Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (Reaction) 

And I was in Germany at the same time. Only, I was in Stuttgart/Berlin.

American Street ...you’ve obviously never seen MICHAEL!

Mark Sheppard I’ve seen mj. He’s a booger on paper compared to elvis

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SOOO lucky

It is!

@@TOOSUSHI Try to find the interview with Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney) who sang on some of his hits during this period with his female backing group, "The Sweet Inspirations". She said that when Elvis entered the room, the girls couldn't look at hims because he was so handsome. They were afraid they would start staring.

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You have great taste!

Cherishing Flo I love him too !!

Yeah, it's apparent when someone possesses a high level of greatness. You get that same impression when watching other artists such as Prince, Michael Jackson , and honestly... Even Lady Gaga, and maybe one day, Billie Eilish.

@@dallasbagley Billie Eilish......HILARIOUS!!

I wish someone would react to Elvis's Suspicious Minds performance from the midnight show August 12,1970. It's the version they used in the original That's the way it is documentary in 70. It's probably the best show he did for that 4 week 56 shows in 28 days engagement.

In the years since his death it had come out that he was involved with some of the most beautiful and popular women in movies and music at the time ann Margaret comes to mind I believe they were in a movie together in the early 60's

woohoo!!!

Yes, but only for five weeks in 1969. Unfortunately there are no videoclip or pictures where we can see her.

She left the Sweet Inspirations to launch her solo career and raise her family in 1970

I don't know if she was there that night but one other back up singer was Darleen Love

@@pernskyw1289 Darlene Love was a member of the background group The Blossoms. The Blossoms were his background singers at the '68 Comeback Special. But in Vegas and on tour the Sweet Inspirations were his background singers, from 1969 till his last concert in June 1977. Cissy Houston was only five weeks with Elvis and the Sweets. So neither Cissy Houston nor Darlene Love were there that night.

@@lookupyourredemptiondrawsn7285 you have great taste! He recorded over 720 songs so I've been told, so we won't run out of material. 😀👍 enjoy the Elvis experience. From South Africa.

@@lookupyourredemptiondrawsn7285 Yep. Once you get into Elvis, it's so easy to become obsessed with him.... his music, his voice, all of him.

Yeah, I’m smiling, too, because it is fun for kids to finally see why Elvis was so good

Me too

Me too - it's so cool to see their reactions! I grew up listening to him on my Mum's record player. I was 10 when he died and I remember exactly where I was when we heard the news. What a beautiful man!

Wouldn't you want to use an actual original Elvis tune to say welcome to the world of Elvis instead of a cover that was first recorded by an equally wonderful artist in Jim Reeves?

And Over 2 Billion Records Sold More Than Anyone Love It

@@thelifeboxmediachannel Me too 🎶

@tintinesk5 Thank you...... Elvis was my first love, and maybe he will be my last 😉 TCB/TLC 🎶 💙

Ho Ho.. hold up there.. Dean Martin was the King of Cool. Elvis was a big fan of Dean as well =)

Exactly..!! And at one point when Elvis was scheduled to play a concert in the new Houston Astrodome there were certain one's in the promotion that didn't want Elvis to have "the Sweet Inspirations" ( his 3 backup singers that happened to be colored Ladies) to be on stage with Him as this was such a hugh venue,, actually the biggest He had ever played live,, and race tensions were still present from the '60's' civil rights movement,,.. But Elvis told them that "His Girl's" ,, as He called Them,, would be there on stage with Him or He would not perform/play...!! And that was the end of that,,.. 'The Sweet Inspirations' were there and nothing else was ever mentioned about "His Girl's" in a negative manner around Him..!! Everybody has flaws,, but for whatever Elvis's was,, it's pretty clear that racism wasn't one of His,,..He genuinely loved those Ladies and they said so themselves~☆!!

@@claryprince2499 the "Sweets" as they were sometimes called performed with Elvis until the last concert he performed!

Yes Sir if I'm not mistaken the 'Sweet Inspirations' were hired to perform with Elvis in the "68" Comeback Special' and were with Him as He started back doing live performances..!!

@@claryprince2499 actually the Comeback Special was filmed in June of 1968 and aired in December of 1968. He hired the Sweet Inspirations when he decided to perform live again. He hadn't performed live in 8 years when he opened at the International Hotel in Las Vegas on July 31 1969 for a 4 week engagement. So he hired The Sweets almost a year after the Comeback Special. Btw, the actual title was "Singer presents Elvis" It was an NBC special sponsored by Singer (the sewing machine company) only later did it become known as "The Comeback Special"

Yes Sir,, but 'the Sweet Inspirations' were on atleast one of the songs on the '68 Comeback Special'..I believe,, or it could have been His last 'Hollywood flick' with Mary Tyler Moore,, I believe it was a high strung gospel song Friend,, ill research an find out..

was the at the Cow Palace in San Fran? thanks I was there is that is the date

I was at his last concert in 1973 in Hawaii! What was in 1975!

@@teribuck588 he toured after 73. I saw him in 75 at the Myriad arena in Oklahoma City

@@teribuck588 June 77" was his last concert, 2 months before his death!!

imma gen alpha here so bro must still be making girls smitten😅

Since you saw his last show on June 26, 1977 you saw the power and wonder of his cover of the Righteous Brothers song "Unchained Melody" on the piano 🎹

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That's so cool

WOW!! That is an INCREDIBLE story and memory very few humans on earth got to experience!!!

Rick Upshaw AMAZING!!!

Interesting story - My grandparents and father were driving through town and there was the sign "Elvis Live In Concert"....my Dad tells my grandfather.."Hey let's go"..my Grandfather responded "Oh, you'll have plenty of chances to see him". doh!

Rick Upshaw wow!!

You'd like Tom Jones, Treat her right.

@@brianlampinen I know Tom Jones well

He did other songs before Suspicious Minds! He puts his all for us fans. People who really sing and dance do tend to sweat. He NEVER EVER Lips sync! Thank you for enjoying him.

Who was the better dancer,Elvis or Michael?

same can be said of Prince. The only man wearing make up and high heels that will steal your woman. I mean i'd throw my panties on the stage for either of them ❣️

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I sure there were a few men who wanted to be with him too.

no doubt.

Holy shit 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Try Patch it Up video n I think you will this one

. ..jeez, lucky dog . ..I remember being 6 & he was on a tv variety show like The Andy Williams show & many more shows too...but I would get so excited & nervous about seeing him on tv that I would scurry under the coffee table in the living room (it was a raised table on legs) and watch him perform from there because I still believed that people on tv could see us too..honestly, that’s what I believed then...lol

Kool,I've been to Graceland 3x LOVE ELVIS PRESLEY and his MUSIC.Yes I've been in the office there,His asked me to take a picture of ELVIS STAMP and give IT to them,so i did just that🤔😘

So lucky you !

That's a great story, a great memory for you and your wife. Thanks for sharing.

Great story

Wow!

What a legend. Your wife is very lucky, twice over. What a story. Thank you for sharing it with us. ❤❤

Must have been a scary moment for you too. Did you wonder whether or not you were going to get her back?

“There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”

Preach

@@garryiglesias4074 Nicely put!

Sorry it can,just youtube"Bob and Matt Joyce sing live"is Bob Elvis today ? different song though.

@@ashleyschooneman2998 stop perpetuating that Falsehood! That man is NOT Elvis

Fugly

@@chucknorris2952 Love it. I used this line on one of my co-workers the other day (she likes dropping movie lines) and she had no idea what I was talking about. Epic movie.

Tru facts

Prince owns that title.

So we'd both fuck Elvis...nice to meet people with common interests

Wally Brown look is up on FB. Two hour weekly Elvis party. Show is called Blue Suede Connection.

Actually I just started listening to Elvis and now I'm hooked. I'm 19 btw

Preach that, I’m 21 and I wish more people my age listened to Elvis. Especially his gospel songs. Elvis still knew JESUS was the King even in all his fame

Did you catch it when he said shove it up your nose. In the video? The lyric was called to say hello but he made a joke idk why?

Been an Elvis fan since 1977. Now you know why. 😁

Wow. Quite an interesting fact

No. Cissy Houston left the Sweet Inspirations in 1969. This performance is in 1970.

Kerry Mills she still backed him up..

I never knew that!

Absolutely!

I wouldn’t say inspiration lol . Maybe refreshing at most

@@Theoutdoorproject80 Killjoy

I read a comment the other day that said, "When God made Elvis he was bragging." It was so perfect.

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I'm 70 years old now. In high school I had over 2,000 pictures of him, all of his albums, went to his movies at least once; sometimes 2 or 3. He died on my 3rd wedding anniversary! That just wasn't right! From then on I have told people, "this is the day Elvis died, oh yeah, it's also my anniversary". Husband is very understanding. Now I am similar with Alan Jackson!!! 🤠😎👵

For the fame he had I am surprised he lasted as long as he did. People use your fame to get what they want so probably gave him stuff in drinks or telling him it was something else to keep him going.

I'm from Canada, but a few years ago, we went to Graceland... Elvis' Home .... Cemented my connection with the guy.

I was only 7 when I was in the backyard with my mother and the news came over the radio. I vividly remember my mom crying along with our neighbor.

The world stood still the day Elvis died. He is legend

I gotta agree....idk if it's tears of sadness because he's not here anymore or tears of joy because i feel blessed to hear him sing

How the fuck am I just now noticing that? Lol

​@user-gk1qx6nb8s his movement on stage is mostly conducting the band. There's some great rehearsal videos from this time. From Elvis, That's The Way It Is film

Indeed he was beautiful...and his voice better

I'm so sorry. I hope his music helps you to ease your pain a little bit. And maybe she is in heaven with him and he sings it just for her. All the best for you 🙏

sorry to hear about ur loss. no idea if ur a religious man or even just spiritual... but what i believe loved ones look in on from time to time.. she misses u as well im sure.. you will see her again somday i pmromise that. hope ur good

i am from netherlands. I am a big fan of Elvis. I feel your pain. God bless you.

My Condolences Tommy Wright 💜 " Chicag💘" ☝🙏🙌

Tommy Wright God Bless you.

No Shit....keep looking and you will be amazed young lady

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he just left the building.

Tommy Lee Jones men in black.

He invented the word!

Her generation know nothing of our world! Bless her for just realising why he's so iconic. 😁 (where he flirts with one of the backing singers... When he walks towards her, the look in his eyes... Oh my!)

sad i know

@97RAVINEAVE lol

Cbyneorne , Why? She is just discovering him, she's two generations removed from his time. I think it's cool that she has that reaction upon being exposed to his music and performance for the first time.

Damn Elvis is badass

@@popeofsimps2924 You don't become world famous for nothing! Still world famous 40 years after his death

@@pierreo33 I’m pretty sure the man's still alive. He was merely abducted and made immortal by aliens so he could sing and write and have fun with the best of the galaxy until he feels his time is done.

I also took martial arts from Ed Parker Santa Monica. I was also a telephone operator on the floor above Ed Parker studio. No one was allowed in the building when Elvis was there. Had to have special clearance to get it.

Honorary black belt

shockadellick I seriously doubt Elvis’s black belt would be very effective in the condition he was in. And BTW- Karate was quite effective in the 1970s

@@iamthatiam4496 Sorry, I disagree. Karate isn't as effective as it was in MMA competition but in CQB or H2H combat it still is-- especially when the instructors don't care about "rules" but in survival and it's a fight to the death. And by all accounts, until the last 2 years of his life, Elvis could still handle himself that is if he wanted to kill with his bare hands then he could. Elvis Presley was an 8th degree black belt in karate. He took an interest in karate in 1958 after he was drafted into the Army and stationed in Germany. His first instructor was a German shotokan stylist named Juergen Seydel who taught Elvis at his off-base housing in Nauheim. During his leaves to Paris he would take private lessons with Tetsugio Murakami, one of Japan's top shotokan stylists, who would help pioneer shotokan in Europe. After Presley’s discharge from the army, he would continue his studies and training in karate. Elvis qualified for a 1st degree black belt in 1960 in Memphis with the great Hank Slomanski, a Chito-ryu stylist. The Sergeant Major was one of the first legitimate North American martial arts masters. By the late 1950s, Slomanski was the sensei at Fort Campbell and trained 101st Airborne recruits martial arts. As recorded by STARS AND STRIPES, in the 1950s Slomanski was introduced to Chito-ryu, a Japanese style founded by Dr. Tsuyoshi Chitose. Basically, Chito-ryu is a combination of Goju-ryu and Shorin-ryu karate. He stunned the Japanese karate masters by beating 119 opponents to win a tournament in Japan becoming one of the few non-Japanese to do so. Elvis trained at Fort Campbell with members of the 101st Airborne. For his first fight, he squared off against 4th degree black Sgt Saur. Elvis lost after absorbing a flurry of full contact strikes to his body. He was on his hands and knees but as Slomanski put it: "I saw Elvis slowly get up with that sneer on his face ... then I saw in his eyes what we usually see only in war: Elvis wanted to kill! As the two men once again clashed I stepped in to break Elvis and Sgt Saur apart but I found out what I wanted to know. The kid was a fighter - not a quitter. Also Sgt Saur would comment that they would occasionally have a beer after training, but he and Elvis never became friends. As a rule Elvis rarely drank, but he made an exception to sit down and have a beer with the boys.” There was no favoritism involved. Elvis was awarded his coveted black belt after six weeks of persistent suffering inflicted by Hank Slomanski and the 101 Airborne recruits and future Rangers and Green Berets. In the end, Elvis became only one of a handful of civilians to whom Slomanski, a karate champion and later the future International Commissioner of Karate in the United States, awarded a "Black Belt". Slomanski rose through the ranks to end his military career as a Command Sergeant Major, having served in airborne infantry, ranger (commando), and special forces units. His gravestone at Arlington National Cemetery indicates Slomanski served in combat in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was awarded three Purple Hearts, one Silver Star, and a Bronze Star for his exceptional leadership as well as injuries sustained while serving in the War. Hank Slomanski was chosen as one of the elite representatives of the original Special Forces established by President John F. Kennedy. He retired from the Army sometime in the mid 1960s.

You are so right! The 68 comeback special is definitely something amazing.

If I can Dream is my favorite song from his 68 Special but I still think Aloha from Hawaii is Elvis in his Prime and absolutely the best

Makes Jack White’s Elvis part in Walk Hard A Dewy Cox Story. even more hilarious.

trained by Bill Wallace and Ed Parker.

@@TheSubwaysurfer also trained by Joe Mignano, who also trained Ali, he's my neighbor, I've seen the pictures of them all together, Elvis friggin rocked !!

@@Warriors_Garden_and_Workshop what kind of student was Elvis really? does your neigh or ever talk about him?

And 8th degree

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I so wish I could have seen him in concert!

god bless your lucky young soul

That is so cool!!!

The last oldies station here closed shop about 3 years ago. If radio dies folks are left to their own devices and whatever is the latest coming out on whatever social media. Huge range of quality, genres and international --- very hard for the cream to rise to the top.

I don't want to start a fire in the comments, but I've noticed that when people talk about Elvis these days all they mention is "He stole from black culture" or whatever. And because of social media and its power today, that becomes the story. And that's all the younger generation cares about. It doesn't matter that he still had an incredible voice and incredible charisma and incredible range as a performer. He's shrugged off because of that. And it's a shame.

Of rock n roll*

He. May be called the king but honestly Elvis was considered more Rock a Billy borderline country

@@special420player In his early years you can hear a little bit of a Rockabilly influence. But he mostly was influenced by Rhythm and Blues and Gospel!

@@drbannter nope just THE KING no qualifiers or subsets

2A Forever nope rock n roll

The back up makes the song imo… Elvis owns it but the back ups completes it.

Yes, well said... fantastic job !

Very true.

O they were killing it. They were feeding on each other, especially that drummer

wrong....

she was only with him for 5 weeks in 1969, and was gone before this show

*da KANG!

Well Ema, it beats the alternative.

Wow, how cool is that? Seems that Elvis gave his love to everyone.

Would you believe my father showed up on the same base right after he left. Heard nothing but great things about him, the guys who served with him seemed to really love him.

@@dallasbagley Yep. Grandad said Elvis was just a typical fun loving kid, really goofy, friendly, happy, and never talked bad about anyone. What stuck out in his mind about Elvis was his generosity, even at that young age he had a huge heart for poor people, he really felt compassion for people on a deep level.

@@rennnyyy Yeah, he was a likeable person, very genuine, from what I've heard. I have a picture of Elvis on my grandparents farm chopping wood with grandad, I think it was 'in 69 or '70, and another pic with Elvis sleeping on my grandparents couch with their dog, the fame never went to his head apparently.

Wow!! I knew your grandparents because I lived on a farm beside them and I remember when Elvis came to there house a couple times!! I won't say y'all's name but they lived in pigeon forge and your grandad was a big man about six foot nine, right?? There dog's name was King and he was a white German Shepard?

I know you are probably being flippant but that is highly debatable. Miles Davis. Jack Kerouac. Lester Young. All cool before Elvis came along.

@@paulhagger3895 Let’s add to that Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole, Otis Redding, Johnny Mathis, Tom Jones, Smokey Robinson, etc

@@ms.one-town901 Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Johnny Mathis, Tom Jones and Smokey R. were all younger than Elvis, so most likely were not considered cool before Elvis.

@@Elite59 Johnny Mathis was the same and the others were only 2-5 years younger than Elvis. Not enough of a gap to say they weren’t as cool during the same time period. Depends on the audience you speak too. Anyway, they all were great artist and I loved them all!

Nope

Dieses Konzert kann man hier sehen.😊

Sure does

und sein Enkel ist auch noch gestorben.😢 So schade, dass kein Nachkomme mehr von ihm da ist.

@@utatriebel2211 his grandchildren are still alive....also he's got a great grandchild alive.

@Angel Crow Elvis recorded over 800 songs from almost every genre of music.

Angel Crow shut up

I watched him try to sing 'Unchained Melody' and it was absolutely embarrassing. I couldn't finish watching it was so bad. Now this was at the end of his career so all the drugging, being out of shape, and generally not taking even remotely good care of himself had to have taken its toll. (Note to Sushi: DO NOT watch anything from late in Elvis' career. I can tell you really like him and there's a lot to like so don't) That said, no way was he ever going to hit those high high notes like Bobby Hatfield could. Simply no way.

@@randallshaw9609 You are correct in your analytical suggestions concerning Elvis latter days of his life performing the high note in this particular performance. I believe had Elvis performed this same song 10 years previously he would have knocked it out of the park as his voice changed his voice became deeper.

Randall Shaw Interesting to hear that. Some actually consider that last performance of Unchained Melody one of his best. Watch it again,.. He sang his heart out as he played that piano! He hit those high notes with all he had.

Wow you are lucky to have experienced this!

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