Songs for Elvis [Import]

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Includes Material by Roy Brown, Big Mama Thornton, Arthur Crudup, Sister Rosetta Sharp, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb and More.

Songs for Elvis,Various Artists,Magic,Rock,Rock/Pop Collections

Average customer rating: some brilliant renditions, but can't quite all mix together Cool and Camp September Song Music of Kurt Weill It's a long time between January and December Ain't we Hip?!!?

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music American Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocalists | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Traditional | ( T ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill / Levine, Lenya, Armstrong, Gilford, et al Lotte Lenya sings Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins & Berlin Theatre Songs Weird Nightmare - Meditations on Mingus Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill Stratas Sings Weill ASIN: B0000029WM Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

1. Mack The Knife - Nick Cave
2. Ballad Of The Soldier's Wife - P.J. Harvey
3. Alabama Song - David Johansen
4. Youkali Tango - Teresa Stratas
5. Lost In The Stars - Elvis Costello
6. Pirate Jenny - Lotte Lenya
7. Speak Low - Charlie Haden
8. Oh, Heavenly Salvation - The Persuations
9. Lonely House - Betty Carter
10. Surabaya- Johnny - Teresa Stratas
11. Furchte Dich Nicht - Mary Margaret O'Hara
12. September Song - Lou Reed
13. Mack The Knife - Bertolt Brecht
14. What Keeps Mankind Alive? - William S. Burroughs

Customer Reviews:

some brilliant renditions, but can't quite all mix together.......2006-10-19

I like the spirit of this album, which is to let the music of Kurt Weill attach itself to the many worlds it came from. This was classical music that also used elements of popular music at the time, all with a very dark and almost mechanical tone. So it would seem fitting to have exquisite voices like Teresa Stratas rub elbows with darker elements like Nick Cave in this collection. There are also the jazz influences developed by Charlie Haden and Betty Carter.

In all, there are some brilliant interpretations of Weill here. I am a fan of Cave's "Mack the Knife" and David Johansen's "Alabama Song," and how can someone NOT like Lotte Lenya herself on "Pirate Jenny" and the drolling of the immortal William S. Burroughs talking through "What Keeps Mankind Alive?"

But other tracks feel to be just too short of brilliance. I love that Lou Reed tries to turn "September Song" into a kind of rock ballad, almost a VU "It Was a Pretty Good Year," but the rendition seems a little short of energy and falls flat after a while. Elvis Costello, though magnificent as an overall artist, just doesn't bring new life to "Lost in the Stars."

Perhaps the problem in the end that the choices were a little too much of the Top 40 Weill (if there really can be such a term). These are songs that have for a long time been regarded as the best of Weill, and it might have furthered the purpose of his music to find new gems and bring them into the sunlight.

Cool and Camp.......2006-08-24

This is a very biased review- I originally had much of Weill's work on cassette tape- way back in the olden days- before CD's- so I am already very partial to many of the tracks on this CD- I would recommend it not only to Kurt Weill fans, and the fans of the various artists featured, but I would also strongly recommend this to anyone who likes artsy, camp, fun burlesque, Bohemian European stuff. The record, even though performed by contemporary artists still retains much of it's zeitgeist, it evokes the era in which Weill was writing and it rounds out any great eclectic record collection. It's a great musical discovery for fans of all sorts of genres, and EVERYONE should own at least one recorded arrangement of "Mack The Knife". (You know, for parties and stuff!)

September Song Music of Kurt Weill.......2006-08-22

Songs from the film-documentary done by various artists. Excellent choice if you like Mr Weill's music. I saw the film and always wanted the CD. Now I have and I recommend it highly.

It's a long time between January and December.......2004-06-11

Kurt Weill is one of those composers who juggles Jewish angst with Catholic guilt: and possibly vice versa. As a collection, it is nonpareil. Each interpretation becomes a definitive reading of the "song". Lord, it is one of the best assemblies of contemporary artists going. Lou couldn't be better; Ms O'Hara, in fine form, performs her deranged puppet-dance to the X. OK. An unknown. Roping-in, such a postmodern figure as, well, you-know-who, to orate Weill's lyrics is never less than exceptional. An amazing collection. Is there a DVD?

Paul

Ain't we Hip?!!?.......2003-07-23

This is the avant version of these songs, everything done with that Downtown fingers-across-the-blackboard screech. They even got Johanson doing it, which is no less than amazing. The sole exception is the Persuasions' "O Heavenly Salvation", but one song does not an album make.

The mystery here is that there's a perfectly good compilation from the 80s, "Lost in the Stars: the Music of Kurt Weill", featuring many of the same songs--and, if I'm not mistaken some of the same performers. That's the one you want. Too bad it's OP.

Average customer rating: A real rocker from start to finish!! Energy plus! fantasticly brilliant

Everything's Cool Hack & The '57s Manufacturer: Hepcat Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000JFHE Release Date: 1999-04-04

Tracks:

1. I Got It Made (In The Shade)
2. Let's Have a Party
3. Rock-N-The House
4. Get Ready Baby
5. She's Hot (She Knows It)
6. MatchBox
7. Old Square Bottle
8. You're The Reason
9. Rockin Jerry Lee
10. Everything's Cool

Album Description

A combination of Rockabilly and country music, with original music by Garlin Hackney and Tommy Hill, also covers on such artists as Alton & Jimmy, Wanda Jackson, Carl Perkins, Kim Wilson, and early R&B songs.

Customer Reviews:

A real rocker from start to finish!!.......1999-10-29

Hack's outstanding singing voice combined with excellent musicians and arrangements make this one of the best Rockabilly/roots Rock 'N' Roll CD's I've heard in a long time. BUY IT NOW!!! You'll be glad you did.

Energy plus!.......1999-10-13

I enjoyed the rockin' songs here. Would like to hear ALL the songs on the album. Great piano. Would recommend this CD to friends who appreciate good rockabilly.

fantasticly brilliant.......1999-06-06

having listened to this cd and played it on my radio shows i found my self singing along to the songs it the best rockabilly cd i've heard in a long time the votes for it on my radio show as best new cd are huge it could even make entertainer/cd of the millenium. have been out standing. it's a winner i'm sure. it will be a huge success so please buy it now.

dave smith freelance radio presenter england

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Songs for Elvis Various Artists Manufacturer: Magic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002C9TYY Release Date: 2004-07-05

Tracks:

1. Always On My Mind
2. That's All Right Mama
3. Love Me Tender
4. Crying In The Chapel
5. Surrender
6. Blue Suede Shoes
7. My Baby Left Me
8. There Goes My Everything
9. I Forgot To Remember To Forget
10. Hound Dog
11. I Really Don't Want To Know
12. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
13. Mystery Train
14. Don't Be Cruel
15. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
16. Help Me
17. Mean Woman Blues
18. In The Ghetto

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Includes Material by Roy Brown, Big Mama Thornton, Arthur Crudup, Sister Rosetta Sharp, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb and More.

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Good Year for the Roses: the Original Versions of Songs Covered By Elvis Costell Various Artists Manufacturer: Pony Canyon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005RGTH Release Date: 2001-12-25

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Songs for Elvis Various Artists Manufacturer: Vivid Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007V5ZUM Release Date: 2005-03-28

Tracks:

1. Good Rockin' Tonight
2. Mystry Train
3. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
4. Hound Dog
5. Money Honey
6. Fool Fool Fool
7. Merry Christmas Baby
8. So Glad You're Mine
9. That's All Right Mama
10. My Baby Left Me
11. Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air
12. Down By The Riverside
13. Swing Down Chariot
14. I'm Moing On
15. Fool Such As I
16. Your Cheati' Heart
17. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
18. Blue Moon On Kentucky
19. Milk Cow Blues
20. I Love You Because
21. White Christmas
22. Crying In The Chapel
23. Tomorrow Night
24. I Need You So

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Songs I Wrote for Elvis Gerald Nelson ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FTAQO6 Release Date: 2006-03-21

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And Then I Wrote Songs for Elvis Don Robertson Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000E32YA Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

1. Stand In
2. They Remind Me Too Much of You
3. Anything That's Part of You
4. Hummingbird
5. You Don't Need Me Anymore
6. Image of Your Face
7. Here Comes Heartache Again
8. Starting Today
9. There's Always Me
10. Your Happiness Means Everything to Me
11. Love Me Tonight
12. Love Finds a Way
13. My Side of the Story
14. Faithful Forever
15. Hi Lee Hi Lo
16. I Met Her Today
17. What Now, What Next, Where To
18. Not One Minute More
19. Road to Heartbreak
20. I Hurt
21. Darling, Let's Go Home
22. I'm Counting on You
23. Does He Mean That Much to You
24. I've Come to Say Goodbye
25. Feather in the Wind
26. Road to Heartbreak [Short Version]

Product Description

1. Stand In
2. They Remind Me Too Much Of You
3. Anything That's Part Of You
4. Humming Bird
5. You Don't Need Me Anymore
6. The Image Of Your Face
7. Here Comes Heartache Again
8. Starting Today
9. There's Always Me
10. Your Happiness Means Everything To Me
11. Love Me Tonight
12. Love Finds A Way
13. My Side Of The Story
14. Faithful Forever
15. Hi Lee Hi Lo
16. I Met Her Today
17. What Now, What Next, Where To
18. Not One Minute More
19. Road To Heartbreak
20. I Hurt
21. Darling, Let's Go Home
22. I'm Counting On You (vocal by LOU DINNING)
23. Does He Mean That Much To You
24. I've Come To Say Goodbye
25. Feather In The Wind
26. Road To Heartbreak (short version)


Format: CD

Average customer rating: A surprise from Bear Family: the Elvis CD I've always wanted! A MUST for ELVIS fans!!!

Songs For Elvis...And Then I Wrote Don Robertson Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000AN0UK Release Date: 2003-09-15

Tracks:

1. Stand In
2. They Remind Me Too Much of You
3. Anything That's Part of You
4. Hummingbird
5. You Don't Need Me Anymore
6. Image of Your Face
7. Here Comes Heartache Again
8. Starting Today
9. There's Always Me
10. Your Happiness Means Everything to Me
11. Love Me Tonight
12. Love Finds a Way
13. My Side of the Story
14. Faithful Forever
15. Hi Lee Hi Lo
16. I Met Her Today
17. What Now, What Next, Where To
18. Not One Minute More
19. Road to Heartbreak
20. I Hurt
21. Darling, Let's Go Home
22. I'm Counting on You
23. Does He Mean That Much to You
24. I've Come to Say Goodbye
25. Feather in the Wind
26. Road to Heartbreak [Short Version]

Album Details

Here's a Rare Treat for Elvis Collectors. No More Endless Out-takes, These Are the Original Demos that Elvis Heard of Some of his Greatest Songs, all Performed by the Songwriter, Don Robertson. Among the Elvis Classics Heard in their Absolutely Original Version Are They Remind Too Much of You; Anything That's Part of You; Starting Today; There's Always Me; Love Me Tonight; I Met her Today; What Now, What Next, Where To; And I'm Counting on You. In Addition to Writing for Elvis, Don Robertson also Invented the Famous 'slip-note' Piano Style Popularized by Floyd Cramer, and We Hear Several Great Examples of his Work on this Collection.

Customer Reviews:

A surprise from Bear Family: the Elvis CD I've always wanted!.......2006-09-12

I found a copy of this yesterday. I didn't know it existed. I also didn't know that it was the Elvis-related CD I've always wanted to have.

Short of a collection of Otis Blackwell's vintage Elvis demos, this is THE dream disc for students of Elvis' style and influences. It is instantly evident that Elvis was heavily influenced by Don Robertson's vocal stylings. If you compare any of the demos here with the released Elvis version, it's eerie to note how proficiently Presley mimics every quaver and swoop of the songwriter's voice.

Elvis was certainly more than a stylistic parrot. He had a great ear, and Robertson possessed an uncanny knack for writing sympathetic songs. They complemented Elvis' singing style, his sense of drama and rhythm, and his charisma.

There are several songs here that Elvis didn't record. All are from acetate demos, save the first track, "Stand-In," from a 1962 RCA single in full "Nashville Sound" mode. These are some of my favorites, as they allow me to appreciate Robertson's abilities most clearly. "Hummingbird," "Feather In The Wind," "What Now, What Next, Where To" and the moody, minor-keyed "Road To Heartbreak" are all major killers.

The sound quality might shock some listeners. The acetate discs from which 25 tracks derive are gritty, sometimes distorted, and often pebbled with clicks and scratches. Jurgen Crasser did a great job of cleaning these up without compromising their essential sound. Thus, you are in for a compelling but imperfect listening experience.

My biggest complaint with Bear Family releases, of late, is that the liner notes are generally weak. Not so with this disc. Robertson provides in-depth anecdotes on each of the songs, and is extensively interviewed in Rudiger Bloemeke's long essay. Lots of great pictures, including several of Robertson with some fellow Nashville songwriting legends.

Anyone with a passion for country music and pop of the '50s and '60s needs this CD. You don't even have to like Elvis to appreciate its portrait of a sincere, talented songwriter at his best.

Disc comes in a slickly designed digipak foldout. Bear Family's sense of graphic design is rudimentary, to say the least, but it's usually functional. This is one of their better-looking packages in quite some time.

A MUST for ELVIS fans!!!.......2003-09-11

This CD is a treasure especially for ELVIS fans. Elvis songs as ELVIS first heard them. Don Robertson has a beautiful voice & I think he sounds just like Elvis. I love this CD!

Average customer rating: Very disappointed in this MFLP title I love this CD!! Excellent quality CD that makes you & your kids sing/dance! I should have read the reviews! Kids music collections

Blue Suede Shoes: Elvis Songs for Kids Various Artists Manufacturer: Music Little People ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: All You Need Is Love: Beatles Songs for Kids A Child's Celebration of Rock 'n' Roll Jazz for Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake For The Kids Bedtime With the Beatles (Blue Cover) ASIN: B00004WH6F Release Date: 2000-09-05

Tracks:

1. Hound Dog
2. Baby, Let's Play House
3. Shake, Rattle And Roll
4. Heartbreak Hotel
5. Blue Suede Shoes
6. All Shook Up
7. Party
8. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
9. Stuck On You
10. Don't Be Cruel
11. Jailhouse Rock
12. We're Gonna Move

Product Description

The rockin' never stops at the "hop" as we pay tribute to the "King" of rock 'n' roll, ELVIS PRESLEY, with carefully selected hits guaranteed to SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL! Our ultra-talented young artists bring their own adorable interpretations to these classic songs under Emmy winning producer, Dennis Scott's direction. Elvis is IN the building with this delightful collection of songs certain to create a party at your house with just the right mix of nostalgia thrown in! Hound Dog Baby, Let's Play House Shake, Rattle and Roll Heartbreak Hotel Blue Suede Shoes All Shook Up Party (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear Stuck On You Don't Be Cruel Jailhouse Rock We're Gonna Move

Amazon.com

It's been done before but never this adorably: Music for Little People's Blue Suede Shoes: Elvis Songs for Kids invokes the spirit of the King with 12 rockin' tunes, all belted with gusto by a gang of kids--some, by the sound of it, as young as age 6. Mostly they tackle the megahits. "Hound Dog," "Don't Be Cruel," and "Jailhouse Rock" all get covered--but if the song selection isn't much of a shocker, what is surprising is the soul some of these slick kiddie crooners deliver. Both "All Shook Up" and "Stuck on You" are powerhouses of the kind that send visions of swiveling little hips and painted-on sideburns swirling in your head. Other selections, such as "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" and "Baby, Let's Play House," are performed in a sweeter, cutesier style, but that's not to say they're weak by comparison. Nor do they contribute to a jumbled, uneven mix. Instead, the suit-yourself interpretations lend this album the feel of a junior talent show, the kind nobody wants to judge because every contestant deserves to be keeper of the crown. Grown-up Elvis enthusiasts with kids will be first in line to pick up a copy of Blue Suede Shoes (what better way to be sure their hero doesn't leave the building, at least for another generation?), but anybody of a mind to make music history a chapter in his or her child's education ought to check it out, too. That doesn't mean kids too young to swallow such a culturally significant discussion ought to be excluded, though. One spin of this thoroughly rollicking album and they're sure to do what comes naturally: Shake, rattle, and roll to a handful of songs that set the world on fire. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Very disappointed in this MFLP title.......2005-03-29

Our family must own 15 or 16 MFLP cd's. This is the first truly disappointing one. It is way too "cutesy" - many of the others have kids singing the songs, but in this one, the kids ruin the songs. I know that it could have been done better, because we have many other MFLP albums where children have sung classic rock n' roll and its been great. Stay away from this one! (Its gets 2 stars mainly because the music is great.) The album needs to be remixed and rerecorded. It could definitely be better.

I love this CD!!.......2003-08-02

I think it's great!! All of the did did a job well done. Especially 9yr old Morgan Burkes version of "All Shook Up". He had an amazing voice for being so young. I'd recommend this CD to everyone!

Excellent quality CD that makes you & your kids sing/dance!.......2003-06-11

As the previous reviewer points out, there's no actual Elvis singing on this CD which is exactly why you should buy it for your kids! The recording quality of this CD is very good and the quality of the kids singing is also very good. It's all kids (no adult lead with kids in background) which definitely gets approval from our toddler. As you can see from the list of songs, the songs included on this CD are Elvis's top hits that will make you want to sing and dance. Your kids will love it and you'll love it too!

I should have read the reviews!.......2003-01-13

Nobody can do Elvis like Elvis! I am not really a big fan but kids will love the real thing. This compilation album for kids has none of the spark of Elvis. Elvis songs are short and toe-tapping. Kids do not need a special version.

Kids music collections.......2001-03-27

I was looking for a collection of oldies for my children. While the titles were great, it was a huge dissapointment not to hear Elvis himself.

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And Then I Wrote Songs for Elvis-My Don Roberton Manufacturer: I-Serv Direct Commer ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002B5SIQ Release Date: 2003-09-30

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