Elvis Presley- In the Ghetto *FIRST TIME REACTION*

Elvis Presley- In the Ghetto FIRST TIME REACTION

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@jennyjorgensen9935 Жыл бұрын

Elvis was raised in a ghetto and his family was very poor. Even after they moved to Memphis, he lived in the projects until he made his first recording at 19 and started making enough money to move his parents to a house of their own. He never forgot where he came from. You would love the video of "Don't from rehearsals 1970 LasVegas/ Resync with Don't with the Philharmonic Orchestra". Anything from 1968 Special is 🔥 Love your reactions to Elvis. Thanks!!❤❤

@adoseofjoy1 Жыл бұрын

Awesome info!👏🏽 Thank you so much for sharing!🥹🙏🏽

@mvdh877 9 ай бұрын

What ghetto did Elvis grow up in? He grew up in a 1 room house in Tupelo, but it was not a ghetto

@dimitrisnikoloulis4071 2 ай бұрын

So he knows very well from a poor life in a ghetto. So lyrics had a meaning to him . Hard cycle of life.

@lady4vols 2 ай бұрын

@@mvdh877 after his father went to prison they lived in the projects. He was in prison a few years and it wasn’t until he got out that they moved to Memphis and still lived in projects then. Googles your friend research it.

@victorjohnson7512 8 ай бұрын

One of the backup singers was Cissy Houston, Whitney's mom (Dionne Warrick's sister).

@lady4vols 9 ай бұрын

Elvis record label and Colonel Parker didn’t want him to do this song, but Elvis was raised in the Ghetto and felt he maybe could help by singing this song, Elvis never forgot where he came from and always helped others. They didn’t want him doing anything about social injustice, but Elvis wouldn’t give it up. It was presented to Sammy Davis Jr. and he turned it down, he said he had never experienced what the song was about, but told them Elvis had and that’s how he ended up recording it.

@markmyers6472 2 ай бұрын

And it is important to note that the song was written by country singer/songwriter Mac Davis from Lubbock Texas.....

@mvdh877 9 ай бұрын

Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935, to Vernon and Gladys Presley. Born in a two-room house built by his father, grandfather and uncle, Elvis was one of twin brothers born to the Presleys. His brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn. Elvis grew up in Tupelo surrounded by his extended family including his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Financially, times were hard on Vernon and Gladys, and they had to move out of the house where Elvis was born when he was only a few years old for lack of payment. Vernon and Gladys worked various jobs while in Tupelo and moved several different times during the thirteen years they resided in Mississippi.

@shirleycarr5387 Жыл бұрын

More elvis please

@kathymartin6528 Жыл бұрын

Mac Davis wrote it sweetie but I can tell you that Elvis used to sneak out and watch through the windows of the clubs and was drawn to the music and touched by the things going on around him as a child of the Era. That's why he bought his mama a pink Cadillac

@mandym4324 5 ай бұрын

You would absolutely LOVE "Trying To Get To You" from the '68 Comeback Special. He is wearing a leather suit...so hot! Also....from the same special...Elvis singing a tribute to MLK..."If I Can Dream". He is wearing a white suit in that song. The man was way ahead of his time. Will never be another one like Elvis.

@loritoigo8020 Жыл бұрын

He was advised not to do this song. It was the 60's and he had his way of telling the story. There were times when a venue refused to let his black back up singers in and he'd refuse to play. They let him in! Best artist ever..

@vivianwilson7183 8 ай бұрын

Every song that Elvis sings he makes you feel. (Happy, Sad, Love, etc.) R.I.Paradise Elvis! 😇🙏🏽💖

@mvdh877 9 ай бұрын

finally someone who doesn't regularly stop the video after 40 seconds or so

@DarkSkies72 10 ай бұрын

Elvis wasn’t a song writer. He was a singer and the most underrated music producer in history.

@MrAlanfalk73 Жыл бұрын

One of Elvis great talents was that he sang a song with so much feeling that he made you feel it too. He could sing ANYTHING to perfection, rockabilly, rock n roll, country, blues pop, christmas music, Gospel and even semi opera. And you put that together with his looks, mannerism, stage performance, clothing style and you have the GOAT. Hell even his hairstyle (from the 50') was voted as the most iconic hairstyle! Also I once read a book about Charisma and the writer used Elvis as the prime example.

@depper Жыл бұрын

Elvis started singing about the REAL LIFE ISSUES coming from where HE came from, the GHETTO. In his case not Chicago but EAST TUPELO, SHAKERAG, and MEMPHIS DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND SEGREGATION. Elvis first grew up in a SHACK with no running water or electricity. So poor that his TWIN BROTHER that died at birth was buried in a SHOEBOX, that is all the Presleys could afford to do. THAT is POVERTY. Not even 10 years later rap music was born speaking on the SAME issues. Grandmaster Flash played parties and collaborated with rappers such as Kurtis Blow and Lovebug Starski. In the late 1970s, he formed his own group. The original lineup consisted of Cowboy (Keef Cowboy), Melle Mel (Melvin Glover), and Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover), and the ensemble went by the name "Grandmaster Flash & the 3 MCs". Cowboy created the term hip hop. Elvis innovated in EVERY DECADE he lived. He had a short career and even shorter life, but what HE DID with his extremely limited time, he changed the world and made success int he music business MUCH MORE DIVERSE.

@adoseofjoy1 Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t have agreed more!🙌🏽 Thank you for sharing!🙏🏽

@russjohnson2478 Жыл бұрын

Mac Davis, the songwriter, was a friend of Elvis’. Not a bad talent, himself.

@adoseofjoy1 Жыл бұрын

Yes definitely an awesome songwriter for sure!🙌🏽👏🏽

@robbansa Жыл бұрын

Of course do more Elvis, nice reaction.

@adoseofjoy1 Жыл бұрын

Glad u liked it!🤗 More to come!

@carolyn_sm7182 8 ай бұрын

Another song along the same theme is If I Can Dream, it was meant to honor MLK and JFK..Elvis sang it at the end of his 68 Comeback special. Its a beautiful song and you can tell it meant a lot to Elvis. A lot of my favorite Elvis music is his gospel music.. You Gave Me a Mountain, How Great Thou Art, are just two of my favorites but there are many more too.

@kathyharze760 Жыл бұрын

Elvis was a great story teller and why he was the Goat 🐐 he was a joy to watch thank you a great reaction more Elvis you can't go wrong Walk a mile in my shoes is another great song with a message 😊

@stevelobban2766 Жыл бұрын

Patterns repeat if Core problems are not addressed. Cool and wise message

@michaellawliss3049 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING REACTION MY DEAR! ❤🤗💋

@frankhuggins9856 Жыл бұрын

I lived in the GHETTO for most of my life I am now 54 years old in OCTOBER all I had in my life was my MOM I don’t know what my dad looks like I don’t know if some of the people live’s in TAMPA FLORIDA but I lived in GRANT PARK COLLEGE HILL SULPHUR SPRINGS so I do know what it is like to live in the GHETTO { GOD BLESS YOU }

@mikem957 Жыл бұрын

I love your personality! ❤

@adoseofjoy1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!🥹🙏🏽

@George-ux6zz Жыл бұрын

Cissy Houston was one of his backup singers. Yup, Whitney's mom.

@boofuls 10 ай бұрын

Yes,the sweet inspirations

@BarbaraVale214 7 ай бұрын

Enjoyed your reaction ... a sad and tragic story and your face expressed it ... sorry to say I immediately shut off .some other reactors who are laughing and carrying on like they haven't heard a single word being sung. Elvis knew the meaning of extreme poverty ... he lived it!!

@lady4vols 2 ай бұрын

@@BarbaraVale214 yes he did.

@caseytripp8768 7 ай бұрын

You need to react to. We are the world 🌎 plzz 🙏

@ivansavoie3190 Жыл бұрын

Should check out Elvis and the Black Community if you haven't already

@rickbias7645 11 ай бұрын

Written by Mac davis

@th.burggraf7814 7 күн бұрын

How about a reaction on the Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch?

@christineoneal Жыл бұрын

You should react to Austin Butler singing this song. It was a deleted scene. Hopefully it will be included in the Director's Cut in a couple years.

@derrickmartin8201 8 ай бұрын

Ce Ce Peniston and the Tom's Dinner song

@jessieball6195 11 ай бұрын

Viewers of this video should not get caught up in the (subtle) movements by Elvis when reacting to this particular song. The message is the most important thing about it, not about how it may look to you/me. It is about the sad, stark reality of living in poverty for many in our country-no matter what their ethnicity or color.

@Gordonroyce 8 ай бұрын

Where are you? Hello from Brasil.

@sunnycrocker6016 Жыл бұрын

Please watch community black eccept Elvis echo part 1n2 to get to know the real Elvis love n miss till the end✌️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Жыл бұрын

why? it is all a lie.

@mohamedlahmar7900 3 ай бұрын

What happened to her?

@jeannemyatt3574 10 ай бұрын

No he didn't write it. Mac Davis wrote it but Elvis was the right singer for song.

@arcyhicks8335 2 ай бұрын

Having read some angry A.A. commenters, and not to be overly pedantic, but this needs to be made very clear. "Ghetto" is not slang for "Po black folk".....The term is German. Ghettos were 1st used as population control centers. Nazis would force 100s of 1000s of Jews into the least developed, worst kept section of a city. Then, just for the privilege of still being able to breathe, they imposed extremely oppressive rules upon them. In 1960s America, those (racially universal) who lived in what was originally dubbed "The Projects" adopted the term "The Ghettos".....Modern A.As, God loves ya and so do I. But, you need to get over yourselves. Suffering and poverty strikes at the heart of every racial group. And not everything is specific to you.