My Elvis Presley Blog

Welcome to my next instalment in the series “Songs Written About Elvis”.  In this one he shares the spotlight with two other super super stars, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean.  There was a time when I was fascinated by Marilyn Monroe and read everything about her that I could get my hands on.  Another victim of too many prescription drugs, too much fame and not enough authentic support from friends and family.  I was never a fan of James Dean because he was way before my time but Elvis adored him and aspired to be as great an actor so that’s all I need to know about that.  That was, obviously, before that old illegal Dutch crook with the phoney name was permitted to crush all of Elvis’ dreams.

This a song sung by The Bellamy Brothers who you might know better for their song “Let Your Love Flow” from around 1975.  (And “If I Told You That You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me”)…a corny Groucho Marx line that made this group a ton of money. 

Elvis, Marilyn and James Dean was recorded and released on not one but two albums in the summer of 1995. One in June called Native American and one in August called Sons of Beaches.  Same track listing, different album name and different cover.  Huh?

Needless to say this or any other tune from those two “twins from a different father” albums ever achieved any notoriety at all but the sentiment at least of this tribute song is appreciated by this Elvis (and Marilyn) fan.

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I would have liked to have given you the lyrics for this song but “We’re sorry, the artist has decided not to publish the lyrics to this song.” Huh? 

Anyway watch this video below and you’ll hear the lyrics whether the artist wants you to or not.  I just don’t get that!

The great picture at the top of Elvis, Marilyn and James Dean (okay, I guess I have to acknowledge that Bogart is in the picture but why?  Why? How does it relate to the subject, I ask you?) is available in poster format from AllPosters.com either as is or in a framed version.  And Yes if you click the link below I will make about 15 cents if you decide to buy so the FTC is happy I’ve just told you that.  Click the link below if you’re interested in this collector’s item.

Royal Flush Art Print
Consani, Chris
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Until next time….