c'mon give me your reasons!!!!
2006-09-20 11:01:36 · 14 answers · asked by mickey 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
As a former college dj and a young baby boomer - I think I can answer this question more objectively... I think your question may imply that Elvis talent was not his musical or vocal ability... and frankly speaking as one who never got caught up in the hype I would agree. Elvis was more of a hyped up phenomenon than a fantastic talent. Largely his emergence relied heavily on the images that showed up on television. Realize that television was only around for about 5 to 10 years in most American homes. Then add to the fact that Elvis copied a lot of the music and stage movement of then black entertainers who had not been accept by the majority white listeners and viewers. So he was a guy whose great looks bode well for him on the TV and his sound was well received by a post world war II generation who wanted to break the stuffy standards of the previous generation. In short, he was kind of like an icon of the time whose imagery was prime for the time. Many bought into the imagery and worshiped it like an idol. But if you ask me personally I never bought into it and I thought it was pretty plastic. He hardly can sing and he really didnt write any of his songs. He was well staged by his puppet master his agent "The Colonel". Became exploited by the music industry and his fans and this ultimately led to his demise because many thought he was like a god and he was only human and he could not deal with his reality... knowing he was like you and me and everyone was putting him on a pedestal,,,, which complicated by the Beatle invasion steeling his fame.... led him to over dose. So to me he was little more than a poser and quite a pathetic person and not much more. Sort of like the male edition of Maryln Monroe.
2006-09-20 11:22:57 · answer #1 · answered by hearts_pool_chess 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was a breakthrough. He did what no other white male could do...sound like a black person over the radio and make it sound good. I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I kind of see Eminem in the same position Elvis was for rock and roll, but for the rap world.
Elvis was also just electric on stage...Ed Sullivan had to film above his waist because his dancing was sexually offensive for the time.
That's why he was and is so extremely popular.
2006-09-20 18:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by Eric S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Assume you are talking about Elvis Hammond at Leicester City Football Club.
He is full of energy, enthusiasm, verve, and has a great sliding tackle!
2006-09-20 18:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by silversilver3 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because they used to say Elvis has left the building and that was the sign for all the girls to start screaming and throwing their knickers about Every one to their own i suppose.
2006-09-20 18:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by keny 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wasn't he one of the originators of pop music? That and the fact that once a bandwaggon starts everyone jumps on it!
2006-09-20 18:09:47 · answer #5 · answered by lianhua 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fook knows? He couldn't sing, dance or keep off the golden pots of pleasure going by the size of him! but well each to there own!
2006-09-20 18:05:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was great in his era, kinda of like the Beatles and he was cute when he was young. Put that together you've got popularity.
2006-09-20 18:04:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good question, I think for nothing maybe at that time there weren't any other music, then people had to listen to that shits!
2006-09-20 18:05:08 · answer #8 · answered by p_s_y_c_h_o_n_e_u_r_o_t_i_c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cos he could dance like Forrest Gump
2006-09-20 18:04:15 · answer #9 · answered by timone 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because he could sing,you could hear the words and you can remember them .Try remembering the (c)rap words in 50 yrs time
2006-09-20 18:10:20 · answer #10 · answered by ttopcat2005 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋