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| March 20, 1974: Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis Elvis hadn't performed in his hometown since the 1961 charity show, making the appearance something of an event; beyond a little extra time spent on the recording setup, though, no special effort was made to distinguish this show from the long procession that had come before. RCA's recording truck pulled up to the Mid-South Coliseum before the show; there was no rehearsal, just a cursory sound check. and no backup plan should anything go wrong at the single performance. The show itself featured just three numbers that hadn't been previously released. 12,300 pay to see the last stop on the tour. RCA records the show and is released as Elvis Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis 1974. This concert was added almost as an afterthought, prompted by public demand and separated from the first four Memphis concerts by already scheduled concerts in Richmond, Virginia, and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. RCA captured a performance no more worked out or planned than any other stop along the way. The result conveyed more of a sense of tour-end relief than the keyed-up exuberance that makes for a great live album, with on-the-scene reviewers noting the gaudiness of Elvis' costume and the dramatic unfurling of the American flag during his performance of "An American Trilogy." The Memphis Press-Scimitar compared Elvis to Julius Caesar and suggested that his entrance to the strains of "2001" might have been the high point of the show. For once Elvis is home when a tour ends, and he goes to Graceland that night, remaining there through the month of April. (The Complete Recording Sessions by Ernst Jorgensen, The Elvis Encyclopedia by David E. Stanley, Careless Love by Peter Guralnick) |
| Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Mama Don't Dance/Flip, Flop And Fly Jailhouse Rock/Hound Dog |
| I wanna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He says he has the blues but He has a lotta fun Oh baby, oh oh oh baby yeah hey baby Havin' some fun tonight mmmm Well Long tall Sally she's a real sweet she's got everything that uncle John needs Oh baby, oh oh oh oh baby, yeah hey baby, I'm having some fun tonight I saw J D With bald headed Sally He saw Aunt Mary comin' And he ducked back in the alley Oh baby, oh oh oh oh baby, hey baby I'm havin' some fun tonight yeah We've gonna have some fun tonight have some fun tonight have some fun tonight Everything's all right We're gonna have some fun Gonna have some fun tonight I said come along baby, a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on I said come along baby, a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on we ain't fakin', a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on Mmm, I said come along baby, we got chicken in the barn Whose barn, what barn, my barn Come along baby, we got the bull by the horns we ain't fakin', a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on Well, I said shake baby, shake, baby shake now shake it baby, shake it all right I said shake it baby, shake We ain't fakin', a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on yeah Well your mamma can't dance and your daddy don't rock 'n roll Your mamma can't dance and your daddy don't rock 'n roll Can't do right to save your doggone sole yeahhhhhhhh I said flip, flop and fly I don't care if I die I said flip, flop and fly I don't care if I die don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye We're dancing to the jailhouse rock Dancing to the jailhouse rock Dancing to the jailhouse rock Dancing to the jailhouse rock Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time. Well, you ain't never caught a SCARF and you ain't no friend of mine. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time. Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit (WE GIVE UP. CAN'T TYPE THIS PART, BUT WE GOT RHYTHM) you ain't no friend of mine. (we got lucky and ended it all together didn't we?) Words & Music: Johnson/Penniman/Blackwell, David Williams/SunnyDavid Ken Loggins/Jim Messina,Jerry Leiber/Mike Stroller |
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