The original recording version was recorded on 3 february 1967 by John Hartford (RCA 47-9175).
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Re: Gentle on my mind
Elvis rings a lot more meaning out of the lyric by slowing things down the way he did.
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Re: Gentle on my mind
Dean Martin also did this song before Elvis in 1968.
Elvis' version is just amazing. Just love Reggie Young's opening guitar licks.
Elvis' version is just amazing. Just love Reggie Young's opening guitar licks.
she's well acquainted with a touch of the velvet hand, like a lizard on a window pane
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Re: Gentle on my mind
Colin B wrote:Elvis rings a lot more meaning out of the lyric by slowing things down the way he did.
Suspicious Minds wrote:Agreed, Colin.
Was the Elvis version the only one to slow the tempo down ?
If there were others, was it the first one ?
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Colin B wrote:Colin B wrote:Elvis rings a lot more meaning out of the lyric by slowing things down the way he did.Suspicious Minds wrote:Agreed, Colin.
Was the Elvis version the only one to slow the tempo down ?
If there were others, was it the first one ?
Recorded on Nov. 1968 but for me this still pales in comparison to Elvis' version!
https://youtu.be/gWLphwWLs-M
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Re: Gentle on my mind
Private Presley wrote:Colin B wrote:Colin B wrote:Elvis rings a lot more meaning out of the lyric by slowing things down the way he did.Suspicious Minds wrote:Agreed, Colin.
Was the Elvis version the only one to slow the tempo down ?
If there were others, was it the first one ?
Recorded on Nov. 1968 but for me this still pales in comparison to Elvis' version!
https://youtu.be/gWLphwWLs-M
There's no gravitas to this. Sinatra did not get into this song, nor did he get into the persona of the storyteller. To this day I have yet to hear a better version than Elvis'.
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