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<center><h3> Soundtrack of my life </h3></center> | <center><h3> Soundtrack of my life </h3></center> | ||
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''The song I would like played at my funeral but only if I don't have to attend: | ''The song I would like played at my funeral but only if I don't have to attend: | ||
"Out Of Left Field" (From ''Uncle Penn'') — Elvis Presley | "[[Out Of Left Field]]" (From ''Uncle Penn'') — Elvis Presley | ||
''"When you least expect it, fate stumbles in."'' From these opening lines, this is a triumph. Recuperating from his near-death experience in the summer of 1977, Presley turned not to gospel but to Southern soul ballads and, specifically, the songs of Dan Penn. His voice unshackled from the pharmaceutical fog of years of abuse, this was his best performance since 1969. His rendition of "Raining in Memphis" would be played at his state funeral, when the end finally came, but it is this moment of self-realisation that is most affecting. | ''"When you least expect it, fate stumbles in."'' From these opening lines, this is a triumph. Recuperating from his near-death experience in the summer of 1977, Presley turned not to gospel but to Southern soul ballads and, specifically, the songs of Dan Penn. His voice unshackled from the pharmaceutical fog of years of abuse, this was his best performance since 1969. His rendition of "Raining in Memphis" would be played at his state funeral, when the end finally came, but it is this moment of self-realisation that is most affecting. | ||
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'''Observer Music Monthly, No. 33, May 2006 | '''Observer Music Monthly, No. 33, May 2006 | ||
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<small>Photo by [[Mary McCartney]].</small><br> | |||
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[[Category:Elvis writes]] | [[Category:Elvis writes]] |
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