Poor Elvis did not heed Admiral Ackbar’s warning.
I like a lot of the mature Elvis. Suspicious Minds is great, even if it sounds too much like the Righteous Brothers.
T-R-O-U-B-L-E was one of his last to hit the charts. Catchy, upbeat ditty.
Kentucky Rain sounds great on first listen, but if you think too hard on the lyrics, it becomes very silly. Basically, Elvis’ wife disappears in the middle of the night, from their shack/trailer in the middle of Kentucky with no usable vehicle whatsoever (if she took the car, he’d never catch up to her on foot) and not so much as a phone to call a pal to drive him around. It is impossible to imagine the song without picturing Elvis with squishy shoes going around in the mud in a white jump suit.
On the other hand, take “Kentucky Rain”, and then listen to Del Shannon’s country flavored tune “Stranger on the Run”, and then a story unfolds, probably in Paduchah, Kentucky.
Who will win the girl? Elvis? Del? Listen to them in sequence and find out. It would make a great TV movie.
300,000 Louisvillians disagree with you, sir.
Kentucky Rain cannot be topped in these parts!!
I confuse Suspicious Minds with Suspicion. Elvis recorded Suspicion, which went nowhere. Then a high school classmate of mine, Terry Stafford, recorded it, and went to the top of the charts.