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LeftinOH

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15. His career was terribly mis-managed; all those shitty movies after

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 11:30 AM

Aug 2012

he got out of the Army may have made money, but they are all crap. His recording career was *just* beginning to resurface when he died. It would have been interesting to see how he adapted to the 1980s, like Tina Turner.

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Why does Elvis mean so much to a lot of people? [View all] Are_grits_groceries Aug 2012 OP

It might be because Elvis was the first big rock star. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #1

My guess is Elvis was one of us. no_hypocrisy Aug 2012 #2

That has a lot to do with it. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2012 #3

excellent loyalsister Aug 2012 #4

extremely attractive!! . . . I think because he was authentic, not hiding anything about himself. nt patrice Aug 2012 #7

Elvis Costello? FarCenter Aug 2012 #5

The only Elvis that matters IMO. NT EOTE Aug 2012 #9

NOT a star-stuck sort of person here, but... There was something innocent about Elvis. patrice Aug 2012 #6

He was extraordinarily handsome, had a beautiful voice and was singing Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #8

Richard Thompson - "I wonder if people in Syria have Syrian Elvis songs? DreamGypsy Aug 2012 #10

Watch the '68 comback special.... cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #11

Nostalgia. ananda Aug 2012 #12

Because Elvis reminds people of Chelsea Clinton. Uncle Joe Aug 2012 #13

He represents a big part of their childhood or early adulthood KurtNYC Aug 2012 #14

His career was terribly mis-managed; all those shitty movies after LeftinOH Aug 2012 #15

A close relative of Paul Ryan's wife played a big role in making Elvis a star. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #16

I was wondering that about others ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #17

Cissy Houston sang backup for Elvis: Are_grits_groceries Aug 2012 #18