Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody (Rapid City June 21, 1977) | Reaction

[@colleenluiz3678]

He died six weeks later. Can’t watch this without tearing up.

[@skye67]

You can feel his life leaving him. Not his voice just yet. I am crying from Scotland

[@debraconner2493]

He was so sick here his body failed him but his voice & talent never did ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dorisbrown5528]

He died 6 weeks later. He was so sick, but he tried to give his all.

[@skye67]

Please god so difficult to see him like this and dying

[@patriciaesposito8941]

He was struggling with breathing cuz of his heart. He died six weeks after this performance. He was in pain and very ill at this point. No one like him! Even as he was dying his voice never failed him. RIP

[@ThatGuy-cb3yv]

And he was on a plethora of drugs. This performance breaks my heart, it's so tragic.

[@CWEMorgan]

Elvis died of an allergic reaction, not a heart attack which is commonly believed.

[@christopherone1]

@@ThatGuy-cb3yv yeah, unimaginable amounts of drugs. Shame on his doctors...I mean, did he never get a physical..he also had undiagonsed type 2 diabetes. To see him like this, I can hardly bare it, it breaks my heart.

[@allisonvincent1117]

At the end of the movie when they were on Austin....then switched over to the real performance of Elvis.....busted out crying. He is unhealthy here but this performance gets me every time I watch. Love Elvis!!!! And I also love his verbrado!!!!!

[@margaretstutts4362]

Yes. He needed help and no one helped him.

[@barbarapeck1929]

I’m bawling.. RIP

[@sharonstevek.6797]

He was so ill. I could cry.

[@jaydendowley]

He actually had congestive heart failure whilst performing this song. Amazing how he gets the notes so perfect whilst in such a low state

[@theeggtimertictic1136]

You've beautiful.voice yourself 👍

[@onechillhill5718]

He was always note perfect, voice spanned 3 1/2 octaves. Elvis' bones could still out-sing anyone on the planet.

[@luisquintanar4307]

I have been 44 years Fan of Elvis 👑🎙🎶 actually my 3 soons love Elvis too I have Elvis Tattoo in my Leg

[@BeritMichelsen-w1d]

This is his last perforcemens,but he sing whit all.his heart still❤My heart break for him😢😢

[@lillianthomas8445]

The Goat til the end

[@cathy8964]

Elvis could sing opera!!

[@Simon-80]

He said once he is a normal guy cause he get in his pants one leg after another! Man he was humble. Love him❤

[@sooner1125]

Oh man I’m 39 years old and just watched the movie and I’m mourning his death for the first time 😢 😭 RIP 👑

[@eorozco2720]

He was amazing performer, and he loved performing. He loved his music above everything. I loved this performance. He was amazing and beautiful with the huge, beautiful heart. I prefer not to think of the negative but the positive of how beautiful he was in this song. He was so beautiful and gave his all he was the best, and always will be. This actually was the last performance of this tour. I remember seeing this way back in the day. This definitely was the last song of his performance

[@davidhenricks9715]

Love how this performance ends the Elvis movie. It is such a powerful ending to an amazing movie.

[@wallymarcel1]

It’s a brilliant movie. Have seen it 5 times. The killer was when he ran images of Elvis as a kid (in the movie) along with key clips of Elvis in real life through this song. So emotionally moving.

[@RSpracticalshooting]

shit made me cry, Austin Butler absolutely nailed the role.

[@irisheyes7815]

Watched it numerous times, including this evening. Cried my eyes out at the end… again 😢 Baz and Austin nailed it

[@thebillryan]

Every single reaction ignores how drugged out his mind .All the reactions on youtube bar one. The man was in pain. He was dying and he didn't know it. And preformed probably the greatest performances of his life. Jeez. These reactors arem just culturaly dumb.

[@BeritMichelsen-w1d]

He sing whit all his heart and soul❤Im actually crying for him...u have to know that Elvis is so sick here ❤Its his last performance❤❤

[@theapavlou3030]

This was not his last performance. It is the last *recorded performance. The very last was covertly recorded by a fan

[@howrued1500]

He was dying😔 Literally. Carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. At deaths door… and leaves it all on the field. Both the man & his voice were painfully beautiful, and silenced far too soon😔 My husband was blessed enough to have seen Elvis perform live; what a memory! I hope they packed Col Tom’s casket w plenty of ice water… Or not. Nice reaction; Thank You! Stay safe & love much💖

[@meeraaudio]

He was very sick at this point and knew he wouldn't make it much longer. All the people that leeched on him and yet his voice still prevailed. I would recommend watching the Elvis movie if you get a chance.

[@spicerack4397]

From bumbling around and then throws out that first note and sings those first words. Jesus. So gifted.

[@BeritMichelsen-w1d]

Elvis can sing like an angel❤❤❤

[@upclose22]

Okay…This made me cry🥹🥹🥹👏👏👏👏 He really was a beautiful vocalist. Loved him growing up and was very saddened by his death🙏🙏

[@cmccarreiro]

He sang from the source. Connected he was.

[@mikewencho4520]

ELVIS NEVER LOST HIS VOICE!! TCB⚡️🇺🇸

[@claurettelandsman7880]

I wish you would do a review on his rendition of How Great Thou Art ♥️🎤🎵🇿🇦 love from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@kathyscott6573]

Listen to this in 1973, it’s beautiful, he sick here

[@kathydurow6814]

This was just 2 months or so before Elvis passed in August 1977, so he wasn't in very good shape, but despite that a very creditable performance.

[@AWinkandSmile]

That is probably why he was winded

[@innosanto]

It was one of his best performances lol. His voice was improving all the time.

[@isabel3559]

I find is weird how he died 2 days after anniversary of his mum's death and his dad died exactly 2 years to the day of his last performance 💔

[@cookieo-fin]

FYI- Elvis Presley was a baritone whose voice had an extraordinary compass - the so-called register - and a very wide range of vocal colour. It covered two octaves and a third, from the baritone low-G to the tenor high B, with an upward extension in falsetto to at least a D flat. Also Elvis said he never had a singing lesson. He just started singing when he was a little kid.

[@chrism.c9965]

Elvis's voice was three octaves!

[@alineharam]

Chris MC, and what a joy for the three octaves.

[@mezz444]

I don't believe any other performer could do such a beautiful rendition of this song if they were as unwell as the King at this time. True Legend 🙌💜

[@fannyaime3816]

Agree 👍

[@wren1960]

So sad 57 days later The King was dead, one of the saddest of my life up to that point.❤️❤️

[@christineaiello7993]

So sad I cried for days 😢

[@cathygagnon4760]

​@@christineaiello7993 Me too! 😭 I Loved Everything about him! And my heart was broken when he died!! Bur I knew he was with GOD!!! And his Mama! He sang about seeing her in Heaven in the song Milky White Way!!

[@samhugh4965]

That was Unchained Melody, operatic style. When I saw this in the Elvis movie, I lost it. And each time I hear it, I do the same. Elvis was clearly unwell, high on and addicted to uppers and downers. Gone 6 weeks later.

[@meni8015]

Elvis was clearly struggling here and not in good health. However, that incredible voice was still there. This performance was from a concert aired on TV. I found it hard to watch all of it at the time It was too sad. Legend.

[@ardentynekent2099]

I saw Elvis' final performance. He was bloated and pale. He couldn't remember any lyrics, and he seemed to spend a lot of time over in that corner. It was so damned sad; he was unrecognizable. Even people who'd never seen him were horrified. It's been said that his mother's death haunted and changed him. He missed her terribly. I hope they're at peace now.

[@meni8015]

@@ardentynekent2099 So sad. I couldn't watch it all. My favourite is Elvis's comeback special in 1968.

[@tylerhackner9731]

The king forever

[@ickiedeer-lamb7282]

Shortly before he died. His final performance so he was struggling.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@tibole100]

i loved listening to him...this performance......its just sad ty elvis

[@bobbygregory1007]

This man can put chills on anybody, health declining BUT HE STILL GAVE HIS ALL, just look at the people looking at him, KING ELVIS.

[@Hundhammer]

The King

[@lauderdale77]

Sheesh 😢 music is magic

[@hollywinningham6375]

The crowed was mesmerized as I am everytime I watch this with tears running down my face ....love and miss you E 😭💔❤❤❤

[@as7326]

This was his last performance. I cry every time I watch it.

[@JohnYoung-ls6dd]

there was people in the audience from the music industry, they said it was his best performance of this song he ever did , about 6 weeks before he past , his last concert.

[@peterrobinson525]

til the very end that amazing voice never failed

[@cathygagnon4760]

ELVIS was the KING of all music!!! None can or ever will compare to him!!! And this performance was in 1977 the year he died! GOD ave Elvis a gift for music that can't be duplicated!!!!

[@papito8078]

He was so tired and exhausted from his job, but he still sings amazing when he’s tired such a hard worker and a good artist

[@benjaminconrad3674]

No no he was not tired, he was dying, he died 6 weeks after his whole body was in pain, his organs (especially heart and lungs as far as I know) were failing, he was bloated caused by water and so on. But still his voice is at 300% efficiency

[@jacklafary3398]

sadly the crowd sees it. he's gone here. but can still get it. he's dying here. he doesnt have long left. his systems are failing him. the only thing getting him through is the love of song and being up on stage. the drugs and lifestyle has done it's job and he doesnt get better. best singer ever. best performer ever. God bless him

[@BeritMichelsen-w1d]

He was using all his last strenght on this last song❤😂😂

[@cathytwitty2054]

That man had a voice he could do it all

[@annmeadows5782]

Want to hear Elvis at his peak watch his Hawaii Special! Have it on DVD play often. Thats how I want to remember him. Loved him no matter what ... highs, lows, and heartfelt struggles to this last moment. Cant say enough admiration on his behalf! 💓

[@thechoshow12]

That's the way it is when he was at his peak. The voice and stage movement was unbelievable.

[@RSpracticalshooting]

I have that album on vinyl.

[@shelleydurston6604]

You can tell that he still loved singing! Made him happy!

[@nthdegree1269]

He died soon after. He wasn't well, but his voice poured out as if divinely touched.

[@lesgray8709]

It's just amazing that he could continue at this stage - it just shows how much of a performer and artist he is, as long as his heart still beats he would sing - the passion was still there - that's why he was the King! There will never be another can achieve what he did...

[@hollygranger3734]

This made me so emotional, I wasn’t alive when Elvis was around but my Dad loved him and this made me cry. I can’t wait to watch the new Elvis film!

[@randygibson5331]

the film is amazing!! just watch it

[@christopherone1]

Yeah, me too. My mom loved him...just adored him; she was completely gutted when he died. I'm obsessed with him lately. This makes me cry, seeing him like this.

[@ppresley9208]

It's Elvis ... nuff said !

[@robbansa]

Great reaction, we want much more Elvis.

[@melissavidal2600]

Yes 😁

[@Alyzvettema]

You sir have a wonderful voice ❤️

[@janetsanchez-arias]

Elvis was amazing. His performance here moves me to tears every time-especially knowing that 6 weeks later he’d pass away.🥺🙏🏼❤️ Bravo to your singing as well 👏🏼👏🏼

[@larryadler6035]

And he would be gone from this world in less than 2 months from this day. 🥺

[@williamwilson9283]

Elvis showed great humility, love it

[@tonyarenee531]

I CRY Every Time I WATCH THIS!!!! WE LOST OUR KING ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER THIS I THINK! HE WAS SO SICK HERE!!!! BUT HE GAVE IT HIS ALL AND THAT SMILE!!!!! LIKE HE WAS SO HAPPY AND PROUD!!!! PASSED AUGUST 16, 1977 I WAS 10 AND NEVER SAW MY DAD RIP BREAK DOWN AND CRY TIL THAT DAY!!!!! THE WHOLE WORLD WEPT AND STOPPED!!! WOW I LOVE YOUR VOICE - BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON SPOITIFY?

[@longfootbuddy]

countless people have had tremendous talents, but are only known by those who happen to be close to them.. and to be honest, i prefer it that way in the world.. tho its nice to have an elvis everyone gets to hear too, obviously

[@soniastrounis467]

I weep watching this performance He is dying in front of the vultures but never stops being the king!!!!

[@andreamartino2328]

You have a beautiful voice.

[@boforsyth3172]

I’ve subscribed to you for the same reason I’ve done so with almost a dozen other “reaction people “ . You are on a journey that will constantly amaze you, please you, shock you, bring you to tears, take your breath away, leave you hungry for more and more from this truly phenomenal GIFT FROM GOD millions of us who were so blessed to have grown up and shared his life with all the successes as well as heartaches and pain and struggles ONLY to share his talent and his humanity with us all. Yes he was different, he was beautiful inside and out, he was real, he loved God, family and friends, and FANS, he shared all God blessed him with with everyone . He didn’t know why he was so driven only that he had to share his life and talent and music and the stories that music told us all with the world, he knew deep inside he was meant to bring us together with that message………..he did his job!!!!!!!!! He told the story over and over!!!!!!! And yes he was friends with Ms Jackson and Aretha and many others. Enjoy your journey and especially enjoy Elvis through his powerful music

[@chasitycaddel1187]

Love watching your reactions to Elvis and love that you appreciate and acknowledge what a great vocalist he was. Sadly he passed away 6 wks. after this performance. He was very ill but his amazing voice never failed him.

[@ardentynekent2099]

Poor man! In his last Vegas show, he couldn't remember any lyrics, was very confused, and immensely bloated. I know they had taken him to Hawaiii to get clean. He didn't. He needed someone, anyone to take him to hospital. And they should have kept him there (despite his wishes), until he had completely recovered. Awful, and I don't understand it.

[@SirWinstonFurchill]

Elvis knew he was dying. This song is a prayer to God.

[@debrasycks1423]

He ied a few moths later in August h was very sick and still sounded fantastic

[@redward13]

Hi.. you have a great voice mate.🇳🇿

[@sackofnachos]

Agree with this! Also, great reaction. Elvis' vibrato really was pretty damn amazing, wasn't it? He had such control and never had a single lesson. Definitely operatic towards the end of his life and career.

[@gigimoore3738]

Thank you for focusing on Elvis' vocal performance and not the sad, negative stuff that so many choose to focus on.

[@Rosannasfriend]

I don’t recall hearing his head voice before. That was beautiful.

[@alineharam]

Seriously what great control. He was like an Olympic athlete as a singer. Apollo must have touched his heart so he could sing so well

[@stoneold]

Everytime I am listining to this song, I got goosebumps all over my body. He was the best singer of all times for me.

[@tammycordrey9317]

Humble. You have a pretty voice.

[@shaunhoyme3786]

he never liked being called king he always said there is only one king...jesus christ, thank you for your video it was awesome. have a good summer sir!

[@joesmith6524]

King for ever singing with his heart and soul as always!!

[@donnaqueen8766]

I cry everything I see this! So sick so tired! 6 weeks later he leaves us! Still THE KING NAILS IT!! BEST OF ALL TIME!! RIP MY LOVE 💓 ❤️

[@foltgameeing]

Like you said, he was out of breath. He had indeed just performed a plethora of other songs and was probably exhausted. He was also just a couple of weeks away from dying. He had undiagnosed untreated severe heart problems, he was borderline obese, he suffered from chronic constipation(it may sound humorous but imagine not being able to take a shit for weeks, even months) most likely caused by his extreme amphetamine abuse and was as a whole completely exhausted from touring on the constant. Even though he must've felt like a boulder stuck to a mountain getting up on that stage, he not only got up there but he still gave the people attending the show of a lifetime. He was quite simply the King. God rest his soul.

[@marykay19595]

This makes me cry

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Oh man. There's a reason why I don't watch footage from this last concert very often. Think about this, he was to die 8 or 9 weeks later think about that in your life. What do you have on your calendar for 8 weeks from now. It's so sad. They had him on so many drugs to deal with all these things and then so many side effects. And I don't think he consciously knew he was going to die in 8 weeks, but you can tell something in him new and he gave these just absolutely magnificent performances. It's almost Opera level stuff. My god. It leaves me speechless.

[@cookieo-fin]

Thank you so much for this reaction! This is one of my favourite Elvis songs. ( yes I know it’s not his song) Elvis’s had an amazing range. Long live the King 👑

[@BeritMichelsen-w1d]

I feel really sorry for.him❤❤

[@man_down511]

Was barely able to breath and talk... but when he started singing...

[@tweetnana3]

This makes me cry every time I see it. Knowing he would be gone 6 weeks later. But he always loved his fans and did this to please us his fans.

[@danielpalmer2084]

Elvis wasn't well here, but still smashed it.6 weeks later he was dead. Such a loss.

[@fayestephens-xl7ji]

This makes me cry. He was so sick.

[@susanricart7844]

He was unwell at this time time and passed just weeks later. Still beautiful voice. Breaks my heart.

[@Joshualuv13]

He was a vocal gymnastic Olympian ....think this was bit towards his later years ..he did become slightly on the heavier side like most of rest of us .. loved his humour ..had a very left of centre witt ..long live the king .

[@thechoshow12]

6 weeks before he died. Very emotional

[@AndrewVOdom]

Loved your reaction.. & you can sing so well too. You “hear”’ Elvis as a singer so well.

[@Brian-gz8xt]

Good video...I'd like to see more of these elvis videos with technical analysis such as this..this was 6 weeks before his death. He was in bad physical shape but his singing voice still delivered

[@terrygarcia897]

Keep on rocking man. TX good night Graceland

[@jeannineballman7390]

Although his body was failing him here he still gave all that he had to his fans. He never lost that beautiful voice. He was told to cancel this pwrformance..his respinse..I'm going out there and giving them what they came here for..even if it kills me. He loved his fans as much as we love him. He passed 6 weeks after this and the entire world stopped. This is why he is forever the king. TCB 👑🦩

[@veejoy3]

Love ya brother ❤️✝️🙏

[@cindyk.6462]

Incredible Performance !!!! No matter what his Voice never failed him.....

[@stevedahlberg8680]

As others have said, he was just a few months away from dying at this point. His handlers had him on so many drugs with so many side effects and it's just so tragic. I am so impressed with the fact that his voice and his command of his voice just seem to keep improving right up to when he died. He was in his early forties and at one point in the other video you asked when he died which I'm sure you've looked it up on Wikipedia but I think it was 1977. As far as being underrated as a vocalist, don't forget that James Brown loved him so much and more importantly in a way almost, the Great opera singer Luciano Pavarotti once said of elvis, if Elvis had had any formal vocal training he may well have been the greatest opera singer of that century. That really is something to think about. And for that matter react to some pavarotti! Laugh. Rest in peace king. He was evolving so quickly I have a feeling he would have contributed even so much more to the music scene going forward at least through his 40s and 50s if not longer.

[@clboelcke]

Although his voice stays amazing, when I watch Elvis perform in his later years, I have always thought he looked like a man who was ill, not just on drugs. I am from a medical family, and my dad, a doctor, always thought the same thing. He would comment that Elvis looked like he was on cortisone (which I have recently found out he was for his lungs). You have to watch the video, or read the book, Elvis: destined to die young by Sally Hoedel. She is a professional journalist and a lifetime Elvis fan who always questioned why did Elvis, his mom, and her two brothers, have similar deaths and health issues. She did extensive research into Elvis's family health history and found out that his mother's parents were 1st cousins who married, and as a result, passed on several genetic health issues to Gladys, her two brothers, and Elvis. Elvis suffered from a young boy of insomnia, and bowel issues. We now would be able to diagnose that as Hirschsprung's disease (congenital megacolon) causing terrible constipation and abdominal pain. Sally's research clearly documents that Elvis, his maternal grandmother, and mother all had an autoimmune disorder that affected their liver and lungs. Autoimmune diseases are only recently better understood. However, due to the fact that Elvis grew up really below the poverty line for years, they had no access to medical care. In the early 1970's, Elvis's doctor did try to understand why a man of his age would have so many health issues, but the tests that would have discovered his illness were not developed. There were no CT scans, MRI's, ultrasounds, etc. Therefore, they threw the drugs they had available at his symptoms, without really treating the underlying disease. It was only in his autopsy report that they found out he suffered from an auto immune inflammatory process. Did he take prescription drugs, Yes; but, I think unlike an addict who takes drugs to escape life, Elvis was taking them for real medical ailments that neither he, nor his docotrs totally understood, and that he was trying to figure out how to survive and continue to be Elvis. Sally states in her book: "There are eleven main systems in the human body and Elvis endured disorder/disease in nine of them. His heart (circulatory system), his lungs (respiratory system), and his bowels (digestive/excretory systems) required medication. Insomnia affected his nervous system. The adrenal gland failure and resulting low testosterone are both issues of the endocrine system. His immune system was compromised. His urinary system was not functioning properly. The arthritis that caused Elvis severe pain throughout his body impacted his muscular system and skeletal system. There is clearly more at play here than a dependence on prescription medication when more than eighty percent of Elvis’ bodily systems did not function properly. When we add to that the evidence that I have uncovered proving that of those nine, five-the circulatory (heart disease), respiratory (Alpha 1), digestive/excretory (megacolon), nervous (insomnia) and immune (hypogammaglobulinemia)-were present since birth and certainly prior to the prescription drug use that accompanied fame." Elvis dedicated his life to getting his family out of poverty, and keeping them out. At the end of his life he had more than 100 people on his payroll, and I believe that he was a very ill man who was struggling to continue to provide for those he loved, and to give everyone what they wanted--Elvis Presley. I am thankful that Sally has done some interviews that are posted on KZbin, and has written a book that helps us understand the man, and that gives him back his integrity. He was NOT a dope riddled man. He was an ill man trying to survive, and who wanted to continue to bless the world with his unique gifts. Baz Luhrman got this wrong in his movie.

[@susantresidder9928]

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[@susantresidder9928]

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[@blueday6890]

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[@texasmamaw6555]

Great vid. Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️❤️

[@shaneherian3638]

The singing was fantastic and Elvis sounded good as well.

[@andreagreen3275]

Daaang!!! You have a beautiful voice!!! I wanted to hear you sing it. Lol

[@antoniocunha8772]

remenber the king , tnks from brasil weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee