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I can give the deal on Elvis in a nutshell. Elvis himself was not racist at all and a lot of the older black musicians appreciated his existence because it opened doors for them. However, he was surrounded by a lot of people and many of them were about as racist as you can get. Not his fault and when he was confronted with it, he didn't tolerate it. There is an interview with one of his backup singers where she says when they went to Dallas Elvis was told he could "keep the colored girls at home." He told them if they don't perform he doesn't perform. Not only were they there but he drove them out in a top down convertible, with them sitting on top of the back seat waving to the crowd.

May I suggest reacting to Elvis and the Black community, it is pretty good.

I may be in the minority here but I don't look at any group taking influences from another group as "cultural appropriation" in the vast majority of circumstances. I prefer to call it "cultural incorporation", and frankly it's a good thing in my opinion for every group of people to incorporate influences from other groups into their own culture. It's how we get closer to being "one people"

James Brown and Elvis were such close friends that at Elvis funeral James spent a half hour alone with him before they let the people in to see him. Elvis grew up very poor and was singing in a black choir foe r a few years. He never forgot and was always standing up for the black community even though it was very unpopular in the south in th 50's.

As someone else said, do watch Elvis and the black community video. It was a real eye opener for a lot of reaction videos for black people. A lot was said about Elvis being racist, it's obvious from this video, that he was the opposite. He sang in a gospel church growing up. He stood up for his African American girls backup group in Texas, refusing to perform if they didn't join him there.

Damn, I'm in tears from this. I'm Caucasian and grew up with watching African American comedy in the 80s, if it's funny, it's funny. No matter the race. When it becomes hateful, then there is a problem. Much love to everyone!

“That’s why he’s telling the jokes and you’re not!”.. love you two!!😂😞

You need too watch the entire thing. I love that Bills and his Wife’s arguments

OMG! 'When you gotta go, you gotta go' - I'm dying!

Watch Evis in the back community, his song in the ghetto and If I can dream then make your own mind up.

From what I know Elvis grew up in that culture and spent much time singing in a black church choir.

Bill never disappoints. He and his wife are hilarious together on his podcast, whenever she comes on.

Elvis was born in a ghetto in Mississippi. He gave back to the black communities time and time again. Check out In the Ghetto ,beautiful sad song singing truth. Talking/ singing about the problems in black communities in the 1960's. What's changed? It's gotten worse that's the only thing that's a problem.

Lt`s just leave history in the past and not be so sensitive to it while learning from it so much to not let it repeat itself. It is what it is and being 2022, we have made so much progress. I love All cultures and everything about it plays a part in my heart and soul. What a blessing to be here in America as free as we are. God bless our human race.

Thanks for doing these and sharing a bit of yourselves with us. I'm on a journey to try to become a better person, on one of your Bill Burr reactions you mentioned having to get a restraining order and the judge talking down to you. I'm a rather large person myself and have been hurt many times before because I am also a caring and sensitive person. I have a lady who is able to sift through my BS and see the real me, and she protects that. I see similarities and I just want to thank you for giving us an example of what real can be and that anyone can reach that, granted, I only know the "you" that you present, but it feels genuine and gives me hope. Thanks

You guys are great! ❤️ Enjoyed your reaction on Elvis via Bill Burr. Just wanted to let you know a couple of things: MJ was also influenced by Sammy Davis Jr. there are certain dance moves that he does that are easy to spot in MJ! And yet, MJ was MJ. Beautiful and special in his own unique way. I’m a musician and part of being a musician is emulating, copying, transcribing and sometimes literally taking particular licks and techniques from our musical heroes. The idea is to learn and then with enough different influences and work, to become a great version of one’s self. It is never (or seldom) called “cultural appropriation” within the musical community because it is expected and understood that by emulation, that is how we learn. The problem with the term “cultural appropriation” is that it has a lot of gray areas to it because if we take it to its logical conclusion, we’d have to go back to the first man/woman. That would be an exercise in futility. For example, Afro Cuban music (I’m Cuban born) obviously has as one of it’s foundations, the great rhythmic heritage of Africa but it also has other influences such as European and American harmonic influences too. So where do we stop saying it is Cuban vs African? Does not the time honored investment of the Cuban people and their culture deserve some credit and respect too? And if so, at what point does it become theirs?? It’s a tricky question. So the point being that as long as we always acknowledge and respect as best possible all the great heritages we have inherited and give due deference to them, all should be good. It’s when we do NOT do it that we get ourselves into trouble. Ultimately, respect, love and enlightenment must always be at the core of the foundations of our arts.

The reason he was called the King of Rock n Roll, is because it was his mixture of bluegrass and the blues that really became known as Rock n Roll. He was surely not the only one doing that at the time though, but he was the one that had the stroke of luck to be the first to become mainstream with the style. Saying that _adopting_ a style of music or dance because they love it is not _stealing_ it. That would mean that all music for example using palm-muting in their guitar riffs are stealing that style from the first person who did it. That is ludicrous to say. To make it racially profiled is just ugly and a big problem that betrays the true intentions of the people who keep on bringing up the race card. I call it appropriating Human Beings! If you love something, you will of course imitate it in your art!

You guys are always a great watch with reactions, will look out for the podcast

Great reaction 👍🏼. One of my favourite Bill Burr clips 😆. I was hoping you were watching the slightly longer clip where Nia makes Bill explain why his airplane example was so f’d up.

OMG. I learnt so much from the discussion in the end. Thanks guys. ❤️

Moonwalking was part of a mimes training.

What a breath of fresh air watching this beautiful couple laugh at comedy and having a good time without letting "isms" suck the life out of everything.

Fred Astair was doing the moon walk in the 1940s if not earlier.

"When you gotta go, you go . . . both ways." LMAO

I always heard Elvis was the King of rock & roll, James Brown was the Godfather of soul, and Michael Jackson was the king of pop.

You guys are awesome! Thanks for what you do!! 😍

It’s called taking something you like and incorporating it into your life. And it’s an awesome thing. It’s what keeps us growing.

I just found you guys, and it's great watching you react to comedy. You have great chemistry together.

love you're intellegent and honest discussions about not just this video, but all i've seen

The Moonwalk was first seen on TV way back in 1955 by a black jazz Tap Dancer named Bill Baily. It can be found on YT. It was also performed on the '70's TV show "Soul Train".

Loved this episode! Great job, yet again!

omg I can't get enough of your videos lmfao. You both are the best and your personality and laughs are contagious.

We ,my husband an I , watch you daily an would love to meet you. I also have had Canada on my top 10 bucket list an have always wanted to go. I am so impressed with how much you have done in your short life. I (58) an my husband (65) have been to a lot of the states of the US ,where were from, but I have never left the US my husband has due to being in the marines. I have to be honest about me for a second I have been on disability for about 15 years but I have had multiple issue an I can’t walk for long distances or stand for incredibly long periods of time . I have come a long way in recuperation an feel as tho with my husbands help I could definitely make the trip. Love you an thanks for making me smile 😀🤘🏼

I thoroughly enjoy your reaction videos. Today I was watching The Bill Burr Elvis did what reaction. After your discussion on Elvis and Michael Jackson I think may find the RU-vid video on Bill Bailey . Bill was a black tap dancer from the 40s and as he leaves the stage after his dancing performance he does the moonwalk.

Amazing reaction vid! Had me rolling.🤣

Watch "Elvis and the Black Community." 🤙

Beyond wholesome keep spreading the love and good vibes

You guys are the best! Loving your reactions both music and comedy ✌️

Well I feel stupid I have seen this clip a handful of times and this reaction taught me about the 6 hour flight thing.

I look forward to this discussion! No matter what though, please Keep Rock Alive!! 🤘🏽🖤🔥🙌🏼 ℁

I don’t know all that much about Elvis. But from some of the interviews I’ve seen on here it basically seems to come down to everyone that was directly around Elvis new he was not racist and would defend that. He liked rock and the blues and even tho certain radio stations refused to play his “n***** music” or wouldn’t want to book him cause he had black back up singers, he stood true and gave the genre the attention it deserved. He made black music popular to white people. Which in turn also helped some black artists since more people would look into their music after finding out that Elvis covered their song. He actually DID credit black people as often as he could, but often times radio stations would cut the parts where he gave credit because they didn’t want to have black art being promoted on their shows. So because most of this wasn’t seen by the public he got a bad rep for stealing the music when really he had many black friends in the industry to stood by him because he was a good person and helped them and stood up for them every chance he could. It’s sad how much media can affect how the rest of the world views their character.

By covering their songs Elvis indirectly (:if not directly ) influenced a white person like myself, who has always been curious about the roots of music to discover Big Mama Thornton "Hound Dog" and Arthur Crudup " That's Alright Mama", that I otherwise would have never heard of.

"ya gotta go ya gotta go,...both ways" that joke actually killed me lol

His wife is so wrong about Elvis. He loved all people and he did do stuff for the black community. He sang In the Ghetto. He did If I Can Dream as a tribute to MLK. He refused to perform without his black backup singers. Just to name a few.

All three people in this video are Awesome ! Wild Bill is so damn funny . Thank You both ( TNT ) .

Cool show, very good topics . ✌️☮️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

10:39 Great reaction video. This is a little off topic, but I have to tell someone. I was in the Marines on Okinawa in the early 1980s. I had a friend who was an SP in the Air Force; actually, he was a member of the Elite Guard, wearing a special uniform with a beret and a yellow neck scarf. It was just a hard position to obtain and he was really proud of it. One day he got caught doing the Moon Walk on his post while guarding the front gate of Kadena Air Base, and he got kicked off the Elite team. What a costly 10 seconds of his life that was.

The next following minutes after that last joke really bring it home, you gotta check it out!! Great reaction btw

Bro when he said when you go when you go I died😂😂😂

The old guy he was talking about was Sam Phillips. He owned Memphis Recording Studios. Before discovering Elvis he recorded and helped many black artist. He felt if he could find a white artist that did black music, that would help break the barrier between black and white music. And it did.

Elvis- grew up super poor and lived in the Black neighborhood of Tupelo, MS. He sang in the Black church choir and was beloved there. Watch the little two part doc on Elvis and the Black Community to see what the great blues and soul masters had to say about him.

Watch Elvis and the black community. Elvis gave plenty of love to black community and stood up for them

great comedy and as always a measured and reasoned response from the 2 of you. i am still mystified to this day how James Brown managed to glide across the stage - impossible.

Your laughs are sooooo infectious 😍😍

Great reaction! That Elvis "appropriated the culture" and didn't give a hit about black people is completely false though. He gave all the recognition, and was a big supporter of black emancipation and had enormous respect for the black artists he covered. He was the biggest fan of blues, soul, and gospel music and the artists who played that music. He grew up in a mostly black neighborhood and those were his friends and the music he knew.

He shot his TV only once though it's still at his house Greetings from Memphis ✌️❤️🥂

Loving your videos - lots of thoughtful reactions that help me think about things from other perspectives.

The dude not once called himself the King. Great reaction!

This is one of my favourite channels for reaction videos.

I love your reaction on “The down-anddirty, daddy-not sticking-around, drug-infested neighborhood blues” lolol

watching you guys laugh is good for the soul...

🤣 when you gotta go, you gotta go......OMG

Always love your reactions May I suggest making the videos you watch full screen so the other YT videos are not seen

Research! That was a very good answer, something everybody (regardless of race) should do before forming an opinion about anything! Ignorance is one of the biggest problems of the day,

Chuck Berry, the father of Rock & Roll guitar and lyricism, also had related foot loose moves as a performer well before Elvis came on the scene.

There's a lot of "in-depth" research out there about Elvis, and then there are the opinions and experiences of individuals who were close to him. The two rarely agree lol. Definitely a worthwhile discussion though, and something I'd gladly tune in for.

So, I was going back and catching up on videos and I saw you did Marty Robbins "Felina". I have to recommend an all time classic in the same vein. Lefty Frizzell "Long Black Veil" You won't be disappointed. I'm sure your subscribers will back me up on that.

Micheal was a huge fan of Elvis. Whitney Houston's mother was a backup singer for Elvis for years and Whitney had great things to say about how Elvis treated all his diverse make up of members. There are documentaries out there done by fellow Black artist and producers talking about him and his relationship with the black community. I would suggest watching one or 2 before ur Friday podcast...They are very good

1:47 I mean just didn't catch at first because I didn't hear what you said, but I liked this joke and laughed out loud when I heard it

"Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief, all kill their inspiration and sing about the grief"... Bono

Little Richard once said in an interview that, in reality, He was the King AND Queen of Rock 'n' Roll! lol

You get a credit for that "both ways joke" bro. I laughed. Quality bants :)

Great video and discussion. I'd would love to join you guys on a discussion on this topic on your podcast. I'm a music historian and wrote about Elvis in College as part of a thesis. Great video you guys!

Good breakdown about how we perceive, who started what. Each generation of youth has idols that scare the adults going back years to people like 18th century composer and pianist, Franz Liszt, who was surrounded by 'Lisztomania' and he was considered too outlandish for the youth (a la Elvis).

I don't like that Netflix cut it off in the middle of the bit, but I did enjoy your reactions. Keep up the great work!

This is the first reactor that caught what he meant when he brought up the flying comparison. Most think it’s because he has or can afford a plane to get her on a direct flight without any layover. Good job.

This video and actually a lot of videos of this clip end to early. It goes on a little longer and then it makes sense. I saw a video where they included that last bit. And it is a perfect ending of the clip.

For real tho, “when you gotta go” - that’s brilliant my man.

Very good reaction especially about MJ at the end. He got his moves from James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Sammy Davis Jr, and Elvis as you pointed out.

You NEED to watch Elvis and the Black Community....A MUST! He refused to play the Astrodome when they told him to leave the black people in his group home.

You guys are good. Keep it up !

There is very informative video that many react to Elvis and his relationship with Black people, and where he grew up and what they thought of him when they worked with him

At this point so much has been done in music, art, fashion, etc. it’s difficult to create something that doesn’t resemble something that’s been done in the past. Everyone gets inspiration from everyone. If it’s okay for one person, or one dance move, or one industry, or one culture, it should be okay for everyone, we shouldn’t be able to pick and choose. As long as the person isn’t completely copying another artist’s work.

For me , if it happens in this country , it's part of my culture. I can't exclude anyone ! It's American culture.. I really don't care who came up with it. Whatever I'm drawn to I'm gonna do. If it's music, arts, sport, food,.holidays ... I claim it all !

M.J´s Moonwalk was taught by the mime Marceau !!! 🐸

I have to say that after just getting started with the video she said that that's why Bill Burr tells the jokes but what he said was one of the funniest things I think I've ever heard "when you got to go you got to go."

To me it's a compliment!!! I Like MJ I like EP both were Great Artists!!!

Elvis always gave a shout out and there are lots of examples of this. He publicly declared, on several occasions, that Fats Domino was the real king of rock n roll. FYI there is a video on you tube comparing Elvis and Michael Jackson and another showing how MJ took a lot of inspiration for his moves from Fred Astaire (smooth criminal is almost move for move taken from the film Bandwagon) all the best artists have eclectic tastes and take inspiration from others. It's not stealing, it's being inspired ❤

I never understood that last joke until you explained it. Thank you! 😆 We all definitely influence each other.

Elvis hung out at black clubs in Memphis because he loved the music, major influence on how his music sounded

Hey guys, that's from FOREST GUMP, those moves 😂😂

i have just recently discovered your react videos.... and i have to say guys are my favorite. i love the fact that you save your reactions to the end of the video. i am not a fan of react vids who pause every 10 secs just because they like the sound of their voice... anyway please keep the good content coming. i watch all your videos

Would love to see you guys react to The First Ever Recorded Medal Of Honor." Its the story of US Special Forces Airman John Chapman and how he saved the lives of 23 comrades. The events were captured from the air by a drone. Amazing story that will really get your American spirit going.

Elvis covered many artist songs white and black. Blue suede shoes for example was Carl Perkins song but its instantly associated w/ Elvis. Why? Because Elvis had an "it" factor Carl didn't. He covered Tutti Fruity by Little Richard but you still think of Little Richard when you think of that song because Richard had star power too. Anyone can sing a song but it's how they sing it. It's about their carisma, their talent level, and star power. Elvis just had it in spades. However, he had to overcome adversity as well after all, older whites said he was immoral and the devil because he sang "black music". But he never called himself King and always praised blues and gospel singers and said it was that combo that made rock n roll. He also didn't marry a minor they met in Germany when she was 14 but started dating when she was 17 and married when she was 21. And she is still incharge of most of his business decisions today

Leg shaking was invented by Forest Gump when he was a kid. 🤣

Check out old Fred Astaire movies from the 30s, where you’ll find the beginnings of practically all later adopted dance moves one way and another. He choreographed all of his own routines. Also be sure to check out The Nicholas Brothers from the same era, whom you will unfortunately see a lot less of due to the cinematic racism at the time.

there's a longer version that has the explanation of the 6 hour flight Bill mentioned.

Elvis grew up poor in a black neighborhood and in a black church. You should listen to many of the black people he worked with.

I think that last joke about flying is about the Wright Brothers.