Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Music news Important Elvis-iversary
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 6:56 PM
Today is the 72nd anniversary of Elvis Presley's birth and the 62nd anniversary of him getting his first guitar for his 10th birthday. He wanted a gun, but his mom was worried he'd hurt himself, so she opted for the guitar.
Celebrate the special day with this grainy bootleg footage of Elvis performing at the Omni in December 1976.
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Or if you prefer, here's a user-made Elvis slideshow soundtracked by my favorite Elvis-inspired work art, "Elvis Ate America" by Passengers.
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Passengers was a pseudonym for Brian Eno, u2 and Howie B. It's the smartest, funniest lyrics Bono has ever written.
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