First Time Hearing Elvis- “Rock A Hula Baby from Blue Hawaii” Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here.. This is mine and my Husband's FAVORITE ELVIS film...Thanks Guys!!,!❤️💕

[@AsiaandBJ]

Our pleasure!

[@MaryJones-vo5nz]

Thanks guys good to see you on the Elvis train. Elvis did 31 movies but his best were, "King Creole". " Loving You, jailhouse Rock" and "Flaming Star.". I own them all. Be Blessed

[@catwhisperer9489]

His mother was played by Angela Lansbury, who died, recently, at, like, 92!! She was a highly revered actress (I adored her), and, interestingly, British---puttin'-on a Southern accent, here. ❤️

[@shirleycarr5387]

Elvis starred in 31 movies,great charisma jailhouse rock. King creole. , viva Las vegss. , follow that dream. Blue Hawaii. On and on.

[@donnabannister793]

Love ELVIS❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@gerardroll6468]

Asia, BJ… A mutual love of Elvis is what helped bring my wife & I closer together just after we first met. We’re both huge fans of the King & his music is timeless & will live on forever ✊️👑

[@KittCrescendo]

Blue Hawaii is one of my all time faves. That and Viva Las Vegas.

[@donnastupka7507]

💙🌴ELVIS🌴💙

[@jayeginn5963]

His mom was played by Angela Lansbury (who passed away in 2022 at the age of 96) who was only a little under 10 years older than he was, LOL. She was most recently known from the Murder She Wrote TV series.

[@stevepomeroy-rockin-pa-realtor]

Elvis’ movie Blue Hawaii was so popular because This classic came out when Hawaii became a new state in the US! The Polynesian people really respected Elvis. He didn’t just do the movie and leave. He played the largest concert in recorded history there “aloha from Hawaii” let everyone in for FREE, then asked the audience for donations for a local cancer fund for a the family of a famous local Hawaiian singer and actor

[@marion_R]

Thank you very much for this amazing information! He was such a great human being!

[@s.mcpherson6354]

Thanks, that's good context for others who forget that Hawaii had to officially become a state not that long ago. That said, it wouldn't rank as the largest concert in recorded history anymore. Not with things like Metallica getting 1.6 million people in Moscow, or U2 getting 2 million in Ireland.

[@williamquinlan6153]

@@s.mcpherson6354 the concert he mentioned is referred to as the Aloha from Hawaii concert which was the first of its kind to be simulcast all over the world by satellite. The audience was estimated at 1 billion plus in '73.

[@stevepomeroy-rockin-pa-realtor]

@@s.mcpherson6354 Elvis got 1.75+ Billion - the first satellite 📡 worldwide broadcast for a concert by a renowned Musician. More people saw Aloha From Hawaii than saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon 🌙. Fact.

[@s.mcpherson6354]

@@williamquinlan6153 Yes, I'm very familiar with it. But he wrote: "He played the largest concert in recorded history there," which means the largest concert, not the largest TV audience. If he meant that, it would have been clearer to say "he recorded the concert there, and it was broadcast to, at that time, the biggest TV audience in history. And it held that record until concerts like Live Aid, which included many musicians, not just one." I'm not trying to take anything away from Elvis. But as a concert, it doesn't hold that record anymore. And frankly, as a former TV executive, the numbers back then were who they broadcast to. Very few countries had ratings boxes to tell them who was watching what, so those were guesses more than real numbers. But that doesn't take anything away from Elvis's very real worldwide appeal, or the concert's very real historical significance. I just enjoy clarity in language in this era of people being easily misunderstood.

[@jamesdagenais6494]

Elvis had a lot of smooth moves with his singing in his movies.

[@magnuslofgren2441]

Remember that when Elvis started artist's stood still on stage and just sang their songs

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love the king of rock n roll

[@mariasantos-kf9pe]

My favorites are Bossa Nova Baby from Fun in Acapulco and Return to Sender from Girls, Girls, Girls

[@mikeobrien2451]

Very true

[@gerardroll6468]

LONG LIVE THE KING!! 👍😁

[@Land-Shark]

Ha! The "old" lady at the beginning of the video, the husband called her "Mother" (she called him "Father"), is Angela Lansbury of "Murder, She Wrote". And she is all of 36 years old in this movie in 1961 (she was a year older than my mom). Elvis played her son while he was really only 10 years younger in real life (Elvis was 2 years younger than my dad).

[@ggvno167]

Guys if you have a chance watch Elvis Presley and Ann Margret performing together - talk about chemistry - WOW !!

[@michaeldeblasio8201]

You can also check out the song "The Bossa Nova" from the movie Fun in Acapulco he performs.

[@carson9359]

Blue Hawaii is one of my favorite movies. Love this song!

[@cindyphifer970]

Love Elvis, love the song and the movie Blue Hawaii

[@JACKPAVAL]

Man! His greatest performance was Aloha from Hawaii. Over 1 Billion watched that Performance Live on tv . More people watch the Aloha from Hawaii performance than they watched the First man walk on the moon. Check it out!!!

[@ruthsimon7035]

ELVIS had tje moves, looks and beautiful voice! I loooooove ELVIS! Thank you!

[@kathyharze760]

Great reaction yes Elvis did have some smooth moves King Creole is great some great songs in it he did a lot of great songs in his movies Return to sender from Girls Girls Girls Bossa nova from Fun in Acculpulco Trouble and Crawfish from King Creole many more list is endless 31 films he made and 2 documentaries I only need Elvis on tour 72 got the rest thank you both 😀

[@faithnyou1732]

I LOVE the old Elvis movies, and I sure hope you all react to some of them soon! Thanks for this reaction! ✌💙✌

[@jayce711]

Oh yea some Elvis!! What a treat!! Yes, Elvis got moves!!

[@badbrad]

He is slick.

[@lissalois1822]

A better movie to see would be King Creole which was Elvis’s favorite movie and also was considered his best by critics

[@ericwilliams1031]

Elvis movies were all formula campy fun. The lady playing his mom later played Jessica Fletcher on the TV show Murder She Wrote.

[@michellem2912]

Great Elvis song.

[@marypenebaker898]

Always been my favorite Elvis movie. ❤️❤️

[@ElvisRose_]

Blue Hawaii produced the timeless classic "Can't Help Falling In Love" and is a great movie.

[@willow0828]

One of my favorite Elvis’s performances. 0:26

[@rosemarywatson1231]

I never saw Blue Hawaii but I have seen others. Viva Las Vegas, King Creole, and Fun In Acapulco are my favorites.

[@kenpatton8761]

I too loved the old Elvis movies. This one along with Kid Galahad and Jailhouse Rock were my favorites. The first thing I said to my wife when we finally took a vacation to Hawaii was “they sure named the movie “Blue Hawaii” right! I’ve never seen water that blue! And every wave hitting the beach had a rainbow on top of it! Friggin AWESOME!!! Cheers and Aloha!

[@richardmartin9565]

I worked with a young guy who'd just got married. He was saying he and his wife had Evils tickets. I thought yeah ok. When he got the photos developed I was stunned. They had seats right in front of the stage, and great shots of Elvis. Elvis died several months later.

[@garytom1935]

He could dance and song at the same time, 🎤👌

[@melaniesander2569]

Great reaction on Elvis! Please find some time to check out ( Elvis-Bossa Nova baby-2:25 ) from the movie Fun In Acapulco 1963 that dancing you noticed swinging back and forth he does that move and more SO FAST HOLD ONTO YOUR SEAT AND HAT 😂 you’ll enjoy watching this one!!🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺😊

[@michaellawliss3049]

Awesome Awesome reaction. Missed your Elvis reactions! 🙏🤗🤗🫂❤️🔥🔥

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Elvis was one of the first donors to the USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor Hawaii...he asked not to be mentioned in funding at the time. He gave 200, 000 dollars, which at that time equates to a million plus. He loved the Island, and escaped there through out his career.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

@Cheryl Spencer 😂

[@williamquinlan6153]

He didn't donate, he raised the money by performing a charity show which would be his last live performance until the 68 Comeback Special.

[@surlechapeau]

Asia & BJ, you'll love his "Burning Love" and "Hounddog" !!

[@timcarr6401]

Elvis did 31 acting films. This was a fun song, but it's not among his best. Did you already do "Can't Help Falling In Love" or "Hawaiian Wedding Song" from the same movie? They are classic songs.

[@tarae5076]

I love this!

[@cindyerick2968]

Blue Hawaii is one of my favorite movies from Elvis.

[@jenniferwoodruff5288]

This is one of my favorite Elvis movies!! The music is fantastic also another song from that movie is I can't help falling in love! You will love Rock a Hula baby

[@lauralebel3195]

my 3 favorite movies from Elvis is Girl Happy, Blue Hawaii and G I Blues

[@richr2716]

Awesome job❤

[@ronaldackerman7383]

I would really like to see both of you reacted Love me tender live from Las Vegas BJ you said you would like to be Elvis you would see what Elvis as a player got to wait with Asia how would you react if you were in the crowd with Elvis coming to you, thank you guys for your reaction you do make me smile

[@williamquinlan6153]

I've missed your guys' Elvis reactions. It's refreshing to enjoy this one. The dynamic in this scene is that the parents of Elvis's character wants him to join the family business but he wants to start one of his own with his girlfriend. His girlfriend is indigenous which his mother may be resistant to. I'd like to request a reaction to the medley from the 68 Special which includes samples of Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, and All Shook Up. In black leather it's very dynamic! Or you might consider the video for Mean Woman Blues which is an even better Elvis scene from the movie Loving You '57. Then you'll really see moves!

[@teresabunting6364]

Blue Hawaii is my favorite movie.

[@catbeck2038]

You got rhythm 🌈🌴🎵🎶

[@teri7398]

It was said that Elvis loved Hawaii. I supposed after filming there be became fond of it.

[@db90990]

ELVIS: Bossa Nova Baby/The Lady Loves Me/YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE/THE WONDER OF YOU/WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES/JUST PRETEND

[@hitman456]

The proceeds from this movie helped build the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor.

[@aletmartins6940]

That was Angela Lansbury from Murder she wrote. She also had a beautiful voice.

[@davidramrut5002]

His best movie in my opinion was "Follow That Dream"; probably his best acting (he wasn't known for that), and some of his best songs.

[@dannycasson1551]

I remember listening to this album bc my mom used to play it all the time when I was young! Some of his movies were pretty cheesy but this one got great reviews. Rest In Paradise mom.

[@BrandonFromLYT]

Elvis did far more than a dozen movies, 31 to be exact.

[@dagmar.6954]

"Rock-A-Hula Baby" is from one of my favorite Elvis Presley's movie Blue Hawaii (1961). That movie is full of great songs including "Can't Help Falling In Love".

[@scottvanhille5688]

I assume you'll be reacting to his Blue Hawaii film in the future. Elvins has left the building with this performance haha. Nice request Beth. Btw, that was the actor Angela Lansbury from Murder She Wrote, Beauty And The Beast, Bedknobs And Broomsticks and many other films.

[@ORagnar]

2:00 The mother is Angela Landsbury, who is British, so she's doing an American accent. Great job! 3/8/23

[@cubfan2537]

Check out the Bossa Nova Video!

[@carollittle1059]

Saw every movie he made! Saw him live twice! That's iconic Angela Landsbury playing his mother who just recently passed away. One movie to watch is Flaming Star. Elvis wanted to do more serious movies, but his manager cornel tom parker wouldn't let him. Parker was domineering.

[@taramahoney2412]

You both really need to see Elvis and Ann Margret together in Viva Las Vegas. The is one of his best movies. The chemistry between him and Ann Margret is really undeniable.

[@earthwisdomhelps]

In case you don't know, if you are curious where Elvis got that way of dancing watch interviews with his childhood friend Sam Bell.

[@davidwalker683]

Guys you just react to - trying to get to you. From the 68 comeback special..

[@armandonieves1277]

check out "Gospel Production Number (‘68 Comeback Special )"

[@Calmontheoutside]

Check out Ann Margaret and Elvis in the movie “Viva Las Vegas”-“Hot Dance” is a must see!

[@magnuslofgren2441]

You need to remember that when Elvis started artist's stood still on stage and just sang their songs, Elvis got a lot of hate from people that he moved around and especially that a surten area moved to ;) Elvis was a natural blond though, he had Sandy Blonde hair and Blue eyes, he dyed his hair black...

[@stacymoore9836]

Elvis’s girlfriend was supposed to be half Hawaiian. His mother didn’t like him to date an island girl. The party was a welcome back party for him. The mother in the movie was Angela Lansbury, who played in murder she wrote. But I was playing his mother, and she was only nine years older than him.

[@Guitaural.]

Ha! Those 60's Elvis movies were fun, but they sure kept him out of music for much of the 60s till he finally got fed up. That 'Colonel' manager of his just wanted to keep the checks coming in. When Elvis came back he hit hard - Kentucky Rain, In the Ghetto, Suspicious Minds... It's cool to have his fun little 60's movies around, but wish he'd have stayed in the studio doing great tunes. Can't have everything I guess...

[@abhenson3790]

Hey Asia and BJ.....Yes, first he did about 30 movies.....Second, the great Angela Lansbury who plays his mother was only nine years older than Elvis......she was cast often as an older woman

[@michaelegnatowicz7985]

If you enjoyed Rock-A-Hula checkout Trouble from the movie King Creole

[@joewiley62]

Blue Hawaii.....do a reaction to it ....one of his best....

[@catherinepage2676]

Love this song. Awesome. One of the best movie soundtracks. Check our King Creole too.

[@MamaBe1963]

Hawaiian Wedding Song sung at my wedding in 1966.

[@Sergio54321]

A dozen movies BJ? Elvis Presley starred in 31 movies!

[@sandrabraswell6352]

You think that scene was good, you should see the Can't Help Falling in Love song he sings to his girlfriends grandmother. So beautiful!

[@fyoutube4226]

The cheesy songs from Elvis's movies still rule. He's Elvis. The end.

[@deepfriedscotsman2860]

Another one you should try is GI Blues a great song and another great film

[@johnlillis1161]

Back at you guy's for that Grand Funk Railroad Black Licorice Live Video or Edgar Winter & Johnny Winter Tobacco Road Live Video don't know what your missing with these two songs thanks

[@jamesdamiano8894]

Elvis had a bunch of great songs from movies he starred in. Unfortunately the movies themselves weren't exactly great, really cheesy. He got really tired of these films and really wanted much better roles, but Colonel Parker wouldn't let him. Here are some really good movie tunes to check out. Of course "Viva Las Vegas" and "Jailhouse Rock", "Return To Sender", "Wooden Heart", "Shoppin' Around", "Follow That Dream", "Mexico", "Poison Ivy League", "Puppet On A String", "Fun In Acapulco", and "Doin' The Best I Can". Elvis was the man! Since you mentioned his legs moving, I think I suggested before that you guys really need to watch the official video of Elvis Costello doing "Pump It Up". I promise you guys will get a kick out of it.

[@garymccandless465]

Elvis’s female match was Ann Margret in Viva Las Vegas.

[@christarpley6861]

My dad loved Elvis and I like him too and actually he made 32 movies but not all of them were good

[@PsalmS-vi8zl]

❤❤❤😉🙂🙂😍😍😍

[@robrobertson4619]

I used to love the old Elvis movies! You didn’t have to analyze for deep meaning, just enjoy! 😁 Some may say his old movies were “corny” but sometimes that’s just what we need! 😉

[@donrogers1337]

Probably the best of the Elvis movies. Angela Lansbury (the mother) stole the movie. She was a laugh riot.

[@marypenebaker898]

He was a GI you came home from the army with very wealthy parents who owned a pineapple. Poor Native Hawaiian girls wear not good enough for Chadwick. 😂

[@donvito2682]

When John Lennon was a teenager in the 1950s he thought Elvis was awsome. After the Beatles became famous John wanted to meet Elvis, although Elvis didnt feel the same way about the Beatles. I remember seeing two of Elvis's concerts on TV that was broadcasted live. One in 1968 and the other in 1970. In 1968 Elvis appeared on stage in a black leather jacket. I was 8 years old at the time, I thought he was super cool. I think that was the same year he did a movie with Mary Tyler Moore. My grandparents didnt like Elvis, they said he was a slob. They were more into Andy William's, Laurence Welk, Perry Como and Bing Crosby.

[@williamquinlan6153]

When the Beatles met Elvis in '65 there was no resistance and no animosity. The remarks from both parties for that meeting was favorable. Neither Presley nor the Beatles said anything differently. A contradictory statement was put out by a press agent trying to sell a book who had no info or personal contact with the parties. It just became another urban myth.

[@barbararobinson8013]

It wasn't the music that gave mother a headach it was the fact that Miley was there

[@davidmazon7516]

Elvis with pom-poms. LOL

[@Hopefully_Sohyang]

🤩

[@BJ17.]

Love yalls reaction.. Please react to the JACKSONS.. Walk right Now 1980 Triumph album Lyrics video please 🙏

[@Atomas31]

You should review his song "love me tender "...

[@damienpimentel5514]

You need to do lost by linkin park.... if you listen to them back then... then you gonna want this

[@loisrogers9042]

Was the catty woman played by Angela Lansbury?

[@williamgyles4015]

Hey y'all greetings from Oklahoma City it wasn't the music that was bothering Mom it was the girl her bigotry was showing through My Li wasn't the right "type" of girl for her boy

[@badrigravesande6952]

Elvis the pelvis

[@tammyjackson3113]

His mom didn't like her cause she was an Island Girl.

[@claudehopper8290]

Check out Peace in the Vally. Elvis. Then compare to Bob Joyce. Same song

[@grahammalcolm7130]

Blue hawaii is a great movie . Unfortunately it made so much money it set the standard for poorer movies later on .

[@Coolrockndad]

He did 31 movies not a dozen.