Talk:List of Elvis Presley songs

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did Elvis sing a version of Moon River?

No#REDIRECT [[, but he did do a recording called "Blue River". 23skidoo 21:02, 26 July 2006 (UTC)]]

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[edit] Rock Around the Clock

I've heard rumors that a recording of Elvis doing Rock Around the Clock on the Louisiana Hayride has been uncovered andsfdfs is awaiting release. Can anyone back that up? If so, it should be added to the list. 23skidoo 21:02, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

I do not agree: It shouldn't be added unless it were released. Elvis might have recorded many songs that are not released yet. In my opinion this list should consist of released songs only. df --Janti 18:52, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

  • That's a good point, but there are clearly unreleased tracks listed here already. Anyway, a year after making my previous comment I've yet to find a source to confirm that a version of Rock Around the Clock a la Elvis has in fact been located, so I'm not pushing to add it till I find confirmation. 23skidoo 19:21, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] songs

What was Elvis's first song?? I don't know the answere to this one but I could not find where to complain about the list of Elvis songs It is not complete.

"That's Alright Mama". Vera, Chuck & Dave 23:04, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
That was his first commercially released recording. However according to this site, the first recordings Elvis ever made were "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" at the demo session he did for sun in July 1953. His first professionally recorded song, for Sun, is believed to have been "Harbor Lights", followed by "I Love You Because" and then he did "That's All Right". 23skidoo 19:23, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The x's

Why are some songs on the list followed with an x? SleepyStud 17:21, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Get Back

EPE -Elvis Presley Enterprises did release elvis doing a cover of the beatles "Get Back". It was also performed and video taped in front of a live audience and in an informal session for the movie "Elvis: That's the way it is". This was released on both the original LP/Tape/CD and the re-mastered and extended tape/CD. I have added it to the list.

  • edit* (forgot to sign in before)--Brian(view my history)/(How am I doing?) 07:00, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
  • A performance of Get Back from the mid-1970s was also included in the 1980 "Elvis Aron Presley" box set. 23skidoo 19:25, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

I added some references to section "A". Sorry that it took so many edits, but after I did the first ones, I later learned how to re-use a footnote. --Rockfang (talk) 06:04, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bogus songs and links

This list needs to be vetted - badly. I just deleted "A Big Heart of Love" which is clearly a typo for "Big Hunk of Love" and someone added that Elvis performed a Queen song that wasn't even recorded until 1980! I am also in the process of sorting through links removing obviously useless ones and I'm also removing redlinks because not every title is linked, many of these song will never have articles written about them, and if someone happens to write an article with the same name (different subject), it'll just create a confusing blue link. I'm also trying to fix links that have not been formatted correctly. 23skidoo (talk) 23:57, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

I just sourced a bunch of songs. I'll do more when I get feeling back in my fingers. ;) Also, for some songs like (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear I added the part in parentheses to coincide with [1] but I kept it under the "T" section. How do you feel about these changes? --Rockfang (talk) 05:57, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Some songs more and less

  • Are you sure that there is recording of Elvis singing "Walk That Lonesome Road"? I know J. D. Sumner sang it in Elvis Presley Shows, but Elvis himself didn't sing it, I'm afraid...
  • There is recording of Elvis singing "Some-whe-re o-ver the rain-bow." Only those four words, not more, but he sang it and I guess it should be added in the list... (You can hear it on "Complete Tour Sessions" volume 1)
  • Also there is studio recording of "The Prisoner's Song" and "Animal Instinct" (both in album "Animal Instinct Studios" for example)...
  • "Alright, Okay, You Win" was sung at September 29th 1974 in Detroit...

62.65.213.184 (talk) 13:53, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Elvis Song

I am trying to find the song title that has the words, "I'm going to follow that dream wherever that dream may lead me...." Molly Sioux (talk) 18:43, 19 April 2008 (UTC)