Sunday, January 08, 2023

Playlist for 1/8 (Songs About Elvis Presley)


There have been more songs written about Elvis Presley than any other performer.   No surprise since he's one of the most important musicians of all time. But doing research for this post, even I couldn't believe how many songs about Elvis have been released.  I can't claim that all the songs listed below are stellar.  A lot of tribute records can be pretty mawkish, no matter the subject.  But there's certainly many good ones and at the very least, interesting takes on Elvis' legacy.

Billy Burnette - Today Is Elvis' Birthday
Bob Dylan - Went To See The Gypsy
Bobby Bare (as Bill Parsons) - All American Boy
Bruce Springsteen - Come On (Let's Go Tonight)
Bruce Springsteen - Johnny Bye Bye
Bryan Adams - Hey Elvis 
Chris Wall - Half Of What Killed Elvis
Confederate Railroad - Elvis and Andy
Danny Mirror - I Remember Elvis Presley
Dead Milkmen - Going to Graceland
Dire Straits - Calling Elvis
Elton John - Porch Swing in Tupelo
Fatboy - What Would Elvis Do?
Florence + The Machine - Morning Elvis
Frankie Allan - Just A Country Boy
George Jones - King Is Gone
George Michael - John and Elvis Are Dead
Gillian Welch - Elvis Presley Blues
Hayden Thompson - Boy from Tupelo
James Brown - Love Me Tender (A remake, but first 30 seconds JB talks about his love for Elvis)
Janis Martin - My Boy Elvis
J.D. Sumner - Elvis Has Left The Building
Jerry Reed - Tupelo Mississippi Flash
Jillian Cardarelli - If I Could Talk To Elvis
Jim Ford - Story of Elvis Presley
John Fogerty - Big Train
John Hiatt - Riding With The King
John Hiatt - Tennessee Plates
Johnny Earle - Private Elvis
Kacey Musgraves - Velvet Elvis
Kenny Chesney - Jesus and Elvis
Lalo Guerrero - Elvis Perez
Lenny LeBlanc - Hound Dog Man
Link Davis - Trucker from Tennessee

Link Wray - It Was Elvis

Lisa Marie Presley - Lights Out

Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis
Margo Price - Long Live The King
Merle Haggard - From Graceland to the Promised Land
Mojo Nixon - (619) 239-KING
Mojo Nixon - Elvis Is Everywhere
Neil Young - He Was The King
Nuns - Elvis Said
Odie Palmer - Letter to Elvis
Patty Loveless - I Try To Think About Elvis
Paul Simon - Graceland
Ray Stevens - Mama's In The Sky With Elvis
Richard Thompson - From Galway to Graceland 
Ronnie McDowell - King Is Gone
Sonny Fisher - I Miss You Elvis
Stan Freberg - Heartbreak Hotel
Steve Goodman - Elvis Imitators
Stray Cats - Elvis On Velvet
T M Hanna - I Saw Elvis At The K-mart
Unknown (Jimmy Fields) - I Have Returned
U2 - Elvis Presley & America
Wanda Jackson - I Wore Elvis' Ring
Warren Zevon - Jesus Mentioned
Warren Zevon - Porcelain Monkey
Weeklings - Little Elvis
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