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| From | Richard Gagnon <gasp@aga.ca> |
| Subject | Elvis and Otis |
| Date | Mon, 17 Oct 2005 01:38:17 -0400 |
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Barry Holdship wrote:
> You're forgetting the best tune on the Pot Luck LP IMHO. Otis
> Blackwell's "Easy Question."
You know, I had to go back and listen to it again today...it's pretty
much my least favourite of Otis Blackwell's Elvis songs (but there
aren't any bad ones: Don't be cruel, All shook up, Return to
sender...and that's just for Elvis! He also wrote (or co-wrote)
Fever, Breathless, Handy Man, Great Balls of Fire...), but I think
it's mostly due to the performance rather than the song. It feels, I
don't know, kinda sluggish. Its soul base seems to cry out for more
of a late-sixties, Chips Moman-produced approach, which it didn't get
in 1962. Have you heard Blackwell's unreleased until recently "I'm a
Roustabout"? Nice work. All IMHO as well, of course.
> My Aunt who lived with us from the time I was born, loved Elvis.
> Dragging my brother & me to the drive-in to see his movies.
> It was from there I discovered my first favorite tune. "One Broken
> Heart For Sale," from It Happened At The Worlds Fair. It still
> moves me to this day. I guess that's why I continue to cover it.
> I do prefer the Sun Sessions and his 50's work, but there are some
> fine gems to be discovered throughout Elvis' 60's material.
"One Broken Heart for Sale"? Oh, I'm definitely with you on that one.
"who wants to buy a heart..."
"Happy Ending" is another favourite from "It Happened..." I also have
a weak spot for "They Remind me to much of you", and "how would you
like to be" though I haven't heard them in eons.
Thanks for the flashbacks, Barry!
Richard
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