FIRST TIME reacting to Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream | BabantheKidd ('68 Comeback Special)

[@paulasmith3179]

Elvis sang this after the great Martin Luther King Jr and Bobby Kennedy had been assassinated. It touched on their dreams for this country.. Elvis's wife said that he greatly admired both men and that he would listen to Martin 's speeches over and over. Please react to In The Ghetto live 1970 in Las Vegas. thank you for your Elvis reactions

[@samhugh4965]

Elvis’s most important song he ever sang.

[@debbyschultz1729]

This song touched Elvis so much that he ending up laying on the floor and crying!!

[@ppresley9208]

Elvis was , and still is , and always will be THE MAN ...TCB forever !

[@charrie8549]

More like this. More Elvis.

[@user-gz5xt1lj4t]

He grew up in a poor black neighborhood. He loved black gospel, it was his favorite music, you need to see "Elvis Presley and the Black Community" then you will understand how much heat he took in the 50's. It was a really racist era, the white stations wouldn't play black music he changed that. He was a advocate for black singers like James Brown and Jackie Wilson. He loved everybody, he wanted people to get along. He was a generous humanitarian, see "Elvis Presley King of Kindness". You guys are fun to watch. Thanks and be Blessed.

[@jobydogwhisperer4163]

One of the best entertainers I have ever seen. I kept thinking others would come along but no one ever did. He is still the KING. Just amazing in person. He had it all.

[@lindseym3810]

I love and respect Elvis so much. He was genuinely a great man.

[@teeheeteeheeish]

He's the King for a reason

[@user-hg6gd7rq2m]

Simply Iconic beyond words! Chills to my spine!

[@pennyyoung3166]

Excellant reaction love Elvis for many reasons his heart and compassion for others and fellow people please watch Elvis and the black community the echo will never die thank you

[@grandma1523]

Every time I see and hear this video I get goosebumps. Elvis put his heart and soul into this song. Another 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥reaction guys ❤️❤️❤️

[@mzblue7214]

Listen to Trying To Get To You '68 comeback special! Soooooo good! Love this man!

[@mikesba]

Check out Elvis Presley and the Black Community - that echo shall never die”. It provides some background of Elvis roots He was born and raised in predominantly poor, black neighborhoods, sang Gospel at a Black Baptist church & loved gospel, soul, rock & roll as his favorite genres.

[@magnuslofgren2441]

He says thank you and good night and you can here him breath heavy, so you know that it was LIVE, just play 5 more seconds of the video!!!

[@leslieporter9228]

Thank you so much for not pausing this amazing performance from The KING!

[@kerrypapworth1526]

This beautiful man was beyond great💕 Hello from Australia 🇦🇺

[@ivxample]

Boys Elvis came from the church in the deep south. Went back to his roots on this song in honour of the great MLK. Respect.

[@user-ix2hi7oj9k]

That man’s spirit and soul just about, jumped out of that body.

[@Mariethename99]

Beautiful reaction guys. A beautiful song has a powerful message of hope and unity.... This song was a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr and Bobby Kennedy. Through his music, Elvis was protesting against racism & inequality... His manager Parker didn't want him to sing it, because he was afraid of the backlash, but Elvis fought everyone for it, and Elvis sang his heart out... Bravo Elvis 👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️

[@GrandPalaceProductions1]

You should do a review of Elvis on Tour 1972 the full thing, its so good

[@scsu5085]

- - - - I've heard nearly every Elvis song in the past 50 yrs and I still maintain this song seemed to have the most focus of all of them. Elvis had his own views and seldom shared them, but this was one of a few times he felt compelled to open up. Just to show he was well balanced in his issues, he also felt moved to write a very partriotic letter to the President in 1971 expressing concern over social upheaval. My point?..... somewhere between "If I Can Dream" and his letter to Pres Nixon, is where Elvis was in his heart.

[@carolhayar3037]

BACKGROUND INFO for the SONG: As per Steve Binder, the producer-director of the '68 special, Elvis, Binder & others were together in the studio when they heard noise coming from the TV in the next room; it was the TV news broadcast that Robert Kennedy had just been assassinated. Binder, Elvis, et al sat up until about 4 a.m. talking about the turmoil in the world at that time w-Elvis expressing his thoughts & feelings. Binder asked songwriter Walter Earl Brown to compose a song based on those discussions. It is not a dedication to any one person or persons but a song notable for its similarities to Martin Luther King’s wish for a world of peace and harmony. The red tie was for the blood shed in Vietnam. See the video "Gates of Graceland: Secrets of the '68 Special" for the entire story of the '68 special, + all of Steve Binder's video interviews regarding the culmination of the song & the entire making of the special. A little story that Steve Binder related regarding the '68 special which took place in the dressing room right before Elvis was due to go on: Elvis was extremely nervous and he told Binder that he didn't know any of the songs, he forgot all the words, & wasn't going out there, & Binder said "I don't care if you walk out, just say hello & then walk off, but you ARE going out." And out he came.

[@user-ty6cz6jc1f]

It does this old battered soul good to see young black lads taking time out to listen to him. He did several gospel albums the man loved all peoples. You cut the tape about 5 seconds short at the end he says thankyou and you can hear how he really saaang that song. Best wishes from across the pond boys.

[@michellejackson6679]

I remember like yesterday the day Elvis died.. my Mom lost it.. I was 10.. this song came out when I was 1... But Mom had me and my sister taping every radio tribute to Elvis.. This was my favorite song.. but I was a 10 yr old white girl.. didn't realize the meaning of this song till 10 15 yrs later. This is powerful.

[@user-kt8sd8po7f]

Played this song at mothers funeral. She loved everyone. Beautiful ❤️

[@christinemorel696]

❤your reaction to The G.O.A.T. he sang his heart out for this tribute for Martin Luther King Jr,and Robert Kennedy, when they got murdered in 1968 God bless you young man 👑💐🌹🕺🎸🎤🥁🎼🔥🇵🇷🇺🇲❤🙏

[@catherinepage2676]

He was raised on Gospel. That's how he gets so much emotion in his songs & what sets him apart. Try How Great thou Art. In the Ghetto is also an amazing heartfelt song.

[@mamabear9325]

We need as many young people as possible, knowing that we, as a generation, were struggling to keep the positive momentum brought by MLK in the forefront of our moving forward, united, as Americans. I truthfully believe this song should be seen and heard. Lately, it seems like that giant step we all took has steamrolled right back over us. ❤ 🇺🇸 ❤

[@sylviamiller9956]

More Elvis!!!!!

[@magnuslofgren2441]

1935 on January 8 a huge star was born, but sadly in 1977 on august 16 we lost a great musician, a amazing singer, but we also lost a amazing humanitarian that helped so many people that he did not even know. Today over 46 years after his death, people are still calling Elvis the King of Rock'n'Roll (he said that Chubby Checker was the one that should be called King of Rock'n roll, if any human should), Elvis didn't like that title and he believed that the only King was God and he actually told this to his fans several times, he said: I believe that God is the only true king, sometimes he added Jesus Christ. I think that Elvis is and only the king of Rock'n roll, he is the king of music because he can sing very well in any genre, but what do you think, is he good enough to be called a music king? Elvis was really in my mind, the King of GOSPEL and other music, no one does it better then him, he is best known for making Rock'n roll famous, so he was called The King of Rock'n roll, but he never liked that people called him that, he repeatedly stopped fans who said that he was the king of rock'n roll, telling them: I'm just an entertainer and singer, God is the only true King (sometimes he also said Jesus Christ is the only King)... He also never liked the "so called joke" Elvis the Pelvis, he loved Jokes, but that was for him very hurtful to hear people say, or write. Elvis was born in the poor part of Tupelo Mississippi (in a shotgun house) and it was mainly Afro Americans living there, at the place where Elvis family lived there only lived 3 more white families, the rest was colored people, his family was dirt poor until he became an artist after singing in a mainly colored peoples church during his childhood. Did you know that he had several friends that where Afro Americans, one of his friends where James Brown, yes THAT James Brown (The King of Soul), another artist was B.B King, yes that B.B King... He also was a good friend with Mohamed Ali, yes the GREATEST boxer of all time, he even had a Robe made for him, but it was to much bling on it so Ali wouldn't where it more then one time to a fight. He really admired Martin Luther King very much, Elvis felt that all people are equal, unfortunately he never got to meet him, that would have created to much problems for both of them at that time. He had several medical problems, Glaucoma, (Insomnia) sleeping problems, irritable bowel syndrome, things that affected his real life and made him need medication to function. Yes, he took medicines that today are considered to be called drugs, but at that time doctors prescribed it to him and to ordinary people, they did not know of the problems it could give people (side effects). He never took any so-called street drugs, but unfortunately he did not realize that those medications would be a problem for him, he thought that they where ordinary medicine because his doctor prescribed them to him and to everyone else that needed it. Many out of his relatives died at a relatively young age, so even if he wouldn't have the medication, he might have died at about the same age. He could never be alone and thus himself, at that time the word superstar did not exist, so nothing could prepare him for that kind of life. Did you know that a big group of white people actually smashed his records and wanted to ban his music, just because they called the music he did so called N... music, that is so painful to think that some people actually can think like that, skin color is just color and nothing more, when will people start to realize that? There are some videos of when Elvis joking and messing up, he loved to joke around and pretend that he did not have control, but he had total control, he actually conducted his musicians and back up choirs all the time ! He is the only person to have 2 records gone to sell Gold and 2 to to sell Platinum since he died. Elvis is also in almost every genre of Music Hall of Fame (5 that I'm sure of Rock 'n' Roll, Country, Gospel, Rockabilly and Rhythm and Blues), if Gospel is a genre in Music Hall of fame, then he should be in there to, but no one else is in more then perhaps 2 genres. Not bad for someone who failed in his music class (in school, he got a F), he also never took a single singing lesson, yes he sang in church so perhaps he learned a little there, right? Something else that people tend to overlook: He always conducts his musicians and backup singers, he never gets credit for being able to doing that. Imagen you are a singer, you have great Musicians, you have great backup singers, no Guest Artists, no Auto tune, no Lip singing and no Fireworks, now all is about your skill, could you handle that pressure? At the time when Elvis started to perform, Auto tune did not exist yet and when it became available, then he still did not use it, he did not need to, he always sang so that you could hear every word that he sang, the Fans always felt that he sang to just you ! That is what Elvis did in over 1600 concerts (during his 20 years as an artist), despite having problems with his health, like his Glaucoma, the headlights must have hurt his eyes like crazy. He sang over 800 songs, I wonder how he could remember them all, he never wrote a song himself, so he had to remember other peoples lyrics, well that is amazing in it self. The fact that he had Glaucoma must have been difficult being in the headlights all the time, that could be why he sometimes closes his eyes, but also sometimes squinting! This unfortunately made him temporary blind after the shows, that is why they led him of the stage and into his car, that is something that not many people knew about Elvis. Elvis suits was made of 100% Polyester, or 100 cotton (I'm not sure witch one), it was originally a karate suit, it was very light, but it was hot, so it made him sweat a lot, he got some bad press about that, but if you give it all then you will sweat, it should be positive, right? A important fact about Elvis success is his guitarist James Burton's sound, it was a big fact that made him sound different, naturally his voice is the main factor for his success to, I think both things played a crucial role in his success... About the deep base voiced JD Sumner (a member of The Stamps Quartet) he is a Basso Profundo, I think it's called that, it is the deepest base singer there is. A video about him helping others, look at this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaOtYpZvqdJgeZI Elvis made a show where all the money went to build the Memorial after Pearl Harbor, he talked to the nations about taking the Polio vaccine, Elvis took the first injection himself, he helped by donating a big amount of money to St Jude hospital, they fight against cancer (especially children with), he gave away loads of jewelry, gave away cars, he even gave away some houses to total strangers. Elvis started an organization that helps people to get out of Homelessness (Presley Charitable Foundation), this organization helps people even now close to 50 years after he passed away. A thing that you perhaps did not know: Elvis ALMOST NEVER did a show OUTSIDE OF USA, yes he did sing a few times in Canada: 4 concerts, 2 times in Toronto, 1 time in Ottawa and 1 time in Vancouver (during the 50:s?). When the Aloha From Hawaii (Live in Honolulu 1973) was showed it had close to 1.5 Billion viewers from around the whole world and 3.7 billion people lived on earth at this time, so it was close to 1/3 of all of the population on the earth that viewed the show, it was the first time a single artist was shown LIVE around the globe. Video of Mohammad Ali speech after Elvis died: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoCbfKSVaLCHr6s I have to say that I loved being at Graceland and seeing his home, first we were at the shotgun house in Tupelo Mississippi where he lived in his early years, he was born there ! You don't have a guide taking you on a tour, you can go all over yourself, but stay outside of the ropes and do not attempt to go upstairs, the outside is huge, so is the house, but you don't realize that from the front of the house. I don't regret for a second that I was there, or that I stood at his grave site and said out loud that this is for the humanitarian Elvis/the person/the man and then I gave him a military salute, the others there just looked at me and asked if I didn't like his music. So I told them that he was clearly one of the best singers and artists ever, but I loved his big heart more, he helped so many people without getting credit for it, he didn't want the credit of helping others, he did it out of love and respect and to me that is what true charity is all about. This PLACE (GRACELAND) should be a protected part of music history and also American history forever, I think that people will keep coming for years and years and years to come ! Elvis did lots of things for America to, he helped in a big way to avoid getting Polio (he took the vaccine in a TV show and that made the interest for taking the vaccine to go up from 0,6 % all the way up to 80 % in 6 months), so in 6 months he got 79.4 % more of the American people take the Polio vaccine and shortly after it was eradicated from USA, he also helped in the fight to defeat Cancer by helping to build up St Jude's children cancer treatment clinic by donating a huge amount of money to them, he also helped to build the Memorial over Pearl Harbor and many other things!

[@cesarebonventre12]

TCB! Elvis will die , when the world will die !

[@lange6542]

Thank god for this men ❤ The best ever

[@ccat148]

Sung like no other song he ever sung. Straight from the gut

[@williamquinlan6153]

Thanks for the reaction. Hope you enjoyed the song. Another great performance to check out is the 3-song stand up medley featuring Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog and All Shook Up from the 68 Comeback Special.

[@samjeffers7701]

Two other songs that Elvis sang with all his heart, all his passion, those songs were burning, love and suspicious minds.

[@bign8580]

Really ...... Were do people like you come from ..... Elvis recorded exactly 769 songs ..... And he put everything he had in all of them ..... Wake-Up ......

[@judithsimpson6508]

At that time The elite REFUSED TO ALLOW ELVIS TO DONTHE PLANNED XMAS SPECIAL! But DrKing was executed! So Elvis wrote this over night and preformed it LIVE! 💜 even Elvis knew ALL LIFE MATTER!!! Love Y’all! 💛

[@thymeout4rosemary446]

Elvis didn’t write this song.

[@matthewnelson7531]

Thank you so much for this❤ The documentary “Elvis and the Black community” is one I highly would recommend if you haven’t seen it👍

[@ChefBarb58]

JUST GREAT YOU BOTH. MOR ELVIS PLEASE ❤

[@michymabelle1965]

Kidd Elvis always brings it Home :) - Elvis later years is my fave but maybe you should check out some of his early stuff?? the start elvis thats alright mama 1954

[@user-rc2kr5dw6m]

You all look like those cute little bubblehead dolls. I would buy them if you all had them then every time I watched you I could make you bubble your heads

[@delilahmorrow4606]

wow❤ this man's voice

[@user-ug1ik4jj9i]

Thanks guys, great reaction.❤

[@priscilapresotto4718]

The king,the voice ,so hot 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@lindseym3810]

Recommendations: Faster songs: jailhouse rock and all shook up Slower songs: in the ghetto (powerful & still relevant) don’t cry daddy & live performance at Ann Arbor, MI of Unchained melody- gives me chills.

[@Pippin14]

You stopped it too soon. Don't ever stop a video, or take your eyes off Elvis. Because you will definitely miss something!

[@MikeSiegert]

All they missed was him saying thank you

[@Pippin14]

@@MikeSiegert So what? This time, that was all. If you want to get to know him, watch it all. We Elvis lovers want to see as much as possible. If you don't care, don't watch.

[@MikeSiegert]

@@Pippin14I have seen this a thousand times and I love Elvis, his “thank you” is quite charming. But it’s not like they ended the song early.

[@SatanicBarbeque]

Some of you elvis fans are borderline obsessive. You should probably talk to a therapist about your weird fixation with a dead man.

[@helenmurray3845]

​@SatanicBarbeque so why are you watching this Elvis video too?😂😮.

[@efjefe]

He was great southern boy. Leave him alone.

[@thamilton007]

You guys are awesome😊

[@fatboy1271]

🤘🤘

[@jms1471]

In the Getto, By Elvis...

[@judithsimpson6508]

I’m a sub now and the 103 or 104 comment!!! Whoop whoop!!!

[@BabantheKidd]

🥳🥳🥳

[@user-uq2pl5zk9x]

Just amazing❤

[@jinxedken]

👌👌👌👌

[@Snorkebogan]

Fire❤

[@janicemccabe6990]

Why didn’t you finish the song? React to Suspicios Minds from That’s The Way It Is, 1970. Thanks for Elvis. Keep it up!

[@steppenwolf53]

Originally it was to be a Christmas special but after the assassination of MLKElvis wanted to end with a tribute song instead of a Christmas song.

[@Jordanisfr]

PLS REACT TO ELVIS PRESLEY "American Trilogy Alternate Version" or "American Trilogy 1972 Original" he uses alot of his power in these ones🙏🏽

[@noravanwyk2748]

It is called " American Trilogy ".

[@Jordanisfr]

@@noravanwyk2748 i know but there is a specific version that I want them to react to not the American trilogy Version that was Broadcasted, I want the Rehearsal Version

[@noravanwyk2748]

@Jordanisfr Then you better specify that or they'll post the one of 1973 Aloha Show.

[@joeraytony]

UnToUcHaBlE!!

[@russwr4946]

checkin in ...

[@magnuslofgren2441]

Here are some of his spiritual songs: Amazing Graze, How great though art, I found this version of this great song: How great thou art A Capella: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJaYqmOogqd8fKs You'll never walk alone, Crying in the chapel, Take me home precious lord, Why me Lord (written by Kris Kristofferson), I'm not sure if it's a gospel song Help me and many more, he also made several Christmas songs, also some type of Blues songs. . Here are some ballads and other songs: Green Green grass of home, Softly as I leave you, Tomorrow never comes, An American Trilogy, Snowbird, Blue Christmas, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words he says in the beginning), Love letters, Devil In Disguise, My Boy, Angel, Don´t, Heartbreak Hotel, Old MacDonald, Crying in the chapel, Moody blue, That's Someone You Never Forget (tribute to his mom Gladys), Please don't stop loving me, Oh happy day, Music is the food of your soul, Don't, You gave me a mountain, Unchained melody, My Way, Suspicious minds, In the Ghetto (written by Mac Davies), Memories (written by Mac Davies), If I can dream that is a tribute (parts of it is taken directly from the I can dream speech by MLK) to Martin Luther King JR and senator Robert Kennedy, What now my love, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words in the beginning), Welcome to my world, Make The World Go Away, I'll Remember You, Let me be there, Bridge Over Troubled Water, It's Now Or Never (O Sole Mio), An American Trilogy, Hurt, Sweet Caroline, Just Pretend, What now my love, Are you lonesome tonight (laughing version, or not), Oh Danny Boy (for you Irish people), a song that many might not know that he sung it is this one, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Blue suede shoes, Hound dog, I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water, My Boy, Solitaire, well remember that he sang over 800 songs, yes most of them Covers, but that made the artists that he covered more popular and they also got some money from it... Have you heard Elvis and his backup singers A Capella (without instruments) before, otherwise listen and enjoy this one and you will finally find out how GREAT his voice was: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJaYqmOogqd8fKs Some a bit unusual, songs people might have missed: Stranger in my own town (Blues jamming X rated), Lawdy miss Clawdy, He Touched Me, Let it be me, Blueberry Hill, Turn around Look at me, A mess of blues, Pledging my love Another video you might want to see is Elvis a Generous heart, or Elvis Presley The king of kindness, kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX3deIZpprCNmM0 (Elvis won a Grammy video) !! There are some videos of when Elvis joking and messing up, he loved to joke around and pretend that he did not have control, but he had total control, he actually conducted his musicians and back up choirs all the time! If you like to listen to tributes, then these might be good: The Memphis Lallaby (If you love Elvis music and story, this might make you cry) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnO9oJ1nnMuSjLM Love Me Tender (James Brown): kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKOlnGONetejfrc Walking in Memphis (Marc Cohn): kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpi1kpmIpZKDY9E The Letter (Wayne Newton) This might even contain Elvis written chorus, I don't know if it was his words, or not: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHOVqX6tbLtnbK8 . I came up with a "fantasy" concert that I could really imagine myself watching and listening to and it's with these artists: Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley, would you go and watch them perform if you could ???

[@as7326]

🔥🔥🔥💜💜💜

[@user-hg6gd7rq2m]

Try watching what now my love aloha from Hawaii I believe 1972 or 1973 simply astounding please play more Elvis. I love when you guys react to him.

[@hikelfin5941]

No offense but you guys missed the best part of the video at the end. Right after he finishes singing like a mad man, he looks dead pan at the crowd and goes "thank you. Good night." And walks off without a single word more as the crowd erupts behind him. This is him kind of saying I've just belted out my heart and soul in this performance. I have no further message. Good night.

[@dcftcb7764]

👑✌️

[@johnevans8106]

He sang this song for mlk his friend

[@kalebtanner7034]

React to Elvis’s version of Unchained melody it’s so powerful and heartbreaking!

[@chriskinkead9045]

As you have come to realise. Elvis was is the greatest. This song says so much. Something. Elvis himself longed for as did. King and. Kennedy. We too. It is a promise from. God found in the. Bible. Rev. 21 : 1 - 4.

[@colleenaltieri4111]

Actually that was his twin brother Jesse singing that.

[@fatboij]

Ngl he went off on this song. There aren’t many where he does😅

[@jennyjorgensen9935]

What?

[@stainjpg]

tripping out of your mind

[@cwlindsey2881]

Always let Elvis finish……you missed the “mike drop moment”…

[@joshuamoore4237]

he is the goat besides Michael jackson

[@jackiedeferrari8551]

Reccione to Nico Ruiz mix Elvis Presley so Awesome

[@teri1479]

Please react to something new that will surprise you. You won’t be disappointed, Who by Jimin! It’s the song of the year!

[@dorisbrown5528]

HE JUST COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY RACE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN EVERY DAY LIFE. HE WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE GHETTO AND HE NEVER SAW RACE AN ISSUE. HE CONSIDERED EVERYONE WAS HIS BROTHER AND SISTER. WHEN HE FINISHED THE SONG, HE CRIED AND WENT DOWN ON HIS.

[@hee3129]

react to Michael Jackson home movies 4K

[@christopherone1]

his little 'tribute' so disrespectful!

[@OMGbeesWTF.]

Not a reaction. More like a watch-a-long