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  • Who are the nine buffoons who disliked this??

  • grandioso !!!!!!

  • this version is the exact recording on the elvis gold records vol 4

  • A Good Ray Charles cover!!!!

  • this scene was sped up a little bit for the film right? lol

  • Of every member of the bands I mentioned, only Paul McCartney was knighted, and he wasn't knighted until 1997. Quit talking out of your backside and do research before you post something. Whether they promoted drug use or not is immaterial. Elvis was on uppers, downers, and a pharmacy full of quacked out meds prescribed by his personal, but incompetent, physician. And Ray Charles covered Eleanore Rigby by choice. Trust me on that too: he was one who NEVER did anything anyone told him he had to.

  • Youtube won't let me post the link to the Ray Charles performances of this song. I just wanted you to play them back to back - Elvis' version is just too happy and poppy.

  • Yes I did see "Ray". Foxx was excellent, but getting back to my point is that Elvis turned this great R&B classic into a goofy party tune. Listen to the difference with how it's SUPPOSED to be done:

  • @1olrocker yeah I did, you're right, the key has been changed, but at least Elvis was an American, the British invasion did to Rock and Roll what Elvis did to Ray Charles

  • @multidimensional1 LOL!!! You do NOT want to get into an argument with me about the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, etc...... you will loose.

  • @1olrocker Chances are we would agree on many things, I too am a white boy , but I'm Canadian, and the whole British invasion thing was largely encouraged up here, it was a war of a different kind. Cultural war to replace the presidential assassinations carried out by the City of London banksters. Most Americans think there is friendship between you, appearances only, did you know Elvis went to the President, and warned him the Beatles were unAmerican and he wanted to be a secret agent?

  • @multidimensional1 Now you're delusional. The Beatles owned the 1960s due to their song writing skills, charisma, style, and musicianship - they were like nothing EVER seen before, or since really. And while there were A LOT of British groups during the 60s and 70s, only a handful really made a difference after the Beatles (Stones, Who, Kinks, Zep, Floyd) And Elvis never met a President until '72 when he met Nixon. Anything else you believe is conjecture. Save it for the conspiracy theorists.

  • @1olrocker well, you sure know your Rock and Roll, and the British invasion bands you mentioned all promoted drug use, and the Queen was right there to hand out knighthoods. That's what Elvis warned the president about. Something I find disturbing is when a totally accomplished American bluesman or star had to cover the Beatles, Ray Charles for example sang Elenore Rigby...the British invasion virtually killed jazz...

  • @1olrocker I think Johnny Rotten nailed it with "God save the Queen" or the Clash with "White Riot"

  • @1olrocker It all began at a party in Palm Springs, California in early December 1970.

    In a conversation with Vice President Agnew at the party, Elvis expressed his concern for what he felt were threats to American culture posed by, not only the British Invasion, but also the drug culture, the radical SDS, the hippies and the Black Panthers. Three weeks later, Elvis, accompanied by two body guards, was bound for Washington, DC aboard an American Airlines flight.

  • This is from the "Viva Las Vegas" movie. My wife and I have it, and it is definately Elvis' best . But, concerning Elvis being a better singer than Ray Charles, how does someone kick the ass of one of the greatest singers of all time?

  • @multidimensional1 It's not about being the best singer, it's about delivering the song the way it was meant, the way it was written. One thing Ray Charles injected into his music was dirty, sultry sex. Elvis is singing this song in a key and temp that is sterilized for white audiences at the time, I and I'm a white person. Ann Margaret was hot but wiggling her little ass is not sultry, it's like a chipmunk dancing around. This song is meant to be slower and have a more bluesy, soulful rhythm.

  • @1olrocker well, the interesting thing here, is that this style didn't exist, when Ray wrote this song, I was referring to shumpert67 comment below, I just think it's funny when people compare the worlds best, and say this one, kicks that one's ass. But, you're saying that "I got a woman" is one of those songs that is better, when being performed by someone other that Ray Charles, and I think you may be right...just like Jimi's version of "All along the watchtower" is to Bob's take

  • @1olrocker sorry, I re-read your post to me, and, are you saying that you prefer this version, or you think Elvis performs this song a little too fast?

  • @multidimensional1 What I'm really saying is Elvis' version is silly garbage. Every pop cliche was used in the song - tuned up to a higher, "happier" sounding key, up tempo to be more of a dance tune, and Ann Margaret doing her impersonation of a chipmunk on uppers. And it was somewhere between 1951-53 that Alan Freed began using the term "rock 'n roll" on his Moondog show on WJW 850 AM..... I'm a Clevelander, this historical knowledge is as important to Clevelanders as the first President

  • @1olrocker Have you seen the movie "Ray" with Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles? I would recommend it to you, if you haven't seen it, it's really good. I became aware of Ray Charles (and others) when I saw the Blues Brothers in the theatre in '79. I was 14. I totally loved that sound of "Shake a tailfeather" and tried to find more of that, from Ray but I don't think it exists. My wife and I found a box set of Ray Charles on the Dick Cavett show in '74? which is just prior to filming the Blues Brothers,

  • @1olrocker I thought Rock and Roll started in '55 with "Rock around the clock" but I guess it had to develop first, what songs was Alan freed spinning to coin the term in '51 to '53 for example?

    Just yesterday afternoon I was copy/pasting the pop charts from '55 to '71, and "Rock around the clock" was #1 in '55. but the Twist didn't happen 'til 1960

  • @1olrocker I looked at the charts for 1951 and what I see is "Rocket 88 "Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats" (with Ike Turner) hitting #25, being touted as the first Rock and Roll song,.. I used to sing and play James Cottons' version of this, love it!

  • @1olrocker I just re watched this vid, and I was mistaken on the title, it's "What'd I say" written in '58, released in '59. "I got a woman" was recorded in '54 before "Rock and Roll" even existed. Pretty sure Elvis version of "What'd I say" is in the same key, and tempo, but yeah, young white kids re-energizing a great song. (Viva Las Vegas, 1963)

  • @1olrocker well it's not an Elvis performance it's an Elvis movie. during the 60's they made Elvis family friendly in his movies. so if you don't like this version then just don't listen to it.

  • i`ve herd both elvis kicks ray charles ass.ray charles dont come close to elvis man.

  • Superbe suédoise Ann Margret...♥

  • Oh man was Anne something else!!!!

  • ajajajaaja muy gracioso el baile

  • like this...but ray charles' version kicks this one's ass.

  • @toocoolfornicknames Nun Uh!!!

  • esta cancion es original de ray charles en 1959 , elvis lo hizo en 1969

  • This must be a young Elvis i thought his voice was deeper it's funny because this is the first Elvis song I've heard.

  • Elvis sooooooooooo sexiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, I love you!!!

    thanks

  • I wish I had a dance with Elvis.............

  • I know Elvis was the king - in the 1950s, but by this time his music was so pop and bubble gum watered down it is horrible. This rendition of the Ray Charles classic is a joke. First, it's tuned to an upbeat key which makes it sound cheesy instead of funky and soulfull and bluesy like it should. It's too fast. Too upbeat and happy. Once Elvis left for the Army his bluesy soul was cleansed and became vanila. Only his '68 comeback special had any spark of what he originally was.

  • I have just read that Ann-Margret was in Sweden the last year in a very small town near where i live, and I missed her!!! OMG that must be the biggest mistake i have done!

  • SONO TARANTOLATIIIIIIIIIIIII

  • can u put some elive movies please with whole epesodes

  • THE REALY !!!

  • Elvis the KING and the magician.

    _Ravi Rana, Kapurthala, India

  • GREAT Couple!!

  • ONE  HOT man

  • If you look closely, you can see Teri Garr in the background!

    Ann Margret was the epitome of sexuality. They were such an amazing couple!

  • who is teri garr?

  • In this video, or as an actress in general?

  • Both

  • You can find this song on,Elvis Gold Records Volume 4.

  • Wow--what a couple!!!!!!!!!!

  • this was the last good movie he was in, but it rocked! him and ann margaret shoulda stayed 2gether. 1963

  • The three close-ups of Ann-Margret (beginning at 1:53), practically making love to the camera, should make any long-time fan of hers, like myself, as horny as all holy hell. Its an absolute crime she has to get old...67 this year.

  • But she still looks fantastic!!

  • Elvis and Ann were so cute together.

  • The BEST chemisry. Ann and Elvis.. Shelley Fabres would be Next.. Maybe ME first though.

    Love you Elvis Forever;

    Miss Kelly

  • ELVIS grande como siempre seductor y rico un hombre amado y DESEADO por millones de mujeres en todo el mundo ELVIS siempre te amare Elvisadicta de CHILE

  • he should have married her I would have! johnny

  • after viva las veas elvis hardly moved in his films.....ann margaret woke up the king

  • No shes not. If you think she is just keep it to your self, you dont need to tell everyone.

  • Shes swedish!! she cant be a weirdo. Shes still hot

  • lol so what? im swedish as well...

  • haha ja me. men de e rätt coolt ändå att en svenska har spelat mot elvis...

  • jag tror inte ens att hon kan prata svenska.

    Såg en intervju där hon sa typ två ord och sa det helt fel.

  • aaaaaaaaann...ooooooooooooooo

  • es un grande!!!te amo elvis!

  • she is very trappist:D:D

  • she is very trappist:D:D

  • He sure does.He´s the KING!!!

  • Elvis still Rocks!!!

  • hoold dog selv kæft asshul !!

  • shut the fuck up about racism and enjoy the music, ya stupid bastards.

  • Ann-Margaret havde en afærre med elvis presley

  • What the heck is wrong with Ann-Margaret in the beginning. She has a really weird face on.

  • dont you recognise "sex on a stick" when you see it.

    She and Elvis were so hot for each other.

  • wtg all great vidoes ty you know now to pick theme have a great day james

  • bosa nova and shake those tail feathers y'all

  • hot is he

  • he was in love with ann. but he was gave a promise to priscilla.

    ann is rocks!

  • How can Elvis and everyone else keep a straight face? Still, gotta love the style...

  • another great song from viva las vegas 5*

  • How much fun this must have been to film?

  • Elvis and Ann were so cute together.

  • O YA those were the days it seems like yesterday THANKS!!!!

  • I was looking at Anne most of the time...lol

  • Interesting video, thanks for sharing. I had to watch this several times!

  • Ann is wonderful. Elvis isn't bad either....

  • Viva Las ANN!!!!

  • what's this song called???????????????plz

  • 'What'd I say?' made famous by Ray Charles really.

  • this video clip is from the moie "Viva Las Vegas"!

    It's a good movie! Elvis is awesome!

  • this is a good song #

  • I think it would be FUN to dance like this....as long as I was with a LARGE group of people also dancing like this. And we were dancing like this on purpose. Otherwise it would be weird if I was the only one, I think someone might think I was having a seizure.

  • What movie is this video clip from?

  • viva las vegas!!!!!!

  • i love this song and film i am writing the full script out on this. and no one can be his fan cause i am his number one fan!!! Only joking

  • it does seem like fun..i dont think its just the "gangsters" and rappers fault i think its everyones for just thinking perverted and wanting to grind and stuff against each other than dancing like that...

  • I wish people still dance like that today! It looks soo much fun!

  • Americano é fogo!!!

  • Whata a cooking video clip. And if Elvis is hot Ann Margaret just sizzles. Delicious!

  • Man elvis is cool but if i see anyone dancing like this at the club i will slap em!!

  • People were innocent and happy back then. White people hung with white people and had fun without thinking they needed to please the gangsta rappers. Yup we need to go back to those times. Stupid black culture has ruined our innocence.

  • "White people hung with white people[....] Stupid black culture[....]" This Ray Charles song is an example of "black" culture, which Elvis loved. Elvis hung with "black" people, duetted with a "black" woman in one of his movies before this, hired "black" musicians such as Dudley Brooks for his records, and wasn't innocent.

  • spot on mate....but elvis was the greatest

  • Youre a fool. Back then this wasnt considered innocent. This was "grinding" back then and if you go back and read up in your history you would know that Elvis got a lot of slack for dancing the way he did. Not to mention he loved BLACK music. If ALL the WHITE people hung out with the WHITE people back then there would be no ELVIS.

  • I love Elvis and Ann Margret. They were a hot couples

  • it dont look daft to do that type of dance now im 15 yrs old and im a big elvis fan i dance like that all the type and people love that type of dance luv ya elvis r.i.p

  • This is a Ray Charles song, my bro' has it. Oh how i love you Elvis. You don't know how upset i get about you. This song and dance is great, i prefer all this stuff to todays music and dancing..i hate rap and the 'dirty dancing' they do, it makes me sick!!

  • A great Elvis moment from Viva Las Vegas with a red hot Ann-Margaret! Elvis was paying tribute. He was a huge fan of Brother Ray and southern R&B. The Beatles used to play this song too!

  • nice way to dance...i do the same...

  • hey to all black ppl...stop hatin!

  • WTF? Why is that aimed at "all the black ppl"? And who's hating?

  • Ann Margret was to the 60's what Jessica Alba is to the 00's, a lot of night time emisions were devoted to her.

  • lol... I think it's funny that people think their dancing is weird... I think it looks like fun. I'd love to learn to dance like that.

  • I hope Elvis is happy in heaven.

  • i thought that was a ray charles song...odd

  • It IS a Ray Charles song... this clip is to Ray Charles what Vanilla Ice was to rap.

    Oh well... at least they got the sound of Brother Ray's piano almost exactly right.

  • Elvis, The Beatles and many others were influenced by the black singers/musicians of their time. They have said so in interviews and given credit to them. Now to compare Elvis to Vanilla Ice.....that is laughable.

  • it is.

  • o elvis. *Tear.

  • but he girl with the red dress have a hot ass

  • what a stupid way of dancing

  • Agreed but it was cool then. If you detach yourself and look at some of today's dancing then you may realise how daft that is too.

  • ok, that was 40 years ago. what will people say 40 years from now ( on today's dancing? )

  • Viva Elvis!

    Love you, man.

    George Vreeland Hill

  • The King & Queen Of sexy Rock.

    Long live em both.

  • they dance weird!! xD but awsome song! ;)

  • E. WILL NEVER DIE.

  • Hm, the way they dance... Well I guess thats hip hop in that era, hur hur! Long live Elvis!

  • she´s hot!

  • one of the best

  • What'd I Say was a Ray Charles Hit, and aftess the sucess many artists rerecorded it, as Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. Lewis's performance version got a hit.

  • This is great fun to see again.

  • Amazing actor. He was really made for the silver screen. He could have been a very big one

  • these movies get better each time I see one, thanks

  • love that movie.

  • Thank you i love it also

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