So aweseome I can barely stand it: Elvis melts our heart, and then kicks it in the face.
Sometimes we come across something so amazing, so brilliant on so many levels that we feel we must share it. That is what 'So awesome I can barely stand it' is for.
This clip comes from 'Elvis', better known as the '68 comeback special. The show itself is fantastic. Elvis, having slowly eroded his cred with 8 years of dreadful films and middling records makes a triumphant return to live perfomance donning that iconic leather suit. Despite a little neglect showing up in his voice, the 7 year gap in live performance barely registers; he makes it look very, very easy.
Interspersed with the live performance are prerecorded flashy studio numbers, including a long 'semi autobiographical' (according to wikipedia) medley, telling the tale of Elvis the guitar man wandering from town to town being desired by many ladies, and occasionally singing. The following clip comes about after a chunky pimp tries to force him out town by pointing that this town has no need for no geetar man and snapping his guitar in half. There is only one way the king can respond. With dreamy crooning and kung fu.
Behold:
This clip comes from 'Elvis', better known as the '68 comeback special. The show itself is fantastic. Elvis, having slowly eroded his cred with 8 years of dreadful films and middling records makes a triumphant return to live perfomance donning that iconic leather suit. Despite a little neglect showing up in his voice, the 7 year gap in live performance barely registers; he makes it look very, very easy.
Interspersed with the live performance are prerecorded flashy studio numbers, including a long 'semi autobiographical' (according to wikipedia) medley, telling the tale of Elvis the guitar man wandering from town to town being desired by many ladies, and occasionally singing. The following clip comes about after a chunky pimp tries to force him out town by pointing that this town has no need for no geetar man and snapping his guitar in half. There is only one way the king can respond. With dreamy crooning and kung fu.
Behold:
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