MLK TRIBUTE! ELVIS PRESLEY IF I CAN DREAM REACTION 

Just shows you how amazing he is and how much he cares about others

where did you hear he went backstage and cried? source? it's a rumor created in youtube comments. stop spreading BS.

@@warrendelay ACTUALLY..Based upon the interview with Steve Binder (The producer of the special) and On The Official Graceland site..Elvis did have a strong emotional reaction at the completion of the song where he did drop to his knees with emotion.. Whether tears were actually involved, it's not said, but there was a comparable reaction and it's not a you tube rumor. A little research would have been good to determine the facts. Steve Binder's interview is on You Tube from the Official Graceland Channel.

@@warrendelay you are the one that needs to stop spreading your BS it's been documented he wept by people that were there do your own research.

@@trumanupchurch364 "Do your own research" means "I have no idea where I heard it, and have no source to share" NO it has NOT been "documented" by people who were there. Furnish a link to ANY one that witnessed it making the statement. No you can't.. because it's a youtube comment creation.

It would be a perfect time for it!

So true

My same sentiments last summer

100%

I've been thinking about the same thing how this song is as relevant now as in 68

He is one in a generation!

I have seen some of his moves

@@ImFrancis325 fun fact. He HATED that they made him sing in his movies when he wanted to be a serious actor. He had one of THE WORST managers ever!

Absolutely

For sure

he never said over his dead body to Parker - he may have said things after w-out Parker knowing but Elvis never spoke that way to people

yeah, this song still holds weight today!

Thay wanted him to finnishe the show with blue Christmas he said no, take it or leave it, your choice Thay backed down

good man!

This song should be heard by everyone in the times we R living. Awesome

That was coming from the soul

false rumors are never good!

I could tell!

The best performance ever! So much passion.

That's what I hope for in the future

Yeah, I will have to check that out soon. I don't want race to be the issue here

Elvis wasn't racist. Quite the opposite. He was made to look like one by hateful jealous people who started a rumour ( which was proven false ) and it caught on by people's ignorance, fear and jelousy It needs to stop and the truth made clear. Knowing very well his heart, it hurts his legacy and his fans. Do you thing a racist would sing this song ? Elvis was told not to sing this song because his career would be over. Elvis went ahead and performed this beautiful song in a powerful and passionate manner. He was the only white man who stood up with his black brothers, never against them. View " The Searcher." and" Elvis and the black community . " Elvis fame was not dropped into his lap he worked for it. All that said. I appreciate your honest and heartfelt reaction.

i agree, that Elvis was not a racist, he loved black people, and even snuck out as a kid to black churches at night. But one reason people bring this up does have a little merit. He didnt steal the black mans music, he highlighted it. But....some of the black folks that came before him, like Crudup, etc never got to see the royalties from Elvis doing their music. Now that is probably more on Colonel Parker, than Elvis, but there was hard feelings there.

we do not have correct information on the "crying" thing YET - there is a LOT of misinformation about this still

I feel like every generation needs to appreciate his voice and messages

Elvis didn't see color. He saw man for man and you treat someone the way you want to be treated. He was a man of soul and integrity.

He deserved every success that came his way. What a great man!

A man that traveled with Elvis said they came upon an old black man and woman broke down in an old truck loaded with wood he picked them up took them to a new car lot bought them a new truck went back and loaded there wood for them . His dad said when he died , he was the same old country boy

Can you imagine going to jail for months and years over $10? Crazy.

I could hear it in every word he sang

that'll definitely help!

It was originally released as the bside to his hit edge of reality but towers over any vocal performance I've witnessed, I've loved it since I first seen it in the early 80s and still now at 57 the eyes glaze over and tears well up.

@@briankennedy1192 Thank you for sharing this...amazing how 47 years after his passing, he can still reach people with that EP magic!!

It should be re-released.

I grew up on Elvis, my dad could've been an impersonator. But I love watching the reactions. I've seen this video a hundred times! Have a blessed day

Thanks, you too!

TIME TO WAKE-UP ..... IT WAS TO WE THE PEOPLE ..... People keep posting ..... That it was to Martin Luther King or Bobby Kennedy .... This song was to so much more than one or two people .....It was to the world ..... As It is in memory of MLK ..... Bobby Kennedy ..... John Kennedy ..... The soldiers of the wars {As Vietnam was in full swing} ..... As the red scarf he wore was to signify their blood and lives lost in that war .... And ..... In-fact all lives lost with such brutality ..... Elvis sang this to the world to form us together as it should be ..... As one group ..... One soul ..... One passion of the people of earth ..... Elvis sang this to us ..... For the people of the world ..... To wake-Up and stop letting Mainstream Media Fake News keep pitting one against another ..... Until the deep state with their Mainstream Media Fake News that keeps the fighting going with lies is gone we continue to battle on with the words of peace for all mankind ..... Elvis sang ..... Were all my brothers walk hand and hand ..... No truer words have ever been spoken ..... To all mankind ..... The proof is that the world is still listening to the king ...... Belt out this song ..... And will continue now and beyond till peace is completely engraved in our lives ..... Praying for peace for all of us ..... As in this one song and singer of the ages ..... And I know the fallen ones ..... MLK ..... Bobby Kennedy ..... John Kennedy ..... The soldiers of the wars ..... Would agree ..... That all killing of anyone ..... And that means ..... EVERYONE STOPS FOREVER ....That is what I believe those who gave their lives would agree to and say ..... ABSOLUTELY

Not a fan of Bobby Kennedy because, as the AG for his brother JFK, he approved the installation of wiretaps on MLK and several of his associates, who the Bureau believed were Communist sympathizers. For more than three years the Bureau kept King under constant surveillance, with its agents sending him anonymous threatening letters in the hopes of stopping his social justice campaigns.

@@Coolrockndad That is the story ..... Maybe or maybe not ..... My point was Elvis sang the song about the horrors of all the killings of leaders and the soldiers in Vietnam ..... Not just for one person .....

If I Can Dream ..... Was written by Earl Brown ..... For ALL the trauma that was in the 60's created by the Deep State ...... The killings of John Kennedy ..... Robert Kennedy ..... Martin Luther King ..... And all the killing of the soldiers of the wars ..... As the red scarf Elvis wore was for the soldiers ..... It was written for those reasons ..... And not just for just one .... But all the killings ..... Someone some-were along the line SOMEONE posted the rumor about it being for MLK .... And that rumor was born ..... However it was for all of it ..... So if you don't understand that the song was written for all ..... And not just one after reading this posting ..... Then you don't know Elvis ..... Then you just don't know Elvis .....Elvis sang it to the world ..... For all the death and destruction in that decade ...... As it not only hurt him ..... But the planet of people wanting peace on Earth ..... That the controllers fights ...... Every step of the way ..... UNDERSTAND ..... Cause once you know the real Elvis ..... You'll know a truly God given talent ...... And why he sang it to the world ..... {The reach for peace} ..... No Brag ..... Just Fact ......

It will take time to progress and we will get there. they helped paved the way and show us it's possible to fight for something you believe in.

The song was written by Earl Brown when they were taping the show and after both assassinations. The Colonel had wanted Elvis to end with "I Believe".. the producer convinced Elvis that they should find something else so after talking with Elvis about what he wanted to say, Earl Brown sat down and wrote the song in less than an hour... the rest is history....

That has to be a rough time for him!

wow that was quick!

If I Can Dream ..... Was written by Earl Brown ..... For ALL the trauma that was in the 60's created by the Deep State ...... The killings of John Kennedy ..... Robert Kennedy ..... Martin Luther King ..... And all the killing of the soldiers of the wars ..... As the red scarf Elvis wore was for the soldiers ..... It was written for those reasons ..... And not just for just one .... But all the killings ..... Someone some-were along the line SOMEONE posted the rumor about it being for MLK .... And that rumor was born ..... However it was for all of it ..... So if you don't understand that the song was written for all ..... And not just one after reading this posting ..... Then you don't know Elvis ..... Then you just don't know Elvis .....Elvis sang it to the world ..... For all the death and destruction in that decade ...... As it not only hurt him ..... But the planet of people wanting peace on Earth ..... That the controllers fights ...... Every step of the way ..... UNDERSTAND ..... Cause once you know the real Elvis ..... You'll know a truly God given talent ...... And why he sang it to the world ..... {The reach for peace} ..... No Brag ..... Just Fact ......

thank you very much for understanding, this song held so much weight in my heart and will forever carry it.

If I Can Dream ..... Was written by Earl Brown ..... For ALL the trauma that was in the 60's created by the Deep State ...... The killings of John Kennedy ..... Robert Kennedy ..... Martin Luther King ..... And all the killing of the soldiers of the wars ..... As the red scarf Elvis wore was for the soldiers ..... It was written for those reasons ..... And not just for just one .... But all the killings ..... Someone some-were along the line SOMEONE posted the rumor about it being for MLK .... And that rumor was born ..... However it was for all of it ..... So if you don't understand that the song was written for all ..... And not just one after reading this posting ..... Then you don't know Elvis ..... Then you just don't know Elvis .....Elvis sang it to the world ..... For all the death and destruction in that decade ...... As it not only hurt him ..... But the planet of people wanting peace on Earth ..... That the controllers fights ...... Every step of the way ..... UNDERSTAND ..... Cause once you know the real Elvis ..... You'll know a truly God given talent ...... And why he sang it to the world ..... {The reach for peace} ..... No Brag ..... Just Fact ......

He is the most famous entertainer that ever lives according to science

WOW! really now?! I wouldn't have think so but that's great

@@ImFrancis325 You likely were not alive when he was so you would not have an accurate perspective. Nobody but Elvis could draw 1.5 Billion viewers to the very first ever satellite concert performance when the world population was 3.2 billion .They watched in 40 countries The Beatles thought they could do the same thing.They soon learned they were not Elvis. Their viewership was just 250 million.Nobody has ever attracted so many viewers More people watched his performance than they did the first moon landing..He broke every concert attendance record everywhere he played.He was practically worshipped throughout the world as if he were a war hero.People of every age idolized him...not just teenagers ..adults, young, children old, every sex, race and nationality There are statutes of him all over the world.Just stepping off a plane for a few minutes got him commemerative plaques and statutes. More journalist attended his news conferences than the president.He was so populat and onfluential that to this day the US Dept of Health credits him with stamping out polio which was killing and cripplingi untold countless youths. When he took the vaccine teenagers went from 2 percent vaccinations to almost 100 percent.There has been no one else with that kind of influence.Democrat and Republican presidents readily answered his calls. President Nixon, almost unheard of, schedule a meeting with him within a half hour notice.If he rode a train, hundreds of fans would be at every stop and try to tip the rairoad car over to see him.Women loved him so much that they ripped his clothes from him, once leaving only his sock and shoe.He was the highest paid movie star of his time.He is the biggest selling artist of all time..more than 2 billion sold.Every man wanted to be him.Every woman wanted him ..44 years post death his popularity is going strong. His home is the most toured home in the US second only to the White House.Barry Gibbs of the Bee Gees recently stated that every artist today would love to be Elvis..not Garth, not Justin, not Prince, not MJ, not Bruce , not Freddy but Elvis. Mohamned Ali said he was the greatest singer of all time. Everybody adored him Yes he was the most popular human to ever live bar none.

I have been told and I will one of these days

it's just amazing

He did, I think he knew it would happen

thank you!

admiration but not goods friends -- that's going ove-the-top

No problem 😊

Thank you very much! I completely agree

wow! that's high up the charts!

pls note this was also for Robert Kennedy -- “The song was not only inspired by MLK but by Robert Kennedy's assassination also -- it was after Kennedy's assassination that Elvis & producer/director Steve Binder had a long sit-down discussion, & Binder asked songwriter Walter Earl Brown to compose a song to reflect what had taken place (based on MLK's speech). Parker wanted a Christmas song (of course) but after Elvis looked at the song sheet he told Parker i want to give it a shot.” Thanks.

that's why I love music

I am learning a lot from him and especially through his music

❤❤

I am glad I found this song

Glad you enjoyed it!

He is up there!

I will have to check out his gospel albums

@@ImFrancis325 Listen to Crying in the Chapel ......

Thank you, I just want to discover music I haven't discovered

I am so glad he did

we do not have correct information on the "crying" thing YET - there's a OLOT of misinformation about this still

It will one day for sure

Thank you! That means a lot!

thank you!

it's not a race