1 00:00:04,204 --> 00:00:08,041 Oh, let our love survive 2 00:00:09,276 --> 00:00:13,180 I'll dry the tears from your eyes 3 00:00:14,582 --> 00:00:19,219 Let's don't let a good thing die 4 00:00:34,769 --> 00:00:37,639 Snowman's coming 5 00:00:38,405 --> 00:00:41,375 Yes, he's coming 6 00:00:41,441 --> 00:00:46,213 He'll take you by the hand 7 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,017 He'll say one, two, three 8 00:00:50,384 --> 00:00:52,654 And you will be... 9 00:00:53,453 --> 00:00:58,560 In cotton candy land 10 00:00:58,626 --> 00:01:00,828 For those of you who are wondering, 11 00:01:00,895 --> 00:01:03,831 who this fella here is, 12 00:01:03,898 --> 00:01:09,704 I am the legendary Colonel Tom Parker. 13 00:01:22,016 --> 00:01:24,151 Colonel Tom Parker, legendary manager 14 00:01:24,217 --> 00:01:28,121 of Elvis Presley, has been rushed to Valley Hospital. 15 00:01:28,188 --> 00:01:32,994 I am the man who gave the world Elvis Presley. 16 00:01:35,063 --> 00:01:40,969 Without me, there would be no Elvis Presley. 17 00:01:41,035 --> 00:01:42,704 And yet, there are some 18 00:01:42,770 --> 00:01:46,273 who'd make me out to be the villain 19 00:01:46,340 --> 00:01:48,275 of this here story. 20 00:02:02,957 --> 00:02:07,662 Colonel Tom Parker was a liar, a cheat, a con man. 21 00:02:07,729 --> 00:02:11,231 A shocking new book accuses Colonel Tom Parker 22 00:02:11,298 --> 00:02:13,901 of massive fraud and mis-management. 23 00:02:16,470 --> 00:02:20,374 Parker received as much as 50% of Elvis' income. 24 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,275 He worked Elvis like a mule, 25 00:02:22,342 --> 00:02:23,978 to support his own gambling addiction. 26 00:02:24,045 --> 00:02:25,813 The court finds that the compensation received 27 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:27,849 by Colonel Parker was excessive, 28 00:02:27,915 --> 00:02:29,717 and shocked the conscience of the court. 29 00:02:29,784 --> 00:02:31,586 Many believe that Colonel Tom Parker 30 00:02:31,653 --> 00:02:34,689 was responsible for the death of Elvis Presley. 31 00:02:36,289 --> 00:02:37,759 Now, you listen to me. 32 00:02:37,825 --> 00:02:41,095 The only thing that matters is that that man 33 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:43,497 gets up on that stage tonight. 34 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:40,521 Glory, glory, hallelujah 35 00:03:41,455 --> 00:03:48,596 His truth is marching on 36 00:03:52,499 --> 00:03:59,640 His truth is marching on 37 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:09,050 Tom Parker killed him! 38 00:04:09,117 --> 00:04:12,220 No! That's not true. 39 00:04:25,032 --> 00:04:29,504 No, no, I didn't kill him. 40 00:04:32,039 --> 00:04:34,441 I made Elvis Presley. 41 00:04:36,544 --> 00:04:40,380 Nothing all those muckrakers said in their books was true. 42 00:04:40,447 --> 00:04:42,850 Me and Elvis, we was partners. 43 00:04:42,917 --> 00:04:48,890 It was Elvis the Showman and the Colonel the Snowman. 44 00:04:48,956 --> 00:04:50,825 This is the lying Dutchman. 45 00:04:50,892 --> 00:04:54,028 I always knew I was destined for greatness. 46 00:04:54,095 --> 00:04:56,931 As an orphan, I ran away to the carnival, 47 00:04:56,998 --> 00:04:59,967 where I learned the art of the "snow job," 48 00:05:00,034 --> 00:05:03,137 of emptying a rube's wallet while leaving them with nothing 49 00:05:03,204 --> 00:05:05,840 but a smile on their face. 50 00:05:05,907 --> 00:05:07,708 But a carnival act that would get you 51 00:05:07,775 --> 00:05:10,477 the most money, the most snow, 52 00:05:10,545 --> 00:05:14,115 had great costumes and a unique trick, 53 00:05:14,182 --> 00:05:15,883 that gave the audience feelings 54 00:05:15,950 --> 00:05:19,386 they weren't sure they should enjoy. 55 00:05:19,452 --> 00:05:21,454 But they do. 56 00:05:21,522 --> 00:05:26,627 And I knew if I could find such an act, 57 00:05:26,694 --> 00:05:30,798 I could create the greatest... 58 00:05:30,865 --> 00:05:32,166 show... 59 00:05:32,233 --> 00:05:33,433 on... 60 00:05:34,168 --> 00:05:36,704 earth. 61 00:05:36,771 --> 00:05:40,274 After the carnival, I moved into the music business... 62 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:42,877 the country music business. 63 00:05:42,944 --> 00:05:47,447 I partnered with one of its biggest stars, Hank Snow. 64 00:05:47,515 --> 00:05:53,187 Pardon me if I'm sentimental 65 00:05:53,254 --> 00:05:55,323 When we say goodbye 66 00:05:55,388 --> 00:06:00,027 And his hapless son, Jimmie Rodgers Snow. 67 00:06:00,094 --> 00:06:01,095 Hot-diggity-dog, Billy. 68 00:06:01,162 --> 00:06:03,064 -I got one. -Oh, yeah. 69 00:06:03,130 --> 00:06:06,067 Can't believe it. Blow their socks off. 70 00:06:06,133 --> 00:06:08,169 Security. Security, Diskin! 71 00:06:08,236 --> 00:06:11,272 Tell the mayors of these towns that we need a police escort 72 00:06:11,339 --> 00:06:12,840 for Hank when he arrives. 73 00:06:12,907 --> 00:06:16,143 In Baton Rouge, we are going to have a carny wedding 74 00:06:16,210 --> 00:06:17,645 at the top of the Ferris Wheel, 75 00:06:17,712 --> 00:06:19,847 so, Zina, pick out your next husband. 76 00:06:19,914 --> 00:06:22,482 In New Orleans, we're gonna use the loudspeaker 77 00:06:22,550 --> 00:06:24,552 - to announce you, Hank. - Oh, sure. 78 00:06:26,988 --> 00:06:28,388 ...you are going to march in the parade. 79 00:06:29,824 --> 00:06:31,759 Am I gonna be riding on an elephant, too? 80 00:06:31,826 --> 00:06:34,095 A man on an elephant looks important. 81 00:06:34,161 --> 00:06:35,363 And taller. 82 00:06:35,428 --> 00:06:36,731 We still need to get a novelty act 83 00:06:36,797 --> 00:06:38,599 -to bring in the young folk. -Well, yes, yes, 84 00:06:38,666 --> 00:06:41,636 that's why you have a meeting with the Duke of Paducah tonight. 85 00:06:41,702 --> 00:06:43,905 If we can book "the Funniest Mouth in the South," 86 00:06:43,971 --> 00:06:45,405 we'll have the greatest show of the season. 87 00:06:45,472 --> 00:06:46,574 Hey, Jimmie, turn that record off. 88 00:06:46,641 --> 00:06:48,109 Y'all have to hear this. 89 00:06:48,175 --> 00:06:50,011 Kids all over town are playing it everywhere I go. 90 00:06:57,818 --> 00:06:59,419 I hear Negro rhythms. 91 00:06:59,486 --> 00:07:01,055 But with a country flavor. 92 00:07:01,122 --> 00:07:03,624 Sun Records? That's Sam Phillips' label. 93 00:07:03,691 --> 00:07:05,226 Oh, yeah, Phillips. 94 00:07:05,293 --> 00:07:08,129 He makes all those race records with the colored singers. 95 00:07:08,195 --> 00:07:10,231 Well, this fella's on the Hayride tonight, 96 00:07:10,298 --> 00:07:11,899 after me in the newcomer spot. 97 00:07:11,966 --> 00:07:13,234 In Shreveport? 98 00:07:13,301 --> 00:07:16,137 No, they are not putting a colored boy on the Hayride. 99 00:07:16,203 --> 00:07:19,472 That's the thing. He's white. 100 00:07:19,974 --> 00:07:21,509 He's... 101 00:07:23,411 --> 00:07:24,812 He's white? 102 00:07:24,879 --> 00:07:26,213 What do you think, Texarkana? 103 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,115 Shall we play it for the 27th time? 104 00:07:28,182 --> 00:07:29,884 Well, that's all right, mama 105 00:07:29,951 --> 00:07:31,686 That's all right for you 106 00:07:31,752 --> 00:07:33,287 Shall we play it for the 27th time? 107 00:07:33,354 --> 00:07:36,190 Everybody's talkin' 'bout this new Presley kid 108 00:07:36,257 --> 00:07:38,458 That's all right... 109 00:07:38,526 --> 00:07:43,197 That's all right That's all right... 110 00:07:46,367 --> 00:07:47,969 He's white? 111 00:07:53,307 --> 00:07:56,610 But it don't matter if you do ten stupid things, 112 00:07:56,677 --> 00:07:59,814 as long as you do one smart one. 113 00:08:04,285 --> 00:08:07,088 Welcome y'all to the Louisiana Hayride, 114 00:08:07,154 --> 00:08:11,459 broadcasting live to 26 of these United States. 115 00:08:11,525 --> 00:08:14,161 How do you think I feel 116 00:08:15,329 --> 00:08:18,799 I know your love's not real 117 00:08:18,866 --> 00:08:22,069 Well, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 118 00:08:22,136 --> 00:08:23,437 Where is the Colonel? 119 00:08:23,504 --> 00:08:26,774 You have the fella that's singing the "All Right, Mama," 120 00:08:26,841 --> 00:08:29,243 that new record that's on the Sun label, eh? 121 00:08:29,310 --> 00:08:31,479 -The pop jocks keep playing him. -Yeah. 122 00:08:31,545 --> 00:08:32,980 Country DJs, too. 123 00:08:33,047 --> 00:08:35,416 Even the colored kids, they're buyin' his record. 124 00:08:35,483 --> 00:08:39,453 The colored ki-- Well, where would I find such an act? 125 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,022 The dressing room. 126 00:08:44,225 --> 00:08:47,294 - Oh. Howdy. - Hey, Elvis Presley? 127 00:08:47,361 --> 00:08:48,396 -Blue Moon Boys? -Yeah. 128 00:08:48,462 --> 00:08:50,064 -You're up next. -Oh, sh-- 129 00:08:52,299 --> 00:08:53,701 Excuse me. Bill, go time! 130 00:08:53,768 --> 00:08:55,903 I know, I know. 131 00:08:55,970 --> 00:08:57,571 - Hi! - How's his stomach? 132 00:08:57,638 --> 00:08:58,973 I thought I'd grab him a Pepsi, 133 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,975 but poor thing's still shaking like a leaf. 134 00:09:01,042 --> 00:09:03,944 I'll get him on the stage. Come on. Let's go. 135 00:09:06,013 --> 00:09:07,615 Here. 136 00:09:07,681 --> 00:09:08,983 It'll settle your stomach. 137 00:09:09,050 --> 00:09:10,851 What if I forget the words on live radio? 138 00:09:10,918 --> 00:09:13,187 All we gotta do out there's just a bit of clownin' around. 139 00:09:13,254 --> 00:09:15,956 That's how we got this thing started in the first place. 140 00:09:16,023 --> 00:09:17,758 Scotty and Bill are right, Elvis. 141 00:09:17,825 --> 00:09:19,226 You're not out there on your own. 142 00:09:19,293 --> 00:09:21,062 - You boys are a band. - That's right. 143 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:22,797 The Lord gave us music to bring people together. 144 00:09:22,863 --> 00:09:24,265 We're like a family, 145 00:09:24,331 --> 00:09:26,400 and family is the most important thing of all. 146 00:09:26,467 --> 00:09:27,968 Amen. 147 00:09:28,035 --> 00:09:31,739 Come on now, Booby. Jesse's shining bright tonight. 148 00:09:31,806 --> 00:09:34,543 Shining down his strength upon you. 149 00:09:39,313 --> 00:09:44,618 Oh, I'll fly away 150 00:09:44,685 --> 00:09:49,690 Jesse, Elvis's twin brother, who died at birth. 151 00:09:49,757 --> 00:09:51,325 Tragic. 152 00:09:51,392 --> 00:09:53,494 Vernon, come quick! It's another child! 153 00:09:53,562 --> 00:09:57,098 My darling, you'll have the strength of two men. 154 00:09:57,164 --> 00:09:59,900 But when my boy's daddy passed a bad check 155 00:09:59,967 --> 00:10:01,368 and got carted off to prison... 156 00:10:03,170 --> 00:10:04,839 ...the boy and his mama had to take one of the houses 157 00:10:04,905 --> 00:10:07,141 for white folks in a colored neighborhood. 158 00:10:07,208 --> 00:10:08,809 New boy! Come over! 159 00:10:08,876 --> 00:10:10,845 But that boy had a big imagination. 160 00:10:12,379 --> 00:10:14,148 He really believed he was the hero 161 00:10:14,215 --> 00:10:16,150 in one of them comic books. 162 00:10:16,217 --> 00:10:18,953 He was going to bust his daddy out of the hoosegow 163 00:10:19,019 --> 00:10:22,890 and fly him to the Rock of Eternity! 164 00:10:22,957 --> 00:10:25,426 Then he buys his mama a pink Cadillac. 165 00:10:25,493 --> 00:10:28,062 Pink Cadillac? What are you talking about? 166 00:10:28,129 --> 00:10:29,763 Hey, fools! Whoo! 167 00:10:29,830 --> 00:10:34,668 Ohh 168 00:10:34,735 --> 00:10:37,805 Black snake crawlin' in my room 169 00:10:37,872 --> 00:10:39,608 Come on, Doc, let's go. 170 00:10:39,673 --> 00:10:43,477 Them comic book heroes all have them super powers. 171 00:10:43,545 --> 00:10:47,047 His was music. 172 00:10:47,114 --> 00:10:55,256 That's all right, Mama That's all right with you 173 00:10:55,322 --> 00:11:02,429 That's all right, Mama Anyway you do 174 00:11:04,064 --> 00:11:10,938 Ohh... Black snake crawlin' in my room 175 00:11:11,005 --> 00:11:13,774 Move, man. Hey, it's my turn. 176 00:11:22,983 --> 00:11:26,220 That's all right, Mama 177 00:11:31,025 --> 00:11:33,994 That's all right, Mama 178 00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:54,583 Oh, I'll fly away Oh, Glory 179 00:11:54,649 --> 00:11:57,384 I'll fly away 180 00:11:57,451 --> 00:11:58,786 When I die 181 00:11:58,852 --> 00:12:02,756 When I die Hallelujah, by and by 182 00:12:02,823 --> 00:12:04,091 What you doin'? 183 00:12:06,460 --> 00:12:07,861 I'll fly away 184 00:12:07,928 --> 00:12:09,163 -No more preachin', no more -I'll fly away 185 00:12:09,230 --> 00:12:12,099 -No more pain, no more -I'll fly away 186 00:12:12,166 --> 00:12:13,535 I'll fly away 187 00:12:13,602 --> 00:12:14,868 No more preachin', I'll fly 188 00:12:14,935 --> 00:12:16,070 No more pain, I'll fly 189 00:12:16,136 --> 00:12:17,639 I'll fly away 190 00:12:17,706 --> 00:12:19,406 Hey, fool, come back. 191 00:12:20,407 --> 00:12:22,843 No. He's with the spirit! 192 00:12:23,578 --> 00:12:24,745 It's all right. 193 00:12:29,618 --> 00:12:32,554 Ohh 194 00:12:32,621 --> 00:12:35,590 Black snake crawlin' in my room 195 00:12:35,657 --> 00:12:37,191 Whoo! 196 00:12:37,258 --> 00:12:41,195 That's all right, Mama That's all right with you 197 00:12:41,262 --> 00:12:43,330 That's all right, Mama 198 00:12:43,397 --> 00:12:45,132 Anyway you choose 199 00:12:45,199 --> 00:12:49,270 I'll fly away, oh, Glory 200 00:12:49,336 --> 00:12:52,406 I'll fly away 201 00:12:52,473 --> 00:12:54,275 Oh, away 202 00:12:54,341 --> 00:12:56,977 -Black snake crawling in my room -Hallelujah, by and by 203 00:12:57,044 --> 00:13:00,247 - Ohhh - I'll fly away 204 00:13:00,314 --> 00:13:02,584 Elvis. Come on, you gotta get on in. 205 00:13:02,651 --> 00:13:03,984 They've already announced you on the radio. 206 00:13:04,051 --> 00:13:06,554 Folks are real excited. 207 00:13:06,621 --> 00:13:09,290 At Sun Records, Sam Phillips was on a mission 208 00:13:09,356 --> 00:13:12,727 to save the world by recording Black music. 209 00:13:12,793 --> 00:13:14,895 But it didn't sell. 210 00:13:14,962 --> 00:13:16,430 So to pay his bills, 211 00:13:16,497 --> 00:13:20,167 he needed to find a new singer for his country act. 212 00:13:20,234 --> 00:13:23,103 I don't know what it is you see in this boy. 213 00:13:23,170 --> 00:13:25,906 I just think he's different. 214 00:13:29,977 --> 00:13:33,013 How do you know "Big Boy" Crudup? 215 00:13:35,182 --> 00:13:39,019 That's all right, Mama That's all right for you 216 00:13:39,086 --> 00:13:42,456 That's all right, Mama Anyway you do 217 00:13:42,524 --> 00:13:46,360 That's all right That's all right 218 00:13:46,427 --> 00:13:51,265 That's all right now, Mama Anyway you do 219 00:13:55,269 --> 00:13:57,471 He's a young singer from Memphis, Tennessee. 220 00:13:57,539 --> 00:14:02,142 Got a song out on the Sun label. It's all over the radio. 221 00:14:02,209 --> 00:14:06,914 Give him a warm Hayride welcome to a Mr. Elvis Presley. 222 00:14:25,966 --> 00:14:28,001 Elvis, how are you this evening? 223 00:14:28,068 --> 00:14:29,504 Just fine, how you, sir? 224 00:14:29,571 --> 00:14:34,274 Greasy hair, girly makeup. 225 00:14:34,341 --> 00:14:37,512 I cannot overstate how strange he looked. 226 00:14:37,579 --> 00:14:39,614 Are you all geared up with your band there to... 227 00:14:39,681 --> 00:14:41,850 -I'm all geared up. -...let us hear your songs? 228 00:14:41,915 --> 00:14:44,819 Uh... well, I'd like to say how happy we are to be down here. 229 00:14:44,885 --> 00:14:46,621 It's a real honor for us to be... 230 00:14:46,688 --> 00:14:48,757 Get a chance to appear on the Louisiana Hayride. 231 00:14:48,823 --> 00:14:51,626 We're gonna do a song for you we got out on Sun Records. 232 00:14:51,693 --> 00:14:54,061 Uh... 233 00:14:54,128 --> 00:14:55,563 You got anything else to say, sir? 234 00:14:55,630 --> 00:14:57,965 No. I'm ready. 235 00:15:03,571 --> 00:15:05,305 It goes... 236 00:15:05,372 --> 00:15:07,374 It goes something like this. 237 00:15:11,211 --> 00:15:12,479 Oh, baby, baby, 238 00:15:12,547 --> 00:15:14,816 Baby, baby, baby 239 00:15:14,883 --> 00:15:16,851 Baby, baby, baby 240 00:15:18,051 --> 00:15:20,354 Baby, baby, baby 241 00:15:21,188 --> 00:15:22,657 Baby, baby, baby 242 00:15:24,224 --> 00:15:27,394 Come back, baby I wanna play house with you 243 00:15:28,095 --> 00:15:29,831 Get a haircut, fairy! 244 00:15:35,235 --> 00:15:37,739 In that moment, in a flash of lightning, 245 00:15:37,806 --> 00:15:40,775 I watched that skinny boy in the pink suit 246 00:15:40,842 --> 00:15:44,612 transform into a superhero. 247 00:15:44,679 --> 00:15:49,983 Well, you may go to college You may go to school 248 00:15:50,050 --> 00:15:53,655 You may have a pink Cadillac But don't you be nobody's fool 249 00:15:53,721 --> 00:15:56,724 Now, baby Come back, baby, come 250 00:15:56,791 --> 00:15:58,425 Come back, baby, come 251 00:15:58,492 --> 00:16:02,597 Come back, baby I wanna play house with you 252 00:16:02,664 --> 00:16:04,833 Well, listen and I'll tell you, baby 253 00:16:04,899 --> 00:16:06,467 What I'm talking about 254 00:16:08,335 --> 00:16:11,038 Come on back to me, little girl So we can play some house 255 00:16:12,206 --> 00:16:13,808 Baby, come back, baby, come 256 00:16:13,875 --> 00:16:15,075 Come back, baby, come 257 00:16:16,644 --> 00:16:18,278 Come back, baby I wanna play house with you 258 00:16:18,345 --> 00:16:20,515 Wanna play house! 259 00:16:20,582 --> 00:16:23,050 -What are they hollerin' at? -The wiggle! 260 00:16:23,116 --> 00:16:24,284 The what? 261 00:16:24,351 --> 00:16:25,653 Them girls wanna see you wiggle. 262 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:26,788 Move, man! 263 00:16:26,855 --> 00:16:28,823 -Do more! -Much more! 264 00:16:28,890 --> 00:16:29,958 Man! 265 00:16:30,023 --> 00:16:31,526 Do it again. 266 00:16:33,060 --> 00:16:37,498 Well, this is one thing, baby That I want you to know 267 00:16:37,565 --> 00:16:39,399 Come on back Let's play a little house 268 00:16:39,466 --> 00:16:40,935 And we can do what we did before 269 00:16:41,001 --> 00:16:41,936 Now, baby 270 00:16:42,002 --> 00:16:42,937 Sit down! 271 00:16:43,003 --> 00:16:44,338 Come back, baby, come 272 00:16:44,404 --> 00:16:46,941 Come back, baby, come Come back, baby 273 00:16:47,007 --> 00:16:48,710 What in God's sweet name am I looking at? 274 00:16:48,776 --> 00:16:49,777 Hit it! 275 00:17:19,641 --> 00:17:21,543 What were you thinking, Jimmie? 276 00:17:23,878 --> 00:17:25,245 I don't know what I'm thinking. 277 00:17:26,915 --> 00:17:30,250 Please, Lord, don't let 'em hurt my baby. 278 00:17:30,317 --> 00:17:32,587 Hurt him? Looks like they wanna-- 279 00:17:35,623 --> 00:17:39,827 Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby 280 00:17:39,894 --> 00:17:43,731 Now, I don't know nothin' about music... 281 00:17:45,432 --> 00:17:48,870 ...but I could see in that girl's eyes, 282 00:17:48,937 --> 00:17:50,572 that she was having feelings 283 00:17:50,638 --> 00:17:53,541 she wasn't sure she should enjoy. 284 00:17:53,608 --> 00:17:56,811 Black snake crawlin' in my room 285 00:17:56,878 --> 00:17:58,513 Yes. 286 00:18:01,348 --> 00:18:05,285 He was a taste of forbidden fruit. 287 00:18:06,420 --> 00:18:10,223 She could've eaten him alive. 288 00:18:24,404 --> 00:18:27,742 Why are you trying to kill my son? 289 00:18:27,809 --> 00:18:30,011 It was the greatest carnival attraction 290 00:18:30,078 --> 00:18:31,980 I'd ever seen. 291 00:18:32,046 --> 00:18:34,481 He was my destiny. 292 00:18:34,549 --> 00:18:39,486 Right under my nose... In Memphis. 293 00:18:41,656 --> 00:18:43,390 Top of the morning to you, friends, 294 00:18:43,457 --> 00:18:45,627 from the home of colorful, old Beale Street. 295 00:18:45,693 --> 00:18:48,863 The place where the blues began in Memphis, Tennessee, 296 00:18:48,930 --> 00:18:51,398 Where you see pretty browns dressed in beautiful gowns, 297 00:18:51,465 --> 00:18:53,968 along with tailor-mades and hand-me-downs. 298 00:18:54,035 --> 00:18:56,638 Where you see honest men and pickpockets skilled, 299 00:18:56,704 --> 00:18:59,439 and business never closes till somebody gets killed. 300 00:18:59,507 --> 00:19:01,141 Now, just kidding. 301 00:19:01,208 --> 00:19:03,711 But there's a lot goin' down on Beale Street tonight, 302 00:19:03,778 --> 00:19:05,913 and nowhere more-so than at the Club Handy. 303 00:19:05,980 --> 00:19:08,016 Come around if you wanna see Big Mama Thornton, 304 00:19:08,082 --> 00:19:10,484 layin' down her newest hit. 305 00:19:10,551 --> 00:19:11,853 Get it, get it 306 00:19:11,919 --> 00:19:12,854 Get it! Come on! 307 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:14,622 Oh, let's do it 308 00:19:14,689 --> 00:19:18,191 Now, listen up, while Brown America speaks. 309 00:19:18,258 --> 00:19:22,597 You ain't nothin' but a hound dog 310 00:19:22,664 --> 00:19:24,464 Quit snoopin' 'round my door 311 00:19:32,907 --> 00:19:37,545 Just why a truck driver from Memphis, Tennessee, 312 00:19:37,612 --> 00:19:41,149 liked to hang out on Beale Street, I do not know. 313 00:19:41,214 --> 00:19:45,218 You told me you was high class But I could see through that... 314 00:19:45,285 --> 00:19:47,522 But it did him no favors, 315 00:19:47,588 --> 00:19:51,458 fitting into them white housing projects. 316 00:19:51,526 --> 00:19:54,162 Hey, squirrel. Nice shoes. 317 00:19:54,227 --> 00:20:01,268 And, Daddy, I know That you ain't no real cool cat 318 00:20:01,936 --> 00:20:03,403 Hey, Elvis! 319 00:20:10,477 --> 00:20:12,146 Hey, Tommy. 320 00:20:12,212 --> 00:20:14,481 That's that boy whose record everybody's talkin' about. 321 00:20:20,922 --> 00:20:23,591 You ain't nothin' but a hound dog 322 00:20:41,809 --> 00:20:46,147 Hey, sideburns. Where's the Negro suit today? 323 00:20:46,214 --> 00:20:51,018 He was crazy for that Beale Street music. 324 00:20:51,085 --> 00:20:53,688 Beale Street style. 325 00:20:53,755 --> 00:20:57,158 He had Beale Street stars in his eyes. 326 00:20:57,225 --> 00:20:59,160 What do you think, Tony? Huh? 327 00:20:59,227 --> 00:21:00,795 B.B. King. 328 00:21:00,862 --> 00:21:05,499 No, I didn't take my boy away from nothin'. 329 00:21:05,566 --> 00:21:08,970 He was runnin' from the day he was born. 330 00:21:09,036 --> 00:21:13,440 I just opened the door to our destiny. 331 00:21:13,508 --> 00:21:16,644 So without so much as a word to your daddy and me, 332 00:21:16,711 --> 00:21:18,179 you quit your job to go traveling 333 00:21:18,246 --> 00:21:20,882 all the way to Florida with this Colonel fellow 334 00:21:20,948 --> 00:21:22,583 that we have never met. 335 00:21:22,650 --> 00:21:24,185 Mama, it's only four days. 336 00:21:24,252 --> 00:21:26,687 Yeah, four days. And then what? 337 00:21:26,754 --> 00:21:30,290 I knew a fella once, got his record on the radio. 338 00:21:30,357 --> 00:21:32,560 It was all over in a flash. 339 00:21:32,627 --> 00:21:35,663 Mama, I'm just trying to take care of you and Daddy. 340 00:21:35,730 --> 00:21:37,665 That's all I have ever cared about. 341 00:21:37,732 --> 00:21:39,432 I ain't ever gonna let us get back to a place again 342 00:21:39,499 --> 00:21:40,735 where Daddy gets in trouble with the law 343 00:21:40,802 --> 00:21:42,637 -to put food on the table. -Elvis! 344 00:21:43,538 --> 00:21:44,939 How dare you? 345 00:21:45,706 --> 00:21:46,941 As the good Lord warns us, 346 00:21:47,008 --> 00:21:49,544 do not wear yourself out to get rich. 347 00:21:49,610 --> 00:21:53,714 Do not trust your own goddamn cleverness! 348 00:21:56,316 --> 00:21:59,486 Elvis, you've upset your mama. 349 00:22:12,733 --> 00:22:14,502 You know, Mama, I was thinkin', 350 00:22:14,569 --> 00:22:16,571 maybe I'll buy you one of them pink Cadillacs 351 00:22:16,637 --> 00:22:18,906 like you saw back when you was working at the hospital. 352 00:22:19,841 --> 00:22:21,943 I don't need no pink Cadillac. 353 00:22:23,376 --> 00:22:25,713 Satnin, I just gotta be making 354 00:22:25,780 --> 00:22:27,347 the most of this thing while I can. 355 00:22:27,414 --> 00:22:30,450 It's like Daddy says, this could all be over in a flash. 356 00:22:30,518 --> 00:22:33,321 I'm not fearful of it being over, Booby. 357 00:22:33,420 --> 00:22:36,324 I don't know how to explain it. 358 00:22:36,389 --> 00:22:40,061 But I saw it in that girl's eyes. 359 00:22:40,127 --> 00:22:44,464 It's something beyond us, but I know that whatever it is, 360 00:22:44,532 --> 00:22:47,034 it's something that... 361 00:22:47,101 --> 00:22:49,804 It's something that can come between us. 362 00:22:49,871 --> 00:22:53,341 Oh, no, Mama, no. Hey. 363 00:22:53,406 --> 00:22:55,408 Ain't nothing ever gonna do that. 364 00:22:55,475 --> 00:22:58,546 You're my girl. My Satnin. 365 00:22:58,613 --> 00:23:01,082 You'll always be my bestest girl. 366 00:23:01,148 --> 00:23:02,984 Hey. 367 00:23:03,050 --> 00:23:05,786 -Yeah. -Yeah? 368 00:23:05,853 --> 00:23:09,123 I will call you every night. 369 00:23:12,159 --> 00:23:14,095 Will you promise me, Booby? 370 00:23:15,029 --> 00:23:16,864 I promise. 371 00:23:16,931 --> 00:23:19,499 I promise. I promise, I promise. 372 00:23:19,567 --> 00:23:21,602 -All right. I love you. -Bye, baby. 373 00:23:21,669 --> 00:23:23,337 Nothing but nothing... 374 00:23:23,403 --> 00:23:24,437 I love you. 375 00:23:24,505 --> 00:23:25,907 ...is gonna come between us. 376 00:23:25,973 --> 00:23:28,209 - Let's go! - Bye, Booby! 377 00:23:28,276 --> 00:23:29,810 See you soon! 378 00:23:30,477 --> 00:23:33,281 Wanna bet? 379 00:23:33,347 --> 00:23:36,717 Well, it's one for the money Two for the show 380 00:23:36,784 --> 00:23:38,819 Three to get ready Now go, cat, go 381 00:23:38,886 --> 00:23:43,724 But don't you Step on my blue suede shoes 382 00:23:43,791 --> 00:23:45,126 Well, you can do anything 383 00:23:45,192 --> 00:23:48,696 But stay off of my Blue suede shoes 384 00:23:48,763 --> 00:23:51,565 Well, you can knock me down Step in my face 385 00:23:51,632 --> 00:23:53,401 Your attention, please. 386 00:23:53,466 --> 00:23:54,902 I have some good news. 387 00:23:54,969 --> 00:23:58,105 Our next four nights are sold out... 388 00:23:58,172 --> 00:23:59,907 ...thanks to the dazzling performances 389 00:23:59,974 --> 00:24:04,011 of our tremendous showman, Hank Snow. 390 00:24:04,078 --> 00:24:11,118 Pardon me if I'm sentimental When we say goodbye 391 00:24:11,185 --> 00:24:12,887 And I've noticed a mild interest 392 00:24:12,954 --> 00:24:15,523 in our newest act, Elvis Presley. 393 00:24:22,296 --> 00:24:23,496 Hi. 394 00:24:23,564 --> 00:24:25,266 Yeah, Dixie, I'll be back before prom. 395 00:24:29,804 --> 00:24:32,640 Well you can burn my house Steal my car 396 00:24:32,707 --> 00:24:35,142 Drink my liquor From an old fruit jar 397 00:24:35,209 --> 00:24:37,178 Do anything that you want to do 398 00:24:37,244 --> 00:24:39,714 Colonel, what is that boy doing on our tour? 399 00:24:39,780 --> 00:24:41,215 Well, I told you all about him. 400 00:24:41,282 --> 00:24:43,517 And he wants to record one of your songs. 401 00:24:43,584 --> 00:24:45,119 Oh? Which one? 402 00:24:45,186 --> 00:24:46,220 All of them. 403 00:24:46,287 --> 00:24:48,089 Well, you warn him plenty. 404 00:24:48,155 --> 00:24:52,526 None of those lewd gyrations or sudden, jerky movements. 405 00:24:56,063 --> 00:24:57,497 Let's go! 406 00:24:58,366 --> 00:24:59,767 Let's rock! 407 00:25:07,742 --> 00:25:09,677 Is that a pair of young ladies' intimates 408 00:25:09,744 --> 00:25:11,178 I see upon the stage? 409 00:25:11,245 --> 00:25:13,147 Yes, I believe it is, Hank. 410 00:25:13,214 --> 00:25:16,317 Best not happen when he sings one of my songs. 411 00:25:16,384 --> 00:25:17,852 I'm sure it won't. 412 00:25:17,918 --> 00:25:19,186 Elvis, the papers say there are girls 413 00:25:19,253 --> 00:25:20,855 around your hotel all night long. 414 00:25:20,921 --> 00:25:22,623 I don't even go out, Mama. I stay in. 415 00:25:22,690 --> 00:25:24,492 You know, it gets lonesome. 416 00:25:24,558 --> 00:25:27,094 I tell you, this new sensation, Elvis Presley, 417 00:25:27,161 --> 00:25:29,063 he's breaking hearts all over the South. 418 00:25:29,130 --> 00:25:30,898 Quit knocking at my door, Scotty. 419 00:25:36,003 --> 00:25:42,543 Are you sorry We drifted apart? 420 00:25:44,045 --> 00:25:47,314 Never know How much I love you 421 00:25:48,449 --> 00:25:52,253 Never know how much I care 422 00:25:52,319 --> 00:25:55,656 When you put your arms around me 423 00:25:59,493 --> 00:26:01,095 Oh, come on, E.P. 424 00:26:01,162 --> 00:26:03,764 Life on the road ain't the concern of folks back home. 425 00:26:03,831 --> 00:26:05,032 Fever 426 00:26:05,099 --> 00:26:06,901 Why don't you try one of these? 427 00:26:06,967 --> 00:26:09,136 Put the pep back into your step. 428 00:26:09,203 --> 00:26:12,039 What a lovely way to burn 429 00:26:13,542 --> 00:26:15,910 Well, shake, rattle and roll 430 00:26:15,976 --> 00:26:18,179 I said shake, rattle and roll 431 00:26:18,245 --> 00:26:21,315 I said shake, rattle and roll I said shake, rattle and roll 432 00:26:21,382 --> 00:26:22,517 Well, you won't do right 433 00:26:22,583 --> 00:26:23,584 Whoo! 434 00:26:23,651 --> 00:26:24,985 To save your doggone soul 435 00:26:25,052 --> 00:26:26,220 You're really something else, man! 436 00:26:26,287 --> 00:26:27,788 I promise, I'll put my heart in-- 437 00:26:27,855 --> 00:26:29,290 I wanna be just like you! 438 00:26:29,356 --> 00:26:30,858 Okay. Yeah, thank you. 439 00:26:30,925 --> 00:26:32,660 I can no longer, in good conscience, 440 00:26:32,726 --> 00:26:33,961 go on stage with that boy. 441 00:26:34,028 --> 00:26:37,031 Yes, a conundrum. A conundrum. 442 00:26:37,098 --> 00:26:40,434 Please welcome to the stage, Hank Snow! 443 00:26:40,502 --> 00:26:44,305 After I perform, I shall spend the night in prayer. 444 00:26:44,371 --> 00:26:47,308 And I will do what needs to be done. 445 00:26:56,317 --> 00:26:57,852 Come on, Jimmie! 446 00:26:59,954 --> 00:27:03,624 How do you think that I feel 447 00:27:03,691 --> 00:27:06,127 Oh, baby Oh, baby 448 00:27:06,193 --> 00:27:09,663 How do you think that I feel 449 00:27:20,908 --> 00:27:23,344 That night, I happened to see him. 450 00:27:24,111 --> 00:27:25,646 Alone. 451 00:27:26,413 --> 00:27:27,648 Lost. 452 00:27:30,484 --> 00:27:34,855 A snowman is only as good... 453 00:27:34,922 --> 00:27:37,258 as his attraction. 454 00:27:37,324 --> 00:27:38,893 Elvis! 455 00:27:38,959 --> 00:27:40,928 -Come on, man. -Elvis, come on! Hurry up! 456 00:27:45,299 --> 00:27:47,935 It was all, or nothing. 457 00:27:48,002 --> 00:27:49,571 Elvis, we're going to the hall of mirrors! 458 00:27:49,638 --> 00:27:51,105 Wait up! 459 00:27:51,172 --> 00:27:53,073 Screw the hall of mirrors. That's boring. 460 00:27:57,244 --> 00:28:00,347 Right, hang on. Here we go. 461 00:28:03,384 --> 00:28:04,251 Hold on. 462 00:28:05,819 --> 00:28:07,821 All right, fellas. Come on. 463 00:28:10,958 --> 00:28:13,460 - Oh. - Lost, my boy? 464 00:28:15,329 --> 00:28:17,097 Colonel Parker, sir. 465 00:28:19,634 --> 00:28:22,504 You look lost. 466 00:28:22,571 --> 00:28:24,838 -I guess I am. -Ah, yes. 467 00:28:24,905 --> 00:28:28,475 The roar of the crowd. The life on the road. 468 00:28:28,543 --> 00:28:30,878 And then calling home to your loved ones, 469 00:28:30,945 --> 00:28:33,013 pretending nothing has changed, 470 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,816 when everything has. 471 00:28:36,551 --> 00:28:39,019 Yeah. Lost. 472 00:28:40,454 --> 00:28:43,123 I'm sorry, sir. I... I meant I don't know the way out. 473 00:28:43,190 --> 00:28:47,861 Yeah, that is precisely what I am saying. 474 00:28:47,928 --> 00:28:53,033 I... I saw you. Apart from all the others. 475 00:28:53,100 --> 00:28:55,135 Burdened. 476 00:28:55,202 --> 00:28:58,138 Like you don't know how to get out of this. 477 00:28:59,173 --> 00:29:00,508 But I do. 478 00:29:02,042 --> 00:29:03,777 Snowman's coming 479 00:29:03,844 --> 00:29:05,279 Allow me to show you. 480 00:29:05,346 --> 00:29:08,082 Yes, he's coming 481 00:29:08,148 --> 00:29:12,753 Take his magic hand 482 00:29:12,820 --> 00:29:14,556 Creatures of the carnival. 483 00:29:14,623 --> 00:29:16,957 And I am one myself. 484 00:29:17,024 --> 00:29:20,194 It's where I learned the art of the snow job. 485 00:29:20,261 --> 00:29:21,795 - Snow job? - Yes. 486 00:29:21,862 --> 00:29:23,598 It's like the trick you do with the wiggling, 487 00:29:23,665 --> 00:29:25,165 getting all the girls hyped up, 488 00:29:25,232 --> 00:29:26,934 empty their wallets and leave them 489 00:29:27,001 --> 00:29:29,571 with nothing but the smiles on their faces. 490 00:29:29,638 --> 00:29:30,739 I'm no trickster. 491 00:29:30,804 --> 00:29:32,674 Oh, yes, you are. 492 00:29:32,741 --> 00:29:34,942 All showmen are snowmen. 493 00:29:35,009 --> 00:29:36,844 It's a wonderful place. 494 00:29:36,910 --> 00:29:38,445 Nobody on the aerio. 495 00:29:42,149 --> 00:29:46,120 Your future, Mr. Presley, blazing before you. 496 00:29:46,186 --> 00:29:49,790 Recording contracts, television, even Hollywood. 497 00:29:52,993 --> 00:29:54,562 You're great, Colonel. 498 00:29:54,629 --> 00:29:57,965 You are the best person I could ever hope to work with. 499 00:29:58,032 --> 00:29:59,668 You know, this is something I ain't never 500 00:29:59,734 --> 00:30:01,435 said to nobody before... 501 00:30:01,503 --> 00:30:03,605 But I believe I can be great, too. 502 00:30:03,672 --> 00:30:05,205 Oh, no doubt. 503 00:30:05,272 --> 00:30:08,275 But we could be even greater together. 504 00:30:08,342 --> 00:30:13,447 But to achieve this, I need to represent you exclusively. 505 00:30:13,515 --> 00:30:16,150 Exclusively? Sir, I... I don't follow. 506 00:30:17,585 --> 00:30:18,819 What about Hank Snow? 507 00:30:18,886 --> 00:30:20,755 Hank. Yes... 508 00:30:20,854 --> 00:30:22,990 He sent me here to fire you. 509 00:30:26,594 --> 00:30:28,162 Hank wants you off the tour. 510 00:30:28,228 --> 00:30:31,999 So I will have to leave Hank. 511 00:30:33,033 --> 00:30:34,835 We will both have to make sacrifices. 512 00:30:34,902 --> 00:30:38,506 We will need a record label with national distribution. 513 00:30:40,374 --> 00:30:42,009 RCA? 514 00:30:43,678 --> 00:30:45,580 RCA. 515 00:30:45,647 --> 00:30:48,148 Sam Phillips... discovered me. 516 00:30:48,215 --> 00:30:51,485 I know, but we have a way to help Sam understand 517 00:30:51,553 --> 00:30:54,823 that it would be foolish of him to hold you back. 518 00:30:54,888 --> 00:30:56,990 Every man has his price. 519 00:30:57,057 --> 00:30:59,026 RCA does have the distribution. 520 00:30:59,093 --> 00:31:00,127 I just need to know that you'll 521 00:31:00,194 --> 00:31:01,428 still be with me as friends. 522 00:31:01,495 --> 00:31:03,565 Don't doubt that, we're not going anywhere. 523 00:31:03,631 --> 00:31:07,301 Marion and I just don't want to stand in your way, that's all. 524 00:31:07,368 --> 00:31:10,638 The world needs to hear you sing, Elvis. 525 00:31:10,705 --> 00:31:13,173 Elvis Presley's contract sold to RCA today 526 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,242 for the highest price in music history. 527 00:31:15,309 --> 00:31:17,911 Quite the payday for Sun Records. 528 00:31:17,978 --> 00:31:20,981 It's just business. Show business. 529 00:31:21,048 --> 00:31:22,316 To achieve truly great things, 530 00:31:22,383 --> 00:31:24,652 one must make truly great sacrifices. 531 00:31:24,719 --> 00:31:28,455 You will have to be free of any entanglements. 532 00:31:28,523 --> 00:31:32,259 You see, my boy, show business is snow business. 533 00:31:32,326 --> 00:31:36,263 And the fans need to believe that you are always available. 534 00:31:36,330 --> 00:31:38,031 The Colonel says that with all the publicity 535 00:31:38,098 --> 00:31:39,433 that's gonna be coming, 536 00:31:39,501 --> 00:31:41,770 he might have to put it out there that... 537 00:31:41,836 --> 00:31:43,137 That... 538 00:31:43,203 --> 00:31:45,472 I don't have a girl. 539 00:31:48,643 --> 00:31:52,212 Then we will need your parents' legal commitment. 540 00:31:52,279 --> 00:31:55,717 They may need a bit of convincing themselves. 541 00:31:55,784 --> 00:31:57,719 Sam Phillips is a good man we can trust. 542 00:31:57,786 --> 00:32:01,221 We don't know this Colonel from a nail in a wall. 543 00:32:01,288 --> 00:32:03,157 Is there a lawyer representing the family? 544 00:32:03,223 --> 00:32:04,559 Oh, unnecessary. 545 00:32:04,626 --> 00:32:06,160 I am of the firm opinion 546 00:32:06,226 --> 00:32:09,496 that family is the most important thing in the world. 547 00:32:09,564 --> 00:32:12,299 In mind of that, I have taken the liberty 548 00:32:12,366 --> 00:32:14,168 of making these contracts out 549 00:32:14,234 --> 00:32:17,539 in the name of Elvis Presley Enterprises. 550 00:32:17,605 --> 00:32:18,640 A family business. 551 00:32:18,706 --> 00:32:21,676 And I was thinking, Vernon Presley: 552 00:32:21,743 --> 00:32:23,310 Business Manager. 553 00:32:26,413 --> 00:32:28,583 What do you think, Daddy? 554 00:32:28,650 --> 00:32:30,685 Uh... Well, uh... 555 00:32:30,752 --> 00:32:32,787 - I like it very much, son. - Ah! 556 00:32:34,589 --> 00:32:38,025 Mrs. Presley, your son has a unique gift. 557 00:32:38,091 --> 00:32:39,694 It's as though he has the strength 558 00:32:39,761 --> 00:32:42,062 of two men inside of him. 559 00:32:43,731 --> 00:32:45,365 You know, Colonel, I would do anything 560 00:32:45,432 --> 00:32:47,134 to make sure my mama and daddy never have to live 561 00:32:47,201 --> 00:32:49,102 in no poverty ever again. 562 00:32:49,169 --> 00:32:52,774 Mama, it's gonna turn out so, so good. 563 00:32:52,841 --> 00:32:54,208 Mm. 564 00:32:57,277 --> 00:32:58,613 Colonel, I wasn't fooling when I told those other kids 565 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:00,280 I was gonna buy 'em a Cadillac one day. 566 00:33:00,347 --> 00:33:02,917 My boy, with me, you will buy them two Cadillacs. 567 00:33:02,983 --> 00:33:04,418 Two? 568 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:06,788 A hundred? 569 00:33:06,855 --> 00:33:08,021 Two hundred. 570 00:33:08,088 --> 00:33:09,958 -A thousand. -A million. 571 00:33:10,023 --> 00:33:11,258 An aeroplane. 572 00:33:11,325 --> 00:33:13,093 How about a rocket ship? 573 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:17,632 Well, maybe not a rocket ship. My mama don't like me to fly. 574 00:33:17,699 --> 00:33:21,803 But me, I've always wanted to fly. Fast. 575 00:33:21,870 --> 00:33:25,807 Faster than the speed of light to the Rock of Eternity. 576 00:33:25,874 --> 00:33:28,008 What? To the Rock of Eternity? 577 00:33:28,075 --> 00:33:29,677 Captain Marvel, Jr. 578 00:33:30,812 --> 00:33:32,547 He's my favorite comic book hero. 579 00:33:33,648 --> 00:33:35,282 He flies. 580 00:33:35,349 --> 00:33:37,417 Well, what about you, Mr. Presley? 581 00:33:38,185 --> 00:33:40,387 Are you ready to fly? 582 00:33:41,154 --> 00:33:43,625 Yes, sir. I'm ready. 583 00:33:44,526 --> 00:33:45,793 Ready to fly. 584 00:33:53,768 --> 00:33:55,469 Uh, Mr. Presley, 585 00:33:55,537 --> 00:33:57,539 try not to move around so much during the takes. 586 00:33:57,605 --> 00:34:00,040 If I can't move, I can't sing. 587 00:34:00,107 --> 00:34:02,977 Well, since my baby left me 588 00:34:04,579 --> 00:34:07,782 Well, I found a new place To dwell 589 00:34:07,849 --> 00:34:09,584 What is he doing? We paid for this? 590 00:34:09,651 --> 00:34:11,485 It's down at the end of Lonely Street at... 591 00:34:11,553 --> 00:34:13,353 It's a suicide song. 592 00:34:13,420 --> 00:34:15,957 ...Heartbreak Hotel 593 00:34:16,024 --> 00:34:19,027 Them know-it-alls said I'd backed the wrong horse. 594 00:34:19,092 --> 00:34:21,295 But my boy knew teenagers. 595 00:34:21,361 --> 00:34:25,567 And that first record changed everything. 596 00:34:25,633 --> 00:34:30,370 Well, it's so very hard to have To leave the one you love 597 00:34:30,437 --> 00:34:33,808 And you get more lonely With each passing day 598 00:34:35,409 --> 00:34:40,014 It's so lonely just sitting And dreaming of... 599 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:41,448 In a few short months, 600 00:34:41,516 --> 00:34:43,317 Elvis Presley has popped out of nowhere. 601 00:34:43,383 --> 00:34:45,520 Everywhere he goes, he causes riots, 602 00:34:45,587 --> 00:34:48,155 mountains of press and rivers of money. 603 00:34:48,221 --> 00:34:50,725 It's another gold record for Elvis Presley. 604 00:34:50,792 --> 00:34:53,761 This one giving him his first worldwide hit. 605 00:34:58,098 --> 00:35:01,002 Mrs. Presley, look! 606 00:35:01,069 --> 00:35:04,471 Come on, Mrs. Presley, let me show you how to use this. 607 00:35:04,539 --> 00:35:06,908 Come on, hens! Come on, hens! Come on! 608 00:35:06,975 --> 00:35:10,477 Come on! Outside! Out of my house! 609 00:35:10,545 --> 00:35:13,347 Come on, this way! Come on, babies! 610 00:35:14,048 --> 00:35:15,516 Dodger! 611 00:35:19,687 --> 00:35:21,689 - Go, Billy boy! - Ya-hoo-hoo! 612 00:35:21,756 --> 00:35:23,591 I took my boy's wiggling 613 00:35:23,658 --> 00:35:26,360 and put it in the movies. 614 00:35:26,426 --> 00:35:28,362 I took his name and face, 615 00:35:28,428 --> 00:35:30,230 and put it on all sorts of toys 616 00:35:30,297 --> 00:35:32,567 and knick-knacks, and called it... 617 00:35:32,634 --> 00:35:33,701 "Merchandise." 618 00:35:33,768 --> 00:35:36,303 Your face on every conceivable object, 619 00:35:36,370 --> 00:35:39,941 including teddy bear, perfume, plaster busts... 620 00:35:40,008 --> 00:35:41,208 Of questionable likeness. 621 00:35:41,274 --> 00:35:42,744 "The Elvis Presley Game." 622 00:35:42,810 --> 00:35:45,947 Something so everyone can show their love. 623 00:35:46,014 --> 00:35:50,718 Grandma Dodger, what is that behind your ear? 624 00:35:51,819 --> 00:35:53,855 "I hate Elvis." 625 00:35:55,857 --> 00:35:57,157 Huh? 626 00:35:57,224 --> 00:35:58,693 Yes. I hate Elvis. 627 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:00,427 In my way of thinking, "I love Elvis," 628 00:36:00,494 --> 00:36:01,696 that's an easy sell. 629 00:36:01,763 --> 00:36:03,564 Those who hate your son will do so 630 00:36:03,631 --> 00:36:06,333 whether we profit from it or not. 631 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:11,338 After all, what is hate worth if it's free? 632 00:36:12,406 --> 00:36:14,307 Oh, yeah. I get it. 633 00:36:17,912 --> 00:36:19,346 Snowman strikes again. 634 00:36:21,481 --> 00:36:24,418 Merchandise, promotion. Diskin, what else do we have? 635 00:36:24,484 --> 00:36:25,920 - Necklaces. - Necklaces. 636 00:36:25,987 --> 00:36:29,189 - Scarves. - Oh, scarves. Yes... 637 00:36:29,256 --> 00:36:31,926 Mr. Presley and Mr. King... 638 00:36:31,993 --> 00:36:33,193 regular peas in a pod, 639 00:36:33,260 --> 00:36:35,096 relieving me of my finest threads. 640 00:36:35,163 --> 00:36:36,263 Must be some occasion. 641 00:36:36,329 --> 00:36:37,565 Mr. Lansky, it's Milton Berle. 642 00:36:37,632 --> 00:36:39,499 The whole of America'll be watching. 643 00:36:39,567 --> 00:36:41,769 I don't watch television. 644 00:36:41,836 --> 00:36:42,837 So what's it gonna be? 645 00:36:42,904 --> 00:36:44,739 How you gonna blow their wigs off? 646 00:36:44,806 --> 00:36:48,142 Well, the network wants me to do a ballad. 647 00:36:48,208 --> 00:36:50,545 But I'm thinking about cuttin' it up with "Hound Dog." 648 00:36:50,611 --> 00:36:51,746 Whoo! 649 00:36:51,813 --> 00:36:57,752 Elvis Presley, "Hound Dog," and Uncle Miltie. 650 00:36:57,819 --> 00:36:59,787 Strange things are happening every day. 651 00:36:59,854 --> 00:37:02,890 You ain't nothin' But a hound dog, hound dog 652 00:37:02,957 --> 00:37:04,892 Cryin' all the time 653 00:37:04,959 --> 00:37:07,494 You ain't nothin' but a hound dog 654 00:37:07,562 --> 00:37:09,931 Cryin' all the time 655 00:37:09,997 --> 00:37:11,766 Well, you ain't never Caught a rabbit 656 00:37:11,833 --> 00:37:14,502 And you ain't no friend of mine 657 00:37:14,569 --> 00:37:17,270 When they said You was high classed 658 00:37:17,337 --> 00:37:19,574 Well, that was just a lie 659 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:22,409 Yeah, they said You were high classed 660 00:37:22,476 --> 00:37:24,746 Behold, tomorrow, all of America 661 00:37:24,812 --> 00:37:27,181 will be talking about Elvis Presley. 662 00:37:27,247 --> 00:37:28,281 My wiggling boy. 663 00:37:30,618 --> 00:37:33,020 Even as a little one, he made me laugh so. 664 00:37:33,087 --> 00:37:34,756 He's so funny! 665 00:37:34,822 --> 00:37:37,257 You never caught a rabbit You ain't no friend of mine 666 00:37:40,895 --> 00:37:43,698 You ain't nothin' But a hound dog, a hound dog 667 00:37:45,166 --> 00:37:46,466 Cryin' all the time 668 00:37:46,534 --> 00:37:48,035 And, Senator, for the next leg 669 00:37:48,102 --> 00:37:49,504 of your racial integrity tour, 670 00:37:49,570 --> 00:37:52,607 we booked the Overton Park Shell in Memphis. 671 00:37:52,673 --> 00:37:54,509 What are they laughing about? 672 00:37:57,410 --> 00:38:00,815 You ain't nothin' But a hound dog 673 00:38:02,083 --> 00:38:04,484 Cryin' all the time 674 00:38:04,552 --> 00:38:06,654 Who the hell is that? 675 00:38:06,721 --> 00:38:09,090 It's that boy from Memphis. 676 00:38:09,157 --> 00:38:11,324 Elvis Presley. 677 00:38:11,391 --> 00:38:13,528 Cryin' all the time 678 00:38:13,594 --> 00:38:17,932 A white boy from Memphis, moving like a goddamn-- 679 00:38:17,999 --> 00:38:24,304 Is your heart filled with pain 680 00:38:25,472 --> 00:38:27,975 Shall I come back... 681 00:38:28,042 --> 00:38:32,947 The obscenity and vulgarity of this rock and roll music 682 00:38:33,014 --> 00:38:36,851 is obviously a means by which the white man and his children 683 00:38:36,918 --> 00:38:39,053 can be driven to the level of the Negro. 684 00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:41,088 The colored folks have been singing and playing it 685 00:38:41,155 --> 00:38:43,691 just like I'm doing it now, man, more years than I know. 686 00:38:43,758 --> 00:38:45,293 Colonel Parker, we called you in here 687 00:38:45,358 --> 00:38:46,928 to talk about this act of yours. 688 00:38:46,994 --> 00:38:48,629 A petition has begun circulating 689 00:38:48,696 --> 00:38:51,299 to bar Elvis Presley from television. 690 00:38:51,364 --> 00:38:52,867 We've set up a committee 691 00:38:52,934 --> 00:38:55,603 to keep an eye on this vulgar, animalistic rock and roll bum. 692 00:38:55,670 --> 00:38:57,470 Your style of gyrating while you sing 693 00:38:57,538 --> 00:38:58,806 has been bitterly criticized... 694 00:38:58,873 --> 00:39:00,675 I don't feel I'm doing anything wrong. 695 00:39:00,741 --> 00:39:02,743 We simply will not advertise on any station 696 00:39:02,810 --> 00:39:04,344 that puts this delinquent on television. 697 00:39:04,411 --> 00:39:07,414 Colonel, you put an end to your boy's animal behavior, 698 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:09,217 or we will. 699 00:39:09,283 --> 00:39:11,953 Don't worry, Senator, my boy does what he's told. 700 00:39:12,019 --> 00:39:14,722 Tell me, dear 701 00:39:14,789 --> 00:39:20,595 Are you lonesome tonight? 702 00:39:24,532 --> 00:39:26,334 "Elvis the Pelvis." 703 00:39:26,399 --> 00:39:29,604 That's one of the most childish expressions I've ever heard 704 00:39:29,670 --> 00:39:31,706 coming from an adult. 705 00:39:31,772 --> 00:39:33,941 Is Mr. Allen gonna cancel me from the show? 706 00:39:34,709 --> 00:39:35,943 Yes. 707 00:39:36,010 --> 00:39:37,912 Yes, he is. 708 00:39:37,979 --> 00:39:42,382 He is replacing you with one of the country's greatest singers. 709 00:39:43,517 --> 00:39:45,086 Mario Lanza? 710 00:39:45,152 --> 00:39:46,386 Someone greater. 711 00:39:46,453 --> 00:39:49,489 The new Elvis Presley! 712 00:39:51,259 --> 00:39:53,227 Yeah, I snowed 'em! 713 00:39:53,294 --> 00:39:56,163 You just have to put on one of these tails here, 714 00:39:56,230 --> 00:39:57,665 can sing the "Hound Dog," 715 00:39:57,732 --> 00:40:00,868 and it's a light-hearted, sophisticated family show. 716 00:40:00,935 --> 00:40:02,370 I can't move in one of these. 717 00:40:02,435 --> 00:40:03,436 And that is the point. 718 00:40:03,504 --> 00:40:05,573 Mr. Allen agreed only as long 719 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:07,942 as there is no wiggling of those hips. 720 00:40:08,009 --> 00:40:10,678 I can't figure it out. My own mother approves of what I do. 721 00:40:10,745 --> 00:40:12,280 Mmm. 722 00:40:12,346 --> 00:40:15,149 You have read the papers, my boy? 723 00:40:15,216 --> 00:40:16,784 Yeah, I read the papers. 724 00:40:16,851 --> 00:40:19,153 The papers say that I shot my mother and smoke marijuana. 725 00:40:19,220 --> 00:40:22,223 Your movement's in the style of a Black man, 726 00:40:22,290 --> 00:40:24,792 and you have broken the segregation laws. 727 00:40:24,859 --> 00:40:26,894 So let's follow the plan. It's a good plan. 728 00:40:26,961 --> 00:40:29,030 You do the Allen Show, family style, 729 00:40:29,096 --> 00:40:31,498 and then tomorrow we go back to Memphis and 730 00:40:31,565 --> 00:40:35,336 we snow them on the July 4th Children's Charitable Concert. 731 00:40:35,403 --> 00:40:38,739 And we put this whole unfortunate misstep behind us. 732 00:40:38,806 --> 00:40:41,342 Now, do you want to go into politics? 733 00:40:41,409 --> 00:40:44,512 Or shall we stay in show business? 734 00:40:46,881 --> 00:40:48,282 We want to do a show the whole family 735 00:40:48,349 --> 00:40:50,318 can watch and enjoy, and we always do. 736 00:40:50,384 --> 00:40:52,019 And at this time, it gives me extreme pleasure to introduce 737 00:40:52,086 --> 00:40:53,888 the new Elvis Presley! 738 00:40:57,892 --> 00:40:59,427 He used to be so hip. 739 00:40:59,492 --> 00:41:01,128 He looked so silly. 740 00:41:01,195 --> 00:41:03,130 I mean, he looked like a butler. 741 00:41:03,197 --> 00:41:04,632 I can't believe he agreed to sing to a dog. 742 00:41:04,699 --> 00:41:06,033 God damn it! 743 00:41:08,169 --> 00:41:09,704 He could've given us some warning. 744 00:41:09,770 --> 00:41:11,405 I know how to do a skit, I could've made it funny! 745 00:41:11,471 --> 00:41:15,109 The most stupid, embarrassing, humiliating thing I ever did. 746 00:41:15,176 --> 00:41:17,011 Well, what the hell do you want me to do about it? 747 00:41:17,078 --> 00:41:18,145 We're musicians! 748 00:41:18,212 --> 00:41:19,714 It's just embarrassing. 749 00:41:19,780 --> 00:41:20,948 Who does he think he is? 750 00:41:39,233 --> 00:41:42,203 She just went on and on about the damn dog. 751 00:41:42,269 --> 00:41:44,638 And I said, "Neighbors shouldn't speak like that." 752 00:41:44,705 --> 00:41:46,307 And then she said... 753 00:41:46,374 --> 00:41:48,042 I like the bit with the dog. 754 00:41:48,109 --> 00:41:50,478 It was the most embarrassing performance of my life, Daddy. 755 00:41:50,544 --> 00:41:52,646 She wasn't the only one who said it. 756 00:41:52,713 --> 00:41:54,482 -All the neighbors did. -Oh, God. 757 00:41:54,548 --> 00:41:55,983 Those New York people were using you 758 00:41:56,050 --> 00:41:57,752 to poke fun at the whole South. 759 00:41:57,818 --> 00:42:01,555 Getting a laugh out of putting a hillbilly in a tailcoat 760 00:42:01,622 --> 00:42:03,958 and singing to a dog. 761 00:42:04,025 --> 00:42:06,761 God damn it, Mama, it was either that or I get canceled. 762 00:42:06,827 --> 00:42:08,596 Then that's it for television. 763 00:42:08,662 --> 00:42:11,599 Colonel says I'm running out of states that I'm welcome in. 764 00:42:11,665 --> 00:42:14,135 And they don't pay unless I can perform. 765 00:42:14,201 --> 00:42:17,071 So Colonel says I play the charity concert tomorrow night, 766 00:42:17,138 --> 00:42:19,273 as the new family style, 767 00:42:19,340 --> 00:42:22,176 then everybody calms down and we get back on track. 768 00:42:22,243 --> 00:42:25,179 Someone's got to think about keeping a roof over our heads. 769 00:42:25,246 --> 00:42:26,847 Roof over our head? 770 00:42:26,914 --> 00:42:29,483 We've always managed to keep a roof over our head, Vernon. 771 00:42:29,550 --> 00:42:31,552 Mama, Daddy is business manager. It's his job. 772 00:42:31,619 --> 00:42:33,087 That's right. 773 00:42:33,154 --> 00:42:35,524 We was doing just fine before that man came along. 774 00:42:35,623 --> 00:42:36,924 Colonel has got us all of this. 775 00:42:36,991 --> 00:42:39,593 I don't want all this! You're unhappy! 776 00:42:39,660 --> 00:42:41,662 I am not! 777 00:42:42,663 --> 00:42:44,598 You're losing yourself, Booby! 778 00:42:44,665 --> 00:42:46,434 Oh, hell, Mama, I-- 779 00:42:46,501 --> 00:42:48,035 Satnin knows. 780 00:42:55,743 --> 00:42:58,547 The way you sing and move... 781 00:42:58,612 --> 00:43:00,314 it's God-given. 782 00:43:01,615 --> 00:43:03,851 So there can't be nothing wrong with it. 783 00:43:06,555 --> 00:43:08,523 Hey, I'm gonna ask cousin about the movie. 784 00:43:08,622 --> 00:43:09,924 Hey, E.P., E.P.! 785 00:43:09,990 --> 00:43:11,492 Can we close down the movie house 786 00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:12,793 and watch Godzilla tonight? 787 00:43:12,860 --> 00:43:15,162 Don't tramp mud in the house, Billy! 788 00:43:15,229 --> 00:43:16,664 But you said we could watch the movie! 789 00:43:16,730 --> 00:43:18,332 Get out! Get out of my goddamn house! 790 00:43:18,399 --> 00:43:20,000 - You said you'd take us! -Tramping mud in my house 791 00:43:20,067 --> 00:43:21,536 and doing my damn head in. 792 00:43:22,903 --> 00:43:24,872 Mama, you ain't never happy. 793 00:43:24,939 --> 00:43:27,608 No matter what I do, no matter how much I give you, 794 00:43:27,675 --> 00:43:29,043 it ain't never enough. 795 00:43:29,110 --> 00:43:31,712 And, I wish you would not drink so goddamn much. 796 00:43:31,779 --> 00:43:33,380 It's not good for you. 797 00:43:33,447 --> 00:43:34,782 Baby! 798 00:43:34,849 --> 00:43:36,383 -Put that back in the shed! -Elvis, wait! 799 00:43:40,020 --> 00:43:44,024 Elvis! Elvis, come on! Elvis! 800 00:43:46,794 --> 00:43:48,262 Here's Elvis Presley. 801 00:44:05,279 --> 00:44:07,915 This is Rufus Thomas here from WDIA. 802 00:44:07,982 --> 00:44:10,718 You can catch B.B. King tonight at Club Handy, 803 00:44:10,784 --> 00:44:12,786 with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. 804 00:44:42,651 --> 00:44:44,084 Hello. 805 00:44:47,688 --> 00:44:49,658 E.P.! 806 00:44:51,292 --> 00:44:53,694 - B.B.! Hey! - Get over here! 807 00:44:57,298 --> 00:44:58,699 Have a good night. 808 00:45:06,473 --> 00:45:08,142 Thank you. Have a good night. 809 00:45:12,846 --> 00:45:14,048 Hello. 810 00:45:20,821 --> 00:45:21,989 Hey! 811 00:45:28,697 --> 00:45:33,000 Get him! Get him in here! E.P.! E.P.! 812 00:45:34,969 --> 00:45:37,404 All right, all right. Thank you. 813 00:45:37,471 --> 00:45:39,974 Wop, bop-a-loo-bop Ba-lop, bom, bom 814 00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:44,613 Tutti frutti, oh rooty Tutti frutti, oh rooty 815 00:45:44,679 --> 00:45:47,147 Got my mama going on about the "Hound Dog," 816 00:45:47,214 --> 00:45:48,516 and the Colonel's got me wearing tails, 817 00:45:48,583 --> 00:45:49,551 and everybody wants something different. 818 00:45:49,618 --> 00:45:50,884 Hey, listen, man. 819 00:45:50,951 --> 00:45:52,052 If you're sad and you want to be sad, 820 00:45:52,119 --> 00:45:53,555 you're at the right place. 821 00:45:53,622 --> 00:45:55,590 If you're happy and you want to be happy, guess what? 822 00:45:55,657 --> 00:45:57,291 You're at the right place. 823 00:45:57,358 --> 00:45:59,594 So just do me a favor... 824 00:45:59,661 --> 00:46:00,729 Let it all hang out. 825 00:46:00,794 --> 00:46:02,930 Let it all hang out, E.P.! 826 00:46:02,997 --> 00:46:06,701 Let it all hang out, baby. 827 00:46:06,767 --> 00:46:09,336 She rocks to the east She rocks to the west 828 00:46:09,403 --> 00:46:11,772 But she's the girl that I love best 829 00:46:11,839 --> 00:46:14,174 Tutti frutti, oh rooty, uh! 830 00:46:14,241 --> 00:46:15,242 Hey, man. 831 00:46:15,309 --> 00:46:16,877 Tutti frutti, oh rooty, whoo! 832 00:46:16,944 --> 00:46:21,282 Tutti frutti, oh rooty Tutti frutti, oh rooty 833 00:46:21,348 --> 00:46:23,652 Tutti frutti, oh rooty 834 00:46:24,686 --> 00:46:26,353 Wop, bop-a-loo-bop-- 835 00:46:27,522 --> 00:46:29,990 Whoo! Man, he's cuttin' it! 836 00:46:31,892 --> 00:46:35,496 Sister Rosetta found this kid in the backwaters of Georgia. 837 00:46:45,339 --> 00:46:47,875 They should get the Colonel to book him on Steve Allen. 838 00:46:51,845 --> 00:46:54,048 They would love his moves. 839 00:46:56,551 --> 00:46:59,019 Got a girl named Daisy 840 00:46:59,086 --> 00:47:01,388 She almost drives me crazy 841 00:47:01,455 --> 00:47:03,190 Got a girl named Daisy 842 00:47:03,257 --> 00:47:04,058 Whoo! 843 00:47:04,124 --> 00:47:06,460 She almost drives me crazy 844 00:47:06,528 --> 00:47:08,663 She knows how to love me Yes, indeed 845 00:47:08,730 --> 00:47:11,398 Boy, you don't know What she do to me 846 00:47:11,465 --> 00:47:13,300 Tutti frutti, oh rooty 847 00:47:13,367 --> 00:47:15,903 Man, he sings the hell out of that song! 848 00:47:15,969 --> 00:47:17,505 I would love to record that. 849 00:47:17,572 --> 00:47:19,940 If you do, you'll make a whole lot more money 850 00:47:20,007 --> 00:47:21,676 than that kid could ever dream of. 851 00:47:21,743 --> 00:47:24,111 Tutti frutti, oh rooty 852 00:47:24,178 --> 00:47:26,313 Wop, bop-a-loo-bop, Ba-lop, bom, bom 853 00:47:39,527 --> 00:47:43,330 I'm a-workin' on the building 854 00:47:43,397 --> 00:47:47,167 Workin' on the building 855 00:47:47,234 --> 00:47:50,270 It's the new foundation 856 00:47:50,337 --> 00:47:53,775 The new foundation 857 00:47:53,842 --> 00:47:56,110 I'm goin' to heaven 858 00:47:56,176 --> 00:47:57,144 Yeah! 859 00:47:57,211 --> 00:47:58,546 Goin' to heaven 860 00:47:59,614 --> 00:48:01,915 To get my reward 861 00:48:01,982 --> 00:48:05,787 Get my reward 862 00:48:05,854 --> 00:48:07,254 Whoo! 863 00:48:08,389 --> 00:48:11,325 Ha-ha! That's all right. 864 00:48:11,392 --> 00:48:14,161 That's a nice ride you rode up in tonight. 865 00:48:14,228 --> 00:48:16,930 It ain't like your ol' big B.B. King bus. 866 00:48:18,600 --> 00:48:20,635 Big Red. 867 00:48:20,702 --> 00:48:24,204 Yeah, well, I can go where I want, play what I want, 868 00:48:24,271 --> 00:48:26,541 and if they don't like it, I can go someplace else. 869 00:48:27,709 --> 00:48:29,476 You've got to be in control, man. 870 00:48:29,544 --> 00:48:31,513 You should have your own label, like me. 871 00:48:31,579 --> 00:48:34,214 You don't do the business, the business will do you. 872 00:48:34,281 --> 00:48:36,684 Man, I just leave all that to the Colonel. 873 00:48:38,787 --> 00:48:40,954 So it's, um... 874 00:48:41,021 --> 00:48:43,290 It's his idea, this new Elvis? 875 00:48:44,158 --> 00:48:45,660 Listen, I don't get it, man. 876 00:48:45,727 --> 00:48:48,328 Cats buy your records because they like what you do, 877 00:48:48,395 --> 00:48:52,199 not because you're dressed up like some... like some butler. 878 00:48:52,266 --> 00:48:54,569 You really think those kids want to see Elvis the butler 879 00:48:54,636 --> 00:48:56,069 at the Russwood Park gig tomorrow? 880 00:48:56,136 --> 00:48:57,572 Man, I ain't wearing no tails. 881 00:48:57,639 --> 00:49:01,509 I just... gotta lay off the moves, is all. 882 00:49:01,576 --> 00:49:04,378 Colonel says if I don't, they're gonna put me in jail. 883 00:49:08,115 --> 00:49:10,050 Come on, man. 884 00:49:10,117 --> 00:49:11,619 They're not gonna put you in jail. 885 00:49:11,686 --> 00:49:13,320 They might put me in jail for walking across the street, 886 00:49:13,387 --> 00:49:14,823 but you're a famous white boy. 887 00:49:14,889 --> 00:49:17,491 Too many people are making too much money off of you 888 00:49:17,559 --> 00:49:19,026 to put you in jail. 889 00:49:19,092 --> 00:49:19,960 You think so? 890 00:49:20,027 --> 00:49:21,995 I know so. 891 00:49:22,062 --> 00:49:27,367 Colonel's a smart man. There's gotta be another reason. 892 00:49:30,505 --> 00:49:33,273 Every day, yes 893 00:49:33,340 --> 00:49:37,311 There are strange things Happening every day 894 00:49:37,377 --> 00:49:40,347 Hey, Elvis, B.B.! Give us a smile. 895 00:49:43,016 --> 00:49:44,886 Every day 896 00:49:44,953 --> 00:49:47,488 You promised us a new Elvis, Colonel. 897 00:49:47,555 --> 00:49:51,526 Yet, here he is with this B.B. King at Club Handy, 898 00:49:51,593 --> 00:49:54,662 jiggling and wiggling with Billy Ward, and here, 899 00:49:54,729 --> 00:49:58,131 on Colored Night at the Memphis Fairgrounds. 900 00:49:58,198 --> 00:49:59,901 We've been poking into your background, 901 00:49:59,968 --> 00:50:01,636 and we've found your records. 902 00:50:01,703 --> 00:50:03,872 "Unfit for military duty." 903 00:50:03,938 --> 00:50:06,340 "Acute psychopathic state." 904 00:50:06,406 --> 00:50:11,211 Well... I was pretending to be crazy. I wanted out. 905 00:50:11,278 --> 00:50:13,648 I was just a boy from Huntington, West Virginia. 906 00:50:13,715 --> 00:50:17,117 Well, before the army, we found no record of you at all. 907 00:50:17,184 --> 00:50:20,420 Every day, yeah 908 00:50:20,487 --> 00:50:25,760 There are strange things Happening every day 909 00:50:27,194 --> 00:50:30,297 Every day Are so strange 910 00:50:30,364 --> 00:50:33,200 Every day People are stealing the planes 911 00:50:33,267 --> 00:50:36,538 Oh! There are strange Things happening 912 00:50:36,604 --> 00:50:41,108 Every day Oh, ain't that strange, every day 913 00:50:43,011 --> 00:50:45,847 Every day, yes 914 00:50:45,914 --> 00:50:50,752 There are strange things Happening every day 915 00:50:52,486 --> 00:50:55,422 While 10,000 screaming fans were cramming in 916 00:50:55,489 --> 00:50:57,859 to see our show, Senator Eastland was holding 917 00:50:57,926 --> 00:51:01,361 a segregationist rally just three miles away. 918 00:51:04,364 --> 00:51:07,100 The mayor loved you on the Steve Allen Show. 919 00:51:07,167 --> 00:51:09,637 All the important people did. 920 00:51:09,704 --> 00:51:12,172 What song are you going to sing tonight? 921 00:51:12,874 --> 00:51:14,642 I've made no decision. 922 00:51:17,144 --> 00:51:18,680 I'll feel it. 923 00:51:25,419 --> 00:51:26,721 Pay no mind to all the cameras. 924 00:51:26,788 --> 00:51:29,657 Those are our friends in the vice squad. 925 00:51:29,724 --> 00:51:32,794 They don't mean nothing. Ain't that right, chief? 926 00:51:32,860 --> 00:51:35,630 As long as you don't so much as wiggle a finger. 927 00:51:51,079 --> 00:51:52,780 Oh, yes, sir, good people! 928 00:51:52,847 --> 00:51:56,283 A big thank you to Shorty Morgan's Dixie Dolls! 929 00:51:56,350 --> 00:51:58,418 But I know some of the young people 930 00:51:58,485 --> 00:52:01,188 are very excited about this next act! 931 00:52:03,390 --> 00:52:05,459 Jesse's with us tonight, baby. 932 00:52:05,526 --> 00:52:08,930 Play it smart out there, yeah? 933 00:52:08,997 --> 00:52:12,432 Well, stop talking about it We're talking about everything 934 00:52:12,499 --> 00:52:14,702 And do somethin' about it 935 00:52:14,769 --> 00:52:16,403 Elvis Presley! 936 00:52:16,470 --> 00:52:20,173 Strange things happening Every day 937 00:52:22,309 --> 00:52:24,946 Just sing the nice song. Smile the nice smile. 938 00:52:25,013 --> 00:52:26,346 No wiggling. 939 00:52:26,413 --> 00:52:28,382 Then we can get back to our show business. 940 00:52:28,448 --> 00:52:30,885 And have fun, my boy! Fun! 941 00:52:33,888 --> 00:52:36,356 Oh, we want peace! 942 00:52:36,423 --> 00:52:38,291 We want peace! 943 00:52:38,358 --> 00:52:40,695 We oughta stop talkin' about it And do somethin' about it 944 00:52:40,762 --> 00:52:45,700 Oh, there are strange Things happening 945 00:52:45,767 --> 00:52:51,739 Every day 946 00:53:09,991 --> 00:53:12,359 There's been a lot of talk about the new Elvis. 947 00:53:20,233 --> 00:53:22,503 And of course, that other guy. 948 00:53:26,440 --> 00:53:29,209 You ain't Nothin' but a hound dog 949 00:53:29,276 --> 00:53:30,878 Cryin' all the time 950 00:53:33,614 --> 00:53:35,850 ...at his command, both civil and other, 951 00:53:35,917 --> 00:53:40,054 to maintain public order, and prevent crime and riots. 952 00:53:40,121 --> 00:53:41,689 He can use those forces... 953 00:53:41,756 --> 00:53:45,225 to prevent the racial integration of schools, 954 00:53:45,292 --> 00:53:49,496 if this is necessary, under the police powers of that state... 955 00:53:49,564 --> 00:53:51,966 There's a lot of people saying a lot of things. 956 00:53:52,033 --> 00:53:53,768 ...in fact, it is his duty... 957 00:53:53,835 --> 00:53:56,104 Of course you gotta listen to the people that you love. 958 00:53:56,170 --> 00:53:59,507 ...and prevent turmoil and strife within the state. 959 00:54:01,109 --> 00:54:03,177 But in the end, you gotta listen to yourself. 960 00:54:05,378 --> 00:54:07,414 So I want you to know, those New York people 961 00:54:07,481 --> 00:54:09,183 ain't gonna change me none. 962 00:54:10,918 --> 00:54:12,720 ...the subversives who own... 963 00:54:12,787 --> 00:54:16,624 ...control and dominate the entertainment industry... 964 00:54:16,691 --> 00:54:18,325 - "Trouble." ... are determined... 965 00:54:18,391 --> 00:54:20,695 ...to spread Africanized culture... 966 00:54:20,762 --> 00:54:24,966 I'm gonna show you what the real Elvis is like tonight! 967 00:54:25,032 --> 00:54:27,168 ...influencing your children... 968 00:54:27,235 --> 00:54:28,503 to accept the Negroes. 969 00:54:29,904 --> 00:54:31,038 If you're looking for trouble 970 00:54:31,105 --> 00:54:32,439 -No. -What's going on? 971 00:54:32,507 --> 00:54:34,041 You came to the right place 972 00:54:35,475 --> 00:54:37,477 If you're looking for trouble 973 00:54:38,746 --> 00:54:40,313 Just look right in my face 974 00:54:41,949 --> 00:54:43,651 I was born standing up 975 00:54:45,153 --> 00:54:47,088 And talking back 976 00:54:47,155 --> 00:54:53,326 My daddy was a green-eyed Mountain jack 977 00:54:53,393 --> 00:54:57,598 Because I'm evil 978 00:54:57,665 --> 00:55:01,836 My middle name is misery 979 00:55:05,940 --> 00:55:09,010 Well, I'm evil 980 00:55:10,511 --> 00:55:14,314 So don't you mess around with me 981 00:55:20,521 --> 00:55:21,856 I've never looked for trouble 982 00:55:23,624 --> 00:55:25,425 But I never ran 983 00:55:26,994 --> 00:55:28,563 I don't take no orders 984 00:55:29,697 --> 00:55:31,364 From no kind of man 985 00:55:33,301 --> 00:55:34,669 I'm only made out 986 00:55:36,369 --> 00:55:37,638 Of flesh, blood and bone 987 00:55:37,705 --> 00:55:41,374 But if you're gonna Start a rumble 988 00:55:41,441 --> 00:55:44,579 Don't you try it on alone 989 00:55:44,645 --> 00:55:48,049 Because I'm evil 990 00:55:49,083 --> 00:55:52,320 My middle name is misery 991 00:55:56,090 --> 00:55:57,158 Elvis! 992 00:55:57,225 --> 00:56:01,629 Well, I'm evil 993 00:56:01,696 --> 00:56:04,198 So don't you mess around with me 994 00:56:08,336 --> 00:56:11,005 I'm evil, evil evil as can be 995 00:56:12,073 --> 00:56:15,009 I'm evil evil, evil as can be 996 00:56:16,143 --> 00:56:17,377 So don't mess around 997 00:56:17,444 --> 00:56:19,580 Don't mess around with me 998 00:56:20,281 --> 00:56:21,983 I'm evil 999 00:56:22,984 --> 00:56:24,118 I'm evil 1000 00:56:25,219 --> 00:56:28,723 Evil, evil 1001 00:56:28,789 --> 00:56:32,793 Uh, now would be a good time to get back into the car. 1002 00:56:32,860 --> 00:56:34,996 I'm evil 1003 00:56:35,062 --> 00:56:36,463 Evil 1004 00:56:36,964 --> 00:56:38,666 Evil 1005 00:56:41,434 --> 00:56:44,939 Our friends at RCA are not gonna be happy when they see this. 1006 00:57:00,021 --> 00:57:02,455 He didn't listen to me. 1007 00:57:03,557 --> 00:57:04,959 Why? 1008 00:57:05,026 --> 00:57:08,362 Why didn't he listen to me? 1009 00:57:08,428 --> 00:57:10,965 I'm evil 1010 00:57:12,633 --> 00:57:14,602 Get my boy off that stage! 1011 00:57:15,670 --> 00:57:16,938 ...with me 1012 00:57:20,508 --> 00:57:23,544 Get your hands off him. Hey! 1013 00:57:23,611 --> 00:57:25,813 Hey, Elvis! 1014 00:57:40,061 --> 00:57:41,929 Elvis! 1015 00:57:41,996 --> 00:57:44,665 Go look after the merchandise. Look after the merchandise! 1016 00:57:47,301 --> 00:57:48,536 Elvis, come on! 1017 00:57:48,602 --> 00:57:50,237 Get off of me! Mama, you get in the car! 1018 00:57:50,304 --> 00:57:52,073 Get in the car! 1019 00:58:01,315 --> 00:58:03,117 You're gonna get us in trouble. 1020 00:58:04,251 --> 00:58:05,753 He's all right, come on. 1021 00:58:05,820 --> 00:58:08,055 - Elvis! - Scotty, come on. 1022 00:58:08,122 --> 00:58:09,156 Let's go. 1023 00:58:22,169 --> 00:58:25,773 My dear boy had chosen. 1024 00:58:25,840 --> 00:58:30,511 You, his audience, his fans. 1025 00:58:30,578 --> 00:58:35,182 He had no idea what he had done to both of us. 1026 00:58:35,249 --> 00:58:36,917 We warned you, Colonel. 1027 00:58:36,984 --> 00:58:38,719 You've lost control of this act of yours. 1028 00:58:38,786 --> 00:58:40,454 And he's dividing this nation. 1029 00:58:40,521 --> 00:58:45,026 There are a lot of people who want to see him in jail. 1030 00:58:45,092 --> 00:58:47,561 I had to find a way out. 1031 00:58:48,462 --> 00:58:50,564 A way to save him. 1032 00:58:53,901 --> 00:58:58,639 Crawfish 1033 00:59:00,207 --> 00:59:03,644 Crawfish 1034 00:59:06,113 --> 00:59:10,885 No. There's no way my baby's going to Germany for two years. 1035 00:59:10,951 --> 00:59:15,022 It is either the army or jail. 1036 00:59:15,923 --> 00:59:17,925 There is something else. 1037 00:59:17,992 --> 00:59:21,762 Vernon, they are poking into your background. 1038 00:59:21,829 --> 00:59:23,564 We don't have nothin' to be ashamed of! 1039 00:59:23,631 --> 00:59:25,166 Now, my daddy is a good man. 1040 00:59:25,232 --> 00:59:28,369 Yes, yes. But your papa did go to jail. 1041 00:59:28,436 --> 00:59:31,439 You know them, and their flashy headlines. 1042 00:59:31,506 --> 00:59:35,709 "Elvis, The Draft Dodger." "A Family of Delinquents." 1043 00:59:35,776 --> 00:59:38,679 There was no moon 1044 00:59:38,746 --> 00:59:42,750 We may never book another date, or sell another record again. 1045 00:59:42,817 --> 00:59:44,351 And my way of thinking, 1046 00:59:44,418 --> 00:59:46,921 the army could be a brand new start for all of us. 1047 00:59:46,987 --> 00:59:48,656 Let them cut your hair. 1048 00:59:48,722 --> 00:59:52,059 Prove to the world that you are a clean-cut, all-American boy. 1049 00:59:52,126 --> 00:59:55,129 You do your two years, and when you come back, I promise you 1050 00:59:55,196 --> 00:59:56,831 I will have done everything I can 1051 00:59:56,897 --> 00:59:59,700 to make you the biggest actor in Hollywood. 1052 00:59:59,767 --> 01:00:01,669 You will choose your own pictures. 1053 01:00:03,304 --> 01:00:04,905 It's gonna be okay, Mama. 1054 01:00:04,972 --> 01:00:09,310 And I pulled Mr. Crawfish out of his hole 1055 01:00:09,376 --> 01:00:11,212 Young Mr. Presley, a rock and roller no more. 1056 01:00:11,278 --> 01:00:14,715 He'll do six months' basic training at Fort Chaffee 1057 01:00:14,782 --> 01:00:16,784 before shipping off to Germany. 1058 01:00:18,452 --> 01:00:20,187 Since the day he was born, 1059 01:00:20,254 --> 01:00:23,124 she had feared losing her second son. 1060 01:00:26,393 --> 01:00:28,929 While he was in basic training... 1061 01:00:29,763 --> 01:00:32,233 she worried and drank... 1062 01:00:33,634 --> 01:00:35,202 Worried... 1063 01:00:36,170 --> 01:00:37,738 and drank. 1064 01:00:45,779 --> 01:00:47,281 Hey... 1065 01:00:47,348 --> 01:00:48,716 Alberta! 1066 01:01:12,306 --> 01:01:14,576 Oh, no... 1067 01:01:14,643 --> 01:01:16,243 No! 1068 01:01:19,713 --> 01:01:24,451 There are some fine folks from the press waiting outside. 1069 01:01:24,519 --> 01:01:29,624 A few questions, pictures, and they will leave us alone. 1070 01:01:29,690 --> 01:01:32,793 I can't get him to do anything. 1071 01:01:33,994 --> 01:01:36,830 He trusted her like nobody else, 1072 01:01:36,897 --> 01:01:40,768 and now she's gone and who does he have now? 1073 01:01:42,604 --> 01:01:43,704 Well... 1074 01:01:44,972 --> 01:01:46,840 He trusts you. 1075 01:01:46,907 --> 01:01:49,109 Can you talk to him? 1076 01:01:50,211 --> 01:01:52,079 Oh, no. 1077 01:01:53,013 --> 01:01:54,949 It's not my place... 1078 01:01:55,015 --> 01:01:56,817 Can you do it, Colonel? 1079 01:01:56,884 --> 01:01:58,953 We need your help now. 1080 01:02:09,096 --> 01:02:11,832 Your daddy is doing the best he knows how, 1081 01:02:11,899 --> 01:02:14,969 but he is overwhelmed. 1082 01:02:15,035 --> 01:02:17,204 He needs your help out there. 1083 01:02:17,271 --> 01:02:21,075 I can't go out there. I just wanna stay here forever. 1084 01:02:21,141 --> 01:02:23,277 Oh, my boy. 1085 01:02:23,344 --> 01:02:26,648 No one could never replace her. 1086 01:02:26,715 --> 01:02:28,617 But you listen to me. 1087 01:02:28,683 --> 01:02:32,152 From this moment on, anything she would have done... 1088 01:02:32,987 --> 01:02:35,956 I will carry out, in her name. 1089 01:02:36,023 --> 01:02:41,262 When you are overseas, I will stay here at home. 1090 01:02:41,328 --> 01:02:44,999 And I will work, and I will worry. 1091 01:02:46,834 --> 01:02:48,536 Trust me. 1092 01:02:50,771 --> 01:02:54,908 Now, you go and you stand by your papa. 1093 01:02:54,975 --> 01:02:56,377 You comfort him. 1094 01:02:57,278 --> 01:02:59,046 You comfort him. 1095 01:02:59,113 --> 01:03:01,415 Comfort your friends and your family, 1096 01:03:01,482 --> 01:03:03,551 and even your fans. Hmm? 1097 01:03:03,618 --> 01:03:06,920 Because if you don't do that... 1098 01:03:06,987 --> 01:03:09,890 all that your mama has sacrificed for you 1099 01:03:09,957 --> 01:03:11,959 will be for nothing. 1100 01:03:15,829 --> 01:03:17,164 No matter what happens, 1101 01:03:17,231 --> 01:03:19,900 you stay with me through thick and thin, okay? 1102 01:03:19,967 --> 01:03:23,337 You're like a... like a father to me. 1103 01:03:58,205 --> 01:04:01,308 I needed to protect him. 1104 01:04:04,512 --> 01:04:06,413 Even from himself. 1105 01:04:11,485 --> 01:04:15,724 My plan, Elvis Presley would return 1106 01:04:15,790 --> 01:04:20,194 a clean-cut, all-American boy. 1107 01:04:21,596 --> 01:04:22,863 But... 1108 01:04:25,065 --> 01:04:26,333 ...I did not consider 1109 01:04:26,400 --> 01:04:29,136 the most dangerous thing of all. 1110 01:04:31,573 --> 01:04:33,340 Love. 1111 01:04:43,350 --> 01:04:45,720 Priscilla, the pretty teenage daughter 1112 01:04:45,787 --> 01:04:49,524 of a United States Air Force officer. 1113 01:04:51,925 --> 01:04:53,894 And then he said to me... 1114 01:04:55,429 --> 01:04:57,030 "You know what, Priscilla? 1115 01:04:57,097 --> 01:04:58,700 You gotta listen to me, sweetie, 1116 01:04:58,767 --> 01:05:01,368 because this guy, he's got girls all over the world, okay? 1117 01:05:01,435 --> 01:05:03,103 He's got girls waiting outside of his house 1118 01:05:03,170 --> 01:05:04,873 and girls writing him endless fan mail." 1119 01:05:04,938 --> 01:05:07,341 And then Mommy decides to pitch in and go, 1120 01:05:07,408 --> 01:05:09,577 "Ooh, what could he possibly see in you, okay? 1121 01:05:09,644 --> 01:05:11,679 What do you two do up there all night?" 1122 01:05:11,746 --> 01:05:13,247 And-- 1123 01:05:15,015 --> 01:05:17,619 And I just said, "Mom, Dad... 1124 01:05:17,685 --> 01:05:20,889 we talk and we listen to music, okay? That's all." 1125 01:05:20,954 --> 01:05:23,457 And then they were going on and on about that photo of you 1126 01:05:23,525 --> 01:05:26,126 and Natalie Wood riding around on that bike in Memphis, 1127 01:05:26,193 --> 01:05:28,530 and... and then what I said... 1128 01:05:28,596 --> 01:05:31,833 And I said this really calmly, I said, "Listen, okay? 1129 01:05:31,900 --> 01:05:36,470 He's just really lonely. And quite frankly, so am I." 1130 01:05:38,372 --> 01:05:41,008 And then they didn't really know what to say after that, 1131 01:05:41,074 --> 01:05:44,579 so I went upstairs and I went to bed. 1132 01:05:44,646 --> 01:05:47,047 Never met anyone like you. 1133 01:05:47,114 --> 01:05:48,449 Well, I hope not. 1134 01:05:50,552 --> 01:05:53,954 So... what is Natalie Wood like? 1135 01:05:54,988 --> 01:05:56,423 She's nice, you know. 1136 01:05:56,490 --> 01:05:58,258 She's been writing me about acting. 1137 01:05:58,325 --> 01:06:00,662 I've been asking her stories about... 1138 01:06:00,728 --> 01:06:02,630 working with James Dean and... 1139 01:06:02,697 --> 01:06:05,232 God, I just hope to one day be as good as him, you know? 1140 01:06:05,299 --> 01:06:06,266 Mmm. 1141 01:06:11,539 --> 01:06:13,407 Colonel's promised me that when I get back 1142 01:06:13,474 --> 01:06:16,176 he's gonna set me up in Hollywood to be a serious actor. 1143 01:06:19,112 --> 01:06:22,517 That's really what I dream of. 1144 01:06:22,584 --> 01:06:25,986 Hey, E.P., E.P., now, you promised the captain 1145 01:06:26,053 --> 01:06:28,455 that you'd get her home by 7:00. 1146 01:06:28,523 --> 01:06:30,625 Hey, Charlie. What's that behind you? 1147 01:06:30,692 --> 01:06:32,292 What? No... 1148 01:06:33,260 --> 01:06:35,329 He don't boss me around. 1149 01:06:49,844 --> 01:06:52,580 You know, I think if you dream it, you'll do it. 1150 01:06:53,982 --> 01:06:55,282 You do? 1151 01:06:56,618 --> 01:06:58,887 Yeah. 1152 01:07:00,955 --> 01:07:05,259 Shall I stay? 1153 01:07:06,895 --> 01:07:12,399 Would it be a sin 1154 01:07:14,802 --> 01:07:20,374 If I can't help 1155 01:07:20,440 --> 01:07:27,080 Falling in love with you? 1156 01:07:31,051 --> 01:07:32,854 You no longer want to sing in your films, 1157 01:07:32,921 --> 01:07:35,222 is that right? You want to be a dramatic actor. 1158 01:07:35,289 --> 01:07:37,324 Well, sir, that's my big ambition now. 1159 01:07:37,391 --> 01:07:40,460 It takes a lot of time, a lot of experience. 1160 01:07:40,528 --> 01:07:44,464 He was as good as Brando. 1161 01:07:44,532 --> 01:07:48,736 But you didn't want to see him in movies where he didn't sing. 1162 01:07:48,803 --> 01:07:50,437 A little less conversation 1163 01:07:50,505 --> 01:07:52,974 A little more action 1164 01:07:53,041 --> 01:07:57,077 All this aggravation Ain't satisfactioning me 1165 01:07:57,144 --> 01:08:03,618 Thanks to me, his life became one big Hollywood movie! 1166 01:08:04,552 --> 01:08:06,086 Starring Priscilla... 1167 01:08:06,153 --> 01:08:08,488 Bright light city gonna set my soul 1168 01:08:08,556 --> 01:08:10,925 Gonna set my soul on fire 1169 01:08:10,992 --> 01:08:14,662 And a cast of his "buddies" and "cousins." 1170 01:08:14,729 --> 01:08:16,463 His Memphis Mafia. 1171 01:08:16,531 --> 01:08:18,600 So get those stakes up higher 1172 01:08:18,666 --> 01:08:22,537 There's a thousand pretty women Waitin' out there 1173 01:08:22,604 --> 01:08:25,640 And they're all livin' The devil may care 1174 01:08:25,707 --> 01:08:29,142 And I'm just the devil With love to spare, so 1175 01:08:29,209 --> 01:08:32,112 Viva, Las Vegas 1176 01:08:33,413 --> 01:08:35,617 There was that fairytale wedding. 1177 01:08:35,683 --> 01:08:38,519 And the honeymoon on Frank Sinatra's jet. 1178 01:08:38,586 --> 01:08:42,757 And introducing Baby Lisa Marie. 1179 01:08:42,824 --> 01:08:47,895 I made him the highest paid actor in Hollywood history. 1180 01:08:47,962 --> 01:08:49,530 We had a lot of fun! 1181 01:08:50,932 --> 01:08:53,133 But Elvis was a young man, 1182 01:08:53,200 --> 01:08:55,536 and of course, he got distracted. 1183 01:08:55,603 --> 01:09:00,642 So we made them faster and cheaper. 1184 01:09:00,708 --> 01:09:02,510 Beatlemania sweeps America, 1185 01:09:02,577 --> 01:09:05,580 as teens turn their attention to the teenage rockers. 1186 01:09:07,414 --> 01:09:10,018 Is it my fault the world changed? 1187 01:09:13,588 --> 01:09:15,990 Good evening. Dr. Martin Luther King, 1188 01:09:16,057 --> 01:09:19,292 the apostle of non-violence in the Civil Rights movement, 1189 01:09:19,359 --> 01:09:21,596 has been shot to death in Memphis, Tennessee. 1190 01:09:38,046 --> 01:09:40,882 New Elvis stinker bombs, another flop. 1191 01:09:40,948 --> 01:09:44,484 There's no more appetite for Presley pictures. 1192 01:09:44,552 --> 01:09:47,187 It don't matter how hard I worked, 1193 01:09:47,254 --> 01:09:50,091 how many snow jobs I came up with, 1194 01:09:50,158 --> 01:09:52,160 how much snow I made them. 1195 01:09:52,259 --> 01:09:54,461 My boy loved to spend. 1196 01:09:54,529 --> 01:09:57,165 And with them hillbillies around him, 1197 01:09:57,230 --> 01:10:00,333 the money would just melt away. 1198 01:10:00,400 --> 01:10:03,104 With the sale of the ranch and the horses, 1199 01:10:03,171 --> 01:10:04,505 that's gonna cover the payroll, 1200 01:10:04,572 --> 01:10:06,774 but as for the security at Graceland... 1201 01:10:06,841 --> 01:10:08,710 Officers also reportedly chased 1202 01:10:08,776 --> 01:10:10,511 and fired on a radio-equipped car 1203 01:10:10,578 --> 01:10:12,479 containing two white men. 1204 01:10:12,547 --> 01:10:14,716 Dr. King was standing on the balcony 1205 01:10:14,782 --> 01:10:17,151 of his second floor hotel room tonight, 1206 01:10:17,217 --> 01:10:18,920 when, according to a companion, 1207 01:10:18,986 --> 01:10:21,656 a shot was fired from across the street. 1208 01:10:22,222 --> 01:10:23,423 Dr. King. 1209 01:10:23,490 --> 01:10:24,424 Uncle Vernon, come quick! 1210 01:10:24,491 --> 01:10:25,893 He always spoke the truth. 1211 01:10:25,960 --> 01:10:27,662 What happened? 1212 01:10:27,729 --> 01:10:29,630 They rushed the 39-year-old Negro leader to a hospital, 1213 01:10:29,697 --> 01:10:32,365 where he died of a bullet wound in the neck. 1214 01:10:32,432 --> 01:10:33,801 Jingle, jingles... 1215 01:10:33,868 --> 01:10:36,269 Here comes Santa Claus Here comes Santa Claus 1216 01:10:36,336 --> 01:10:38,606 Right down Santa Claus Lane 1217 01:10:38,673 --> 01:10:40,842 Vixen and Blitzen And all the reindeer 1218 01:10:40,908 --> 01:10:42,176 Pulling on the rein 1219 01:10:42,242 --> 01:10:44,746 Elvis Presley's Wonderful World of Christmas. 1220 01:10:44,812 --> 01:10:45,680 Brought to you by 1221 01:10:45,747 --> 01:10:47,615 the Singer Sewing Machine Company, 1222 01:10:47,682 --> 01:10:49,984 to every television set in America. 1223 01:10:50,051 --> 01:10:52,019 It only takes three days to tape, 1224 01:10:52,086 --> 01:10:53,087 and there's no audience. 1225 01:10:53,154 --> 01:10:54,789 Violence breeds violence, 1226 01:10:54,856 --> 01:10:56,591 - repression breeds retaliation. - ...Christmas sweater. 1227 01:10:56,657 --> 01:10:59,894 Made on the new Singer, home knitting apparatus. 1228 01:10:59,961 --> 01:11:02,997 -Memphis is burning. -...and to fear his brother. 1229 01:11:03,064 --> 01:11:05,666 When you teach that he is a lesser man 1230 01:11:05,733 --> 01:11:08,401 because of his color or his beliefs... 1231 01:11:08,468 --> 01:11:10,303 ...dreaming of a white Christmas, 1232 01:11:10,370 --> 01:11:13,508 because, oh, it's definitely going to snow. 1233 01:11:13,574 --> 01:11:15,342 Christmas special. 1234 01:11:15,408 --> 01:11:17,410 Is this the best we can do, Admiral? 1235 01:11:17,477 --> 01:11:19,479 Well, we took the Hollywood phonies 1236 01:11:19,547 --> 01:11:20,948 for every nickel they had 1237 01:11:21,015 --> 01:11:23,450 and now it is time for us to pack up our tents 1238 01:11:23,518 --> 01:11:25,485 and move on to even greener pastures. 1239 01:11:25,553 --> 01:11:27,221 We've seen "Elvis the Rebel," 1240 01:11:27,287 --> 01:11:28,923 we've seen "Elvis the Movie Star." 1241 01:11:28,990 --> 01:11:32,660 Now we will see "Elvis the Family Entertainer." 1242 01:11:32,727 --> 01:11:34,461 And appliance salesman? 1243 01:11:36,496 --> 01:11:38,465 What did you say? 1244 01:11:38,533 --> 01:11:40,902 Listen, Jerry, I don't need you to question me 1245 01:11:40,968 --> 01:11:44,272 about how I support my family and every goddamn person here. 1246 01:11:44,337 --> 01:11:45,807 You understand me? 1247 01:11:45,873 --> 01:11:47,875 If you don't like it, you can go back to Memphis. 1248 01:11:50,111 --> 01:11:51,779 Laugh it up, assholes. 1249 01:12:07,795 --> 01:12:09,197 What a beautiful rendition 1250 01:12:09,263 --> 01:12:11,699 of "Here Comes Santa Claus" that was, 1251 01:12:11,766 --> 01:12:15,036 with all the sparkle and magic that the season brings. 1252 01:12:15,102 --> 01:12:17,071 And you'll be even warmer this season 1253 01:12:17,138 --> 01:12:19,941 in a 12 gauge cable-knit woolen sweater... 1254 01:12:20,007 --> 01:12:21,809 -Satnin? -Hi. 1255 01:12:21,876 --> 01:12:24,344 ...made right at home on the Singer Sewer SK155 home knitter. 1256 01:12:24,411 --> 01:12:27,048 And now, here's Elvis! 1257 01:12:30,852 --> 01:12:33,054 Can I watch the memorial with you? 1258 01:12:33,120 --> 01:12:34,589 Yeah, baby. 1259 01:12:41,729 --> 01:12:45,032 I'm so tired of playing Elvis Presley. 1260 01:12:45,099 --> 01:12:47,434 Too many people rely on me. 1261 01:12:50,905 --> 01:12:52,439 I love you. 1262 01:12:52,506 --> 01:12:54,542 And your daughter loves you. 1263 01:12:56,878 --> 01:12:59,180 We don't care about the money or anything else. 1264 01:12:59,247 --> 01:13:00,848 We just want you to be happy. 1265 01:13:00,915 --> 01:13:02,717 Lord, hold my hand 1266 01:13:02,783 --> 01:13:04,384 And don't let me fall 1267 01:13:04,451 --> 01:13:08,256 You're only really happy when you sing the music you love. 1268 01:13:08,322 --> 01:13:12,293 Oh 1269 01:13:12,360 --> 01:13:15,596 Take my hand 1270 01:13:15,663 --> 01:13:18,532 Mahalia Jackson. 1271 01:13:18,599 --> 01:13:21,168 I used to hear her sing at East Street Church. 1272 01:13:21,235 --> 01:13:24,672 Got a feelin' in my body 1273 01:13:24,739 --> 01:13:26,774 That's the music that makes me happy. 1274 01:13:26,841 --> 01:13:32,246 This will be our lucky day 1275 01:13:32,313 --> 01:13:36,951 So when things are too dangerous to say... sing! 1276 01:13:42,290 --> 01:13:47,395 When Moses walked the children out of Egypt land 1277 01:13:47,460 --> 01:13:52,166 He said "Now don't you worry we're in the lord's hands" 1278 01:13:52,233 --> 01:13:56,137 I got a feelin' in my body 1279 01:13:56,203 --> 01:13:59,472 This will be our lucky day 1280 01:14:02,677 --> 01:14:06,681 We'll be released from all our sorrow 1281 01:14:06,747 --> 01:14:10,051 Leave it layin' along the way 1282 01:14:18,059 --> 01:14:20,995 You gotta meet these Binder and Bones guys, E.P. 1283 01:14:21,062 --> 01:14:22,430 They're the ones that put James Brown, 1284 01:14:22,495 --> 01:14:24,932 the Rolling Stones onstage. 1285 01:14:24,999 --> 01:14:26,767 They're doing some cutting edge stuff. 1286 01:14:26,834 --> 01:14:31,172 Mr. Binder, Mr. Howe... thanks for coming. 1287 01:14:47,221 --> 01:14:49,623 When I first came to Hollywood, I'd come up here 1288 01:14:49,690 --> 01:14:51,926 and sit for hours. 1289 01:14:51,993 --> 01:14:53,761 Right over there, the observatory... 1290 01:14:53,828 --> 01:14:56,430 that's where they shot Rebel Without a Cause. 1291 01:14:56,496 --> 01:15:01,702 Man, I used to dream of being a great actor like Jimmy Dean. 1292 01:15:01,769 --> 01:15:04,038 This sign was beautiful then. 1293 01:15:06,240 --> 01:15:07,975 And now... 1294 01:15:08,042 --> 01:15:11,178 Feels as though lots of things are like that these days. 1295 01:15:11,245 --> 01:15:14,215 Broke down, beat up. 1296 01:15:15,082 --> 01:15:16,083 Rotten. 1297 01:15:18,019 --> 01:15:19,987 I really like what you guys did, 1298 01:15:20,054 --> 01:15:22,656 putting James Brown and the Stones together. 1299 01:15:22,723 --> 01:15:26,093 We're, uh... big fans of yours, too. 1300 01:15:26,160 --> 01:15:28,929 It's just that, Mr. Presley, we don't usually-- 1301 01:15:28,996 --> 01:15:30,264 Oh, Elvis. 1302 01:15:30,331 --> 01:15:31,866 Elvis, uh... 1303 01:15:33,167 --> 01:15:36,137 Christmas specials aren't really our thing. 1304 01:15:36,203 --> 01:15:37,571 I know. 1305 01:15:39,273 --> 01:15:41,342 Tell me, honestly... 1306 01:15:41,409 --> 01:15:44,111 where do you boys think my career's at right now? 1307 01:15:46,047 --> 01:15:47,648 Well, it's... 1308 01:15:47,715 --> 01:15:50,684 It's in the toilet, Elvis. 1309 01:15:56,190 --> 01:15:58,459 You hear that, Jerry? 1310 01:15:58,527 --> 01:16:01,929 Oh, Lord. I knew you were the right guys for this job. 1311 01:16:01,996 --> 01:16:04,498 You know, back when I was starting out, 1312 01:16:04,565 --> 01:16:06,934 some people wanted to put me in jail, 1313 01:16:07,001 --> 01:16:10,337 even kill me, 'cause of the way I was moving. 1314 01:16:12,507 --> 01:16:14,008 So they cut my hair, 1315 01:16:14,075 --> 01:16:17,178 they put me in uniform and they sent me away. 1316 01:16:19,947 --> 01:16:21,882 That killed my mother. 1317 01:16:24,819 --> 01:16:26,854 And ever since then... 1318 01:16:28,489 --> 01:16:29,890 I've been lost. 1319 01:16:32,026 --> 01:16:35,029 And when you're lost, people take advantage. 1320 01:16:37,998 --> 01:16:41,368 I need you fellas to help me get back to who I really am. 1321 01:16:42,571 --> 01:16:43,971 And who are you, Elvis? 1322 01:16:46,340 --> 01:16:48,609 I sure as hell ain't somebody who sings Christmas songs 1323 01:16:48,676 --> 01:16:51,546 by a fireplace for an hour. 1324 01:16:51,612 --> 01:16:54,048 And what does the Colonel think? 1325 01:16:54,115 --> 01:16:56,717 I don't give a damn what the Colonel thinks. 1326 01:17:11,699 --> 01:17:13,267 For this television special, 1327 01:17:13,334 --> 01:17:16,103 we've got this Bindle fella, number one hotshot director. 1328 01:17:16,170 --> 01:17:19,240 Elvis will be humoring him by doing a few of his fresh ideas. 1329 01:17:19,306 --> 01:17:20,808 Ah, the sweater! 1330 01:17:20,875 --> 01:17:23,377 To Mr. Presley's dressing room, please. 1331 01:17:23,444 --> 01:17:26,981 We are going to sing three spectacular Christmas songs 1332 01:17:27,047 --> 01:17:29,316 in that very sweater. 1333 01:17:31,051 --> 01:17:34,121 Now, when that sign lights up, what do you do? 1334 01:17:34,188 --> 01:17:35,956 Applause. 1335 01:17:39,460 --> 01:17:41,996 "Silent is the Night" and "Deck the Halls," 1336 01:17:42,062 --> 01:17:45,366 and, uh... "Whose Child Is This?" 1337 01:17:45,432 --> 01:17:47,602 You think we can do some gospel? 1338 01:17:47,668 --> 01:17:49,136 Well, if you want to find yourself, 1339 01:17:49,203 --> 01:17:50,938 first thing you do is go home. 1340 01:17:51,005 --> 01:17:54,576 Metaphorically, you know. Get back to who you really are. 1341 01:17:54,643 --> 01:17:56,443 And what is the boy that-- 1342 01:17:56,511 --> 01:17:58,379 -Oh, "The Little Drummer Boy"? -Yes, "The Little Drumming Boy." 1343 01:17:58,445 --> 01:17:59,947 Oh, the... with the... 1344 01:18:00,014 --> 01:18:01,982 We get your old band back together. 1345 01:18:02,049 --> 01:18:05,886 But we are going to start with "Here Comes Santa Claus," 1346 01:18:05,953 --> 01:18:07,622 isn't that right, Mr. Bindle? 1347 01:18:07,688 --> 01:18:09,456 Uh, the Christmas specials come later in the show. 1348 01:18:09,524 --> 01:18:10,858 Can you bring up two? 1349 01:18:10,925 --> 01:18:12,693 A leather jacket. Raw, dirty. 1350 01:18:12,760 --> 01:18:16,030 Remember, ladies and gentlemen, this is television, not radio, 1351 01:18:16,096 --> 01:18:17,731 so when that goes up and you clap, 1352 01:18:17,798 --> 01:18:18,933 let's see it on your faces as well. 1353 01:18:20,367 --> 01:18:21,769 But you need an audience. 1354 01:18:21,835 --> 01:18:23,337 Audience? 1355 01:18:23,404 --> 01:18:25,272 - Bring it over to one. - At any second now, 1356 01:18:25,339 --> 01:18:27,274 Elvis is gonna walk onto this stage and perform just for you. 1357 01:18:27,341 --> 01:18:29,644 I ain't sang in front of an audience in a long time. 1358 01:18:29,710 --> 01:18:31,078 That's my point. 1359 01:18:31,145 --> 01:18:34,381 Ladies and gentlemen, here's Elvis Presley! 1360 01:19:12,186 --> 01:19:14,955 Well, since my baby left me 1361 01:19:15,022 --> 01:19:17,491 Well, I found a new place To dwell 1362 01:19:17,559 --> 01:19:19,728 Well, it's down at the end Of Lonely Street 1363 01:19:19,827 --> 01:19:22,096 At Heartbreak Hotel 1364 01:19:22,162 --> 01:19:25,799 Where I'll be I'll be so lonely, baby 1365 01:19:25,866 --> 01:19:28,135 I'll be so lonely 1366 01:19:28,202 --> 01:19:32,106 I'll be so lonely I could die 1367 01:19:32,172 --> 01:19:35,276 Well, the bellhop's tears Keep flowin' 1368 01:19:35,342 --> 01:19:38,012 And the desk clerk's Dressed in black 1369 01:19:38,078 --> 01:19:40,414 Well, they've been so long On Lonely Street 1370 01:19:40,481 --> 01:19:44,218 Well, they'll never They'll never look back 1371 01:19:44,285 --> 01:19:46,554 They'll be so lonely, baby 1372 01:19:46,621 --> 01:19:49,056 They'll be so lonely 1373 01:19:49,123 --> 01:19:51,559 They'll be so lonely They could die 1374 01:19:54,862 --> 01:19:58,365 Well, that was... energetic. 1375 01:20:00,301 --> 01:20:03,037 You ain't nothin' But a hound dog 1376 01:20:03,103 --> 01:20:05,105 Snoopin' at my door 1377 01:20:05,172 --> 01:20:07,808 You ain't nothin' But a hound dog 1378 01:20:07,875 --> 01:20:10,344 Cryin' all the time 1379 01:20:10,411 --> 01:20:12,146 Well, you ain't never Caught a rabbit 1380 01:20:12,212 --> 01:20:15,115 You ain't no friend of mine 1381 01:20:15,684 --> 01:20:16,884 Come on! 1382 01:20:18,018 --> 01:20:20,054 Colonel... 1383 01:20:20,120 --> 01:20:22,423 Is "Here Comes Santa Claus" next? 1384 01:20:22,489 --> 01:20:23,991 Absolutely. 1385 01:20:24,058 --> 01:20:26,493 I see no reason why not. 1386 01:20:26,561 --> 01:20:30,264 He's not in the swe-- he's not even wearing the sweater. 1387 01:20:30,331 --> 01:20:33,367 Well, it's one for the money Two for the show 1388 01:20:33,434 --> 01:20:35,436 Three to get ready Now go, cat, go 1389 01:20:35,503 --> 01:20:40,040 But don't you Step on my blue suede shoes 1390 01:20:40,107 --> 01:20:42,409 I do not know what is going on. 1391 01:20:42,476 --> 01:20:43,545 Singing "Hound Dog"? 1392 01:20:43,611 --> 01:20:45,513 What does that have to do with Christmas? 1393 01:20:45,580 --> 01:20:48,182 Blue, blue, blue suede shoes Yeah 1394 01:20:48,248 --> 01:20:50,618 Blue, blue, blue suede shoes Baby 1395 01:20:50,685 --> 01:20:52,787 Blue, blue, blue suede shoes Yeah 1396 01:20:52,853 --> 01:20:54,789 Blue, blue blue suede shoes 1397 01:20:54,855 --> 01:20:56,256 Well, you can do anything 1398 01:20:56,323 --> 01:20:58,959 But lay off of my Blue suede shoes 1399 01:21:03,063 --> 01:21:04,666 Young man, you tell them 1400 01:21:04,733 --> 01:21:06,735 it's time for "Here Comes Santa Claus." I said so. Now! 1401 01:21:06,801 --> 01:21:08,636 All right. First positions! 1402 01:21:11,271 --> 01:21:13,641 Warden threw a party In the county jail 1403 01:21:13,708 --> 01:21:16,243 The prison band was there And they began to wail 1404 01:21:16,310 --> 01:21:19,079 The band was jumping And the joint began to swing 1405 01:21:19,146 --> 01:21:21,348 You shoulda heard Those knocked out jailbirds sing 1406 01:21:21,415 --> 01:21:25,953 Let's rock All right, everybody, let's rock 1407 01:21:26,019 --> 01:21:28,922 Everybody in the whole Cell block 1408 01:21:28,989 --> 01:21:31,392 Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock 1409 01:21:31,458 --> 01:21:36,397 Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock 1410 01:21:36,463 --> 01:21:40,568 Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock 1411 01:21:41,770 --> 01:21:44,572 They were dancin' 1412 01:21:44,639 --> 01:21:46,775 Well, they were dancin' 1413 01:21:46,841 --> 01:21:49,744 To the Jailhouse Rock 1414 01:21:49,811 --> 01:21:51,412 Hah! 1415 01:21:51,979 --> 01:21:53,548 All right. 1416 01:21:59,420 --> 01:22:02,624 It's been a long time, baby. 1417 01:22:02,690 --> 01:22:04,358 A long time. 1418 01:22:20,508 --> 01:22:22,176 Well, I like a lot of the new groups, 1419 01:22:22,242 --> 01:22:25,680 you know, the Beatles and the Byrds, but, 1420 01:22:25,747 --> 01:22:28,482 a lot of it is basically-- 1421 01:22:28,550 --> 01:22:30,785 rock and roll music is basically, uh... 1422 01:22:30,852 --> 01:22:32,821 gospel or rhythm and blues. 1423 01:22:32,887 --> 01:22:37,057 Well, that's one thing about this TV special that I'm doing, 1424 01:22:37,124 --> 01:22:39,928 they're gonna let me do what I want to do. 1425 01:22:40,027 --> 01:22:42,095 Sing the music that I want. 1426 01:22:42,162 --> 01:22:43,997 Music that I love. 1427 01:22:46,200 --> 01:22:48,402 Music that makes me happy. 1428 01:22:54,341 --> 01:22:58,713 Those know-it-all hippies had brainwashed Elvis, 1429 01:22:58,780 --> 01:23:01,448 acting like he was one of them radicals, 1430 01:23:01,516 --> 01:23:04,351 throwing his career away to sing spirituals 1431 01:23:04,418 --> 01:23:06,220 with a bunch of longhairs. 1432 01:23:14,094 --> 01:23:15,663 Bindle... 1433 01:23:15,730 --> 01:23:17,297 -Cue the gospel number now. Go. -"Here Comes Santa Claus." 1434 01:23:17,364 --> 01:23:19,299 Up above my head 1435 01:23:21,536 --> 01:23:24,506 There is music in the air 1436 01:23:24,572 --> 01:23:25,673 No. 1437 01:23:25,740 --> 01:23:27,575 Up above my head 1438 01:23:29,611 --> 01:23:31,913 All right, none of this will be in the special. 1439 01:23:31,980 --> 01:23:34,481 Can you make a note that that should be in the special? 1440 01:23:36,183 --> 01:23:40,120 Okay, now let's segue straight into the whorehouse dancers. Go! 1441 01:23:40,187 --> 01:23:42,524 Whorehouse? No. 1442 01:23:45,058 --> 01:23:47,327 Now bring in the kung fu spectacular. 1443 01:23:47,394 --> 01:23:50,565 What? Kung fu? 1444 01:23:50,632 --> 01:23:52,634 If you ever take a trip Down to the ocean 1445 01:23:52,700 --> 01:23:55,570 Find yourself down around Mobile 1446 01:23:55,637 --> 01:23:58,138 This has nothing to do with Christmas! 1447 01:23:58,205 --> 01:24:00,340 You'll be hearing from our lawyers. 1448 01:24:00,407 --> 01:24:02,109 But, we still have "Here Comes Santa Claus"! 1449 01:24:02,175 --> 01:24:04,311 Santa Claus is bringing you a lawsuit! 1450 01:24:04,378 --> 01:24:05,580 Digging the finest Little five-piece group 1451 01:24:05,647 --> 01:24:07,649 Up and down the Gulf of Mexico 1452 01:24:07,715 --> 01:24:09,751 Guess who's leading That five-piece band 1453 01:24:09,817 --> 01:24:11,184 Well, wouldn't you know 1454 01:24:11,251 --> 01:24:12,887 It's that swinging little Guitar man 1455 01:24:12,954 --> 01:24:17,592 I got a feelin' in my body This will be our lucky day 1456 01:24:17,659 --> 01:24:21,395 Just put your arms around me Real tight 1457 01:24:21,461 --> 01:24:24,398 We'll be released From all our sorrow 1458 01:24:24,464 --> 01:24:26,400 Leave it layin' along the way 1459 01:24:26,466 --> 01:24:30,470 Well, I'm the king of the jungle They call me the Tiger Man 1460 01:24:30,538 --> 01:24:34,374 I got a-- I got a feelin' in my body 1461 01:24:34,441 --> 01:24:36,544 This will be our lucky day 1462 01:24:39,547 --> 01:24:41,381 Bobby Kennedy been shot! 1463 01:24:41,448 --> 01:24:43,383 Bobby Kennedy's been shot, everybody! 1464 01:24:43,450 --> 01:24:45,753 Senator Kennedy has been shot. 1465 01:24:45,820 --> 01:24:49,289 Oh, my God. Senator Kennedy has been shot. 1466 01:24:51,325 --> 01:24:53,126 Get the gun. Get the gun. 1467 01:24:53,193 --> 01:24:55,897 Take a hold of his thumb and break it if you have to! 1468 01:24:55,964 --> 01:24:57,197 Get his gun! 1469 01:24:57,264 --> 01:24:58,766 We're ready on set. 1470 01:25:00,802 --> 01:25:02,003 Oh, my God. 1471 01:25:11,779 --> 01:25:15,482 ...Senator Kennedy was involved in a shooting, 1472 01:25:15,550 --> 01:25:17,619 that a newsman was involved, 1473 01:25:17,685 --> 01:25:19,587 and that one other man was involved. 1474 01:25:19,654 --> 01:25:22,690 There are now three doctors back there caring for them. 1475 01:25:22,757 --> 01:25:24,892 Steve, we gotta get back to work. 1476 01:25:24,959 --> 01:25:26,794 Work? 1477 01:25:26,861 --> 01:25:28,228 ...amount of blood on the floor of this anteroom. 1478 01:25:28,295 --> 01:25:31,198 Ice is now being, uh, brought-- 1479 01:25:34,334 --> 01:25:37,204 Listen, I, uh... 1480 01:25:38,405 --> 01:25:39,874 I just want to say that... 1481 01:25:41,274 --> 01:25:43,511 ...that this nation is hurting. 1482 01:25:43,578 --> 01:25:45,880 It's lost. You know? It... 1483 01:25:45,947 --> 01:25:50,250 It needs a voice right now to help it heal. 1484 01:25:52,185 --> 01:25:53,888 We have to say something. 1485 01:25:54,989 --> 01:25:56,456 You... 1486 01:25:56,524 --> 01:25:59,459 have to make a statement, E.P. 1487 01:25:59,527 --> 01:26:03,230 Mr. Presley does not make statements. 1488 01:26:03,296 --> 01:26:07,200 He sings "Here Comes Santa Claus" 1489 01:26:07,267 --> 01:26:08,970 and wishes everyone, 1490 01:26:09,037 --> 01:26:11,673 "Merry Christmas and good night." 1491 01:26:13,641 --> 01:26:15,242 ...Senator Kennedy's press secretary 1492 01:26:15,308 --> 01:26:17,444 was made roughly an hour and a half ago. 1493 01:26:17,512 --> 01:26:20,447 Some five to ten minutes later, the operation began. 1494 01:26:20,515 --> 01:26:22,850 The six-man team of neurosurgeons 1495 01:26:22,917 --> 01:26:24,451 probing for the bullet that had lodged 1496 01:26:24,519 --> 01:26:26,087 in Senator Kennedy's brain. 1497 01:26:26,154 --> 01:26:28,589 No report yet as to how that operation... 1498 01:26:28,656 --> 01:26:30,892 Poor Mrs. Kennedy. 1499 01:26:31,491 --> 01:26:32,727 This tragedy... 1500 01:26:33,695 --> 01:26:35,563 A tragedy. 1501 01:26:35,630 --> 01:26:37,932 But it has nothing to do with us. 1502 01:26:37,999 --> 01:26:41,636 The White House has reacted to the shooting... 1503 01:26:41,703 --> 01:26:44,038 It has everything to do with us. 1504 01:26:44,105 --> 01:26:47,474 No, I just do not think 1505 01:26:47,542 --> 01:26:50,678 we should be making speeches about politics and religion. 1506 01:26:50,745 --> 01:26:53,413 Dr. King was shot eight miles from Graceland 1507 01:26:53,480 --> 01:26:56,984 while I was out here singing to turtles. 1508 01:26:57,051 --> 01:26:59,386 And now this, and all you can think about is how many 1509 01:26:59,453 --> 01:27:01,556 goddamn sweaters I can sell? 1510 01:27:01,622 --> 01:27:03,524 I am a promoter. That is what I do. 1511 01:27:03,591 --> 01:27:05,893 And I'm Elvis Presley. That's what I do. 1512 01:27:05,960 --> 01:27:08,696 Well, Mr. Bindle has really gotten inside your head 1513 01:27:08,763 --> 01:27:10,698 with all of his hippie friends. 1514 01:27:10,765 --> 01:27:13,101 You actually think that you singing your old songs 1515 01:27:13,167 --> 01:27:14,736 dressed in black leather, 1516 01:27:14,802 --> 01:27:17,905 sweating, mumbling incoherently to the audience 1517 01:27:17,972 --> 01:27:19,372 was a good show? 1518 01:27:19,439 --> 01:27:21,408 Colonel, I know when I've excited an audience. 1519 01:27:21,475 --> 01:27:23,845 That was not a real audience, my boy. 1520 01:27:23,911 --> 01:27:25,880 There was a sign flashing "applaud," 1521 01:27:25,947 --> 01:27:27,715 telling them when to clap for you. 1522 01:27:27,782 --> 01:27:30,852 This entire jamboree is an embarrassment. 1523 01:27:31,953 --> 01:27:33,386 You have embarrassed the sponsors, 1524 01:27:33,453 --> 01:27:34,655 you have embarrassed yourself, 1525 01:27:34,722 --> 01:27:36,224 you have embarrassed me. 1526 01:27:36,289 --> 01:27:38,760 Now, you can sing whatever songs 1527 01:27:38,826 --> 01:27:42,029 you and Mr. Bindle choose for 55 minutes, 1528 01:27:42,096 --> 01:27:45,733 but at the end of the show, there will be a Christmas song. 1529 01:27:47,034 --> 01:27:49,804 Or else we will be sued. 1530 01:27:49,871 --> 01:27:53,107 No, you will be sued for breach of contract, 1531 01:27:53,174 --> 01:27:56,878 because I will no longer be the promoter of your career. 1532 01:27:56,944 --> 01:27:58,646 I will have to leave you. 1533 01:28:00,748 --> 01:28:01,682 Hmm. 1534 01:28:04,218 --> 01:28:05,720 Mmm-hmm. 1535 01:28:14,461 --> 01:28:15,963 Now, I have convinced our friends 1536 01:28:16,030 --> 01:28:18,566 at Singer Sewing Machines to come back tomorrow 1537 01:28:18,633 --> 01:28:20,935 for "Here Comes Santa Claus." 1538 01:28:21,002 --> 01:28:24,505 I will see you in the morning, Mr. Presley. 1539 01:28:24,572 --> 01:28:26,240 Oh, and as I recall, 1540 01:28:26,306 --> 01:28:28,709 Dr. King said rock and roll music 1541 01:28:28,776 --> 01:28:31,546 contributed to juvenile delinquency. 1542 01:28:31,612 --> 01:28:33,047 It would be wrong, 1543 01:28:33,114 --> 01:28:34,447 it would be self-deceptive 1544 01:28:34,515 --> 01:28:36,083 to ignore the connection 1545 01:28:36,150 --> 01:28:38,553 between that lawlessness and hatred 1546 01:28:38,619 --> 01:28:40,755 and this act of violence. 1547 01:28:40,822 --> 01:28:42,657 It would be just as wrong 1548 01:28:42,723 --> 01:28:45,927 and just as self-deceptive to conclude from this act 1549 01:28:45,993 --> 01:28:48,529 that our country itself is sick, 1550 01:28:48,596 --> 01:28:50,131 that it's lost its balance, 1551 01:28:50,198 --> 01:28:53,000 that it's lost its sense of direction, 1552 01:28:53,067 --> 01:28:55,203 even its common decency. 1553 01:28:55,269 --> 01:28:56,804 200 million Americans 1554 01:28:56,871 --> 01:29:00,274 did not strike down Robert Kennedy last night, 1555 01:29:00,340 --> 01:29:01,676 any more than they struck down 1556 01:29:01,742 --> 01:29:05,780 President John F. Kennedy in 1963, 1557 01:29:05,847 --> 01:29:09,283 or Dr. Martin Luther King in April of this year. 1558 01:29:09,349 --> 01:29:11,719 My fellow citizens, we cannot, 1559 01:29:11,786 --> 01:29:14,387 we just must not tolerate the sway 1560 01:29:14,454 --> 01:29:16,591 of violent men among us. 1561 01:29:16,657 --> 01:29:20,728 We must not permit men that are filled with hate-- 1562 01:29:29,570 --> 01:29:34,008 Here comes Santa Claus 1563 01:29:37,078 --> 01:29:41,849 Here comes Santa Claus 1564 01:29:42,917 --> 01:29:47,588 Right down Santa Claus... 1565 01:29:54,829 --> 01:29:58,065 We're pretty set for the number tomorrow, right, E.P.? 1566 01:29:58,132 --> 01:30:01,468 It's pretty familiar territory, right? 1567 01:30:03,604 --> 01:30:05,940 A reverend once told me... 1568 01:30:07,842 --> 01:30:10,945 "When things are too dangerous to say... 1569 01:30:13,480 --> 01:30:15,415 sing." 1570 01:30:38,172 --> 01:30:44,145 There must be lights Burning brighter somewhere 1571 01:30:45,546 --> 01:30:50,017 Got to be birds flying higher 1572 01:30:50,084 --> 01:30:53,486 In a sky more blue 1573 01:30:55,455 --> 01:30:57,959 Standing by. We're seconds away, folks. 1574 01:30:58,025 --> 01:30:59,660 We're just waiting on upstairs. 1575 01:30:59,727 --> 01:31:02,129 We're gonna get a rehearsal going very shortly. 1576 01:31:02,196 --> 01:31:05,099 Let's go, let's go, people! First positions! 1577 01:31:05,166 --> 01:31:06,634 Here we go, from the top. 1578 01:31:06,701 --> 01:31:09,870 Mrs. Presley is quite the homemaker, Priscilla is, 1579 01:31:09,937 --> 01:31:11,305 and I'm sure she would love to have 1580 01:31:11,372 --> 01:31:14,742 one of the SK551 machines so she can knit Elvis's-- 1581 01:31:14,809 --> 01:31:16,978 -They were in there all night. -Doing what? 1582 01:31:17,044 --> 01:31:19,213 He's working on a new song. He says he's singing it. 1583 01:31:19,280 --> 01:31:20,815 New song? Whoa, hey! 1584 01:31:20,881 --> 01:31:23,483 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yes! 1585 01:31:23,551 --> 01:31:25,619 Gentlemen, take your seats. 1586 01:31:27,922 --> 01:31:30,958 Now, that's a winter wonderland. 1587 01:31:31,025 --> 01:31:32,492 Mr. Bindle. 1588 01:31:32,560 --> 01:31:37,631 You and I are on the same page at last. 1589 01:31:37,698 --> 01:31:39,533 Bring up the lights on the sign. 1590 01:31:39,600 --> 01:31:42,036 Okay, yeah. Let's go. 1591 01:31:42,103 --> 01:31:44,839 Dancers, stop. Dancers, stop. Stop! 1592 01:31:45,606 --> 01:31:48,242 Turn about. Turn about. 1593 01:31:48,309 --> 01:31:50,277 You've got to get some roll. I got action on the right side. 1594 01:31:50,344 --> 01:31:53,114 Turn around. Come on, through, through, through! 1595 01:31:56,417 --> 01:31:58,886 We're lost in a cloud 1596 01:32:00,187 --> 01:32:02,790 With too much rain 1597 01:32:03,891 --> 01:32:06,660 We're trapped in a world 1598 01:32:07,728 --> 01:32:11,365 That's troubled with pain 1599 01:32:11,432 --> 01:32:17,638 But as long as a man Has the strength to dream 1600 01:32:17,705 --> 01:32:24,812 He can redeem his soul and fly 1601 01:32:28,983 --> 01:32:36,657 Deep in my heart There's a trembling question 1602 01:32:36,724 --> 01:32:40,694 Still, I am sure That the answer's 1603 01:32:40,761 --> 01:32:44,331 Answer's gonna come somehow 1604 01:32:44,398 --> 01:32:47,868 Out there in the dark 1605 01:32:47,935 --> 01:32:52,073 There's a beckoning candle, yeah 1606 01:32:52,139 --> 01:32:55,876 And while I can think While I can talk 1607 01:32:55,943 --> 01:33:00,147 While I can stand While I can walk 1608 01:33:00,214 --> 01:33:03,651 While I can dream 1609 01:33:03,717 --> 01:33:07,788 Oh, please let my dream 1610 01:33:07,855 --> 01:33:11,725 Come true, oh 1611 01:33:15,329 --> 01:33:18,899 Right now 1612 01:33:18,966 --> 01:33:21,802 Let it come true right now 1613 01:33:34,181 --> 01:33:36,150 Thank you. Good night. 1614 01:33:36,217 --> 01:33:38,752 I was always said, when it came to music, 1615 01:33:38,819 --> 01:33:40,454 my boy knows best. 1616 01:33:40,522 --> 01:33:45,392 But the special was my idea. It was a tremendous hit. 1617 01:33:46,427 --> 01:33:47,995 We was back on top. 1618 01:33:48,062 --> 01:33:51,866 But some people were putting ideas into his head 1619 01:33:51,932 --> 01:33:55,703 that he didn't need me no more. 1620 01:34:01,408 --> 01:34:02,743 Whoo-hoo! 1621 01:34:03,911 --> 01:34:05,146 It's working. 1622 01:34:05,212 --> 01:34:06,714 London, Germany, Japan... 1623 01:34:06,780 --> 01:34:08,349 Hulett here has got it all lined up. 1624 01:34:08,415 --> 01:34:10,084 Air Presley's new wings. 1625 01:34:10,151 --> 01:34:12,153 You know, when you play stadiums, it's like... 1626 01:34:12,219 --> 01:34:14,088 you do a week of shows in just one night. 1627 01:34:14,155 --> 01:34:16,457 And when it's done, you get on the plane... 1628 01:34:16,525 --> 01:34:18,560 You go where you want, you play where you want, 1629 01:34:18,627 --> 01:34:21,195 and if they don't like it, you go someplace else. 1630 01:34:21,262 --> 01:34:23,197 You know who told me that? B.B. King. 1631 01:34:23,264 --> 01:34:25,132 Well, B.B. knows, man. 1632 01:34:25,199 --> 01:34:27,536 And the someplace else you should be going is overseas. 1633 01:34:27,602 --> 01:34:29,136 I like that. 1634 01:34:29,203 --> 01:34:31,405 You know, I heard last year alone, you had two offers. 1635 01:34:31,472 --> 01:34:32,840 Germany and Japan, 1636 01:34:32,907 --> 01:34:35,843 for a million bucks for one night. 1637 01:34:35,910 --> 01:34:38,245 I mean, why the Colonel would turn that down, 1638 01:34:38,312 --> 01:34:39,548 I have no idea, man. 1639 01:34:39,614 --> 01:34:42,316 Well, if you figure it out, can you let us know? 1640 01:34:42,383 --> 01:34:43,751 Yeah. 1641 01:34:43,817 --> 01:34:44,685 Well, screw him. You've got the plane now. 1642 01:34:44,752 --> 01:34:46,086 You should use it. 1643 01:34:46,153 --> 01:34:48,122 Yeah, come to Daddy. 1644 01:34:48,189 --> 01:34:50,191 Maybe we should call it the "Lisa Marie." 1645 01:34:50,257 --> 01:34:51,626 That's a beautiful name. 1646 01:34:51,692 --> 01:34:52,960 Right? 1647 01:34:55,296 --> 01:34:58,332 Hit me. Hit me. 1648 01:34:58,399 --> 01:35:02,937 Mr. Parker, Mr. Kohn would like to see you. 1649 01:35:03,003 --> 01:35:05,472 Colonel Parker. Hit me. 1650 01:35:07,576 --> 01:35:09,777 I can't, sorry. 1651 01:35:12,446 --> 01:35:15,049 You've run up quite a tab, Colonel. 1652 01:35:15,115 --> 01:35:18,719 And we hear your boy's working with new people. 1653 01:35:19,588 --> 01:35:22,356 You've lost your meal ticket. 1654 01:35:22,423 --> 01:35:24,659 It's time to settle up, 1655 01:35:24,725 --> 01:35:27,294 before we have to make things... 1656 01:35:27,361 --> 01:35:29,263 Uncomfortable. 1657 01:35:29,330 --> 01:35:32,499 Well, before the army, we found no record of you at all. 1658 01:35:32,567 --> 01:35:35,169 No passport, no residency. 1659 01:35:35,236 --> 01:35:38,138 You were never a colonel. Never a Tom. 1660 01:35:38,205 --> 01:35:40,040 You weren't even a Parker. 1661 01:35:40,107 --> 01:35:45,913 Why did you flee Holland, Andreas van Kuijk? 1662 01:35:49,350 --> 01:35:51,185 I don't know why 1663 01:35:51,252 --> 01:35:53,020 you can't just let the lawyers take care of it. 1664 01:35:53,087 --> 01:35:54,623 I have to see him in Vegas. 1665 01:35:54,689 --> 01:35:57,091 He's in the hospital. It's the right thing to do. 1666 01:35:57,157 --> 01:35:58,392 -Yeah, well... -He's frail right now. 1667 01:35:58,459 --> 01:35:59,860 You know what he's like, baby. 1668 01:35:59,927 --> 01:36:01,795 Hey! Watch it. 1669 01:36:01,862 --> 01:36:03,665 You know what he's like. The second that you're near him, 1670 01:36:03,732 --> 01:36:06,200 you'll be under ten feet of snow before you know what's happened. 1671 01:36:06,267 --> 01:36:09,504 My mind's made up. Business is business. 1672 01:36:09,571 --> 01:36:10,871 He and I are done. 1673 01:36:10,938 --> 01:36:12,641 But I owe it to him to tell him to his face. 1674 01:36:12,707 --> 01:36:16,443 Well, just make sure he doesn't clip your wings, honey. 1675 01:36:16,511 --> 01:36:18,112 He won't! 1676 01:36:18,178 --> 01:36:20,715 I am gonna go see him in Vegas. 1677 01:36:20,781 --> 01:36:25,486 I'm gonna look him in the eyes, and I'm gonna tell him... 1678 01:36:25,553 --> 01:36:27,722 - Watch my hair. - I'm gonna tell him... 1679 01:36:27,788 --> 01:36:29,290 -Mmm-hmm. -Mmm-hmm. 1680 01:36:30,692 --> 01:36:31,792 ...it's over. 1681 01:36:36,930 --> 01:36:39,501 You break it, you burn it 1682 01:36:39,567 --> 01:36:42,403 Drag it all around 1683 01:36:42,469 --> 01:36:44,773 You twist it and turn it 1684 01:36:44,838 --> 01:36:47,207 You cannot tear it down 1685 01:36:47,274 --> 01:36:50,044 'Cause every minute, every hour you'll be shaken 1686 01:36:50,110 --> 01:36:52,747 By the strength and mighty power of my love 1687 01:36:52,813 --> 01:36:54,549 Colonel doesn't want you making a fuss. 1688 01:37:01,556 --> 01:37:02,657 -Colonel? -Mmm? 1689 01:37:02,724 --> 01:37:03,758 Elvis is here. 1690 01:37:03,824 --> 01:37:04,992 Oh... 1691 01:37:05,059 --> 01:37:08,062 Oh. My boy. 1692 01:37:08,128 --> 01:37:10,264 Admiral. How are you? 1693 01:37:10,331 --> 01:37:13,601 Oh, my boy, I should have come down to see you. 1694 01:37:13,668 --> 01:37:16,036 But I'm a little laid up, you know. 1695 01:37:16,103 --> 01:37:17,237 You've just had a heart attack. 1696 01:37:17,304 --> 01:37:18,673 You're not meant to get out of bed. 1697 01:37:18,740 --> 01:37:21,308 Heart attack? Colonel, you said your back-- 1698 01:37:21,375 --> 01:37:25,379 My heart just stopped is all, and I fell. It's-- 1699 01:37:25,446 --> 01:37:27,481 I put my back out. 1700 01:37:29,617 --> 01:37:31,318 There you go. 1701 01:37:31,385 --> 01:37:34,221 It was all the excitement about the Christmas special, you see. 1702 01:37:34,288 --> 01:37:35,590 I should never have worried, 1703 01:37:35,657 --> 01:37:39,460 because you came through like you always do. 1704 01:37:39,527 --> 01:37:44,064 Nobody can sell "show" to an audience like you. 1705 01:37:44,131 --> 01:37:46,534 I admit it. I was wrong. 1706 01:37:48,469 --> 01:37:49,970 Colonel, I-- 1707 01:37:50,938 --> 01:37:52,940 I wanted to tell you in person. 1708 01:37:53,575 --> 01:37:55,810 Um... 1709 01:37:55,876 --> 01:37:59,146 As far as business is concerned... 1710 01:37:59,213 --> 01:38:01,583 I think we need to go our separate ways. 1711 01:38:06,688 --> 01:38:08,523 Well, you may be right. 1712 01:38:08,590 --> 01:38:11,258 Maybe it is time for me to retire. 1713 01:38:11,325 --> 01:38:13,494 Oh, come on, Colonel, quit snowin' me. 1714 01:38:13,561 --> 01:38:14,928 You ain't retiring. 1715 01:38:14,995 --> 01:38:19,133 I will miss the circus. I will. 1716 01:38:19,199 --> 01:38:21,636 But I cannot keep up with these young fellas, 1717 01:38:21,703 --> 01:38:23,203 like your Mr. Hulett, 1718 01:38:23,270 --> 01:38:26,140 who wants to put together a new show 1719 01:38:26,206 --> 01:38:28,909 for an international tour, 1720 01:38:28,976 --> 01:38:31,345 for you to play stadiums. 1721 01:38:31,412 --> 01:38:36,718 These international tours are very, very expensive. 1722 01:38:36,785 --> 01:38:40,387 And the costs cut into the artist's profits. 1723 01:38:40,454 --> 01:38:42,456 I worry that the financial risk 1724 01:38:42,524 --> 01:38:45,593 would put a strain on your daddy. 1725 01:38:45,660 --> 01:38:47,161 But I cannot help but think, 1726 01:38:47,227 --> 01:38:49,163 as your former technical advisor 1727 01:38:49,229 --> 01:38:52,332 and as an old friend, what if... 1728 01:38:52,399 --> 01:38:57,371 the next Elvis Presley show did not cost you a red cent? 1729 01:38:59,908 --> 01:39:05,379 I wonder if your daddy would not like the sound of that. 1730 01:39:06,581 --> 01:39:10,217 The brand-new International Hotel. 1731 01:39:29,537 --> 01:39:32,272 It's a mighty big stage. 1732 01:39:32,339 --> 01:39:34,341 The biggest in Las Vegas. 1733 01:39:34,408 --> 01:39:36,511 You could get lost in a place like this. 1734 01:39:36,578 --> 01:39:39,413 My boy, you performed that comeback special 1735 01:39:39,480 --> 01:39:42,584 on a tiny square, inside a studio, 1736 01:39:42,650 --> 01:39:44,218 and the fans loved it. 1737 01:39:44,284 --> 01:39:45,720 In a room this size, 1738 01:39:45,787 --> 01:39:50,491 you could give them the greatest show on earth. 1739 01:39:50,558 --> 01:39:54,294 Nothing less than Elvis Presley. 1740 01:39:54,361 --> 01:39:57,532 I've been experimenting with a new, big sound. 1741 01:39:57,599 --> 01:39:58,666 Good. Good, my boy. 1742 01:39:58,733 --> 01:40:00,802 Because you can fill up this entire stage 1743 01:40:00,869 --> 01:40:03,771 with every musical idea that is inside that head. 1744 01:40:04,939 --> 01:40:06,273 No, it would cost. 1745 01:40:06,340 --> 01:40:08,676 Yes, that's the beauty of it. 1746 01:40:08,743 --> 01:40:10,612 You see, this here International Hotel-- 1747 01:40:16,985 --> 01:40:18,720 This International Hotel... 1748 01:40:18,786 --> 01:40:19,787 Mmm-hmm. 1749 01:40:19,854 --> 01:40:22,456 ...needs a major drawing card 1750 01:40:22,524 --> 01:40:26,326 to pull in all the rubes and put it on the map. 1751 01:40:26,393 --> 01:40:29,196 So they will cover all of the costs 1752 01:40:29,263 --> 01:40:31,298 of putting together your show. 1753 01:40:31,365 --> 01:40:33,133 And you just play here for six weeks, 1754 01:40:33,200 --> 01:40:35,068 and then off you go, 1755 01:40:35,135 --> 01:40:37,739 to tour around the world 1756 01:40:37,805 --> 01:40:41,910 with no financial risk to Elvis Presley Enterprises. 1757 01:40:41,976 --> 01:40:43,377 None. 1758 01:40:48,016 --> 01:40:50,217 Well, goddamn. 1759 01:40:56,558 --> 01:40:59,459 - Snowman strikes again. - Oh, yeah. 1760 01:40:59,527 --> 01:41:03,698 We're going to make it snow. It will snow. 1761 01:41:03,765 --> 01:41:06,166 First of all, we're gonna need the Sweet Inspirations. 1762 01:41:06,233 --> 01:41:08,435 Yeah, yeah 1763 01:41:08,503 --> 01:41:10,270 And the Imperials. 1764 01:41:10,337 --> 01:41:12,707 We're caught in a trap I can't walk out 1765 01:41:12,774 --> 01:41:14,976 And a 30-piece orchestra. 1766 01:41:22,316 --> 01:41:25,185 You know, the first thing that I ever recorded, 1767 01:41:25,252 --> 01:41:26,654 the very first thing, 1768 01:41:26,721 --> 01:41:29,657 was an old, uh, rhythm and blues-type song 1769 01:41:29,724 --> 01:41:31,859 called "That's All Right, Little Mama." 1770 01:41:31,926 --> 01:41:34,494 And back then we only had 1771 01:41:34,562 --> 01:41:37,665 two or three instruments at the time. 1772 01:41:37,732 --> 01:41:39,701 But this ain't no nostalgia show. 1773 01:41:39,767 --> 01:41:41,903 We're gonna do something different. 1774 01:41:45,740 --> 01:41:50,011 I, uh... I wanna try something new. 1775 01:41:50,078 --> 01:41:53,982 All right, Glen, you're gonna start us off, okay? 1776 01:41:54,048 --> 01:41:55,449 Take the intro here. 1777 01:42:12,466 --> 01:42:14,167 All right, bring that bass up, Jerry. 1778 01:42:18,640 --> 01:42:19,774 Keep playing. 1779 01:42:22,076 --> 01:42:23,578 Whoo! 1780 01:42:23,645 --> 01:42:26,279 Oh! Oh! Oh! 1781 01:42:26,346 --> 01:42:27,815 -That's all right -That's all right 1782 01:42:27,882 --> 01:42:29,651 -That's all right -That's all right 1783 01:42:29,717 --> 01:42:30,752 Boys... 1784 01:42:30,818 --> 01:42:31,719 That's all right 1785 01:42:31,786 --> 01:42:32,486 With me. 1786 01:42:32,553 --> 01:42:34,254 Any way you do 1787 01:42:34,321 --> 01:42:35,389 All right. 1788 01:42:40,293 --> 01:42:41,763 James, you ready? 1789 01:42:41,829 --> 01:42:43,931 Oh! 1790 01:42:50,638 --> 01:42:51,639 Flames, man! 1791 01:42:51,706 --> 01:42:53,908 Flames are coming out of that guitar. 1792 01:42:53,975 --> 01:42:56,744 I got that. Ronnie. 1793 01:42:56,811 --> 01:42:57,912 I'll get back to that. 1794 01:42:58,713 --> 01:43:01,381 Horns, you ready? 1795 01:43:01,448 --> 01:43:05,019 Ba-da-bom! Ba-da-bom! 1796 01:43:07,822 --> 01:43:08,790 Let's up the octave! 1797 01:43:10,424 --> 01:43:13,226 Yeah! Goddamn! 1798 01:43:13,293 --> 01:43:16,531 All right, 'bones. On a one, three, four... 1799 01:43:23,738 --> 01:43:26,339 Ronnie, you know what to do, man. 1800 01:43:26,406 --> 01:43:28,475 Do it to me, come on. Take us home. 1801 01:43:30,444 --> 01:43:33,413 Huh, huh, huh, huh Hah! Hah! Hah! 1802 01:43:33,480 --> 01:43:35,516 Come on. Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! 1803 01:43:35,583 --> 01:43:37,284 Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! 1804 01:43:53,768 --> 01:43:56,436 - Colonel, nice to see you. - -Oh, here you are. 1805 01:43:56,504 --> 01:43:58,338 Yeah. Here you go. 1806 01:44:00,708 --> 01:44:02,176 -How 'bout a hound dog? -Cool. 1807 01:44:02,242 --> 01:44:03,310 I'll fix you with some food and drink. 1808 01:44:03,376 --> 01:44:04,478 Thank you. 1809 01:44:07,548 --> 01:44:09,217 All right, let's go. 1810 01:44:44,384 --> 01:44:47,889 Well, that's all right, Mama That's all right with you 1811 01:44:47,955 --> 01:44:50,758 That's all right, Mama Just any way you do 1812 01:44:50,825 --> 01:44:52,527 - That's all right - That's all right 1813 01:44:52,593 --> 01:44:54,228 - That's all right - That's all right 1814 01:44:54,294 --> 01:45:00,835 That's all right now, Mama Any way you do, yeah 1815 01:45:00,902 --> 01:45:04,972 Well, my mama, she done told me Papa told me too 1816 01:45:05,039 --> 01:45:07,575 "The life you're livin, son Now, women be the death of you" 1817 01:45:07,642 --> 01:45:09,409 Now, that's all right 1818 01:45:09,476 --> 01:45:10,878 That's all right 1819 01:45:10,945 --> 01:45:15,883 That's all right now, Mama Any way you do 1820 01:45:25,226 --> 01:45:26,961 That's all right 1821 01:45:27,028 --> 01:45:28,629 That's all right 1822 01:45:28,696 --> 01:45:30,397 That's all right 1823 01:45:30,463 --> 01:45:32,667 Any way you do 1824 01:45:34,235 --> 01:45:37,738 Da, da-da, dee, dee, dee Dee, dee, dee-dee 1825 01:45:37,805 --> 01:45:40,975 Dee, dee, dee-dee Dee-dee, dee-dee, dee-dee, do 1826 01:45:41,042 --> 01:45:42,743 - That's all right - That's all right 1827 01:45:42,810 --> 01:45:44,178 - That's all right - That's all right 1828 01:45:44,245 --> 01:45:50,852 That's all right now, Mama Any way you do 1829 01:45:50,918 --> 01:45:56,456 Well, that's all right now, Mama Any way you do 1830 01:46:08,069 --> 01:46:11,172 Ain't nobody gonna do a better show than that. 1831 01:46:11,239 --> 01:46:12,607 I tell ya, if I was you, 1832 01:46:12,673 --> 01:46:15,009 I would book him for a hundred years. 1833 01:46:16,344 --> 01:46:19,146 Well, no better time than the present. 1834 01:46:19,213 --> 01:46:22,617 But we hear Hulett has him doing a world tour. 1835 01:46:24,218 --> 01:46:27,255 Well, well, well, uh, I think Mr. Presley 1836 01:46:27,321 --> 01:46:31,025 could be persuaded to make the International his home, 1837 01:46:31,092 --> 01:46:34,729 provided he was paid pretty well. 1838 01:46:34,795 --> 01:46:36,364 What did you have in mind? 1839 01:46:36,463 --> 01:46:38,766 I'd like to introduce to you a couple of people tonight, 1840 01:46:38,833 --> 01:46:41,569 one of which being my beautiful wife, Priscilla. 1841 01:46:43,470 --> 01:46:44,872 Would you stand up, honey? 1842 01:46:44,939 --> 01:46:48,643 For an attraction as tremendous as Mr. Presley... 1843 01:46:48,709 --> 01:46:52,280 - We love you, Priscilla! 1844 01:46:52,346 --> 01:46:55,883 Also, this man over here, I wouldn't be here without, 1845 01:46:55,950 --> 01:46:59,320 my manager of many years, Colonel Sanders. 1846 01:46:59,387 --> 01:47:02,957 Parker. Parker. 1847 01:47:03,024 --> 01:47:05,326 Well, we're gonna do a new song for you tonight. 1848 01:47:05,393 --> 01:47:07,528 It's called "Suspicious Minds." 1849 01:47:07,595 --> 01:47:08,996 "Suspicious Minds." 1850 01:47:13,334 --> 01:47:15,202 We're caught in a trap 1851 01:47:16,804 --> 01:47:19,073 I can't walk out 1852 01:47:20,508 --> 01:47:26,113 Because I love you Too much, baby 1853 01:47:28,316 --> 01:47:29,850 Why can't you see 1854 01:47:29,917 --> 01:47:33,988 Oh, what you're doin' to me 1855 01:47:34,055 --> 01:47:40,227 Oh, when you don't believe A word I'm sayin'? 1856 01:47:42,863 --> 01:47:49,437 We can't go on together With suspicious minds 1857 01:47:49,503 --> 01:47:52,540 And we can't build our dreams 1858 01:47:52,606 --> 01:47:56,277 On suspicious minds 1859 01:47:56,344 --> 01:48:00,214 So, if an old friend I know Shove it up your nose 1860 01:48:00,281 --> 01:48:02,383 Stops by to say hello 1861 01:48:04,051 --> 01:48:11,392 Would I still see suspicion in your eyes? 1862 01:48:11,459 --> 01:48:14,895 That is what my boy would expect. 1863 01:48:16,731 --> 01:48:19,467 Now... 1864 01:48:19,533 --> 01:48:22,136 What are you going to pay me? 1865 01:48:27,241 --> 01:48:31,078 Oh, let our love survive 1866 01:48:31,145 --> 01:48:36,317 Colonel, your sideshow is the jackpot. 1867 01:48:37,818 --> 01:48:40,388 If you bring him back every year, 1868 01:48:40,454 --> 01:48:42,823 I'll make it worth your while. 1869 01:48:42,890 --> 01:48:45,526 Oh, I've never... 1870 01:48:47,695 --> 01:48:50,498 Lied to you 1871 01:48:51,499 --> 01:48:53,000 Caught in a trap 1872 01:48:54,568 --> 01:48:57,438 I can't walk out 1873 01:48:57,506 --> 01:48:59,206 ...good thing die 1874 01:49:01,876 --> 01:49:05,646 Yeah, yeah Now, don't you know 1875 01:49:05,713 --> 01:49:06,947 Caught in a trap 1876 01:49:08,883 --> 01:49:10,818 I can't walk out 1877 01:49:12,086 --> 01:49:15,556 Because I love you too much 1878 01:49:19,060 --> 01:49:23,931 Caught in a trap I can't walk out 1879 01:49:25,099 --> 01:49:28,135 Because I love you too much 1880 01:49:32,006 --> 01:49:36,944 Caught in a trap I can't walk out 1881 01:49:38,079 --> 01:49:41,115 Because I love you too much 1882 01:49:44,985 --> 01:49:49,356 Caught in a trap I can't walk out 1883 01:49:50,958 --> 01:49:56,130 Because I love you Too much, baby 1884 01:49:56,197 --> 01:49:59,366 Oh, don't you know Caught in a trap 1885 01:50:01,302 --> 01:50:04,772 Of course, I will reserve the right to sell calendars, 1886 01:50:04,839 --> 01:50:06,207 pictures and such? 1887 01:50:09,176 --> 01:50:11,145 You do whatever you want, Colonel, 1888 01:50:11,212 --> 01:50:15,316 as long as that boy stays on that stage. 1889 01:50:29,463 --> 01:50:31,866 My boy's light burned brighter 1890 01:50:31,932 --> 01:50:34,768 than even 15 years before. 1891 01:50:34,835 --> 01:50:36,203 Hi, darlin'. 1892 01:51:03,898 --> 01:51:06,901 I saw in her face that night 1893 01:51:06,967 --> 01:51:09,870 what I had always known. 1894 01:51:09,937 --> 01:51:15,676 She could never compete with the love he felt from you. 1895 01:51:23,350 --> 01:51:25,352 I'm sorry I couldn't make it up there, man. 1896 01:51:26,887 --> 01:51:31,158 Take my... take my hand 1897 01:51:31,225 --> 01:51:36,063 Take my whole... whole life too 1898 01:51:36,130 --> 01:51:38,633 For I... for I... I can't help 1899 01:51:38,699 --> 01:51:40,134 Hey, guys. Time to go back. 1900 01:51:40,201 --> 01:51:44,071 Falling in love with you 1901 01:51:44,138 --> 01:51:49,743 Oh, oh, for I... For I can't help 1902 01:51:49,810 --> 01:51:53,347 Falling in love 1903 01:51:53,414 --> 01:51:58,819 With you 1904 01:52:18,739 --> 01:52:20,407 Thank you very much. 1905 01:52:24,512 --> 01:52:26,514 Thank you! Thank you. 1906 01:52:41,028 --> 01:52:42,930 Such a fine show. 1907 01:52:48,570 --> 01:52:50,271 Yeah, baby! Yeah. 1908 01:52:50,337 --> 01:52:52,840 - Wow, great show. - Thank you. Thank you, all. 1909 01:52:52,906 --> 01:52:55,242 Goddamn, Elvis. That was great. 1910 01:52:55,309 --> 01:52:56,611 That was fantastic. 1911 01:52:56,678 --> 01:52:57,712 There she is. 1912 01:53:07,522 --> 01:53:10,024 Oh, God. I don't know who that was out there. 1913 01:53:10,090 --> 01:53:12,259 You were... You... 1914 01:53:12,326 --> 01:53:13,961 You were incredible. You were... 1915 01:53:14,028 --> 01:53:15,162 You were everything. 1916 01:53:15,229 --> 01:53:18,899 Thank you, baby. Thank you. 1917 01:53:20,635 --> 01:53:22,403 Mr. Elvis Presley, 1918 01:53:22,469 --> 01:53:25,406 I guess that's your new manager over there, hmm? 1919 01:53:25,472 --> 01:53:27,041 -Mmm. -Mmm-hmm. 1920 01:53:27,107 --> 01:53:29,310 Yeah. I'm gonna go talk to him, all right? 1921 01:53:29,376 --> 01:53:31,378 -Okay. -You okay to get upstairs? 1922 01:53:31,445 --> 01:53:32,514 Mmm-hmm. Yeah. 1923 01:53:47,562 --> 01:53:50,765 Tremendous... tremendous triumph. 1924 01:53:50,864 --> 01:53:53,501 The greatest show on earth. 1925 01:53:53,568 --> 01:53:58,339 My dear boy, this brainchild came from you and me, 1926 01:53:58,405 --> 01:54:02,142 but you alone rose above it all, and it worked with your talent, 1927 01:54:02,209 --> 01:54:05,714 and your dedication. 1928 01:54:05,780 --> 01:54:07,247 We did it. We did it! 1929 01:54:07,314 --> 01:54:09,316 - We did it. - We did. 1930 01:54:10,819 --> 01:54:13,688 Come on. 1931 01:54:15,456 --> 01:54:18,492 I can't wait to show the world what you and I can do. 1932 01:54:21,128 --> 01:54:23,397 The world will see this show. 1933 01:54:23,464 --> 01:54:25,700 Whatever it takes, I guarantee it. 1934 01:54:25,767 --> 01:54:27,234 Whatever I have to do. 1935 01:54:31,138 --> 01:54:32,439 Ladies and gentlemen of the press, 1936 01:54:32,507 --> 01:54:35,543 the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley! 1937 01:54:37,211 --> 01:54:38,680 No, I'm not the king. 1938 01:54:38,747 --> 01:54:41,516 Hey, Fats. Mr. Fats Domino, ladies and gentlemen. 1939 01:54:41,583 --> 01:54:43,618 This is the real king of rock and roll. 1940 01:54:43,685 --> 01:54:45,085 Yeah, I'm somethin' else. 1941 01:54:45,152 --> 01:54:47,187 Any plans to take this show on tour? 1942 01:54:47,254 --> 01:54:49,323 There's so many places I haven't been yet, you know. 1943 01:54:49,390 --> 01:54:53,293 I'd like to go to Europe. I'd like to go to Japan. 1944 01:54:53,360 --> 01:54:55,496 I've never been out of the country, 1945 01:54:55,563 --> 01:54:56,897 except in the service. 1946 01:55:03,003 --> 01:55:04,639 What are you lookin' at back there? 1947 01:55:05,540 --> 01:55:06,407 Oh, Mr. Diskin. 1948 01:55:06,473 --> 01:55:08,142 Have we discussed with Mr. Hulett, 1949 01:55:08,208 --> 01:55:09,943 pertaining to the death threats? 1950 01:55:10,010 --> 01:55:11,979 The death threats? 1951 01:55:12,045 --> 01:55:14,783 Precisely. Death threats! 1952 01:55:16,316 --> 01:55:18,385 Down in Louisiana 1953 01:55:18,452 --> 01:55:22,356 Where the alligators Grow so mean 1954 01:55:22,423 --> 01:55:25,660 Lived a girl that I swear To the world 1955 01:55:25,727 --> 01:55:28,095 Made the alligators look tame 1956 01:55:28,162 --> 01:55:29,062 Polk salad Annie 1957 01:55:32,099 --> 01:55:33,568 Colonel, once we finish the season, 1958 01:55:33,635 --> 01:55:35,570 Elvis wants to take the tour overseas. 1959 01:55:35,637 --> 01:55:38,972 Overseas? Have you thought about security, Jerry? 1960 01:55:39,039 --> 01:55:41,008 Of course I have. 1961 01:55:41,074 --> 01:55:43,043 This is Elvis Presley, 1962 01:55:43,110 --> 01:55:46,180 the most famous man on the planet. 1963 01:55:46,246 --> 01:55:48,850 Straight-razor totin' woman 1964 01:55:48,917 --> 01:55:50,384 Lord, have mercy 1965 01:55:50,451 --> 01:55:51,952 The crazies in those countries... 1966 01:55:52,019 --> 01:55:54,221 They're a hundred times more dangerous. 1967 01:55:54,288 --> 01:55:57,090 Am I the only one who thinks about security? 1968 01:55:57,157 --> 01:56:00,127 Sock a little polk salad 1969 01:56:00,194 --> 01:56:01,663 You know I need it 1970 01:56:03,297 --> 01:56:06,568 There is nothing more important than security! 1971 01:56:20,414 --> 01:56:24,719 Am I the only one who ever thinks about Elvis' security! 1972 01:56:31,593 --> 01:56:32,760 Get him out of here! 1973 01:56:39,266 --> 01:56:41,034 Those guys turned out to be 1974 01:56:41,101 --> 01:56:43,370 some over-excited fans from Peru. 1975 01:56:43,437 --> 01:56:46,006 But the death threats were real. 1976 01:56:46,073 --> 01:56:48,442 I'm going back on. 1977 01:56:48,510 --> 01:56:50,678 I'll rip his goddamn tongue out by the roots. 1978 01:56:50,745 --> 01:56:54,582 It started to take its toll. 1979 01:56:54,649 --> 01:56:57,685 Here at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Midtown Memphis, 1980 01:56:57,752 --> 01:57:00,989 Elvis Presley has apparently checked in to a private suite, 1981 01:57:01,054 --> 01:57:02,857 suffering from exhaustion. 1982 01:57:02,924 --> 01:57:04,859 A sign that Elvis is in fact here 1983 01:57:04,926 --> 01:57:08,863 is the aluminum foil that covers his windows to deflect the sun. 1984 01:57:08,930 --> 01:57:10,598 Shock around the nation today 1985 01:57:10,665 --> 01:57:13,066 as a free rock concert at the Altamont Speedway 1986 01:57:13,133 --> 01:57:15,637 by English band The Rolling Stones, 1987 01:57:15,703 --> 01:57:17,371 ended with four deaths. 1988 01:57:17,437 --> 01:57:20,008 One resulting from a stabbing, allegedly committed... 1989 01:57:20,073 --> 01:57:22,376 Elvis, Dr. Nick is here. 1990 01:57:24,177 --> 01:57:26,146 Such a lovely girl, Ms. Tate. 1991 01:57:26,213 --> 01:57:28,883 What has happened to law and order in this country? 1992 01:57:28,950 --> 01:57:30,585 Hippies and radicals, 1993 01:57:30,652 --> 01:57:33,922 threatening and killing popular entertainers. 1994 01:57:33,988 --> 01:57:38,358 The IRA blowing up England? Planes exploding in mid-air? 1995 01:57:38,425 --> 01:57:39,761 Has the world gone mad? 1996 01:57:39,827 --> 01:57:42,864 Hulett's security is not what it needs to be. 1997 01:57:42,931 --> 01:57:44,331 And he knows it. 1998 01:57:44,398 --> 01:57:46,568 An international tour now is out of the question. 1999 01:57:46,634 --> 01:57:48,503 What are you talking about, Colonel? 2000 01:57:48,570 --> 01:57:50,705 I ain't gonna let these sons of bitches push me off the stage. 2001 01:57:50,772 --> 01:57:52,205 Precisely. 2002 01:57:52,272 --> 01:57:54,008 You are not one of Hulett's long-hair Zeppelins, 2003 01:57:54,074 --> 01:57:56,076 you are Elvis Presley. 2004 01:57:56,143 --> 01:57:57,812 You are beloved. 2005 01:57:57,879 --> 01:58:00,715 And I told him I have to look Priscilla in the eye, 2006 01:58:00,782 --> 01:58:05,620 and I have to promise her that little Lisa Marie's daddy 2007 01:58:05,687 --> 01:58:08,723 will be safe while he's away from home. 2008 01:58:08,790 --> 01:58:10,558 We're taking the show to the world, Colonel. 2009 01:58:10,625 --> 01:58:13,160 I ain't gonna disappoint those fans. 2010 01:58:17,264 --> 01:58:19,199 Well... 2011 01:58:19,266 --> 01:58:24,338 If you want to book more dates, we could do an American tour, 2012 01:58:24,404 --> 01:58:26,674 15 cities in 15 days, 2013 01:58:26,741 --> 01:58:30,310 while Mr. Hulett straightens out his security problems overseas. 2014 01:58:30,377 --> 01:58:32,479 I'd like that very much, son. 2015 01:58:32,547 --> 01:58:34,114 How is that gonna be any safer? 2016 01:58:34,181 --> 01:58:36,283 Because staying in this country, 2017 01:58:36,350 --> 01:58:40,187 I can handle every aspect of security. 2018 01:58:40,253 --> 01:58:41,689 And then we go international? 2019 01:58:41,756 --> 01:58:44,726 Yeah, sure, around the world. Wherever you want. 2020 01:58:44,792 --> 01:58:46,293 But in the meantime, here in America, 2021 01:58:46,360 --> 01:58:48,997 we put on a great show. 2022 01:58:49,063 --> 01:58:50,330 And what will we do, Charlie? 2023 01:58:50,397 --> 01:58:52,332 And have a lot of fun. 2024 01:58:53,067 --> 01:58:55,637 Taking care of business. 2025 01:58:57,237 --> 01:58:59,641 Taking care of business. 2026 01:59:06,080 --> 01:59:09,584 I'll get guarantees from every mayor. 2027 01:59:09,651 --> 01:59:11,753 We'll double the police presence. 2028 01:59:11,819 --> 01:59:14,789 You'll have more security than the President. 2029 01:59:17,525 --> 01:59:21,629 Lord Almighty I feel my temperature rising 2030 01:59:23,230 --> 01:59:27,568 Higher, higher It's burning through to my soul 2031 01:59:29,504 --> 01:59:35,109 Girl, girl, girl You're gonna set me on fire 2032 01:59:35,175 --> 01:59:38,178 My brain is flaming I don't know which way to go 2033 01:59:38,245 --> 01:59:39,714 And when the show is done, 2034 01:59:39,781 --> 01:59:42,917 the boys will hustle you to the motorcade. 2035 01:59:42,984 --> 01:59:45,019 Elvis has left the building. 2036 01:59:45,086 --> 01:59:49,256 Once you're in the air, Dr. Nick will ensure your rest. 2037 01:59:50,058 --> 01:59:51,726 Burnin' love 2038 01:59:51,793 --> 01:59:54,327 Land in the next city, then we do it all again. 2039 01:59:54,394 --> 01:59:55,730 Fifteen times! 2040 01:59:55,797 --> 01:59:58,700 I'm just a hunk A hunk of burning love 2041 01:59:58,766 --> 02:00:00,768 I'm just a hunk A hunk of burning love 2042 02:00:00,835 --> 02:00:03,538 It was life on the road, just like the old days. 2043 02:00:03,604 --> 02:00:07,842 We were making so much snow, we did it again. 2044 02:00:10,011 --> 02:00:11,546 And again. 2045 02:00:12,245 --> 02:00:14,247 And again. 2046 02:00:14,314 --> 02:00:17,685 All in the safety of the US of A. 2047 02:00:21,089 --> 02:00:24,759 Eventually, he lost interest in going overseas. 2048 02:00:24,826 --> 02:00:26,326 Why would you? 2049 02:00:26,393 --> 02:00:30,932 But I still kept my promise. I brought the world to him. 2050 02:00:30,998 --> 02:00:35,203 I invented the world's first ever satellite concert. 2051 02:00:38,039 --> 02:00:43,443 1.5 billion people in one night, for a single artist. 2052 02:00:43,511 --> 02:00:46,881 Nothing like it before, nothing like it since. 2053 02:00:56,456 --> 02:00:58,960 But it wasn't enough. 2054 02:00:59,026 --> 02:01:04,966 He was addicted to the love he felt from you onstage. 2055 02:01:05,032 --> 02:01:08,669 Ordinary love just didn't compare. 2056 02:01:09,871 --> 02:01:14,642 So, in the lonely moments between shows, 2057 02:01:14,709 --> 02:01:18,012 he turned to them pills. 2058 02:01:18,079 --> 02:01:20,515 Priscilla, I want you to do something for me, will you? 2059 02:01:20,581 --> 02:01:24,317 You give my baby girl a big hug for me, okay? 2060 02:01:26,220 --> 02:01:28,122 The roar of the crowd. 2061 02:01:28,189 --> 02:01:30,091 The life on the road. 2062 02:01:30,158 --> 02:01:33,561 Calling home to your loved ones, pretending nothing has changed, 2063 02:01:33,628 --> 02:01:35,563 when everything has. 2064 02:01:35,630 --> 02:01:37,765 Lost. 2065 02:01:38,533 --> 02:01:40,001 What was that? 2066 02:01:43,704 --> 02:01:45,873 Ain't no one gonna walk around 2067 02:01:45,940 --> 02:01:47,474 sayin' they killed Elvis Presley. 2068 02:01:47,542 --> 02:01:49,677 -What did you say? -Nothing, baby. 2069 02:01:52,814 --> 02:01:55,650 Dr. Martin Luther King has been shot 2070 02:01:55,716 --> 02:01:57,151 in downtown Memphis, Tennessee... 2071 02:02:00,288 --> 02:02:02,389 Sharon Tate was the last to die. 2072 02:02:11,566 --> 02:02:13,433 Is that you, doll? 2073 02:02:13,501 --> 02:02:17,004 I'm leaving you, and I'm taking Lisa with me. 2074 02:02:17,071 --> 02:02:20,107 Uh, 'Cilla, is this about what happens on the road? 2075 02:02:20,174 --> 02:02:21,441 About the what? 2076 02:02:21,509 --> 02:02:22,977 Is this about what happens on the road? 2077 02:02:23,044 --> 02:02:24,545 The girls? You think I give a shit about the girls 2078 02:02:24,612 --> 02:02:25,913 that you sneak in through the side door? 2079 02:02:25,980 --> 02:02:27,915 No. I couldn't care less about whoever it is 2080 02:02:27,982 --> 02:02:29,617 you sneak through the side door. 2081 02:02:29,684 --> 02:02:31,118 It's about this, Elvis. 2082 02:02:31,185 --> 02:02:32,620 -And this. -Hey. Whoa. 2083 02:02:32,687 --> 02:02:34,722 And these goddamn pills those leeches 2084 02:02:34,789 --> 02:02:36,290 and has-beens feed down your throat! 2085 02:02:36,356 --> 02:02:37,525 God damn it. 2086 02:02:37,592 --> 02:02:38,793 -Like you're strung out. -Strung out? 2087 02:02:38,860 --> 02:02:40,360 Goddamn, I'm in the best shape of my life. 2088 02:02:40,427 --> 02:02:41,996 Best shape of your life. 2089 02:02:42,063 --> 02:02:43,496 The only time you're happy is when you're on that stage. 2090 02:02:43,564 --> 02:02:44,966 And in between that, you're a ghost. 2091 02:02:45,032 --> 02:02:47,068 'Cilla, I give you everything you could want. 2092 02:02:47,134 --> 02:02:48,736 What I want is a husband. 2093 02:02:48,803 --> 02:02:51,539 I am your wife. I am your wife! 2094 02:02:51,606 --> 02:02:55,009 And Lisa is your daughter. She needs a father. 2095 02:02:55,076 --> 02:02:57,044 I am her father! 2096 02:03:03,551 --> 02:03:04,719 Do you remember the last time 2097 02:03:04,785 --> 02:03:06,621 that we laughed together? 2098 02:03:06,687 --> 02:03:08,522 Do you remember the last time that the three of us 2099 02:03:08,589 --> 02:03:10,423 sat down and had dinner together? 2100 02:03:11,759 --> 02:03:15,495 You won't even make love to me anymore. 2101 02:03:15,563 --> 02:03:19,967 I gift you my life, and I have nothing left in me to give you. 2102 02:03:24,505 --> 02:03:26,107 Do you still love me? 2103 02:03:45,726 --> 02:03:50,164 When you're 40 and I'm 50, we'll be back together. 2104 02:03:52,400 --> 02:03:53,935 You'll see. 2105 02:04:10,985 --> 02:04:12,485 I have to go. 2106 02:04:12,553 --> 02:04:14,021 Will you please stay? 2107 02:04:14,088 --> 02:04:17,925 I have to go. Okay? If I stay, I'll never leave. 2108 02:04:17,992 --> 02:04:19,560 -Please... -You have to let me go. 2109 02:04:19,627 --> 02:04:21,662 -Please, Priscilla. -You have to let me go. 2110 02:04:44,085 --> 02:04:45,853 Fifty thousand people gathered 2111 02:04:45,920 --> 02:04:47,855 in New Orleans earlier today to mourn the passing 2112 02:04:47,922 --> 02:04:50,591 of gospel legend, Mahalia Jackson. 2113 02:04:50,658 --> 02:04:51,826 Will you come to Mississippi 2114 02:04:51,892 --> 02:04:53,694 and sing with us, Mr. Presley? 2115 02:04:53,761 --> 02:04:58,065 Why, B.B. King will be there. Perhaps even the Rolling Stones. 2116 02:04:58,132 --> 02:05:00,067 I'm sorry, Ms. Jackson. 2117 02:05:00,134 --> 02:05:03,537 The Colonel, he... he won't allow it. 2118 02:05:03,604 --> 02:05:06,007 You are a man, Mr. Presley. 2119 02:05:06,073 --> 02:05:07,608 And a man don't make up his own mind 2120 02:05:07,675 --> 02:05:10,044 about matters of conscience. 2121 02:05:10,111 --> 02:05:12,413 Come on, Diskin. Elvis needs a challenge 2122 02:05:12,480 --> 02:05:13,814 to get back on track. 2123 02:05:13,881 --> 02:05:16,250 Why won't the Colonel let him go overseas? 2124 02:05:16,317 --> 02:05:18,185 -Security, Jerry. You know that. -Bullshit! 2125 02:05:18,252 --> 02:05:20,588 The Colonel's killing his greatest asset without a reason. 2126 02:05:20,654 --> 02:05:22,490 So what is the reason? 2127 02:05:22,556 --> 02:05:25,059 Colonel always has his reasons. 2128 02:05:25,126 --> 02:05:27,061 I'm not at liberty to divulge 2129 02:05:27,128 --> 02:05:28,929 personal information about Mr. Parker. 2130 02:05:28,996 --> 02:05:31,032 He lied. 2131 02:05:31,098 --> 02:05:32,633 There wasn't gonna be an international tour 2132 02:05:32,700 --> 02:05:34,001 'cause he can't leave the country. 2133 02:05:34,068 --> 02:05:36,404 He's got no citizenship, no official identity. 2134 02:05:36,470 --> 02:05:37,738 He doesn't exist. 2135 02:05:37,805 --> 02:05:40,975 There never was a Colonel Tom Parker. 2136 02:05:41,042 --> 02:05:43,044 What are you talking about, Jerry? 2137 02:05:44,178 --> 02:05:45,613 Hey, whoa, whoa! 2138 02:05:45,679 --> 02:05:46,680 Get him an ice bucket! 2139 02:05:51,318 --> 02:05:52,620 Colonel's a smart man. 2140 02:05:52,686 --> 02:05:54,188 There's got to be another reason. 2141 02:05:54,255 --> 02:05:55,456 Come on, man! 2142 02:05:55,524 --> 02:05:56,891 I will stay here at home, 2143 02:05:56,957 --> 02:05:59,060 and I will work and I will worry. 2144 02:05:59,126 --> 02:06:01,629 I mean, why the Colonel kept turning them down, 2145 02:06:01,695 --> 02:06:02,797 I have no idea, man. 2146 02:06:04,398 --> 02:06:05,933 Get out of the way! 2147 02:06:07,568 --> 02:06:11,639 Now, you listen to me. The only thing that matters... 2148 02:06:11,705 --> 02:06:14,775 is that that man gets up on that stage tonight. 2149 02:06:16,277 --> 02:06:19,613 If he was my son, I'd put him in a hospital. 2150 02:06:23,617 --> 02:06:27,121 Well, of course, this is a Presley Enterprises decision. 2151 02:06:28,055 --> 02:06:29,323 Vernon? 2152 02:06:30,658 --> 02:06:33,294 Well... um... 2153 02:06:34,295 --> 02:06:36,565 Well, what can you... 2154 02:06:36,630 --> 02:06:38,999 What can you do for him, Dr. Nick? 2155 02:06:41,035 --> 02:06:48,075 His truth is marching on 2156 02:06:53,047 --> 02:06:58,953 His truth is marching on 2157 02:07:13,334 --> 02:07:15,269 Thank you. Thank you. 2158 02:07:15,336 --> 02:07:17,572 Now he's gonna ask the house lights to be brought up, 2159 02:07:17,638 --> 02:07:18,973 'cause we've been looking at him. 2160 02:07:19,039 --> 02:07:20,941 He wants to look at us now. He loves this. 2161 02:07:21,008 --> 02:07:22,544 I'd like to turn the house lights up, 2162 02:07:22,611 --> 02:07:24,311 -ladies and gentlemen. -Eh? 2163 02:07:24,378 --> 02:07:27,448 'Cause now that you've seen me, I'd like to take a look at you. 2164 02:07:30,017 --> 02:07:32,219 Oh, you're beautiful. Thank you. 2165 02:07:32,286 --> 02:07:34,021 He'll mention the VIPs that are here. 2166 02:07:34,088 --> 02:07:36,390 We've got some high-rollers in here tonight. 2167 02:07:36,457 --> 02:07:37,725 Get ready for the spotlight. 2168 02:07:37,791 --> 02:07:41,128 Mr. International Hotel himself. 2169 02:07:41,195 --> 02:07:43,632 -Thank you. -Ah, there you go. 2170 02:07:43,697 --> 02:07:46,133 And right next to him, 2171 02:07:46,200 --> 02:07:51,038 is my so-called manager, Colonel Tom Parker. 2172 02:07:51,105 --> 02:07:54,708 - There he is. - Come on. 2173 02:07:54,775 --> 02:08:00,181 But I hear rumors that Colonel is an alien. 2174 02:08:02,850 --> 02:08:04,586 Got here on my rocket ship. 2175 02:08:07,221 --> 02:08:08,255 Oh. 2176 02:08:11,959 --> 02:08:14,061 Somebody call the FBI 2177 02:08:14,128 --> 02:08:16,730 and tell 'em that he has abducted me, 2178 02:08:16,797 --> 02:08:21,101 that he has locked me in this golden cage, 2179 02:08:21,168 --> 02:08:25,406 to keep me here forever with you, ladies and gentlemen. 2180 02:08:28,342 --> 02:08:31,278 So I'm caught in a trap 2181 02:08:31,345 --> 02:08:33,981 I can't get out 2182 02:08:35,182 --> 02:08:39,019 'Cause Colonel's got some big debts, baby. 2183 02:08:42,856 --> 02:08:44,992 Excuse me. 2184 02:08:45,059 --> 02:08:48,597 Well, this is the last show I'm ever playing here. 2185 02:08:50,097 --> 02:08:55,236 I'm gonna get on my jet plane, the Lisa Marie... 2186 02:08:55,302 --> 02:08:59,907 It's named after my, uh... my beautiful daughter. 2187 02:08:59,974 --> 02:09:02,176 And I'm gonna fly away. 2188 02:09:03,811 --> 02:09:05,913 No, no, no... 2189 02:09:05,980 --> 02:09:08,949 You know, I'm gonna fly away. 2190 02:09:09,016 --> 02:09:10,985 Stop the show. Stop this show! 2191 02:09:11,051 --> 02:09:12,386 Come on, get this curtain down. 2192 02:09:12,453 --> 02:09:14,221 Fuck the International. 2193 02:09:14,288 --> 02:09:17,726 Mr. Schilling, what the devil is happening here? 2194 02:09:17,791 --> 02:09:19,159 And Las Vegas. 2195 02:09:19,226 --> 02:09:20,394 That's what he wants to know. 2196 02:09:20,461 --> 02:09:23,163 Ain't no one gonna stop me, man. 2197 02:09:24,699 --> 02:09:27,535 Oh! Security. 2198 02:09:27,602 --> 02:09:29,169 Security! 2199 02:09:30,605 --> 02:09:34,341 Security, security! Security! 2200 02:09:34,408 --> 02:09:36,377 800 shows! 2201 02:09:36,443 --> 02:09:39,547 You don't have a goddamn passport, you son of a bitch! 2202 02:09:40,347 --> 02:09:42,049 You are fired! 2203 02:09:42,684 --> 02:09:44,885 You are fired! 2204 02:09:45,587 --> 02:09:48,088 You're fired! 2205 02:09:57,766 --> 02:09:59,400 You're fired. 2206 02:10:05,372 --> 02:10:06,940 E., I-- 2207 02:10:08,909 --> 02:10:11,445 Colonel, I gotta-- I'll talk him down. 2208 02:10:19,654 --> 02:10:21,989 This is Colonel Tom Parker. I wish it to be known 2209 02:10:22,056 --> 02:10:25,426 that Dr. Nick's services are no longer required. 2210 02:10:25,492 --> 02:10:26,960 Thank you. 2211 02:10:28,295 --> 02:10:29,798 Hmm. 2212 02:10:29,863 --> 02:10:31,533 Well, Diskin... 2213 02:10:31,599 --> 02:10:34,168 if the boy wants to set out on his own, 2214 02:10:34,234 --> 02:10:37,237 it's all right by me, but Presley Enterprises 2215 02:10:37,304 --> 02:10:39,808 is going to cough up what it owes. 2216 02:10:39,873 --> 02:10:41,875 -Are you ready? -Ready. 2217 02:10:41,942 --> 02:10:44,512 Gasoline for the first trip to the Hayride... 2218 02:10:44,579 --> 02:10:46,213 one dollar and 25 cents. 2219 02:10:46,280 --> 02:10:48,215 Un-recouped promotional costs 2220 02:10:48,282 --> 02:10:51,118 pertaining to souvenir calendars, $100. 2221 02:10:51,185 --> 02:10:53,521 Collectible trading cards, $100. 2222 02:10:53,588 --> 02:10:56,924 Posters, flyers and programs, $100. 2223 02:10:56,990 --> 02:10:59,059 Balloons, $50... 2224 02:11:12,807 --> 02:11:14,007 What's the hold-up? 2225 02:11:14,074 --> 02:11:17,111 Sorry, E.P. Your daddy won't come down. 2226 02:11:21,816 --> 02:11:23,016 Daddy. 2227 02:11:41,001 --> 02:11:43,003 What is this? 2228 02:11:43,070 --> 02:11:47,007 Well, that is what we owe the Colonel. 2229 02:11:49,711 --> 02:11:51,412 We're broke. 2230 02:11:53,947 --> 02:11:56,984 Daddy, I've been playing this mausoleum for a hundred years. 2231 02:11:57,050 --> 02:11:58,485 How could we be broke? 2232 02:11:58,553 --> 02:12:00,320 You spend so much money. 2233 02:12:00,387 --> 02:12:04,057 You know, you got the cars and the girls and the clothes, 2234 02:12:04,124 --> 02:12:06,193 and all the... you know, new airplane. 2235 02:12:06,260 --> 02:12:07,662 Daddy, you are my business manager. 2236 02:12:07,729 --> 02:12:09,296 You're supposed to be taking care of business. 2237 02:12:09,363 --> 02:12:12,132 I don't know what to tell you, son, we're broke! 2238 02:12:12,199 --> 02:12:13,934 We're plain broke. 2239 02:12:14,001 --> 02:12:15,936 Gotta take the Colonel back. 2240 02:12:16,003 --> 02:12:18,172 I am not taking him back. 2241 02:12:18,238 --> 02:12:20,140 We're gonna lose Graceland. 2242 02:12:32,587 --> 02:12:34,522 I am not taking him back! 2243 02:12:37,424 --> 02:12:38,693 He takes everything from me. 2244 02:12:38,760 --> 02:12:41,228 He takes 50% of everything that I make! 2245 02:12:41,295 --> 02:12:42,730 And now he wants to take the home 2246 02:12:42,797 --> 02:12:44,398 that we bought for Mama! 2247 02:12:45,567 --> 02:12:46,568 Listen to me, Daddy. 2248 02:12:46,634 --> 02:12:49,737 That old bastard can sue if he wants, 2249 02:12:49,804 --> 02:12:51,673 but I am flying away. 2250 02:12:52,740 --> 02:12:54,374 With or without you. 2251 02:13:04,184 --> 02:13:07,522 Oh, you bloodsucking, old vampire. 2252 02:13:07,589 --> 02:13:11,024 You bled me dry and you still want more? 2253 02:13:11,091 --> 02:13:13,327 I'm not an uncaring man, Mr. Presley. 2254 02:13:13,393 --> 02:13:16,430 Don't you "Mr. Presley" me, you toad. 2255 02:13:16,497 --> 02:13:19,567 If you are so determined to get out of our contract-- 2256 02:13:19,634 --> 02:13:21,168 You're goddamn right I want out. 2257 02:13:21,235 --> 02:13:23,136 Well, I will personally loan you the money 2258 02:13:23,203 --> 02:13:25,172 that you owe to Jamboree Attractions. 2259 02:13:25,239 --> 02:13:27,007 Yeah, you'll still have your claws in me. 2260 02:13:27,074 --> 02:13:28,308 You'll still have me working here 2261 02:13:28,375 --> 02:13:30,277 like a goddamn slave in a salt mine, 2262 02:13:30,344 --> 02:13:32,647 you phony, no-good piece of trash! 2263 02:13:32,714 --> 02:13:36,584 I oughta shoot you in your fat, goddamn face! 2264 02:13:37,685 --> 02:13:38,920 Who are you? 2265 02:13:38,987 --> 02:13:41,088 I am you. And you are me. 2266 02:13:41,154 --> 02:13:42,590 Cut the horseshit! 2267 02:13:42,657 --> 02:13:44,926 Everything I've ever known about you has been a lie. 2268 02:13:44,993 --> 02:13:46,528 E.P., you all good? 2269 02:13:46,594 --> 02:13:50,999 My past is the least of your problems, my boy. 2270 02:13:51,064 --> 02:13:56,838 Everyone else you associate with lives from you, Mr. Presley. 2271 02:13:56,905 --> 02:13:58,673 Even Vernon. 2272 02:13:58,740 --> 02:14:01,776 That's right, even your own daddy 2273 02:14:01,843 --> 02:14:05,479 has looked after himself before he's looked after you. 2274 02:14:05,547 --> 02:14:08,716 Yes, I have lived from you, too, but the difference is 2275 02:14:08,783 --> 02:14:10,450 you have also lived from me. 2276 02:14:10,518 --> 02:14:15,322 We have supported each other. Because we shared a dream. 2277 02:14:15,389 --> 02:14:18,660 We are the same, you and I. 2278 02:14:18,726 --> 02:14:24,498 We are two odd, lonely children, reaching for eternity. 2279 02:14:27,035 --> 02:14:29,871 Maybe you should fly away, my boy. 2280 02:14:29,938 --> 02:14:33,641 Away from all of this. 2281 02:14:33,708 --> 02:14:37,812 But if you do choose to leave... 2282 02:14:39,379 --> 02:14:42,917 then I, for one, will be very lonely. 2283 02:14:42,984 --> 02:14:45,485 So would your father. 2284 02:14:45,553 --> 02:14:49,323 But I think you may be lonely, too. 2285 02:14:52,192 --> 02:14:55,262 Oh, you see, my boy, the... 2286 02:14:55,329 --> 02:14:58,833 truth about the Rock of Eternity... 2287 02:15:01,869 --> 02:15:07,240 It is forever just beyond our reach. 2288 02:15:35,103 --> 02:15:40,273 Do the chairs in your parlor 2289 02:15:41,843 --> 02:15:45,613 Seem empty and bare? 2290 02:15:47,649 --> 02:15:52,319 Do you gaze at your doorstep 2291 02:15:53,955 --> 02:15:57,525 Picture me there? 2292 02:15:59,594 --> 02:16:04,331 Is your heart filled with pain? 2293 02:16:05,399 --> 02:16:09,804 Shall I come back again? 2294 02:16:11,471 --> 02:16:14,307 Tell me, dear 2295 02:16:14,374 --> 02:16:19,714 Are you lonesome tonight? 2296 02:16:21,516 --> 02:16:26,253 Is your heart filled with pain? 2297 02:16:27,287 --> 02:16:31,726 Shall I come back again? 2298 02:16:33,493 --> 02:16:36,130 Tell me, dear 2299 02:16:36,196 --> 02:16:42,369 Are you lonesome tonight? 2300 02:16:50,144 --> 02:16:53,413 Son, I know... I know, I... 2301 02:16:55,983 --> 02:16:57,985 I wanna try and... 2302 02:16:59,520 --> 02:17:02,990 I wanna try and fix this. You know... 2303 02:17:07,028 --> 02:17:08,395 Daddy... 2304 02:17:13,668 --> 02:17:15,870 Tell that son of a bitch... 2305 02:17:15,937 --> 02:17:18,639 I want things to go back to the way they were. 2306 02:17:27,048 --> 02:17:28,248 And, Daddy... 2307 02:17:30,618 --> 02:17:35,022 Tell the Colonel to send up Dr. Nick. 2308 02:17:53,007 --> 02:17:54,809 It's a beautiful day in Las Vegas, 2309 02:17:54,876 --> 02:17:56,443 with lots going on this weekend. 2310 02:17:56,511 --> 02:17:58,946 Those teen sensations, The Jacksons, 2311 02:17:59,013 --> 02:18:00,515 are causing a lot of excitement 2312 02:18:00,581 --> 02:18:02,817 with their residency at the MGM Grand. 2313 02:18:02,884 --> 02:18:06,053 And for the older crowd, Elvis is back for a fifth year. 2314 02:18:06,120 --> 02:18:07,454 And don't we love him. 2315 02:18:07,522 --> 02:18:09,123 In Entertainment News today, 2316 02:18:09,190 --> 02:18:11,626 Elvis Presley is in talks to play opposite Barbra Streisand 2317 02:18:11,692 --> 02:18:13,561 in a remake of A Star is Born. 2318 02:18:13,628 --> 02:18:15,196 These days, when he's not slurring 2319 02:18:15,263 --> 02:18:16,798 on stage in Vegas or playing 2320 02:18:16,864 --> 02:18:19,033 the same old domestic concert circuit, 2321 02:18:19,100 --> 02:18:21,468 the singer spends weeks at a time in his bedroom, 2322 02:18:21,536 --> 02:18:23,303 tormented by his growing waistline. 2323 02:18:23,370 --> 02:18:25,573 Sounds like it won't be much of a stretch for him 2324 02:18:25,640 --> 02:18:27,975 to play the role of a washed-up singer. 2325 02:18:31,478 --> 02:18:33,748 Oh, look, here they come. 2326 02:18:35,883 --> 02:18:37,484 - Are you all right? - Yep. 2327 02:18:37,552 --> 02:18:39,287 All right, Daddy loves you. 2328 02:18:39,352 --> 02:18:41,689 - Bye, baby. - Come on, baby. 2329 02:18:41,756 --> 02:18:43,057 -Bye, Papa. -Good girl. 2330 02:18:43,124 --> 02:18:45,560 - Bye, baby. - Give me your hand. 2331 02:18:46,694 --> 02:18:47,862 Hi! 2332 02:18:47,929 --> 02:18:50,832 - Here she is. - Hi, baby. How you doing? 2333 02:18:53,534 --> 02:18:54,969 Want to say goodbye to Daddy? 2334 02:18:55,036 --> 02:18:58,438 - Bye, Daddy. - You're so good. 2335 02:18:59,807 --> 02:19:02,409 Hi. How are you? How you doing? 2336 02:19:02,475 --> 02:19:03,978 We're okay. 2337 02:19:23,264 --> 02:19:24,632 Hey. 2338 02:19:25,867 --> 02:19:27,001 Hi. 2339 02:19:29,469 --> 02:19:30,838 Hmm. 2340 02:19:36,277 --> 02:19:37,912 How are you doing? 2341 02:19:52,860 --> 02:19:56,230 Honey, there's this place in San Diego 2342 02:19:56,297 --> 02:19:57,999 that you can go to rest. 2343 02:19:59,033 --> 02:20:00,433 To heal. 2344 02:20:00,501 --> 02:20:02,603 After the show, you can fly directly and be in a clinic 2345 02:20:02,670 --> 02:20:03,738 before anyone knows. 2346 02:20:03,804 --> 02:20:05,172 It's all been arranged. 2347 02:20:07,508 --> 02:20:09,911 I'm gonna be 40 soon, 'Cilla. 2348 02:20:12,580 --> 02:20:14,782 Forty. 2349 02:20:14,849 --> 02:20:17,518 And nobody's gonna remember me. 2350 02:20:19,754 --> 02:20:21,956 I never did anything lasting. 2351 02:20:24,158 --> 02:20:27,427 I never made that classic film that I could be proud of. 2352 02:20:27,494 --> 02:20:29,797 But what about A Star is Born? 2353 02:20:31,599 --> 02:20:34,035 Uh... 2354 02:20:36,070 --> 02:20:39,173 Barbra... the Colonel... 2355 02:20:45,646 --> 02:20:48,883 Please go. 2356 02:20:48,950 --> 02:20:50,918 For Lisa? 2357 02:20:50,985 --> 02:20:53,721 If you dream it, you can do it, baby. 2358 02:20:55,690 --> 02:20:57,658 I'm all out of dreams. 2359 02:21:00,127 --> 02:21:01,862 Promise me. 2360 02:21:35,696 --> 02:21:39,633 I... will always... love you. 2361 02:21:57,585 --> 02:22:00,654 Hi, baby. 2362 02:22:45,800 --> 02:22:48,335 Did you know there's a kind of bird 2363 02:22:48,402 --> 02:22:50,604 that doesn't have any legs? 2364 02:22:50,671 --> 02:22:52,807 So it can't land on nothing. 2365 02:22:54,842 --> 02:22:57,144 It lives its whole life on the wing. 2366 02:22:59,380 --> 02:23:03,451 When it gets tired, it just spreads its wings 2367 02:23:03,518 --> 02:23:06,020 and sleeps on the wind. 2368 02:23:08,557 --> 02:23:12,259 If it ever does land, even but one time... 2369 02:23:14,829 --> 02:23:16,730 so it dies. 2370 02:23:19,900 --> 02:23:21,302 Good evening. 2371 02:23:21,368 --> 02:23:24,672 Elvis Presley died today. He was 42. 2372 02:23:24,738 --> 02:23:26,407 Apparently, it was a heart attack. 2373 02:23:26,474 --> 02:23:28,409 He was found in his home in Memphis... 2374 02:23:28,476 --> 02:23:30,778 President Carter has just made a statement... 2375 02:23:30,845 --> 02:23:32,279 Elvis Presley's death 2376 02:23:32,346 --> 02:23:34,815 deprives our country of a part of itself. 2377 02:23:34,882 --> 02:23:36,450 He was unique and irreplaceable. 2378 02:23:36,518 --> 02:23:38,119 Thousands of mourners have gathered 2379 02:23:38,185 --> 02:23:39,753 outside the gates of Graceland... 2380 02:23:39,820 --> 02:23:41,489 Using the styles of white country 2381 02:23:41,556 --> 02:23:43,257 and Black rhythm and blues, 2382 02:23:43,324 --> 02:23:45,860 permanently changed the face of American popular culture. 2383 02:23:45,926 --> 02:23:48,362 The outpouring of grief can be seen everywhere. 2384 02:23:48,429 --> 02:23:51,232 He was a symbol to people the world over, 2385 02:23:51,298 --> 02:23:54,468 of the vitality, rebelliousness... 2386 02:23:54,536 --> 02:23:57,404 What killed my boy? 2387 02:23:57,471 --> 02:24:00,808 Them doctors say it was his heart. 2388 02:24:00,875 --> 02:24:03,377 Others, the pills. 2389 02:24:03,444 --> 02:24:06,814 Some say it was me. 2390 02:24:06,881 --> 02:24:10,784 No. I'll tell you what killed him. 2391 02:24:11,819 --> 02:24:14,889 It was love. 2392 02:24:14,955 --> 02:24:17,424 His love for you. 2393 02:24:19,793 --> 02:24:22,263 You know, a few weeks before he died, 2394 02:24:22,329 --> 02:24:26,501 I saw him sing for the very last time. 2395 02:24:26,568 --> 02:24:28,903 He could barely stand up. 2396 02:24:29,937 --> 02:24:32,706 "Unchained Melody." 2397 02:24:32,773 --> 02:24:36,043 From an album called Unchained Melody. 2398 02:24:36,110 --> 02:24:40,047 Makes a lot of sense. Okay. 2399 02:24:40,114 --> 02:24:44,718 But that night, he sang as he always did. 2400 02:24:44,785 --> 02:24:46,987 With all his heart and soul. 2401 02:24:47,054 --> 02:24:48,689 How you like it so far? 2402 02:24:51,526 --> 02:24:55,062 That old voice rang out, 2403 02:24:55,129 --> 02:24:59,800 and he sang with all his life. 2404 02:24:59,867 --> 02:25:05,372 Oh, my love 2405 02:25:05,439 --> 02:25:07,642 My darling 2406 02:25:07,708 --> 02:25:11,879 I've hungered for your touch 2407 02:25:11,946 --> 02:25:17,918 A long, lonely time 2408 02:25:20,622 --> 02:25:26,260 Time goes by 2409 02:25:26,327 --> 02:25:28,796 So slowly 2410 02:25:28,862 --> 02:25:33,234 And time can do so much 2411 02:25:33,300 --> 02:25:35,537 Are you 2412 02:25:35,604 --> 02:25:39,940 Still mine? 2413 02:25:40,007 --> 02:25:47,147 I need your love, ooh 2414 02:25:48,349 --> 02:25:53,120 I need your love 2415 02:25:53,187 --> 02:25:58,792 God speed your love 2416 02:25:58,859 --> 02:26:03,397 To me 2417 02:26:04,965 --> 02:26:12,072 Lonely rivers flow to the sea To the sea 2418 02:26:12,139 --> 02:26:18,445 To the open arms of the sea 2419 02:26:20,582 --> 02:26:27,921 Lonely rivers cry Wait for me Wait for me 2420 02:26:28,723 --> 02:26:31,992 I'll be coming home 2421 02:26:32,059 --> 02:26:37,164 Wait for me 2422 02:26:37,231 --> 02:26:42,737 My love, my darling 2423 02:26:42,803 --> 02:26:47,441 I've hungered for your kiss 2424 02:26:48,475 --> 02:26:54,481 A long, lonely time 2425 02:26:54,549 --> 02:26:56,116 When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, 2426 02:26:56,183 --> 02:26:58,385 I was a dreamer. I read comic books 2427 02:26:58,452 --> 02:27:01,188 and I was the hero of the comic book. 2428 02:27:01,255 --> 02:27:04,526 I saw movies and I was the hero in the movie. 2429 02:27:04,592 --> 02:27:06,827 So every dream that I ever dreamed 2430 02:27:06,894 --> 02:27:09,296 has come true a hundred times. 2431 02:27:10,831 --> 02:27:17,572 Are you still mine? 2432 02:27:19,039 --> 02:27:26,180 I need your love, ooh 2433 02:27:29,183 --> 02:27:31,720 I learned very early in life that... 2434 02:27:31,786 --> 02:27:34,589 "Without a song, the day would never end, 2435 02:27:34,656 --> 02:27:37,424 without a song, a man ain't got a friend, 2436 02:27:37,491 --> 02:27:40,795 without a song, the road would never bend, 2437 02:27:40,861 --> 02:27:41,929 without a song." 2438 02:27:41,995 --> 02:27:43,864 So I keep singing a song. 2439 02:27:43,931 --> 02:27:46,701 To... 2440 02:27:46,768 --> 02:27:49,870 Ooh-hoo 2441 02:27:49,937 --> 02:27:54,007 Ooh 2442 02:27:54,576 --> 02:27:55,876 Me 2443 02:28:35,817 --> 02:28:39,019 Elvis has left the building. 2444 02:28:55,235 --> 02:28:59,239 As the snow flies 2445 02:29:00,974 --> 02:29:03,944 On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' 2446 02:29:04,011 --> 02:29:06,213 A poor little baby child is born 2447 02:29:06,280 --> 02:29:08,215 In the ghetto 2448 02:29:11,619 --> 02:29:15,189 And his mama cries 2449 02:29:16,891 --> 02:29:20,127 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need 2450 02:29:20,194 --> 02:29:22,931 Is another hungry mouth to feed 2451 02:29:22,996 --> 02:29:25,265 In the ghetto 2452 02:29:27,936 --> 02:29:30,370 People, don't you understand 2453 02:29:30,437 --> 02:29:33,741 The child needs a helping hand 2454 02:29:33,808 --> 02:29:38,680 Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day 2455 02:29:38,746 --> 02:29:41,048 Take a look at you and me 2456 02:29:41,114 --> 02:29:44,519 Are we too blind to see? 2457 02:29:44,586 --> 02:29:50,625 Do we simply turn our heads And look the other way 2458 02:29:52,192 --> 02:29:56,430 Well, the world turns... 2459 02:30:05,205 --> 02:30:08,208 "You never stood in that man's shoes 2460 02:30:08,275 --> 02:30:10,645 Or saw things through his eyes 2461 02:30:10,712 --> 02:30:13,313 Or stood and watched with helpless hands 2462 02:30:13,380 --> 02:30:16,250 While the heart inside you dies 2463 02:30:16,316 --> 02:30:19,086 So help your brother along the way 2464 02:30:19,152 --> 02:30:21,789 No matter where he starts 2465 02:30:21,856 --> 02:30:27,394 For the same God that made you Made him, too 2466 02:30:27,461 --> 02:30:30,197 These men with broken hearts" 2467 02:30:31,666 --> 02:30:35,102 And his mama cries 2468 02:30:36,971 --> 02:30:39,841 And a hungry, little boy with a runny nose 2469 02:30:39,908 --> 02:30:42,644 Plays in the street as the cold wind blows 2470 02:30:42,710 --> 02:30:44,411 In the ghetto 2471 02:30:47,782 --> 02:30:51,553 And his hunger burns 2472 02:30:52,854 --> 02:30:55,924 So he starts to roam the streets at night 2473 02:30:55,990 --> 02:30:58,693 And he learns how to steal And he learns how to fight 2474 02:30:58,760 --> 02:31:00,728 In the ghetto 2475 02:31:04,164 --> 02:31:09,604 Then one night in desperation The young man breaks away 2476 02:31:09,671 --> 02:31:12,339 He buys a gun, steals a car 2477 02:31:12,406 --> 02:31:15,743 Tries to run, but he don't get far 2478 02:31:15,810 --> 02:31:19,614 And his mama cries 2479 02:31:43,738 --> 02:31:46,674 On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' 2480 02:31:46,741 --> 02:31:50,377 Another little baby child is born 2481 02:31:50,444 --> 02:31:52,513 In the ghetto 2482 02:32:02,857 --> 02:32:06,159 And his mama cries 2483 02:32:20,541 --> 02:32:24,712 Summer kisses, winter tears 2484 02:32:29,449 --> 02:32:33,988 Summer kisses, winter tears 2485 02:32:34,055 --> 02:32:38,392 That was what she gave to me 2486 02:32:38,458 --> 02:32:42,396 Never thought I'd travel all alone 2487 02:32:42,462 --> 02:32:48,803 The trail of memories 2488 02:35:22,489 --> 02:35:24,692 Don't tiptoe, stomp my ground 2489 02:35:24,759 --> 02:35:27,327 Gotta let 'em know we're comin' 2490 02:35:27,394 --> 02:35:29,230 Just stay there, woman 2491 02:35:29,297 --> 02:35:30,998 Engine still runnin' 2492 02:35:31,065 --> 02:35:35,036 Get dressed Like the whole world watchin' 2493 02:35:35,102 --> 02:35:38,539 God bless Gotta leave 'em shooken 2494 02:35:38,606 --> 02:35:40,708 Girls goin' wild, too cray 2495 02:35:40,775 --> 02:35:42,844 Look at what you made 2496 02:35:42,910 --> 02:35:46,647 Always come correct There's no turnin' back 2497 02:35:46,714 --> 02:35:48,950 Takin' bigger steps 2498 02:35:49,016 --> 02:35:50,718 That's all I can do 2499 02:35:50,785 --> 02:35:54,421 That's all for the moment If that's all right with you 2500 02:35:54,487 --> 02:35:56,591 That's all right, Mama 2501 02:35:56,657 --> 02:35:58,926 That's all right with you 2502 02:35:58,993 --> 02:36:00,595 That's all right, Mama 2503 02:36:00,661 --> 02:36:03,598 Anyway you do, that's all right 2504 02:36:04,265 --> 02:36:06,033 That's all right 2505 02:36:06,100 --> 02:36:11,505 That's all right now, Mama Anyway you do 2506 02:36:11,572 --> 02:36:15,309 We can't go on together 2507 02:36:15,375 --> 02:36:17,945 With suspicious minds 2508 02:36:19,747 --> 02:36:23,718 And we can't build our dreams 2509 02:36:23,784 --> 02:36:26,988 On suspicious minds 2510 02:36:46,807 --> 02:36:53,180 There must be peace and understanding sometime 2511 02:36:54,548 --> 02:36:56,617 Strong winds of promise 2512 02:36:56,684 --> 02:37:02,290 That will blow away the doubt and fear 2513 02:37:02,356 --> 02:37:06,594 If I can dream of a warmer sun 2514 02:37:06,661 --> 02:37:10,264 Where hope keeps shining on everyone 2515 02:37:10,331 --> 02:37:13,768 Tell me why, oh, why, 2516 02:37:13,834 --> 02:37:20,908 Oh, why won't that sun appear 2517 02:37:26,747 --> 02:37:29,717 We're lost in a cloud 2518 02:37:30,584 --> 02:37:34,487 With too much rain 2519 02:37:34,555 --> 02:37:38,225 We're trapped in a world 2520 02:37:38,292 --> 02:37:41,929 That's troubled with pain 2521 02:37:41,996 --> 02:37:48,169 But as long as a man Has the strength to dream 2522 02:37:48,235 --> 02:37:55,176 He can redeem his soul and fly 2523 02:37:57,078 --> 02:37:59,814 Oh... 2524 02:37:59,880 --> 02:38:05,920 Deep in my heart, there's a trembling question 2525 02:38:07,254 --> 02:38:11,158 Still I am sure that the answers 2526 02:38:11,225 --> 02:38:14,362 The answers gonna come somehow 2527 02:38:14,428 --> 02:38:22,169 Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle 2528 02:38:22,236 --> 02:38:26,140 And while I can think, while I can talk 2529 02:38:26,207 --> 02:38:30,511 While I can stand, while I can walk 2530 02:38:30,578 --> 02:38:33,214 While I can dream 2531 02:38:34,215 --> 02:38:36,984 Please let my dream 2532 02:38:38,119 --> 02:38:42,623 Come true 2533 02:38:45,593 --> 02:38:49,497 Right now 2534 02:38:49,563 --> 02:38:52,033 Let it come true right now 2535 02:38:53,067 --> 02:38:57,038 Oh, yeah 2536 02:39:01,976 --> 02:39:03,377 Thank you. 2537 02:39:03,444 --> 02:39:05,246 You're fantastic. Thank you very much.