A Forgotten Elvis Song Gets A Surprise Cover

Elvis Presley had 107 Top 40 hits. So what makes "If I Can Dream" so forgotten. Well, until the CD era it never got packaged on any of Elvis' hits compilations, even though it went to #12. And Elvis himself performed it only once: at the close of the 68 Special. I bring this up because of American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin's cover of "If I Can Dream". Of all the songs to do, I was stunned to see someone finally taking a shot at it. Yamin did okay. He lacked the big finish that Elvis brought to it. Looking at allmusicguide.com, I notice that the song has been covered by a few people. But not many. Maybe, it was meant to be Elvis' and only Elvis' song. Dressed in his white suit, and performing the tribute to Martin Luther King only a short time after he died, Elvis gave so much that he almost collapsed at the end of the performance. It may be his greatest live TV performance. Not many are ever going to come close.