Elvis

Would like to watch it as I'm a great Elvis fan. In his prime he was amazing. What channel is it on?

Festive greetings Calendargirl

It was BBC4 ‘Elvis, The Rebirth Of The King’ Sparklefizz

Loved Elvis he’s got to be the most handsome man to ever walk the earth

How I agree. My sister loved him. I didn't notice him back in the '60s as I was so into The Beatles but now appreciate him. I saw a photo of him in a book once which was captioned 'Elvis looking more handsome than ten movie stars'. How true.

I have the DVD of his 1968 comeback concert in this black leather outfit. Wow.

I agree about Elvis being beautiful. In my experience one doesn't come across many really beautiful men. I did once see a man getting on a train who was so beautiful it stopped me in my tracks. This one was tall, slim and fair haired. His eyes were his best feature, a piercing blue.

Yes totally agree. Viva Las Vegas was on recently too. Such a shame he died so young.

Alone today, so I will watch the program on BBC 4 soon. Tonight on Sky Arts there are 3 programmes about Elvis, but I can’t bear to watch anything that shows his decline, it’s too hard to bear.
Yes he was beautiful.

Such a sad ending he had. I think his daughter looks a little like him. I believe he had native American ancestry.

? another one here who loves Elvis - that lip curl! And then that voice ...
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I also find his decline hard to watch and I think Where were the people who cared about him?

Merry Christmas everyone.

Oh, yes, the voice. Can't Help Falling in Love is one of my favourites and the other is Suspicion.

‘Always On My Mind’ is a particular favourite of mine.

I have made sure the children know all about Elvis. My grandsons know he's 'The King' and my 4 year old granddaughter simply loves 'Blue Hawaii'.

Well, I watched it, I wish I hadn’t, I switched off when his decline was shown, It left me feeling sad.

I've recorded Aloha from Hawaii. I,ve always been an Elvis fan and this was one of my favourite cassette tapes, which got lost at work. Now I can not only listen to it but see him perform as well, win win

Calendargirl

It was BBC4 ‘Elvis, The Rebirth Of The King’ Sparklefizz

Thanks Calendar
To me he will always be the best. He was totally gorgeous when he first appeared on the scene. I look back at old film footage and think just how very sexy he was, with an amazing voice that held such emotion.

He could act too, as anyone who saw him in "Flaming Star" would testify, but he was given rubbish "pop" films after that.

I don't want to see his decline but I'll watch until that point. I still remember the day he died and rushing upstairs to tell my husband after I heard it on the radio.

Beautiful man with an amazing voice and charismatic personality so sad he died so young his music always lifts my mood

Lots of Elvis documentaries on different channels this Christmas. Sky Arts had some on last night.

I agree he was a beautiful man and yes , he died too young. But remember it was largely his fault with his many years of drug taking which ultimately caused his death.
A great shame that so many had the gift of a wonderful voice , it bought them came & fortune for them to go down the path of self destruct.

Fame not came !

My description of Elvis in his heyday was sex on legs. Loved his looks,
his voice both speaking and singing and duly his character.

I loved Elvis in his early years, before he went in the army and the “Colonal” got hold of him and ruined his career. Those ghastly films and the Vegas years. I know he couldn’t be a rock n roller forever but he was completely sanitised by that grasping greedy manager.
Such a shame nobody stood up for Elvis and made him see sense. Too late now.

Hellsbelles

I agree he was a beautiful man and yes , he died too young. But remember it was largely his fault with his many years of drug taking which ultimately caused his death.
A great shame that so many had the gift of a wonderful voice , it bought them came & fortune for them to go down the path of self destruct.

Hellsbelles we now know a lot more about prescription drug addiction. Back then Elvis like many others, was a victim of the "doctor knows best" culture when people took pills because "it must be okay because the doctor prescribed them to me".

I might be wrong, but I don't think Elvis took drugs for purely hedonistic reasons.

I don't think he did either fevertree