Mac Davis - In The Ghetto

[nick123452971]

theme song for the black race!

[myrarobinson42]

I knew it. I was just thinking about this song. He wrote it for Elvis and it took him 15 years to get Elvis to record it.

[vendanges3]

Mac Davis was the genius who wrote this song that is still actual in 2012. Of course Elvis made this a success but it was written by Mac.

[529pault]

sorry, i just liked the way elvis sang it.

[vaccavo]

@529pault WHAT is a piece of shit? I didn't catch.

[patjepatatje1958]

ooooh great, I just knew Elvis Presley's version, but this original is very good indeed.

[geerterri]

I've always preferred Mac's cover of this song.

[BrodyMcCain]

Mac I owe everything to you I wouldn't even write songs if it wasn't for you, You started it all for me. I tell everyone about you and how you were the inspiration for my songwriting. If there was anyone I would love to meet on this earth it would be you. I owe everything to you. I'm Brody McCain you started it all for me. Brody McCain.

[valarmanwe]

I often think that the only thing E had going for him was a pretty face.

[TheSugarburger]

@valarmanwe Presley had everthing, everthing going for himself. He had it all. The whole package.Greatest entertainer that ever lived and will always be the world"s greatest entertainer.

[SigfridsTardis]

You can tell by his sincerity HE wrote it. Elvis' version sounded shallow.

[Maritay962]

I believe that this was the song Mac was told if Elvis sang it, Mac could not, but if Mac sang it, Elvis would not



[StingRayNet]

@Maritay962

Mac was moving that mouth a little like Elvis.....

[Rozeane0]

Lindo essa música na voz de Mac DAvis, mas amo Elvis e acho que ele conseguiu imortalizá-la.

[doublengine]

Glen Cambell should'nt have stole this man's wife!

[arickett68]

Mac Davis had his own show on TV back in the '70s - Baby don't get hooked on me was one of his biggest hits - terrific songwriter!!

[vaccavo]

F*! F*! F*! I thought no one else would be able to sing this song! and now here it is with this man I had never heard of before. "You" with Rita Coolidge, then "I Believe in Music", with Gallery, brought me to this wonderful voice. Thanks to YT, now I can say my luggage is a little richer of wonderful things.

[ilovealaska]

@vaccavo ..... Mac Davis also wrote the song "Watching Scotty Grow " that was recorded by Bobby Goldsboro. Awesome song !!

[barbara2811ful]

just watched this ,blew me away was awesome xx

[bossyboots55]

I SAW an episode where he sang this song on the ed sullivan show many years ago. He had ovation after ovation ...what a songwriter !

[m7j23s53]

Great job Mac.

[TheDONELVIS]

FANTASTIC JOB , THANK YOU MAC .................

[pcguy36]

I didn't know Mac Davis wrote this, I still prefer the Kings version better but this isn't bad.

[TheUltimate6669]

What do you mean sings Elvis? Mac Davis wrote the damn song!

[sjandrews0904]

@TheUltimate6669 --but Elvis is the one who sang it and turned it into a hit--for both of them

[70melissab]

jerry....

[Boree2]

Mac Davis is the best of the best. Love him and his music.

[tacysassy]

That was great.Was not aware he also wrote this.

[vgaulden]

I love Mac; not such an Elvis fan. It's nice that Elvis was able to have such a big hit from Mac's song though.

[ebfan41]

Beautiful singing performance by Mac Davis of the song he wrote.