Happy birthday, Elvis . . .

You would have been seventy-nine. Time to get other people to do your work for you. So here are some ideas . . .

The ten best Elvis cover versions (okay, my ten favourites), in alphabetical order
 
Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys


 
Blue Hawaii Willie Nelson


 
Can’t Help Falling In Love Bono


 
Jailhouse Rock John Mellencamp


 
Little Sister Ry Cooder


 
Mystery Train The Band


 
Mystery Train Helen Watson

Sorry, there is no YouTube on this so I have posted another Helen Watson cover of another Memphis wonder, Percy Sledge's Out Of Left Field (1967), written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham.

 

Suspicious Minds Candi Staton 


 
Viva Las Vegas Shawn Colvin


 
Viva Las Vegas ZZ Top

 

And the best song about Elvis . . .

Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis) Cowboy Junkies

Now buy the book (Essential Elvis) here