Would anyone agree that Elvis Presley sort of started "rap" by his song US MALE, along with Johnny Cash  songs
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Actually I think Dr Suess started rap and if you try to rap to any Dr Suess book it sounds perfect....
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We would often broadcast the following message over our tannoy system:\n\n"Good news for all Elvis fans, he's rewriting all his songs - apparenmtly he's decomposing."
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well that tupac verse actually came from a tupac song called until the end of time.  someone prob. just took lyrics from different songs and put them on the same beat, it is prob. a mix tape, but the only lyrics i recognized is pac's and that was from his song until the end of time
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I think they are both very influential in their own way. But I would say Elvis. Elvis shaped in a big part and brought back Rock and Roll. His lyrics, actions, and image were very revolutionary for the moment, he drove women mad. The Beatles, while most likely the most known band in history were not so revolutionary. They were very new and hip to US when they came over because the states didn't have the mod vs biker type scene that Britain had in that period. But all of their big accomplishments in the industry were a direct result of influences. They were influenced by the London scene, its very similar to what the Yardbirds sang, they just had more of a following. They then evolved into a more psychedelic sound, then into more introspective lyrics courtesy of Bob Dylan who was without a doubt the most revolutionary icon of the era. I think since they didn't necessarily come up with the concepts, but followed them they cannot be as influential. Elvis's concepts were all his own. Its just a matter of most people knowing the facts.
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Presley was to music what James Dean was to film: a rebel who personified what cool was to guys and defined what hot was to women.  \n\nBefore Elvis tore open the music scene, teens were struggling with near comotose consciousness states with the soothing strains from Glenn Miller brass bands, popularized in the 1940's. \n\nElvis woke up teens world-wide.  Presley's looks, wild gyrations on stage and his to-this-day unique voice unearthed taboo thoughts (and sensations) long suppressed by the "new" generation of American teens.  \n\nAnd with this rise of teen rebellion, Elvis was blamed by the "Moral Majority" of the 50's for this wanton new sound of "Rock n' Roll"  that also signaled the onset of the pre-jet age of Americana: we were being prepared to boom-emerge from the dusty post-Western Frontieer age of social life with the introduction of remote control TV's, boxcar fast food cafes, Route 66 and the "space race".\n\nElvis was a part of that too.....as he was a part of our personal lives.
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It's Elvis Presley.  I saw a concert on television where he showcased tracks from the "Intensive care" album, and when he introduced "Advertising space", he said it was about Elvis.
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morrisey isnt gay. his lyrics arent gay. he is a- sexual, which basically means he's selibate. and singing to 'him' can be singing from the womans perspective, not necisarilly gay.
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i believe ~ elvis presley!!
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It's about Elvis Presley
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Probably Elvis, google it
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ELVIS IS an all American Icon who truly changed the cultural landscape in sseveral respects.\n However, that said, I believe his accomplishments and his life are rapidly becoming irrelevant to anyone under 30.\n Americans in general have a poor appreciation of their own cultural history, and where they came from, and its getting weaker all the time
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Yes, this might be the ganster rap thing, located at the link below.  They say that they have revised the original rap, but you can enjoy the "classical" version from this page, too!  Enjoy!
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I'm not sure Michael Jackson is the best person to be taking advice about personal improvement from.\n\nBut I always did like the sentiment of the song.
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I love this song.  And I love Cash.  I think that it is about sex.  His woman was cheating on him the line before..\n\nShot her down because she made me sore\nI thought I was her daddy but she had five more.\n\nI think 'daddy' is along the lines and the same as whose your daddy.   And being high on coke... ya, I think it had to do with sex hehehe.
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years ago (before many of you were born) johnny cash WAS the king of country music...when he hosted his own tv show in the late 60s on abc; his musical guests included people like joni mitchell, ccr, and bob dylan...johnny gave me my first exposure to a different kind of music; and to this day, i do not think of johnny cash without thinking of bob dylan...track down their duet on "girl from the north country"...you won't be disappointed
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Yea I lovee that song! \n"Where da cash at, were da, were da, cash at!"
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I am in an Elvis Tribute Band. I was never an Elvis fan growing up. I was born in '78, so by the time I was old enough to have my own tape player, Elvis was long gone.  But, I recently had a chance to join an Elvis band, and I decided to take it.\n  I had to learn all these Elvis songs. I tell you what, I have lots of respect for him now.  He was an entertainer. Everything was all about the show.  He was great.\n  If you get a minute, check out the blog I've started about my journey so far.\n  Elvisroadshow.blogspot.com