Elvis Presley - Promised Land 1974 [Live]

Elvis Presley - Promised Land 1974


I left my home in Norfolk Virginia
California on my mind
I straddled that Greyhound
And rode into Raleigh
And on across Caroline

We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle
Halfway across Alabam'
And that hound broke down and left us all stranded
In downtown Birmingham

Right away I brought me a through train ticket
Ridin' across Mississippi clean
And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham
Smoking into New Orleans

Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
Just to help me get to Houston Town
There are people there who care a little about me
And they won't let the poor boy down

Sure as she bore me, she bought me a silk suit
Put luggage in my hand
And I woke up high over Alburquerque
On a jet to the promised land

Working on a T-bone steak a la carte
Flying over to the golden state
Ah when the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
He would set us at the terminal gate

Swing low chariot come down easy
Taxi to the terminal zone
Cut your engines and cool your wings
And let me make it to the telephone

Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia
Tidewater four ten o nine
Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling
And the poor boy is on the line

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Elvis
• Presley
• Promised
• Land
• 1974

[DIB103]

not live, an out-take from the recording session, but still great. David.

[leibstandarten]

@DIB103 Sorry but live, it has been officially released on FTD records. 

[wlexxx]

is there any real footage of E singing it live?

this is live audio but stock video

[leibstandarten]

@wlexxx Unfortunately i don't have any. i believe there is some on YouTube, but these were filmed on 8mm home film by the audience. That's the way it is was filmed on 32mm film for the better quality. So unfortunately most of it is a blurred white dot on stage, but you can find some half decent footage sometimes. 

[gigi876]

This is something like "Live In The Studio"?

[leibstandarten]

@gigi876  Nope its live on stage, i have both studio out takes, rehearsals and live versions.

[CODmaster6661]

"You DO know Elvis is DEAD right?"

"No Elvis is NOT dead, he just went home."

[thornie123]

Elvis did NOT die. He just went home.

[gencistar]

nice

[GoofyGuyWhoSings]

And if there is any confusion I was talking to "itsovermarch2012." what an idiot

[GoofyGuyWhoSings]

You should be a comedian because thats funny as hell

[Rildo965]

@gigi876 you don't know on elvis.

[acat543]

Theyfly.com See the real truth of life!

[patrickb5197]

E L V I S, then and NOW, the COOLEST guy that ever lived.

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[patrickb5197]

Its 2012, and ELVIS is still the KING.

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