Kathy Mattea - 18 Wheels And A Dozen Roses & Elvis - In The Ghetto REACTION! 

When Elvis joked or cut up while singing he was having fun. But when he sang a serious song with a message like In The Ghetto he did not joke or cut up. It was personal to him. Also this particular show he was not feeling well as he even told his audience during it. But he definitely cared about the message and issues facing people living in poverty as he too grew up dirt poor. Check out If I Can Dream by Elvis. It's a tribute to MLK and is his most powerful and passionate performance of his career.

Elvis understood poverty because he was raised in poverty. He was very generous because of it.

Nice pick and my request would be Roll On by Alabama since as of right now me and my dad are going to pick-up a load in ft Myers F.L. and headed to Pennsylvania.

Please react to Kathy Mattea 's Where You've Been

Wrong. Elvis sings with tremendous emotion. That was a serious song. By the way, he grew up in dire poverty. He felt this song deeply.

Since u r a former semi driver u need to do a reaction to the song " Teddy Bear " by Red Sovine ( u will like it)

After visiting Graceland and Elvis's birthplace in tupelo Mississippi, you realize how poor he was. A true rags-to-riches story

Elvis was a compassionate person. He was dirt poor, have a llttle mercy

my step dad was “hanging it up and heading home” for my momma. She died a week before he was staying home for good. God bless our truck drivers and the ones waiting at home ❤️

trashing on the King is a good way to lose Subs. Not listening to the song is another way to lose Subs.

Damn, it's been ages since I heard Kathy Mattea! You should check out "455 Rocket" by her as well.

Hemm not much of a reaction to Elvis.... in the ghetto is a beautiful song . The song calls for his serious tone.

I could tell what you were thinking. You went into this song by Elvis determined not to like it. Perhaps I'm wrong but that's how I felt watching your reaction. It was like you believe the lies that are spread about Elvis and not bothering to research what a incredible talent he was. Also the only big white entertainer to show up for black community fundraisers. Both Jackie Wilson and BB king said he was a great man and Jackie loved Elvis and Elvis was a big fan of Jackie. Just saying look into him and his influences and who he influenced.

Driving My Life Away from Eddie Rabbit or even the Rhett Akins version from Black Dog was a good cover.

You should do "standing outside the fire" by Garth Brooks

In the Ghetto is a song that Elvis wanted to sing to bring awareness. He lived in the projects in Memphis. After his father got out of jail,they lost their house in Tupelo.

Such a great reaction. Another great trucking song is - Alabamna's Roll On , please give it a listen or maybe a reaction if you haven't heard it before. There's a great video for it.

Another truck driving song “Convoy” by C. W. McCall

KT Oslin hold me

If you want emotional Billy to come out you should react to Where've You Been by Kathy Mattea.

Convoy by wc mcall Teddy bear by red sovine

Also .. watch Elvis 1968 if I can dream . You will see expression. Song be sang after Martin Luther king was assisinated in his home town Memphis

In the ghetto is a powerful song and Elvis sang it looking serious because it's a serious song.

Kathy Mattea is married to a songwriter, but country music and truck driving are ingrained in each other. Many country singers have worked as truck drivers, and so many radio stations available to listen to by truckers are country stations. As you have noted yourself, country music is about stories and are so relatable. That is why they are so popular.

Please react to Elvis If I can dream.It's a tribute to MLK who always began his speeches with the words : I have a dream! So Elvis sang this special song which has these words too.

Elvis Presley grew up in the ghettos in Mississippi

Elvis just sang a powerful and relevant song. Your snide and dismissive remarks are uncalled for. I believe it is you who lack any understanding or emotion for a meaningful song. You're reactions are not very entertaining or enjoyable. I'll be listening to other people's reactions who have more depth and maturity.

i thought you talked too much and didn't listen or feel the song your reaction was that of a deff man you need to give credit where credit is due and you failed will not be subscribing to your channel

Love Elvis and this song. It does a good job of painting a realistic and sympathetic picture. Poverty breeds hopelessness and hopelessness breeds anger. Tough to overcome.

His facial expression was the way it was so he wouldn't break down on stage....he didn't own a wearable pair of shoes til the age of 9, he didn't have anything but a dirt floor at home til the age of 14, his family was THAT poor....and when he finally "made it" with his music, he bought his mother a brand new Lincoln or Cadillac every year til her death, even though she never learned how to drive, just so his Mom would know what it felt like to own something expensive and brand new cuz she never had any of that before...he donated A LOT of money to the black churches he used to hang out at in Tupelo, Mississippi too...he was that type of human being....and to his credit, he enlisted in our US Army, same as I did, although I don't think he ever deployed overseas (I was deployed twice, served two combat tours in Iraq), I respect him for not using his celebrity to try and get out of taking that Oath of Enlistment.....

This truck driver entertains herself watching you tube videos

Elvis: American Trilogy Polk Salad Annie Suspicious Minds

Elvis was born in the Mississippi ghetto

To be fair, this was during Elvis's seven year stretch of a live show he did in Vegas. He did 2 full shows a night, seven days a week. It was grueling and I'm sure he was just on autopilot after a while. It's a beautiful song though.

C.W McCall, Convoy..... Jerry Reed, East Bound and Down

Kathy Ma-tay-a

Pappas in the graveyard Mama's in the pin

Love you Billy, but so much country music, not a fan of that...And Elvis on top of that, corny man! But I'll stay on the lookout for some good rock, blues or soul. I will keep the faith!

Good pick, but if you really want to try Kathy Mattea, you should try "Where"ve you Been" It's a wonderful song that also represents the disease of Alzheimer's. Be careful though, it's a tear jerker. Thanks Billy, you always make my day!!!!

You asked about the origin of 18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses. The writers wrote the song for their aunt and uncle and KM recorded it. My husband’s been on the road for 20 yrs. Waiting for the day he hangs up his keys for good.

Elvis grew up in the TN and Mississippi versions of the ghetto and when he found wealth he spread it around to help the people he related to. So, yeah, this song was dead serious to him. He also had a fun, playful side and a hot, romantic side. Frankly, I was a little surprised by your lack of expression through the entire song. Love Elvis, and I enjoyed hearing Kathy Mattea as well. Thanks.

The drugs had probably numbed his emotions

Elvis suspicions minds

All his emotion and expression is in his voice and passion for the song

When you got a voice like that you dont need facial expressions.

My daddy was a trucker for 40 years. Lost him on Christmas Day 2017. Sure miss him. This song always reminds me of him and all the miles he drove.

She sings a song called STANDING KNEE DEEP IN WATER DYING FOR THIRST it would have to be my favorite song of hers

Walk a little straighter by Billy currington

Garth Brooks - "Papa Loved Momma" &. "Roll On" by Alabama are also about Truck Drivers.

Been driving these big rigs for 7 years now....can you Please review Teddy Bear.. and Truckers Prayer... By Red Sovine

Ronnie Milsap - prisoner of the highway

Proud trucker here

I’ve only been trucking for 19 years bro

Aaron Lewis - Folded Flag

kathy's tour bus had a hell of a cb radio in it and she would often sing for truckers on it. got to listen to her several times that way

I'm gonna keep asking for Tears by Jason Michael Carrol and Musta' had a Good Time by Parmalee

Good thing I grew jamming to 90s,80s and older country

Kathy mattea was from west Virginia very proud of my home !!

Please do Kathy Mattea's "where Have You Been" best song of all time, promise

Kathy mattea is so damn underrated

you should do white line fever by merle haggard another trucking song

18 Wheeler by Alabama. I'll most likely cry watching a reaction but it's a good song.

BILLY YOU ARE SO CRAZY. ELVIS WAS ADIVED NOT TO DO THE SONG WHAT DID HE KNOW ABOUT THE GHETTO? HE WAS BORN DIRT POOR IN TUPELO MS. LOST A TWIN BROTHER AT BIRTH. THE SHOTGUN TYPE HOUSE GOT TSKRN AWAY FROM HIS MOM.WHEN. HIS DADDY WROTE A BAD CHECK FOR 12 DOLLARS FOR SOME GROCERIES AND WENT TO JAIL. THEY had to move several times through the years. In TUPELO he hung out with a lot of black kids and was considered from the wrong side of the tracks. When they moved to Memphis in his teens ,HE GRADUATED high school and drove a truck for an electrical company and they. LIVED in the projects. 1954 HE STARTED to try to become an entertainer paid his playing one nighters,hi my Tonka etc any place that would let him play. In 56 the rest is history. I don8 understand what kind of expression you wanted on his face. A smile. HE HAD A serious look on his face. HE WAS VERY GENEROUS WITH HIS MONEY. GAVE TO 40 CHARITIES, cars.houses.money to his FRIENDS and Strangers.To me it sounded like you insulted his performance. HE LIVED THZT SONG MISSISSIPPI ELVIS JUNKIE LB I

Check out Teddy Bear by Red Sovine. One of the best truck driving songs ever.

Should do Kathy Mattea Seeds and Standing Knee Deep In A River

Mary Chapin Carpenter He Thinks He'll Keep Her

I'm a truck driver

Could you please react to Janet Devlin zombie or numb songs Irish singer with very unique voice thanks ☘️ ☘️☘️ + Elvis Presley if I can dream original 🤞🤞🤞

Can tell you don't like Elvis, that's a shame

Elvis his voice did the talking

Folsom Merle Haggard white line fever up when you get a chance

25 years and counting, my brother 30 and counting, and dad drove longer than the both of us combined. He Finally retired after 61 years

Trucker here I watch ya while I haul

I've been in love with Kathy Mattea since I was in grade school

I think I heard somewhere that yhe truck driver was her grandpa

My dad is a trucker. Without trucks America stops. I saw a sort of bumper sticker once that said: Don't like trucks? Stop buying shit. My dad has been trucking for 18, almost 19 years. My grandpa did it for 42 years.

So is Lari White

Toby Keith "Cryin for Me"

I can tell you regarding the serious expression... Elvis would love to cut-up, laugh and have fun with his band or the Sweet Inspirations a lot... however, when it came to doing a serious song, he wanted the point to come across. He got serious, and didn't want any distractions. Once, after he started performing his rendition of "Softly As I Leave You," a waiter in the showroom was clearing dishing and making noise... Elvis paused and said "I hope that clattering stops now please...." then began the song again....

if you need some more trucker songs 14 Gears by Midland and Thinking On A woman by Colter Wall...anything in general by Colter to be fair

You should react to more trucking songs. Teddy bear by red sovine or phantom 309 by red sovine. Or maybe you could listen to eric church song called lighting. Its a powerful song

My grandpa drove trucks for over 60 years before he retired

You don't know what that reminds me of and I'm just going to say it that movie The outsiders. The very end of it with Dally he couldn't live without Johnny so suicide by cop oh by the way spoilers for anybody that didn't watch that movie sorry. But that song always reminds me of that part of the movie so damn sad.

It doesn't help that at the point that the song was performed, Elvis was struggling with a wicked drug problem, as I understand it, specifically in legal pharmaceuticals. He was bad on uppers and downers due to his hectic performance schedule and was blasted half the time. Also keep in mind, June 19, 1977, he was in very poor health and only lived another 2 months or so. The likely reason for his lack of expression is either being blasted on drugs at the time or just being completely bone tired. He was really messed up from the scheduling. Okay, Billy, I keep trying to find Billy Binges here on YT and I might be missing something (likely am seeing as I haven't had my coffee yet), but I can't find your other channel. Could you just give us a link to it? I would love to support you on that channel but I can't if I can't find it, ya know? Love your work, bro! P.S. Check your DMs, I sent a request if you haven't had the chance to look yet. I think you'll like it, I'm asking you to revisit Devin Townsend!

Odd coincidence she is wearing an Elvis jacket in the Kathy Mattea video and you did them together....

3 6mafia does in the ghetto

You don’t know anything about Elvis! There are many videos by people such as Mohammed Ali, Sammy Davis Jr, BB King, etc saying he was a good friend and good person. This was a serious song and he was trying to convey a serious message. I thought you were more open minded than that. I feel like you didn’t really listen and was very disappointed in your reaction.

25 years and counting jamming gears and cranking out mile after mile, proud papa of 6 beautiful kids baby of my bunch will be 10 in June, maybe after she graduates college daddy can finally hang up his keys

listen to im a road hammer by the road hammers

I believe he did this song for Martin Luther King.

Oh Billy, Billy, Billy please don't judge the King by this one video. Elvis was one of the most passionate and personable entertainers ever born. Try some of this other songs and then form an opinion. You will be most pleasantly surprised, I guarantee.

Been driving since 1990, got 4 more years to go for me. Alot of changes, some good and some bad.

My brother drove a truck for awhile. Since the kids were grown, my sister-in-law went with him. She enjoyed seeing places she had never visited but didn't like the big truck in the mountains.

Please do red sovines teddy bear!

A truck driver helped my husband. We were at Wal-Mart in 2012 and he had time on his hands waiting to deliver in the am. Talked with Eric for 3 hours and encouraged him to get the help through the VA. I will never forget him. It saved our marriage and saved him. The truck driver was a veteran as well.

Billy, you do know that he was an addict. So he took uppers, downers. Look up some of his gospel music and watch that's what he cut his musical teeth on. He loved the black gospel music and would sing for 2-3 hours after a concert and expected the guys in the band to be there till he was exhausted.

You should hear from Kathy Mattea's "where have you been" it will bring tears to your eyes

I have never heard Elvis sing that song.

I’ll admit, hadn’t heard the first song but decided to listen cause I drive a truck. Only been at it for a year, thirty is hard to imagine. Appreciate that shout though!

If you knew more about Elvis you would realize he cared about people and I mean all people . He may not have had expression to you in that song but he recorded that song because of its message .. he grew up very poor and in the ghetto .. projects in fact