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Elvis Aron Presley
8. januar 1935. - 16. avgust 1977.
 
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Gladys, Elvis i Vernon Presley

Elvis Aron Prisli (Elvis Aron Presley) rođen je 8. januara 1935. godine u Misisipiju. Njegov brat blizanac rođen je mrtav, tako da je Elvis odrastao kao jedinac, u veoma siromašnoj i strogo religioznoj porodici.

Kao dete je pevao u crkvi, a sa deset godina je pobedio i na takmičenju u pevanju u svojoj školi.

Sa porodicom se 1948. godine preselio u Memfis, gde je i maturirao 1953. godine. Posle škole je radio kao vozač kamiona, a pohađao je i večernju školu za električare. Krajem 1953. godine, u studiju prijatelja snimio je pesmu posvećenu svojoj majci koja je dugo bila privatno vlasništvo, a koja je danas veoma vredan unikat. Na snimanju je privukao pažnju vlasnika jedne veće izdavačke kuće, na čiji je poziv počeo da sprema materijal za svoj prvi album.

Njegovi prvi singlovi, "That"s All Right, Mama" i "Blue Moon od Kentucky", imali su veliku lokalnu popularnost, a njegov stil odevanja, muzika i pokreti označili su nastanak rokenrola.

Uspeh za uspehom se nizao i ubrzo je Elvis počeo da se pojavljuje u popularnim nacionalnim radio i TV emisijama. Njegovi pokreti tokom nastupa bili su za ono vreme skandalozni i često neodobravani od javnosti.

Karijeru prekida u periodu od 1958. do 1960. godine, dok je bio na odsluženju vojnog roka.

Kada se vratio muzici, ona je već postala unosan biznis. Prisli je jedini pevač tog vremena koji je prodavao albume u nekoliko miliona primeraka. Takođe, imao je uspešnu glumačku karijeru, tokom koje je snimio 33 filma, uglavnom mjuzikle.

Godine 1973. Prisli se razvodi od supruge Prisile Prisli, i nakon toga naglo počinje da se goji, što razočarava mnoge njegove obožavateljke. Narednih godina postaje zavisnik od droga i 16. avgusta 1977. godine umire. Šok koji je izazvala njegova smrt trajao je veoma dugo. Ostao je upamćen do danas kao kralj rokenrola.
 
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Jailhouse Rock

The warden threw a party in the county jail.
The prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing.
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Let's rock Everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
the whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
Let's rock Everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Number forty-seven said to number three:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
Let's rock Everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Run, run, run, run

The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair."
Let's rock Everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake,
no one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break."
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix,
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
Let's rock Everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.


 
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Viva Las Vegas

Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there
And they're all livin' devil may care
And I'm just the devil with love to spare
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas

How I wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
'Cause even if there were forty more
I wouldn't sleep a minute away
Oh, there's black jack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on every deal
All you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas with you neon flashin'
And your one armbandits crashin'
All those hopes down the drain
Viva Las Vegas turnin' day into nighttime
Turnin' night into daytime
If you see it once
You'll never be the same again

I'm gonna keep on the run
I'm gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If I wind up broke up well
I'll always remember that I had a swingin' time
I'm gonna give it everything I've got
Lady luck please let the dice stay hot
Let me shoot a seven with every shot
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas,Viva Las Vegas
Viva, Viva Las Vegas


 
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Heartbreak Hotel

Well, since my baby left me,
I found a new place to dwell.
It's down at the end of lonely street
at Heartbreak Hotel.

Ive been so lonely baby,
Well im so lonely,
well im so lonely I could die.

Oh although it's always crowded,
you still can find some room.
For broken hearted lovers
to cry away their gloom.

They've been so lonely baby
well they're so lonely,
well they're so lonely they could die.

Well, the Bell hop's tears keep flowin',
and the desk clerk's dressed in black.
Well they been so long on lonely street
They never ever look back.


and its so lonely baby,
and its so lonely,
well they're so lonely they could die.

well, if your baby leaves you,
and you got a tale to tell.
Just take a walk down lonely street
to Heartbreak Hotel.

youll be so lonely baby
your gonna be lonely
youll be so lonely you could die. Oh although it's always crowded, you still can find some room. For broken hearted lovers to cry away their gloom. They've been so lonely baby, well they're so lonely, they're so lonely they could die.


 
Kralj rock&rolla je navodno umro 16 avgusta 1977 u 42 godini od srcanog udara. Posto je umro pod cudnim okolnostima, ipak vrijedi pricati o razlozima zasto je mozda ipak ziv. evo nekoliko razloga koji se odnose na
cudne okolnosti oko njegove smrti:
Grob
Elvisovo ime je pogresno napisano na njegovom nadgrobnom kamenu. Elvisovo citavo ime glasi "Elvis Aron Presley", ali na njegovom grobu srednje ime je pogresno napisano sa dva "a". Njegov otac nebi to dozvolio. Kad je Elvis bio rodjen, njegovo ime je bilo pogresno napisano na rodnom listu. Njegov otac je odma otisao da ispravi to sto znaci da je familiji bilo vazno da se ime korektno pise. Elvis danas lezi izmedju svoje babe i svoga oca, a ne pored njegove majke kako je on zelio. Bas je sumnjivo da bi njemu bliski ljudi to dopustili. Elvis je bio sujevjeran, dovoljno da nebi izazvao sudbinu tako sto bi stavio svoje pravo ime na grob ili skoristio grob svoje majke.
Smrtni List
U zadnjim godinama prije njegove smrti, Elvis se dobro nadebljo. Iako je pred smrt imao oko 115 kg, njegov smrtni list navodi samo 80 kg tezine. Originalni smrtni list je nestao, a aktuelni smrtni list je datiran dva mjeseca poslije njegove smrti.
Tijelo od voska
Za nosenje Elvisovog mrtvackog sanduka je trebalo vise ljudi jer je bio oko 400 kg tezak. Ljudi koji su bili na sahrani su pricali da je zrak oko sanduka bio hladan. Zato se moze nagadjati da je Elvisov sanduk bio
klimatizovan da bi tijelo od voska ostalo hladno - jedno tijelo koje je bilo napravljeno kao Elvisov duplikat da bi ljudi mislili da je mrtav.
Ostaje jos pitanje kako je Elvisova familija uspjela da nabavi jedan 400 kg tezak i poseban sanduk jedan dan poslije njegove smrti. I zasto je sahrana odrzana tako skoro? Mozda da ljudi nebi prepoznali pogresno tijelo u sanduku..., Inace obrve i nos osobe u sanduku nisu izgledale kao Elvisove...
Cudno Ponasanje
Dva sata poslije Elvisove smrti je vidjen jedan covjek koji je izgledao isto kao Elvis. Kupio je kartu za Buenos Aires, platio u kesu, i koristio je ime John Burrows, isto ime koje je Elvis koristio kao pseudenim vise puta. Elvis je imao nekoliko knjiga koje je jako cjenio. Imao je bibliju, nekoliko farmaceutskih knjiga i najvaznije "Chirova knjiga brojeva" i "Yogina Autobiografija". Poslije Elvisove smrti ove knjige su nestale i nisu vise nikad pronadjene. Na njegovim zadnjim koncertima na Havajama Elvis se pozdravljao od
publike sa "Adios", sto bi u prevodu znacilo zbogom, a zbogom se govori kad se odlazi zauvijek...
Dva dana prije smrti Elvis je zvao jednu prijateljicu, Miss Foster. Rekao joj je da ne planira da ide na turneju. Ona ga je pitala da li ju je otkazao i on je odgovorio da nije. Kad ga je pitala dali je bolestan, on je rekao da se osjeca dobro, ali da nebi trebala da postavlja vise pitanja ili da nekome govori nesto i da nebi trebala vjerovati u sve sto cita. Pricao joj je da ce se njegove muke uskoro zavrsiti... Dan poslije Elvisove smrti jedna zena pod imenom Lucy De Baron, bivsa Elvisova ljubavnica je dobila ruzu postom. Na kartici je pisalo da je ruza od "El Lancelot". Tako je ona tepala Elvisu, i to niko drugi nije znao.
 
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Blue Suede Shoes

Well, it's one for the money,
Two for the show,
Three to get ready,
Now go, cat, go.

But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my Blue suede shoes.

Well, you can knock me down,
Step in my face,
Slander my name
All over the place.

Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh,
Honey, lay off of my shoes
Don't you step on my Blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

You can burn my house,
Steal my car,
Drink my liquor
From an old fruitjar.

Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh,
Honey, lay off of my shoes
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.


 
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My Way

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I’ll say it clear,
I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain.

I’ve lived a life that’s full.
I’ve traveled each and ev’ry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, I’ve had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
And (not "but") more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew (not "know")
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried.
I’ve had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it my way.

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.(not "NOT")
To say the words he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!


 
Ako neko moze da mi uploaduje neke njegove pesme bio bih mu zaista zahvalan ... nemam ih vise na kompu nazalost ... ali tek sledece nedelje da mi uploaduje , necu moci pre da ih skinem ... hvala puno unapred ... 8) :-o :o
 

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