Elio Pace - If I Can Dream (Live on 'Weekend Wogan' BBC Radio 2)

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Uploaded by Pheebsdee on Sep 27, 2010

The great Elio Pace and his brilliant band with a powerful and inspirational version of Elvis Presley's 'If I Can Dream' live on 'Weekend Wogan' BBC Radio 2 on Sunday, August 22nd 2010.

What a choice of song to close the 2nd series of Weekend Wogan and beautifully and honestly delivered by Elio. Just look closely at the end, when Elio applauds the band and you can see what doing this song meant to him and his heavenward mouthing of "Elvis Presley" is all the confirmation you need. His band's performance was faultless.

It maybe a coincidence that Elio Pace and Elvis Presley share the same initials but it can't be a coincidence that Elio ended up taking part in Radio 2's Elvis Forever concert in London's Hyde Park, after this exceptional performance of 'If I Can Dream'. (Apparently, Elio was asked to do the Elvis concert only 3 days after this Weekend Wogan show. Good on you, BBC)

Very few singers (in my opinion) do Elvis justice and Elio is most certainly one of them. An obvious fan (judging by the amount of Elvis he choses to do on the show) Elio never falls into the trap of trying to sound like Elvis. Instead, he makes the song his own but always with a respectful nod to the King.

Another example of this was Elio's performance of 'Such A Night' at Elvis Forever on Sunday, September 12th 2010, which was simply phenomenal. Away from his piano and wooing the 20,000-strong crowd, Elio showed what a classy and consummate pro he is and was by far, one of the highlights of the broadcast. You can watch two different versions of Elio's performance here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LXrcGdOvys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHZGCP1f6O0

For more information visit http://www.eliopace.com

Elio Pace on Weekend Wogan videos I've uploaded are:

SERIES 1
Proud Mary
Two More Bottles Of Wine
Honky Cat
Burning Love
The Nearness Of You
Honky Tonk Women
Sober Siri (feat. Albert Lee)
Country Boy (Albert Lee)
Tell Her About It
Still Want You
Reet Petite
Sweet Inspiration (feat. The EP Singers)
The River Of Dreams

SERIES 2
Great Balls Of Fire
Funny How Time Slips Away
Ain't No Pleasin' You
I Can See Clearly Now
Honesty
Bossa Nova Baby
Yeh Yeh
Breakfast In America
Dance The Night Away
Gimme Some Lovin' (feat. Brian May)
If I Can Dream

SERIES 3
Crocodile Rock
Fools Fall In Love
Talk About The Good Times
Blue Christmas

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Gratulacje i brawo ******

Sylwia12991 2 months ago
Great rendition of one of best Elvis songs

whitefalcon64 2 months ago
Met elio pace at this show. was front row in the audience right next to his piano. really nice guy, even took the time to talk to us about how he got in to his carrer and what he did as a lad growing up. Im a radio presenter myself and was generaly talking about how things took off for each of us in carreers like this. Also got to speak to sir terry outside broadcasting house, another lovely person to talk to and has the time for anyone!

radiodjliam 2 months ago
very very very good elio well done!

colebrook100 5 months ago
beautiful! Gives me chills. Wonderful version.........thanks for posting

1977hmdv 6 months ago
beautiful beautiful beautiful x x x if this is untampered with and completely LIVE then in my humble opinion it is the most awesome version I've ever heard x x x second only to the king himself x x x elio is totally out there on his own x x x GET OVER TO THE US MAN ! ! !

danielle76NY 6 months ago 2
Nice performance !

NL32 9 months ago
elvis looms large in the legend that is Elio Pace!

wrightchix 10 months ago
The King would be proud of his subjects

levialone1 1 year ago

Elio Pace - If I Can Dream (Live on 'Weekend Wogan' BBC Radio 2)

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