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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m L i s t o f s o n g s a b o u t o r r e f e r e n c i n g E l v i s P r e s l e y )
The iconic nature of Elvis Presley in music and popular culture has often made him a subject of, or a touchstone in, numerous songs, both in America and throughout the world. A few of Presley's own songs became huge hits in certain regions of the world, in versions whose translation into the required language bore little or no resemblance to the original lyrics. For instance, "Good Rocking tonight", which Presley made famous throughout the world, became "La voix d'Elvis", a story about how his voice and music inspired a generation of French youngsters to rebel against French colonialism in Algeria . Likewise, "King Creole ", the title song to his fourth film (a reference to the name of a nightclub, in the movie), when translated into Spanish by Los Teen Tops, became "Rey del Rock", with lyrics which, irrespective that his name was not actually mentioned, went on to explain, in detail, why Presley was given the title of "King of Rock".
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"A Child's Question, August" by PJ Harvey [9]
"All I Want To Do " by Sugarland
"All My Friends Say " by Luke Bryan
"Angel " by Eurythmics
"Berlin to Memphis" by Elvis Hitler
"Chocolate Cake" by Crowded House
"Disco Duck " by Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
“Dirty Bombs” by Grayscale
"Everybody's Making it Big but Me" by Dr Hook
"Face Down" by Prince
"Fight the Power " by Public Enemy
"Finite=Alright" by David Byrne
"FM (No Static at All) " by Steely Dan
"Free Fallin' " by Tom Petty
"Ghost Town " by Adam Lambert
"God " by John Lennon
"Graceland " by Paul Simon
"Graceland Too" by Phoebe Bridgers
"High Lonesome" by The Gaslight Anthem
"Into You " by Ariana Grande
"I Still Believe " by Frank Turner
"If Dirt Were Dollars" by Don Henley
"Jesse", by Scott Walker of The Walker Brothers , about Elvis' stillborn twin
"Keep On Rockin' by Sammy Hagar
"Last Name " by Carrie Underwood
"Little Man " by Alan Jackson
"Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee", from the Grease soundtrackstage version , the song references Sal Mineo . However, Mineo was stabbed to death a year before the motion picture version began filming, so the line was changed to refer to Elvis Presley instead. Coincidentally, the scene was filmed on August 16, 1977, the date of Elvis Presley's death[10]
"Man on the Moon " by R.E.M.
"Megalomaniac " by Incubus
"Million Dollar Man" by Lana Del Rey
"Mmm Skyscraper I Love You " by Underworld
"Moonlight " by Ariana Grande
"Mother of Muses " by Bob Dylan
"Nobody Knows" by Paul Brady [11]
"La Petite Robe Noir" by The Nits
“Red Velvet” by Bladee and Yung Lean
"Rock and Roll Christmas" by George Thorogood and the Destroyers
"Rock 'n' Roll Kids " by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
"Rock Star " by Nickelback
"Tele-vee-shun" by Stan Freberg
"That Don't Impress Me Much " by Shania Twain
"Uncast Shadow of a Southern Myth" by Parquet Courts
"Up Your Speed " by Sway DaSafo
“Velvet Elvis” by Kacey Musgraves
"Vade Mecum Gunslinger" by The Blue Aeroplanes
“Waking Up in Vegas” by Katy Perry
"When " by Shania Twain
"We Didn't Start the Fire " by Billy Joel
"White December" by Kylie Minogue
"White Privilege II " by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Jamila Woods
"Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes " by George Jones
"Working Class Man " by Jimmy Barnes
"Without Me " by Eminem
References [ edit ]
^ Return To Sender: Author Howard F Banney, Discography of Elvis Tribute & Novelty Records, First Edition, Pierian Press, 1987
^ a b c d e f g h i Return To Sender: Discography of Elvis Tribute & Novelty Records, First Edition, Pierian Press, 1987
^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 7 - The All American Boy: Enter Elvis and the rock-a-billies. [Part 1] : UNT Digital Library" (audio) . Pop Chronicles University of North Texas Libraries .
^ Werner, Craig (2021). A Change Is Gonna Come: Music, Race & the Soul of America University of Michigan Press . p. 269. ISBN 9780472129621
^ Timmins, Mike. "The Trinity Session" . Cowboy Junkies. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2008-03-19 . it is also our acknowledgment of Elvis Presley who stands alone as a rock music pioneer. Our version of Blue Moon relies heavily on Elvis's interpretation which he recorded for Sun records.
^ "Kate Bush's biggest hits" . telegraph.co.uk . Retrieved December 30, 2016 .
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Anderson, Will (March 2010). "Interview With Suzi Quatro" . www.singingbassist.com . The Singing Bassist. Retrieved 4 October 2011 .
^ MacDonald, Steven
The King & Eye at AllMusic
^ "Hear PJ Harvey Reframe 'Love Me Tender' in New Song 'A Child's Question, August' . Rolling Stone
^ Robin, Marci (2015-06-07). " . Biography.comPost. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Nobody Knows" . paulbrady.com. Retrieved 5 February 2016 .
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