Elvis un-talented fat waster?

[Lord Bracknell]

Elvis impersonators invariably impersonate the Burger King, rather than the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

This poll is exactly the same as a poll that offered a choice between George Best, Football Genius and George Best, Drunken Disaster Zone.

The correct answer is BOTH.

 

[Icy Gull]

if Cliff richard had been B4 elvis i reckon things would have been very different.


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Couldn't have happened, Cliff Richard's style and early music was a direct rip off and pale imitation of Elvis.

 

[Eddie the Seagull]

I think Roy Orbison was better.

If he didn't have such wierd 'beady' eyes he'd have been bigger than the fat bloater.

I was born in '68 so they're both before my time but my Mum especially used to listen to them a lot when I was a nipper.

On a different note isn't Lisa-Marie the spitting image of her Dad? A bit spooky - I would say I fancy her but I'd feel a bit of a gay saying it!

 

[Jam The Man]

the King .. basically for whatever mood you are in, Elvis recorded a song about it that would fit

 

[Juan Albion]

Elvis was great in '3000 miles from Graceland' I thought.

 

[Curious Orange]

Shouldn't the poll also include the an option for the 'King of Rock & Roll and Cheeseburger and fried banana sandwich eating'!?!

 

[Sorrel]

I really like the stuff he recorded in 69-70. "Gentle on my mind", "True love travels on a gravel road" - all that kind of thing.

I wouldn't say he was the greatest at anything, but I think he tried to entertain, and was good at that. I think he was just stuck at a mental age of 18 all his life, surrounded by yes-men who didn't help him when someone needed to tell him to stop.

But some of the music is very good. Just mostly not the well-know singles IMO.

 

[JEM]

I think all his tunes are shit. He didn't pen his songs, couldn't play the guitar (he danced around with it while Scotty Moore played in the background) didn't really have a great voice, looked like a spangly tart onstage, and had horrendous sideburns.

Other than that he was OK.

An Elvis fanatic works at our place. She goes to Memphis every year, has all his records, and stacks of memorabilia.
She is also the thickest person I have ever met. The two aren't mutually exclusive, I can tell ya.


Elvis Presley and Evil Knievel. Like Janet and Michael Jackson, never in the same place at the same time.

 

[Dunkstar]

Listen he once ate 28 submarine sandwiches and the equivalent of 10 pats of lard in 1 sitting nuff said!

 

[JEM]

Something I've always wanted to try, but never gotten round to it:

Elvis Presley's Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:05

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 small ripe banana
2 slices white bread
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter

In a small bowl, mash the banana with the back of a spoon. Toast the bread lightly. Spread the peanut butter on one slice of toast and the mashed banana on the other. Fry the sandwich in melted butter until each side is golden brown.
Cut diagonally and serve hot.

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NOTES : Elvis loved his "peanut butter and nanner" sandwiches. At a hefty 36 grams of fat, they probably helped do him in.