the ray price version of this song i chose to be played at my dads funeral. he loved it. he loved the elvis version as well.

[@miguela4477]

It makes me feel melancholy and a little nostalgic. Elvis can throw you into your emotions, for sure.

[@jjbud3124]

Written by Kris Kristofferson in 1968. I've always loved this song. One of the best in my opinion. Of course, Elvis is exquisite. It makes me feel nostalgic more than sad, but it certainly is sad.

[@MaryJones-vo5nz]

Beautiful Elvis singing with himself Seph. Double your pleasure. Thanks😍

[@jonpalmer7262]

The studio version was not released until the Elvis 70s Masters box in the 90s. Elvis is doing his own harmony.

[@user-ki6zu3dd5t]

A great great Kris Kristofferson song from his first album. Kris is a real poet !

[@Evangelistos]

A wonderful Song by Kris Kristofferson. I like the Title at least as much in the Elvis Version. His Voice is unique and incomparable to anything. There are so many Singers today who want to sing like Elvis, but no one can do it the same Way. That says it all. Great Reaction from you. #Like!

[@lindabratcher4457]

HIs duets are best with himself.

[@CarolynLuvsElvisForever0910]

I think that was Elvis doing the harmonies. LOL

[@Laura-M-L]

I love this song so much, but yes it’s so incredibly sad. You can hear the sadness and uncertainty of the future. Beautiful and sad.

[@AnnemarieSwarts]

Lovely Country song. A favourite. Elvis' version is tops. I can clearly see the whole scene playing out in my mind.

[@user-gz5xt1lj4t]

this is double Elvis no one but him. He's singing harmony. I was kind glad when he stopped singing so many torch songs. He never spoke one mean world about her in public, wish I could say the same about her. thanks Seph. 😪

[@martine3005]

Elvis makes us feel so emotional ❤️😢

[@florinfrentiu1383]

A great song, and the way E sings it. Just wow.

[@theresacona1328]

BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL SONG 😢❤

[@mandypotts9090]

Lovely sad song … from now on you will notice a lot of “lve lost her and miss her songs

[@ivargran]

As others already said, Elvis sings harmony on this track, one of the very few times he ever did that. In my opinion it sounds very good, and you actually get more of the Elvis than less as you seem to think..lol

[@SephPlays]

This and separate ways "Which i didn't realise at the time" haha

[@sammy_the_uncool2702]

2nd Comment: Song Info: For the Good Times" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, first recorded by singer Bill Nash in 1968 before appearing on Kristofferson's own debut album in June 1970. After a recording by Ray Price became a #1 hit single in June of that year, the song established Kristofferson as one of country and popular music's top songwriters while giving Price his first chart-topping country and western song in 11 years. For the Good Times" continued to be recorded by a number of artists in subsequent years, to popular success. It became a staple of soul singer Al Green's concert repertoire in the 1970s, also featuring as a studio recording on his 1972 album I'm Still in Love with You. A version by Perry Como spent 27 weeks on the UK Singles Chart peaking at #7 in August 1973 and spent 13 weeks on the Irish Singles Chart, peaking at #1 for 2 weeks in November 1973. Kristofferson wrote most of the song in 1968 while on a work-related road trip from Nashville to the Gulf of Mexico. It recounts the end of a love affair, based on a real life experience of his, in a manner that popular music scholar Steve Sullivan said "conveys sadness, acceptance, and longing". An early recording of the song was by Bill Nash on Smash Records in 1968. Kristofferson's own recording appeared on self-titled debut album in April 1970. And that's all I've got for this one Seph & everyone! *Fingers crossed this goes through*

[@user-vy6nc7yq3z]

The amazing Elvis

[@terrymeddings5563]

Elvis wins this from perry Como, just.

[@TAnucci]

💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@kathifielder1110]

Yes, it's sad but still one of my favorites. My reaction to your reaction: thank goodness you were paying attention to the song and weren't distracted by the video. I'm sure you would have felt the need to pause and comment on the blue suits, the red suit, the yellow suit, the white suit, the Army uniform, each everyday outfit, the different hairstyles, the natural hair color, the jewelry, the shirtless Elvis, etc., etc. We would have been here all day while you listened to one word, pause, one word, pause, one word, pause.........Could have turned into your longest-ever reaction! 🤣🤣

[@SephPlays]

I don't look at the videos at all because I'm afraid of spoilers. I've done this since pretty much since day one haha

[@m.stimson3829]

I wish I knew all the Elvis stuff (including the obscure stuff)thank you for sharing this Seph 😢... and speaking of Banger it's also 🔥 Independence day. 🇺🇸🇺🇲🦅

[@kathifielder1110]

No worries, m. stimson! There are countless interviews with and about Elvis, documentaries, articles, concert clips, outtakes, rehearsals, home movies, etc. on the internet and YT. He also made 31 movies. If you Google his discography, you can listen to every song he ever recorded (700+). There have been a ton of books written about him. You just have to sift through all the untruths that are also out there. If you're new to Elvis, enjoy the fascinating and unique journey!

[@SephPlays]

It's taken me every day "Pretty much" for over 2 years to get to where i am now, and thats just all the songs he recorded from 1953 to 1972. I haven't even started to listen to all the other times he sang the same songs yet, and i haven't even watched any of his concerts "In full" nor have i watched all his movies "only listened to the songs" And i haven't even touched his interviews/documentarys. Theres soooooooo much to this man 👀

[@heribertorojas692]

La del MADISON en vivo , es la mejor ❤

[@helenludlow2331]

Yay a double 💣💣 a lot of Elvis's songs were sad songs but they were all very nice to listen to - not heard this version before only live versions so great - I'm think that there is film of Elvis singing this in Elvis on Tour but not 100% sure 🎤🎧🎶💙🎵

[@michaellawliss3049]

Brilliant reaction as always, Seph! 🤜🤛

[@sudeshkrishnan4564]

You're right, Seph; Elvis likes (I'm intentionally using present tense!) voices and instruments all up in the mix. As for the harmony vocal, that is Elvis! He dubbed his harmony vocal on "Separate Ways," too. Elvis was cutting heart-felt songs about partings, loss and loneliness around this period. In my view, he's - unconsciously or consciously - combining the story in the song with the reality of his own pain. Being a sincere singer, his tone has become a little deeper in pain than before.

[@mandyheath1793]

Sad song, one you rarely hear, i think ive only heard the little snippet of this song before on EOT, 🤔 lovely song ❤

[@paulhuggett7503]

Yes it is sad and when you mentioned the past girlfriends and emotional times when you split up i've had so many of them so it does get me. As a song it's one I loved for a time then didn't but eventually always came back to. On the 'live' versions I think it is Charlie Hodge singing with Elvis but Elvis voice is clearer, especially on the Madison Square Garden versions from June 1972. Well done again Seph for another honest reaction. A lot of Bangers left to come though some even after he sadly passed. (like his duets with the ONLY person he could duet with his daughter Lisa Marie) Have a good evening!😀❤

[@dcftcb7764]

👑✌️

[@Jemoh66]

Seph. Elvis is doing his own harmony. Go back and listen closely. It’s him not Charlie

[@robbansa]

Get the f.... off my pillow if you're about to leave me, that's what it made me feel.

[@jjbud3124]

🤣🤣🤣

[@miguela4477]

🤣😂🤣 Thanks; I needed a laugh today. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jennyjorgensen9935]

😂🤣😂🤣😂yep.

[@Barbara-lb5yt]

Rob how come she don't have her own pillow? 😥 Just asking.....

[@SephPlays]

🤣🤣🤣

[@gorse9030]

The second song in a row recorded by Perry Como and a big hit in the UK. Magnificent at every level and the duetting does not bother me, just another variable in the EP portfolio making it more interesting IMHO.

[@balovett]

"That is upsetting man. You can think back on past relationships and whatever, you know, and it's things like... it's just the tiny little things that you actually remember and it comes back to you after you've split up. And it's like, 'Oh, yeah. I used to do that with my girl, my guy, you know, my ex." (1:21) God, when you said this it felt like you were referencing a memory I shared about my ex-bf in the comments just a little while back. I wrote that the most powerful things that I hold dear are the memories of the tender moments we shared. The simplest ones. Falling asleep together, my head on his shoulder, arm resting gently on his chest.

[@SephPlays]

It's nice in way, but scary in another. Nice that you can be understood and sympathised with by people who have been through similar experiences in life. (But scary because it also means nothing we do in life is utterly *Unique* ) If you think about that statement too hard you could go insane 👀

[@balovett]

@@SephPlays And then, of course, there's the multiple parallel universes theory, in which there are copies of us. That truly will make you insane if you think about it too much.

[@SephPlays]

@@balovett Ohh gosh ya! Living out their lives in slightly different ways to ours. what do you think your doppelganger would be up too? 🤔

[@balovett]

@@SephPlays He'd definitely be up to no good. That I'm certain. 😉 Yours?

[@SephPlays]

Up to no good 🤣🤣🤣

[@patticriss2238]

I seldom share my feeling anymore. People Suck, but this one gets ya. Relationships are tough. Can’t imagine trying to be married to Zeus or Poseidon.

[@SephPlays]

Ohhh stuff that!! I wouldn't want to be related to Zeus in any way 😅 you piss him off and you really know about it afterwards 😭

[@allandickson8576]

another studio song not released till the mid 90's - scandalous (though the live version from madison square garden in 1972 is sublime)

[@delladawn1149]

Why do they always have to show Pris What about Ann-Margret, Anita and Linda. He really cared about them also ❤ Also he really never wanted to get married. But then again we wouldn’t have had Beautiful Lisa Marie ❤ Just saying HAPPY 4TH OF JULY SEEING SEPH🎉

[@sallycook]

Elvis, who rarely did his own harmony, did sing harmony on this track as well as Separate Ways. It is interesting that you think it is another singer singing harmony, when it is actually Elvis himself. If you listen carefully, he does change his vocals slightly for his harmony track compared to his main vocals.

[@jennyjorgensen9935]

I agree with you about how sometimes his fantastic voice gets crowded out by others. He definitely is not one for duets. When Priscilla has messed with his music ( which she has done often even though she knew he hated it) she made it worse. Adding other singers is a sin Imo. The worst was when she added Michael Bublé to Fever. Thanks, Seph, for another great reaction. You are the best.❤❤❤

[@Barbara-lb5yt]

Ugh....priscilla

[@susyq810]

Where's my kleenex!!!!!! 😢💔

[@timcarr6401]

Wonderfully done by Elvis. It was done excellently by Ray Price and was a big hit for him. I prefer Dean Martin's version by a tad over that of Elvis.