What’s funny is that in real life, the real Michael had mad respect for Elvis and was a big fan. Elvis even respected little Michael and gave him and his family a shoutout when they went to see him in Vegas. Elvis was dead before Michael was grown. Also, yes, he gave credit to black artists on numerous occasions, and many of them respected and loved him.
not to mention that the singing group, "Sweet inspirations", a quartet of extremely talented black women that had been performing around las vegas became his backup singers, and he often defended them from bigots at different venues. in one instance he was told he couldn't bring them and he threatened to back out of the gig saying if they don't come, i don't come. he even ended up getting the guy's own daughter to give them a tour. lol
They say that Michael said that Elvis was not the king of rock and roll well regardless of that He obviously admired Elvis & married his daughter; Elvis himself said there is only one king his name is Jesus. He also said if anyone should be called the king of rock and roll it should be Fats domino
@garrettmiles3644: 1. It is true that Michael Jackson was always jealous of Elvis Presley. Michael Jackson himself once said on camera: "Why does everyone say Elvis Presley is the king, but no one says king to me"!? 2. It is true that Elvis Presley had many, many, many friends among the black population. Elvis always spoke well about black culture. There are countless statements from black artists, mining rights activists, politicians, etc. who met Elvis personally and only say good things about Elvis Presley. When Elvis died, it was James Brown who held Elvis' hand before the coffin lid was closed. james brown: "I wasn't just a fan of Elvis Presley, he was my brother"!
@@RaptorNX01 What you wrote was not with the "Sweet Inspirations", who were not officially signed by Elvis until 1970 (Elvis Presley was the first white artist to sign a black musical group). The experience you write about was in the 50s, where Elvis was performing and they didn't want to let a black friend of Elvis into the stadium. Elvis Presley said to the organizer: "If my friend isn't allowed into the stadium, then I won't give a concert today"! Elvis was an angel!
One thing that always stuck with me is Elvis refusing to perform “in the ghetto” without his black choir. Amazing song and the choir doing the background vocals made the song. I love that song so much
"Ed Sullivan Sh00t you from the waist up" is referring to sh00ting with the video camera. The TV censors said Elvis' dancing was too... Provocative, so when he sang on TV (the Ed Sullivan show) they weren't allowed to show his whole body, only from the waist up.
The Ed Sullivan line comes from the fact that Elvis' dance moves were controversial for the time so they only showed him from the waist up on the show. Elvis was known as the King of Rock and Roll who of course is battling the King of Pop. The show you're looking for is The Facts of Life. I can't wait for more ERB reactions!
This is one of my favorite ERB videos!! Anyway, both Elvis & Michael had so much in common: 1- Both are still mucsical legends. 2- Both have appeared on Ed Sullivan show. 2- Both had the nicknames 'King Of...' 3- Sadly, both of them have passed on before their respective times. :(
Yes he did. FACT: The music business was racist. ELVIS FOUGHT THAT. 1. Elvis NEVER stole a song. 2. HE DEMANDED that black songwriters got paid. Elvis paid royalties to each songwriter, based off of HIS OWN sales. ALL Elvis' songwriters were paid, including black songwriters (Otis Blackwell's family stated that ELVIS BOOSTED Otis' fledgling career and he was even able to tour again with song royalties.) FACT: Elvis opened up THREE NEW REVENUE STREAMS FOR BLACK SONGWRITERS. 1. Song Rights. 2. Royalty checks based on Elvis' own sales. 3. Black artists' OWN RECORD SALES would skyrocket when Elvis covered their song because ELVIS CREDITED EACH SONGWRITER ON HIS ALBUMS, no exceptions. So many Elvis fans would buy the original album or the 45 single of the original artist as well. FACT: Black songwriters SOLD SONG RIGHTS TO ELVIS - SO THIS IS A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING in the black community today. The truth is that Elvis Presley is credited for tearing down walls of racism in the music business. Not by words and interviews but BY ACTIONS. There is also proof that Elvis fought for the Sweet Inspirations, his black female singers that were barred in clubs and stadiums down south. Elvis would REFUSE to play unless they would be allowed to accompany him AND BE TREATED WITH THE SAME DIGNITY AND RESPECT that he received. This ENDED those "colored only" entrances around the south. So Presley was actually quite the REBEL.
Elvis did not start giving credit to the black musicians after received lawsuits from the original Artist like his song hound dog he never gave her Credit for her song and for the rest of her life she Tried to show people that he got Rich and famous off her song
@@Knight-Ryderjr He always did. Rumors are so unfortunate because people believe a lot of false info. Take a deeper dive into the truth and not where people made stuff up about him. I'm a Black man from Harlem who knows we live in a racist country. Elvis was not a racist if you seek truth.
@@FuturologyTheMusical my uncle was one of the lawyers Ella hired to sue Elvis that’s the only reason why I said anything about it I don’t think he was racist I just think he could have gave The artist their credit
Michael hasn't beaten every Elvis record. Not even close, especially when you talk about what's revelant during the time of Elvis and Michael. Elvis is still the biggest selling recording artist in the world. Still has the most golden platinum records sold. More records worldwide than Michael Jackson has more number ones than Michael Jackson and the list goes on
FACT: The music business was racist. ELVIS FOUGHT THAT. 1. Elvis NEVER stole a song. 2. HE DEMANDED that black songwriters got paid. Elvis paid royalties to each songwriter, based off of HIS OWN sales. ALL Elvis' songwriters were paid, including black songwriters (Otis Blackwell's family stated that ELVIS BOOSTED Otis' fledgling career and he was even able to tour again with song royalties.) FACT: Elvis opened up THREE NEW REVENUE STREAMS FOR BLACK SONGWRITERS. 1. Song Rights. 2. Royalty checks based on Elvis' own sales. 3. Black artists' OWN RECORD SALES would skyrocket when Elvis covered their song because ELVIS CREDITED EACH SONGWRITER ON HIS ALBUMS, no exceptions. So many Elvis fans would buy the original album or the 45 single of the original artist as well. FACT: Black songwriters SOLD SONG RIGHTS TO ELVIS - SO THIS IS A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING in the black community today. The truth is that Elvis Presley is credited for tearing down walls of racism in the music business. Not by words and interviews but BY ACTIONS. There is also proof that Elvis fought for the Sweet Inspirations, his black female singers that were barred in clubs and stadiums down south. Elvis would REFUSE to play unless they would be allowed to accompany him AND BE TREATED WITH THE SAME DIGNITY AND RESPECT that he received. This ENDED those "colored only" entrances around the south. So Presley was actually quite the REBEL. FACT: Rock music IS NOT Black MUsic. Rock is mainly made up of Country (mostly white artists), Gospel (many white and black churches and artists) and the Blues (mostly black artists). Lets add to that the legendary song writers (such as Leiber and Stoller). Lets also add European, Asian, Middle East and African cultures where many music instruments were invented. That's where rock and roll sprang from. Elvis Presley is the only musician inducted into the Gospel, R&B, Country and Rock Halls of Fame. FACT: Elvis Presley was singing in the 1940s in black and white churches down south during segregation in the Great Depression, putting together new sounds, before Chuck Berry and Little Richard ever cut a record in the 1950s. ELVIS MERGED THE BLUES AND ROCKABILLY AND GOSPEL and gave it a sound and stage presentation. NOBODY LOOKED OR SOUNDED LIKE HIM…. He was absolutely one of its pioneers and he engineered a very creative style that’s inspired everyone in the business one way or another. Elvis gave credit to many in the black community. Arthur Cruddup, Mahelia Jackson, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, James Brown, Fats Domino. And they ALL sang their music FOR THE SAME REASON: TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. FACT: Elvis' viewpoint coming from dirt poverty was profound. His twin brother was stillborn and buried in a shoebox. His home was a shotgun shack with no electricity or running water. That was his humble beginnings. He grew up in two legendary neighborhoods Shakerag in Mississippi and Beale Street in Memphis Tennessee. Elvis came from gospel and country and knew as many blues songs as BB King (BB said that!) and they were great friends as you saw in the movie. That’s the holy trinity of rock ‘n’ roll. So Elvis was absolutely a pioneer as he was singing before Little Richard and Chuck Berry cut their first record. FACT: Little Richard exposed the truth about Elvis about this very topic. "Elvis made my song TUTTI FRUITI bigger, and made ME BIGGER" and he said THIS: “I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road...” - Little Richard. Elvis paid his black songwriters very well. And that is THE TRUTH. FACT: Elvis was different, and his perspective was different than most white people of his day, especially among other whites in the South. Elvis grew up in the poorest parts of the South during the Great Depression and Segregation. And he understood the very lowest depths of poverty. Only 4 white families on his block, he lived and played with black children while living in a 1 room shotgun shack without running water and without electricity. His father built the home with a borrowed $150, then lost it because they couldn't afford to pay it back. How poor was Elvis? His twin brother Jesse Garon Presley was still born about 30 minutes before Elvis... and were so poor that they couldn't afford a coffin, so Jesse had to be buried in a shoebox. He was laid to rest in Priceville Memorial Gardens in Tupelo. A SHOE BOX.
You caught some of Michael's doubles, but missed some from Elvis. The more you watch of these, you will learn all kinds of info from the daggers they sling at each character. Some of them cut deeeep haha. You picked up on (or at least stopped to reference) more than your cousin.
Facts,,Elvis is in 5 Hall Of fames and sold over 1.5 million records and recorded over 750 songs,,MICHEAL sold 750 thousand records and only recorded 300 songs.No one comes close to Elvis.Everyone was jealous because He wasn't just the King Of Rock and Roll but He was The King Of Music.Micheal was very talented but don't come close and Mike was the King of Little Boys.No one will ever come close to Elvis.In fact MICHEAL was so obsessed with Elvis that He married His Daughter Lisa Marie,,,Great reactions I Love Your Channel👍👍👍👍
It's suppose to be ELVIS at 1.5 Billion and MICHEAL Jackson at 750 million,,,Aouto correction does it every time to Me I should have rechecked it before I posted but these are the right numbers
Honestly they are Kings of different styles of Music. They both have claims to their styles and generation. What everyone seems to overlook is the fact they both had a tragic life and both died from drugs use. I hate this conversation and always have, because you can't compare them because they are 2 different styles of music. If you had to compare them based on sales, then just simply go look it up. Still it isn't being compared equally, because they both had TEN (10) #1 albums. Top-selling artists worldwide as of August 2022, based on certified sales (in million units) Characteristic Units sales in millions Elvis Presley 139 Eagles 120 Led Zeppelin 122.5 Michael Jackson 89
There is a video out there that shows how much Michael Jackson actually took from Elvis. Dare you watch it? 😂 no disrespect to MJ but all the best people take from others. That's why they're the best, because they have eclectic taste. MJ took from everyone, including Elvis, Tears for Fears and especially Fred Astaire. If you don't believe me, watch the film Bandwagon . . .again, there is a video on you tube. All the cool kids do it. 😂
Your allowed to court a minor with parents permission. Courting doesn’t need involvement sexually if guardians put it forthright. Courting just means your getting to know someone with intentions of marriage.
To the young generation out there.. Anything MJ did Elvis already done it. Even down to that so called moon walk...MJ called himself the king of. Pop and people followed...the people called Elvis king which he never wanted to be called that.. MJ Wanted to be Elvis the. He wanted to be Diana Ross.. it's good to see young people discovering Elvis.. but I wouldn't put MJ in the same sentence as Elvis....Elvis sang all types of music..MJ didn't...i can go on
Lol MJ powered straight up to his peak/final form. Guess even he knows when dealing with Elvis, you'll have to bring out your A- game early to hold your own.
Ok, my reaction vixen..... I am putting up a challenge. Since you are such the Michael Jackson fan...... Alien Ant Farm cover of Smooth Criminal..... Get out the towel!!!!!😂😂
Prince over MJ every day. And although Elvis is given the title of King of Rock, he turned it down. Search youtube and you will find the audio of him saying "...I can't accept this Kingship thing because to me there's only one which is Christ."
Elvis has always been, and always will be, the King of Rock. Many decades later, MJ changed "Rock" to "Pop" and adopted a disappointingly unoriginal title for himself.
Elvis met priscilla when he was in the army in Germany she was 14 he was only there for two months. He returned home to Memphis. He did not see her again till she was i7. He married her when she was 21.
As a counter to MJ's first line, you might enjoy checking out 'Elvis and the Black Community: That Echo Will Never Die'. It's a documentary about what black artists at the time thought of Elvis.
@@alicewilloughby4318 Still technically Michael’s father-in-law (from a viewpoint of looking at a family tree/genealogy chart) in-that Michael married Elvis’s daughter! (My mother passed away the year before I got married; I still think of her as my husband’s mother-in-law, tho.)🖖
One thing you should watch for in ERB videos is the capitalization of unexpected words in their lyric captions. Whenever this happens, it is because they are referencing something. It could be a person, a song, a book, a movie, or just about anything. Often, unless you already know, this is the only clue you get that some particular lyric has a double meaning.
"Rockabilly" is also a subgenre of old school rock & roll. And, it's still popular in parts of Europe. The greaser look and the 1950s/1960s style of music is alive and well.
Back when Elvis started black songs were not getting their due. But Elvis brought those songs to light and Elvis took a beating for playing that type of music back then. So without Elvis Michael Jackson wouldn't have never got his chance.
Yea, you can call it a draw. It is really even. I personally have to hand it to Elvis by the smallest margin. Like you said, they both had good bars and they both had very similar wrongs.. But Elvis comebacks and flips were stronger. "I stole from Black people, why are you offended?" kinda kicks MJ in the teeth as Elvis both owns it, which is a power move, but also makes it a really hard flip. Same with the "I only let you marry her cuz I knew youd never bang her".
One thing, Micheal Jackson didn't beat Elvis's records at anything. Elvis had the record for the lobgest single at number 1 (Hound Dog) until Boys 2 Men tool that mantle, he is still the greatest selling solo artist of all time, and I'm pretty sure he did a variation on the moonwalk, before Michael Jackson could even walk at all.
Watched a short documentary (might have been on MrLBoyd's channel) that featured interviews with black people who knew Elvis before he was famous and famous black entertainers who were his contemporaries and everyone seemed to have mad respect for him -- I think the only guy who dissed him was a more modern dude. But with that aside, this is classic ERB.
Call Me Terribly Old, or that I am wearing my Rose-colored glasses at 73 -haha- but, I don't care for these battles, in a world where music should be a solace. Just My Opinion 😎
I just gotta wonder how old you are to not know Elvis was known as the King of Rock n Roll. Even if you had never heard a single song of his. That surprised me when you asked that. I can't be that old yet.
Watch the documentary “Elvis and the Black Community” Parts 1 & 2 here on RU-vid and get the opinion of the top Black artists of the time including Little Richard, B.B. King, Sammy Davis Jr, etc and get the truth instead of rumors. B.B. King said that it wasn’t a mistake when they called Elvis the King.
