Oh man, Gaylord, you're too kind. But thanks! Also I'm three songs into listening and have already had my mind blown (that Bachelorette!), so thanks again!
" Here you get a glimpse not of the life he led but of the things he felt and the movies he might have made.
There is nothing like it in any of his other films – certainly not in anything since “King Creole.” There is a moment of interiority, however stylized, a moody dreamscape to which Elvis lends himself as if he had somehow found his way into a Gene Kelly musical. But it is only when he actually begins to sing (after a minute-and-a-half of voice-over mood shots), that we sense the quiet, earnest sincerity that belies the stagy showiness of the rest of the film. Just listen to what Elvis brings to this beautiful Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman composition if you want to experience the core of vulnerability that lies at the heart of his music."
thanks for that post, @Uncle Michael. (^_^)
I have never heard Elvis like that before (thank you, Gaylord.)
And Chet Baker. Yes, pretty much anytime. (^_^)
@Uncle Michael: Several years ago, Debbie D. and I met Peter Guralnick while he was hanging out at the Sam Phillips Recording Studio, and I took the opportunity to tell him what a service for humanity he did with those two Elvis bios.
It's funny how an actor can make blockbusters to pay the bills, and artsy little films for their souls without undermining their brands, and yet so few singers and musicians seem to feel like they have that latitude.
@unpopularfred: Thanks for the report! Glad to know it's working for you!
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david from ks.tt:
,,,U.M. sorry for grammar -n-username goofs but I always meant to ask You if You hadda chance to meet the late William S. Burroughs ? (no more bugging Ya ! Thanx for responding UM) All apologies Mr. Gaylord ! dna
I am catching up on comments…I did not know that connection of the Blue Stingrays and TP! Always learning and enlightened by you, my GF (great friend!)
Funny that you mention me & my roommate & "rent", because I & my roommate are both WFMU donors. We'd no idea of that when a mutual friend put us together to look for a place to rent.
It is a scathing insult? I hear it as an endearing term for pop's a little square (shouldn't he be?). To me, a baseball hat is a baseball hat is a baseball hat. Unless it's autographed. Then it's a crown!
when i was looking for a housemate my craigslist ad said "must be open to a wide variety of music because you will hear all kinds of things".
more than one response included a reference to wfmu.
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I'm Kitchen Concubine this evening. Umami is my theme, so the music fits right in.
(Well, not the Beach Boys, but still...)
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" Here you get a glimpse not of the life he led but of the things he felt and the movies he might have made.
There is nothing like it in any of his other films – certainly not in anything since “King Creole.” There is a moment of interiority, however stylized, a moody dreamscape to which Elvis lends himself as if he had somehow found his way into a Gene Kelly musical. But it is only when he actually begins to sing (after a minute-and-a-half of voice-over mood shots), that we sense the quiet, earnest sincerity that belies the stagy showiness of the rest of the film. Just listen to what Elvis brings to this beautiful Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman composition if you want to experience the core of vulnerability that lies at the heart of his music."
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I have never heard Elvis like that before (thank you, Gaylord.)
And Chet Baker. Yes, pretty much anytime. (^_^)
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*Lays tardy slip on Gaylord's desk*
Was out throwing ball with my daughter and it is now too dark for that.
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Enjoying tonight's program very much. Hitting the right spots.
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My social circle and his had minor overlap, but I never attended any of the parties James Grauerholz threw. Friends of mine did.
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Funny that you mention me & my roommate & "rent", because I & my roommate are both WFMU donors. We'd no idea of that when a mutual friend put us together to look for a place to rent.
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