Any Elvis "deep cut" recommendations?

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9:21p, 8/28/24
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I am a fan of old rock and rock-a-billy, and I hear so many artists have praised Elvis as an influence (LZ, Beatles, Jim Morrison, Springsteen, etc.).

I know the big hits and my favorites by him are Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, Return to Sender. My wife has Sirius XM and sometimes leaves it on the Elvis station. There have been a few songs I've heard on there while driving her car that I really liked and had never heard before. And then I quickly forgot the name of the song.

What Elvis songs are great that I am probably not familiar with?

This is a thread that really makes me miss Fast Fred.
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9:57p, 8/28/24
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You probably know some of these, but they are some of my favorites that aren't the same old ones you always hear.

It Hurts Me
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
There'll Be Peace In The Valley
You Gave Me A Mountain
(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
Trying To Get To You ('68 Comeback)
Love Me ('68 Comeback)
When It Rains, It Really Pours
Memories ('68 Comeback)
I'll Be Home on Christmas Day
Baby, What You Want Me To Do ('68 Comeback)
Moody Blue
Where Could I Go But To The Lord
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10:02p, 8/28/24
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Anything gospel .If he hadn't become the greatest R&R singer of all time he would have been the greatest gospel singer of all time.
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10:10p, 8/28/24
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Dwight Yoakum's cover of "Suspicious Minds" is better than the original.
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In reply to An L of an Ag • 10:13p, 8/28/24
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An L of an Ag said:
Dwight Yoakum's cover of "Suspicious Minds" is better than the original.
Love Dwight and his cover of it, but not even close.
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In reply to An L of an Ag • 10:16p, 8/28/24
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Um, no, it's not.
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:07p, 8/28/24
The Porkchop Express said:
Anything gospel .If he hadn't become the greatest R&R singer of all time he would have been the greatest gospel singer of all time.
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In reply to An L of an Ag • 11:23p, 8/28/24
An L of an Ag said:
Dwight Yoakum's cover of "Suspicious Minds" is better than the original.


You should preface this with "It is my opinion that…".

Also, I respectfully disagree.
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In reply to Philo B 93 • 5:43a, 8/29/24
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Philo B 93 said:
An L of an Ag said:
Dwight Yoakum's cover of "Suspicious Minds" is better than the original.


You should preface this with "It is my opinion that…".

Also, I respectfully disagree.
You should have put it is your opinion
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In reply to GreasenUSA • 7:09a, 8/29/24
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When Zeppelin met Elvis in 74, Robert Plant and Elvis sang a few verses of Love Me together backstage.
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8:55a, 8/29/24
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In The Ghetto. Great song.
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9:09a, 8/29/24
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The Sun Sessions album before Sam Phillips sold his contract to RCA and the big hits came out. It includes songs like "Mystery Train" and "That's Alright".
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In reply to GreasenUSA • 10:46a, 8/29/24
GreasenUSA said:
An L of an Ag said:
Dwight Yoakum's cover of "Suspicious Minds" is better than the original.
Love Dwight and his cover of it, but not even close.
Mark James, who wrote that song and is from Houston, just passed recently.
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10:59a, 8/29/24
Elvis is the greatest.

I'll add this link to Buddy Holly's last recording that will make you feel something:

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11:24a, 8/29/24
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One Night



An American Trilogy

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In reply to An L of an Ag • 11:49a, 8/29/24
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An L of an Ag said:
Dwight Yoakum's cover of "Suspicious Minds" is better than the original.


Elvis' version is a cover too. HTH.
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11:52a, 8/29/24
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One song that's not really a deep cut, but is a lesser known song, that I've always liked is Kentucky Rain.
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JCA1 said:
One song that's not really a deep cut, but is a lesser known song, that I've always liked is Kentucky Rain.

Kentucky Rain is my jam!
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In reply to pb488 • 12:49p, 8/29/24
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pb488 said:
One Night



An American Trilogy


My folks had one of those old console sets that was about 6 feet long that sat in the entry way and doubled as a catch all table. They played about 5 records on repeat for the better part of my early childhood.

Elvis' 68 Comeback Special
Elvis' 73 Aloha From Hawaii
The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds"
Dick Dale's "Wanna Surf"
Neil Diamond's "Hot August Night" live album

Haven't though about this in a bit. So thanks for the trip down memory road. I will say that I don't think any musician has ever been as cool Elvis in the 68 Comeback.

Sidenote about that Dick Dale album: his version of "Miserlou" is on there. It had been years since I heard it when it popped up in Pulp Fiction. Even still, when that song comes on, I can smell my old house.

Bonus fun fact. My old man (Class of 63) loved surf rock. Of all the bands I liked growing up, the only one he could stomach was....Sublime. Still cracks me up.
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I like to get on Spotify and search for "artist xyz" all albums in order. Listen to the entire catalog and see what you like. Current listening to Pink Floyd albums. I need to do the same with Elvis.
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In reply to TX AG 88 • 12:50a, 8/30/24
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Check out 'A Boy From Tupelo', it has all of his recordings from 1953-1955.
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8:09a, 8/30/24
The Fall of Gondolin, parts of the Silmarillion, and some of the Unfinished Tales.



Oh, Elvis. Sorry. Concur with whoever said "His Latest Flame".
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11:17a, 8/30/24
Elvis does a fabulous job covering Billy Walker/Willie Nelson How Time Slips Away.

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11:28a, 8/30/24
Elvis doing Kris Kristofferson

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He does a great job of Early Morning Rain. Several versions available on Youtube.

Here's one:
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Very interesting to think about artists like Elvis in terms of people listening to his music as we go forward. I can't imagine many of the newest generation having ever heard an Elvis song.
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A Little Less Conversation
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9:34a, 8/31/24
"Baby, I'm a Gonna Bake Your Clam" from his 1967 film Clambake has always been a favorite around our home.
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Some good ones here, thanks! Will add another that Pandora just happened to decide to play... "Mean Woman Blues"
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In reply to WestGalvestonAggie • 7:49p, 9/23/24
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That must be a very deep cut, but "Clambake" is an awesome song from an awesome movie.



Another good movie song:
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Elvis expert here !!! Are you trying to find the song you heard ? Then a question would be was it old Elvis or young Elvis ?

Some GREAT albums with I think what you are calling deeper cuts:

moody blue
That's the way it is
Reconsider Baby
Elvis recorded live on stage in Memphis
Elvis the complete 50's masters
Elvis country
68 comeback (not really all deep cuts but maybe something you haven't heard)

Also if you love the bluesy sound highly rec Reconsider Baby album! It's to die for!

If you have any inkling to how the song went I can ID ir for you
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10:32p, 9/26/24
His country songs in the 1970s were spectacular.
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