@@Mary-bk2wj - you’re incorrect. Aloha had 280 million live viewers and the Moon Landing had just over 600 million. The Aloha viewing figures are more than exaggerated. Factually the concert was broadcast live to only 6 countries and then to a further 15 countries in a delayed broadcast. Out of 161 countries in the world in 1973 ‘Aloha’ was broadcast in only 21 of them. In 1973 the total population of the 21 countries was 831.6 million! By looking at the viewing statistics in those 21 countries it is clear that an absolute maximum of 280million people watched the concert - which is still a fantastic feat!! The moon landing was watched live by a maximum of 600 million people. Half of the world's existing television stations took part in that broadcast including all stations in the US. Not all of the US stations broadcast the Aloha concert.
@@colinpauley5179 I see that 97% of U.S. tv viewers watched the moon landing. 57% of households with tv on when it aired (not live) watched Aloha. I stand corrected. 🙈
I've seen this performance a million times---even saw it live, when it aired---and no matter how many times I watch it, it 'bout brings me to my knees; BEYOND fabulous!!!
You have GOT to Watch this Entire concert!! It was UNBELIEVABLE!! It begins with him landing in Hawaii & being greeted by the people!! I Promise you are going to LOVE It!!
…Phenomenal!! … Elvis has everything a singer needs: GOOD LOOKS, GOOD MANNERS, HUMOR, SEXY, a stunning VOICE... and above all an incredible CHARISMA!! ... a singer for eternity!! ✨💎✨🕺🏻🕯 Thank you
Elvis and his wife actually split up in early 1972; they were divorced in late October 1973. It's sweat not tears. Elvis put so much into all of his performances that he sweat a lot during every concert. In addition to which, there were heavy lights on him & his outfits were very heavy. As you stated, Elvis had a unique ability to 'take you along with him' while performing his songs. It has a lot to do with why his fans felt so connected to him. Incredible voice & an incredible talent.
Please please please stop with the BS. OK? The suit did not weight 75 lbs....that is you being empty headed and believing nonsense that apparently you are too lazy to research and dispute. The suit is on display at Graceland which I have been to and seen as recent at last Thanksgiving (2023). We had a guide show us around. The cape which Elvis wore only at the end for 1 song weighed about 12 lbs. The suit itself weighed about 25-30 lbs. Stop being gullible and believing misinformation.
I really liked your reaction and the insight you had into Elvis’s ability to sing as if he is talking to you intimately. You hit the nail on the head and I believe that connection he was able to establish with the listener is one of the reasons his fans loved be him, and are still growing.
Great reaction to a fantastic almost operatic song performance I never get tired of hearing Elvis sing, and yet unfortunately he is only known by so many as swivelling hips, Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock.
Actuall it was over 1•5billion,2the time of his passing he wad extremly unwell and yet he still gave himself for his supporter based fans this is y EP is the KING
Elvis is and was so big that about 25% of the world population in 1973 watched this concert. It’s just mind boggling, in today’s figure you would need someone to captivate the attention of 2 billion for a show. I can’t think of anyone capable of that…
@@jmartinez9332 Stop with the nonsense. The only people that saw this concert live were people in the Far East. It aired about 1 AM Hawaii time and that excludes China and Russia who were still adversaries in the Cold War at the time. Airing the concert 1 AM Hawaii time meant that it was 7 AM in the US on the East Coast which means no one in the US saw it live. Neither did people in EUrope where it was seen a day or two later. The US saw the concert 2 months after it occurred. Elvis was and is great.....he doesnt need misinformation and fake news to make him any greater. His accomplishments stand on their own.
Stop with the nonsense. The only people that saw this concert live were people in the Far East. It aired about 1 AM Hawaii time and that excludes China and Russia who were still adversaries in the Cold War at the time. Airing the concert 1 AM Hawaii time meant that it was 7 AM in the US on the East Coast which means no one in the US saw it live. Neither did people in EUrope where it was seen a day or two later. The US saw the concert 2 months after it occurred. Elvis was and is great.....he doesnt need misinformation and fake news to make him any greater. His accomplishments stand on their own.
I don’t like arguments with other Elvis fans, I believe we all have his legacy in mind, however, I never wrote it was live and if the figures are incorrect, I kindly ask that you contact Graceland since 1 billion plus is posted on their website on the page of 50th anniversary of the 1973 show.
I was not born in the 50’s or 60’s to experience Elvis when he was alive. I can only go by what I’ve heard and seen. I’ve been an Elvis fan since I was about 3 or 4 years old and I was at my Grandma’s home and I picked up a vinyl record of his and asked her to play it. I remember this very fondly because the song that played was All Shook Up and I danced around to it. Elvis was a captivating performer and sang with such passion. Songs back then, were written so much better than how they are now. They told more of a story and the musicians/artists told those stories beautifully with their voices and with the passion they had.
You 2 are one of my favorite reactors. This was the first ever satellite program by any artist. You can see Elvis talking about this in a couple of interviews on RU-vid here. Thanks Guys.
@@colmflaherty3963 Hi, On June 25th 1967 The Beatles represented the BBC, and Britain, on Our World, the world’s first live television satellite link-up to be seen by approximately 400 million people across five continents. They sang ‘All You Need Is Love’ Personalities, including Maria Callas and Pablo Picasso, from 19 nations performed various items. The event, which lasted two-and-a-half hours, had the largest television audience up to that date. Aloha from Hawaii had a live audience of about 280 million. The Moon Landing had just over 600 million worldwide viewers.
He wasn't crying. He was performing with all his heart and soul. God created the world in 7 days. On the 8th day, he created Elvis. God was showing off his best work. I am so happy so see you young people FINALLY discovering Elvis. I have been a fan for over 50 years and still listen to him every day. His gospel music takes you to church. May I suggest: I Really Don't Want To Know, Where Did They Go Lord. Also, Johnnie B. Goode Live New Edition 25th anniversary. Also, You Gave Me A Mountain. This was the greatest performer EVER. Also, look and see if you can find any of his live rehearsals. Welcome to what real music was.
Sweating - not crying. Elvis was very physically active during performances (no performers today would even attempt to perform at the same physical level for a concert as he did) there were the glaring, hot stage/TV lighting, and the jumpsuits Elvis wore during those years weighed around 40 lbs each. Elvis did cry when he walked off stage after performing "If I Could Dream" in tribute during the '68 tv special from grief over the deaths of MLK and RFK, but never on stage.
That song was just one of many that Daddy E would sing - Him’s just like the song that’s all - Grandma D - would tell me - Elvis only did songs that he like - Y’all are reading more into it - than what is their - Him’s would never let anything going on personally affect performance
Very hard to find an Elvis song that *doesn't* make you feel some emotion..even if it's laughter because of his antics. However, with songs like this he could rip your heart out. More than one opera singer said that Elvis could do what they did but they couldn't do what Elvis did. Listen to It's Now Or Never and you'll see what I mean. It was adapted from an operatic song.
Great reaction I did hear from the Elvis’s family that they did not like the movie there was a lot missing and his life was great in the 70s were asked to move he made it seem like it was sad. They are proud of Elvis Presley play Barry and he was a very camping man and exceptional and had a huge heart. They didn’t show a lot of the friends and family that he was close to his cousin and. Sign showing had a great relationship with him in the 70s and the movie made it seem like he was sad that whole time which is not the case. I just thought I would say that because I haven’t gotten over to some of the other ones who talked about seeing the movie just letting you know that his personal family didn’t really care for it.
THAT RUNWAY from the STAGE: Thanks to the genius of producer/director Marty Pasetta, the runway for Elvis was built. Pasetta told Parker he wanted to build a ramp for Elvis to walk out onto & Parker said no. Pasetta explained that it would be 8 ft. wide & Elvis could stay in the middle or go to the left or to the right if he wanted to because Pasetta knew how important the audience was to Elvis. Parker said no. Fortunately, Pasetta was able to meet w-Elvis & he explained exactly what he told Parker. Fortunately again, Elvis overrode Parker & told Pasetta to build the ramp. Paseta told Elvis he wanted him to lose weight & Elvis lost 25 lbs. Elvis then hugged Pasetta & said you are one of the few people who has been totally honest w-me. Without that ramp the concert would have been very different if Elvis did not have the opportunity to get in close touch w-the audience. This was a BENEFIT CONCERT to RAISE MONEY for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund. It was expected to raise $25,00 but it raised $75,000. There was no set ticket price -- people were told to pay whatever they wished. Elvis was first to buy his own ticket for $1,000. No, no crying. Profuse perspiration from hot jumpsuit, & mega hot house lights & stage lights.
It wasn't aired in North America that night. Elvis went onstage at midnight Hawaiian time which put North America from 6 am eastern to 3 am western. It was broadcast later with a few songs added. After the concert Elvis and the band came back to the stage and recorded songs to be aired in North America. You can tell the added songs because Elvis isn't wearing a belt as he had already thrown it into the audience.
I don't believe it was sung in the context of his divorce. He was more upset about losing his daughter. He was already in a loving relationship with beautiful Linda Thompson. Elvis loved meaningful lyrics and operettic songs like this. Thanks for the great reaction.❤❤❤
Yes, but Elvis supposedly told Linda's brother, "I love your sister, but I am not IN LOVE with her". He always loved Priscilla even though she was a total con.
Elvis did choose songs that revolved around what he was feeling and going through in his life. And just because Linda was with him doesn’t take away all of heartache from Priscilla; who was in his life for 14 years. No one can speak to any absolutes on what he was feeling or thinking. ELVIS IS A RARE GIFT ♥️👑♥️
Just because he knew her for 14 yrs it doesn't mean she was in his life all that time. They were really together only for 4 yrs and even then they were seeing others ( both of them ). I don't call that love. The only good in that marriage was Lisa.
No this song wasn't about Priscilla, she had already moved on to Mike Stone (that's another story unto itself) . He did songs he loved. Believe it or not but the rehearsal of this song was even better 💕
This special was aired in 1973. He was physically in a good place when he filmed this. 1975 is when the public saw the slow slide into physical issues and prescription medication dependency. The general public was not aware of the drug issues at that time. With the internet, now people know every detail of a celebrity’s life.
@@tlo3571 Elvis was far from being in a good physical place for Aloha! . He had been ordered by Marty Pasetta, the show Director, to lose some serious weight. For the six weeks leading up to the Aloha concert, a Las Vegas doctor had him on a crash diet of prepackaged, dried foods consisting of five hundred calories a day, with the odd addition of a daily injection of urine from a pregnant woman. It was effective, in that Elvis dropped twenty-five pounds for the performance. It is difficult to know this and then not look at the Aloha concert in a different light. Elvis was not a healthy man in peak shape. He was a malnourished man, performing at peak, with little food to properly fuel his body or his brain. Elvis was quite literally running on empty.
why do people send this link because everyone knows the rehearsal version is far superior! i got to hear elvis do this live in seattle april 1973 a few months after this performance & nothing will ever compare to that! one of my favorites from him!
This may be Elvis' finest performance right here. The African American female backup singers are the Sweet Inspirations. One of them is Cissy Houston....the mother of Whitney Houston!!! Elvis had to a work out, diet and swim to get in shape for this show. This was the last time he was seen in good shape, the next four years he went down hill, gained a lot of wait, was on all kinds of prescription drugs...and died of some kind of cardiac arrest in August 1977 at age 42. Elvis was a great entertainer but he was a troubled man like so many are, including other entertainers like Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Robin Williams, the list goes on and on.
I came up with a "fantasy" concert, I could really imagine myself watching and listening to Elvis and these artists: Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Freddie Mercury, Janis Joplin, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley (if I could hear Elvis sing some duets with Lisa Marie to). Would you go and watch them perform if you could, or who would you like to see and hear if you could choose anyone???
Let it be known that he was ready and willing to get divorced but what he was upset about regarding Pricilla was that she cheated on him with someone that he admired. I’ve read 32 Elvis books and I don’t claim to be an expert but I’ve never found any evidence that he wanted to grow old with her. Just saying lol he did love her dearly tho and he love his family. But he wanted to be free and in the end he wanted her to be free too.
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