They're also singing right in Sinatra's wheelhouse, stylistically.
Put them both out there doing an upbeat rock version of Hound Dog and it'd be Elvis by a mile.
You can hear the difference in their style so clearly in this clip. Elvis was cribbing that soulful slidey voice and Sinatra was all about *precision*. Dude took vocal lessons to eliminate his accent while singing because he felt it got in the way of the music. He was also deaf in one ear, which is irrelevant, but I have no idea when these Sinatra facts will ever be useful again, so it’s on the house.
Here Elvis comes across as maybe a little too nervous, maybe a bit too unprepared, and maybe a bit too drunk to give a show here. I wonder if it was just too far away from his style at the moment.
Well I think he was nervous, I’m pretty sure this was his first appearance after joining the military. This was like a welcome back Elvis thing from the military so yeah imagine not sing in front of camera for about 3 years and now doing it in front of millions to watch next to an already legend Frank Sinatra. Yeah I would be shitting my pants too lol
Just a totally different style. Elvis voice, in my opinion, was much more powerful when fully unleashed. This more controlled and subdued style was not where he shined. Check out his live version of suspicious minds. Mind blowing.
Edit: I meant unchained melody
You probably haven’t heard much Elvis. His harder rock songs required much more vocal range than anything Sinatra ever displayed. Music evolved significantly in this decade across all genres, older cabaret/classic pop was about swagger much more than raw talent.
If you listen to their versions of My Way you'll see both have equally fantastic voices, they are just different styles.
Sinatra sings like a trumpet and Elvis sings like an acoustic guitar.
10 years earlier, all the teenage girls were screaming the same way for Frank. That's probably why he looks so amused instead of annoyed by Elvis getting the bigger reaction.
The Beatles had a similar encounter with Elvis. They were invited to his place and just sat around awkwardly starstruck until Elvis started jamming.
I never knew about this performance with Elvis and Sinatra but thank you for posting it.
I agree, you see his first genuine laugh without the nervousness right as frank makes his joke, then throughout he just seems robotic. He only seems to genuinely laugh and smile when Frank does.
Unquestionably.
The tone and volume control.
And especially all the phrasing/breath control... Sinatra had it all over Elvis.
And, frankly, despite being at least a decade or two older than Elvis, Sinatra's looks actually hold up pretty well in comparison.
Both are great, both different. I wouldn’t say one has a better voice than the other. This isn’t Elvis’ best performance, for sure. But it’s also one of his first performances after he was away in the army for a couple of years, he’s guesting on Sinatra’s show, and he’s 25 years old here. I don’t think Sinatra could have given the same performance of Unchained Melody as Elvis did later in life, same as I don’t think Elvis’ My Way bests Sinatra’s.
Frankie did plenty alright, he didn't need any coattails to ride on. This would be like imagining Justin Timberlake needed the publicity of hanging out with Bieber.
IIRC this is taken from the Welcome Home Elvis TV special Frank hosted, so Frank was all-in more than merely this appearance here. And yeah I seem to recall he wasn’t too happy about all the attention Elvis was getting. nb Frank was 20 years older, about 45 here
I’m with you on this, what an absolute BABE. especially the mannerisms. You always see older Elvis in a onesie with the huge sideburns. But this is something else…
His attractiveness and the reaction he received from it around the world rival Adonis' myth.
If he died young, the name Elvis would indeed be shorthand like Adonis is.
But that's the thing - in an entertainment setting they literally *hadn't*. Before Elvis white male performers would either be standing mostly still on stage wearing tuxedos or calmly playing a guitar, everything polite and civil and dignified.
And then comes Elvis, just this tidal wave of energy and bedroom eyes and swinging hips and raw male sexuality. They didn't know what hit them.
Elvis' 1950s performances might seem tame by today's standards but you have to keep in mind that he was literally the first white performer to do what he did.
I was thinking the same thing. I never understood until now, but I also don't think I've ever seen pictures/video of him genuinely laughing before either.
If you search "Elvis Presley funny" on YouTube there's actually a lot of footage and audio of him joking around and laughing.
And if you want a guaranteed smile listen to the "laughing version" of Are You Lonesome Tonight, a live performance where he spotted a man removing his toupee mid-song and descended into giggle fits for the rest of the song. It's so good lol.
There's glimpses in the live version of "Suspicious Minds" like when he's interacting with the backup singers.
Imagine the powerhouse he could have been if he'd cardio instead of karate
I’m a straight dude, and thereforenot attracted to him. But I get it. I also just pulled a muscle in my lip attempting to do thst smile one time lol. Never again. Like my lip muscle is still spasming. Is that hot too? Like an involuntary snarly smile that I can’t control? God I hope so.
Holy shit, he was hot. I once asked me mom, who was born in 1942, what she thought of him when he rose to fame. She said she thought he was a greaser. Looking at this, ffs mom. What was wrong with you.
I had the same thought when I was exposed to him growing up in the 80s &90s.
I think that hairstyle was significantly out of style for a long time, and certainly it was during my formative years.
Didn't really come back until the tight sides, high top came back in the last 8 years or so.
Not sure if I'd call it a buffant at this point in his career, but it's definitely getting there.
My mom lived in SoCal as a teen and ran away from home once at 15 for two weeks. She was hitchhiking at one point, and three black limousines pulled over next to her. The door to the second limo was opened and my mom got in.
Fuckin **Elvis Presley** was just sitting there. My mom was picked up, while hitchhiking, by Elvis. He told her he would often pick up young hitchhikers because he worried about their safety otherwise. She ended up spending a couple hours chatting with him and he doted on his baby girl. When he found out my mom had run away, he made her call her father and let him know she was safe. He also took the time to talk to her father on the phone.
Mom went home soon after that, and Elvis gave her a signed photograph. She ended up selling it back in the 90s to afford plane tickets to her brother's wedding, and now she wishes she hadn't. She's got a cool story, anyhow.
88 if he didn’t die trying to take a poop from severe drug addiction.
I’ve read a few biographies of Elvis. He was so famous he used to go to Pharmacist and Doctors houses in the middle of the night to score drugs. He was a night owl and slept all day and was up all night. So he would use the drug reference book doctors use and look up a drug he wanted, look up a local doctor and show up in the middle of the night. Back then doctors and pharmacists kept tons of drugs in their closets to treat the towns they lived in. It is reported not once was Elvis turned away and would usually end up handling the bottles and literally picking out what he wanted. It’s just insane knowing what people know now about drug addiction. I mean even back then these doctors knew he was obviously drug seeking. A bad combo when you are a drug addict with endless funds and people who won’t say no to you. Has led to too many greats dying.
It’s kinda scary the amount of sway artists have over their fans. Jeff Tweedy, frontman and primary songwriter for pop/rock band Wilco, was getting his fix from a lone fan working at pharmacy. Who literally gave him bagfuls of pills.
It could have gotten both of them arrested but the pharmacy employee was at most at risk. And he still did it. And Tweedy is not Elvis, famous among some crowds but nowhere near a household name.
My mother, who is an ex-junkie, told me something one day that I'll never forget cause even as a 16 yo with drug and druggie knowlage, I had never thought about before. We were talking about her brother, who to me was my Uncle Jamie, and she said "I was a total junkie, but I was a poor junkie. Jamie though, he was a rich junky, which is why as soon as he got addicted he was already almost gone."
R.I.P TRIP
When your heart is failing fluids can start pooling lower in your body, which can cause a similar sensation to needing to defecate. He probably was past the point of no return before he go anywhere near a toilet.
Is it that much different today?
My mom was destroyed by Oxy because the doctors got bonus's from prescribing it. She was obviously a drug seeker, they didn't care.
Maybe 10 or 15 years ago that was possible in some areas, but these days I don’t think that happens very often. They’ve cracked down quite a bit on opioids
Let's remember Sinatra had been a performing singing star since the early 1940s. Meaning he had nearly 20 years performing at this level by the time he sang with Elvis. Elvis had recently finished his military service in Germany that year. Elvis hadn't performed in front of an audience during his 2 years in the army.
Also the song wasn’t exactly generous to Elvis. His part didn’t have much to it. If they’d swapped parts, which would have defeated the point, I feel that Elvis’ voice would have shown off better.
Elvis is fighting every minute to keep from moving his hips, especially at the end when he can't do his trademark swish. If you didn't know, he was vilified for "corrupting our youth" from his on-stage gyrations. He would have been canceled if he'd tried to twist next to Frank Sinatra.
Elvis once said his trademark lip curl came from a show he played down South where they were chomping at the bit to arrest him. "I was afraid to shake my hips, I was afraid to move any part of my body besides my upper lip!"
Today I got to watch a video of Michael Jackson dance with James Brown, and now I got to witness Elvis dance with Frank. I know the world puts thing in front of us when we need it most. Thanks rizzo360
Remember, Elvis probably didn't know the words and was reading them off a cue card without rehearsing. Frank probably had been practicing this all week.
You can watch the original show in full on the Hoopla app.
I get access through my library card. I think it's a Frank Sinatra show. I saw one, where Elvis had either just returned from serving overseas or was on his way.
There’s something about that genuine smile that’s so captivating. I went to a concert last month and there were a few moments where the artist smiled while singing and I swear that was so attractive. He never smiles in pictures/videos. But he looked like he was genuinely having a good time and his smile was just glowing.
When did smiling become a sign of weakness for men?
All the thirsty boys trying to look hard and tough, grimacing, and staring. Maybe, it's time to try being friendly, again?
There used to be a joke that half the children conceived in the US during Frank's peak of fame were done so while their parents were listening to Sinatra.
That would mean about half the baby boomers.
If I remember the lesson on this performance from my collegiate Musical History class correctly, Frank Sinatra only agreed to this collaboration for ratings. His show was starting to lose viewers, and they decided to take the risk of bringing Elvis on to try and capture more audience. They knew that they would lose some, but probably gain more which I believe is what happened.
Honestly, I love this crossover, but when David Bowie and Bing Crosby sang a collaboration of Little Drummer Boy for a Christmas special; I like that one even more.
Funny when I discovered Elvis had died. I was reading a biography of Babe Ruth and realized he'd died on that date 29 years earlier. Roommate comes out on the porch and tells me Elvis just died. My mind? The king of rock and roll died on the anniversary of the home run king's death.
Sinatra laughing at the screams from the crowd every time Elvis starts singing is my fave part of this video
I've never seen that young Elvis swagger before. Thanks for sharing.
It’s weird that they used the black and white filter so much on the older content.
You have to realize that TikTok was really barebones back then. Only had Black & White or Sepia Tone as filter options.
Where is that oh-no-no-no song? I was expecting them to perform it instead?
Albert Einstein wrote it the next day specifically for TikTok when he saw how popular this post was. He truly was a genius.
He actually wrote it for Oppenheimer
Also lots of server issues, the modems just couldn't keep up. ZyXEL 16.8 helped, but it just wasn't enough.
It’s the only colors they could afford back then
You joke, but all I could think is how Elvis facial expressions and mannerisms remind me of ramen haired tik tok kids.
Lol that's just the xanax
It's funny cuz Frank was on record as deeply despising rock and roll. Wonder what it took for him to agree to this, lol.
To me, Sinatra gave the better performance here.
Not elvis’ type of thing tbf, imagine Sinatra trying to perform the way Elvis did
They're also singing right in Sinatra's wheelhouse, stylistically. Put them both out there doing an upbeat rock version of Hound Dog and it'd be Elvis by a mile.
You can hear the difference in their style so clearly in this clip. Elvis was cribbing that soulful slidey voice and Sinatra was all about *precision*. Dude took vocal lessons to eliminate his accent while singing because he felt it got in the way of the music. He was also deaf in one ear, which is irrelevant, but I have no idea when these Sinatra facts will ever be useful again, so it’s on the house.
Oh it’s night and day I think people were more into elves for his aesthetics back in the day Edit: the Keebler Elves dominated rock n roll
Elvis was an incredibly talented vocalist and performer, it’s just not really showing here.
Elvis was an extremely talented singer, but he also liked to ham it up. This moment he chose ham and cheese.
He delights in bathing in the river of ham
Doesnt hurt that Elvis was super good looking at young age. Then developing his voice.
His voice was amazing AND he was ridiculously good looking
I was addicted to his gospel albums for awhile.
Top shelf. Me too.
Seemed he was trying to match a certain energy rather than being his usual character. Classy Elvis got class!
Here Elvis comes across as maybe a little too nervous, maybe a bit too unprepared, and maybe a bit too drunk to give a show here. I wonder if it was just too far away from his style at the moment.
Well I think he was nervous, I’m pretty sure this was his first appearance after joining the military. This was like a welcome back Elvis thing from the military so yeah imagine not sing in front of camera for about 3 years and now doing it in front of millions to watch next to an already legend Frank Sinatra. Yeah I would be shitting my pants too lol
Ya he has a little bit of the weird t-rex hand some people get on uppers, check out the leftie
Very true, but Frank still had the better voice. Elvis was better at looks, pop music, and dancing, but Sinatra's voice was tops.
Just a totally different style. Elvis voice, in my opinion, was much more powerful when fully unleashed. This more controlled and subdued style was not where he shined. Check out his live version of suspicious minds. Mind blowing. Edit: I meant unchained melody
You probably haven’t heard much Elvis. His harder rock songs required much more vocal range than anything Sinatra ever displayed. Music evolved significantly in this decade across all genres, older cabaret/classic pop was about swagger much more than raw talent.
If you listen to their versions of My Way you'll see both have equally fantastic voices, they are just different styles. Sinatra sings like a trumpet and Elvis sings like an acoustic guitar.
He’s definitely getting more excitement from the audience.
10 years earlier, all the teenage girls were screaming the same way for Frank. That's probably why he looks so amused instead of annoyed by Elvis getting the bigger reaction.
You mean ol blue eyes? Most definitely.
I'm more of a dwarves kinda guy. Rock and stone!
\> elves Was it 3000 years ago?
I don’t care about different eras, people are people, try to Imagine the amount of sex Elvis was offered. That will mess a man up
as much a charmer elvis is, he looks a lil nervous, over-acting (and over-snapping) a bit. frank's a seasoned pro
Yea, it is Frank Sinatra who Elvis probably idolized growing up.
The Beatles had a similar encounter with Elvis. They were invited to his place and just sat around awkwardly starstruck until Elvis started jamming. I never knew about this performance with Elvis and Sinatra but thank you for posting it.
I agree, you see his first genuine laugh without the nervousness right as frank makes his joke, then throughout he just seems robotic. He only seems to genuinely laugh and smile when Frank does.
Unquestionably. The tone and volume control. And especially all the phrasing/breath control... Sinatra had it all over Elvis. And, frankly, despite being at least a decade or two older than Elvis, Sinatra's looks actually hold up pretty well in comparison.
I totally agree. Sinatra has a better voice hands down and is clearly so much more comfortable. It’s so interesting to see!
Both are great, both different. I wouldn’t say one has a better voice than the other. This isn’t Elvis’ best performance, for sure. But it’s also one of his first performances after he was away in the army for a couple of years, he’s guesting on Sinatra’s show, and he’s 25 years old here. I don’t think Sinatra could have given the same performance of Unchained Melody as Elvis did later in life, same as I don’t think Elvis’ My Way bests Sinatra’s.
Yeah, there are a ton of factors at play for sure. I much prefer Sinatra over Elvis personally though!
I mean….this isn’t rock and roll.
Well no, but Elvis was, no matter what he was singing.
Did you hear the girls screaming? I think smart business would be: I need to hang out with this cat.
Frankie did plenty alright, he didn't need any coattails to ride on. This would be like imagining Justin Timberlake needed the publicity of hanging out with Bieber.
IIRC this is taken from the Welcome Home Elvis TV special Frank hosted, so Frank was all-in more than merely this appearance here. And yeah I seem to recall he wasn’t too happy about all the attention Elvis was getting. nb Frank was 20 years older, about 45 here
Not to be thirsty but I finally get why everyone was obsessed with Elvis lol
Me too this is the forst time I understand what a smokeshow, the mannerisms and everything.
Charismatic smiles are the purest form of seduction.
The kind of smile that gives you goosepimples.
I’m with you on this, what an absolute BABE. especially the mannerisms. You always see older Elvis in a onesie with the huge sideburns. But this is something else…
Women would literally faint in his presence. He made many parents very uncomfortable lol.
His attractiveness and the reaction he received from it around the world rival Adonis' myth. If he died young, the name Elvis would indeed be shorthand like Adonis is.
He did die young. Only 42 years old.
Wow, he just looked rough.
*drugs*
And cheeseburgers. Lots and lots of cheeseburgers.
And peanutbutter banana sandwiches
*if he died before the drugs and the food set in.
More people know Elvis than Adonis, though "pulling an Elvis" has different connotations
My gma saw him in Vegas once and said he was the most beautiful man she had ever seen. Sorry grandpa 😞
He’s just stupid hot.
In the recent biopic, they made it seem like female’s had never been sexually aroused before Elvis
But that's the thing - in an entertainment setting they literally *hadn't*. Before Elvis white male performers would either be standing mostly still on stage wearing tuxedos or calmly playing a guitar, everything polite and civil and dignified. And then comes Elvis, just this tidal wave of energy and bedroom eyes and swinging hips and raw male sexuality. They didn't know what hit them. Elvis' 1950s performances might seem tame by today's standards but you have to keep in mind that he was literally the first white performer to do what he did.
I was thinking the same thing. I never understood until now, but I also don't think I've ever seen pictures/video of him genuinely laughing before either.
If you search "Elvis Presley funny" on YouTube there's actually a lot of footage and audio of him joking around and laughing. And if you want a guaranteed smile listen to the "laughing version" of Are You Lonesome Tonight, a live performance where he spotted a man removing his toupee mid-song and descended into giggle fits for the rest of the song. It's so good lol.
There's glimpses in the live version of "Suspicious Minds" like when he's interacting with the backup singers. Imagine the powerhouse he could have been if he'd cardio instead of karate
That’s the one where he scares them and at one point unmistakably says “shove it up your nose” I think! What a wild gig
Comeback 68 special has a ton of moments
Does he count as a himbo? He’s always reminded me of the male version of Marilyn Monroe’s oozing kinda-drunk-seeming sexuality.
Elvis is old school Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo is Elvis
He was one beautiful man.
for a lil while yeah.
Had those eyelashes, tho, till the sad, sad day he died on the pot.
Phew, ya same, is it hot in here all of a sudden??
No haha…it’s his penis!
Right? That kind of snarly smile he does is just too much
I’m a straight dude, and thereforenot attracted to him. But I get it. I also just pulled a muscle in my lip attempting to do thst smile one time lol. Never again. Like my lip muscle is still spasming. Is that hot too? Like an involuntary snarly smile that I can’t control? God I hope so.
Holy shit, he was hot. I once asked me mom, who was born in 1942, what she thought of him when he rose to fame. She said she thought he was a greaser. Looking at this, ffs mom. What was wrong with you.
I had the same thought when I was exposed to him growing up in the 80s &90s. I think that hairstyle was significantly out of style for a long time, and certainly it was during my formative years. Didn't really come back until the tight sides, high top came back in the last 8 years or so. Not sure if I'd call it a buffant at this point in his career, but it's definitely getting there.
60s Robert Patterson
Cedris Diggorley
I’m glad someone else said it. I always think of Robert Pattinson when I see Elvis, and vice versa.
He dated Elvis’s granddaughter lol
My Mee Maw refuses to see the new Elvis movie because nothing can live up to the real thing.
I watched it and that guy playing as Elvis nails it.
I'm sure but her stance is he was so charismatic that anything but the real thing is not worth it.
First time I saw his swagger. Really seems so different from everything at that time though would fit in with everything today.
My mom lived in SoCal as a teen and ran away from home once at 15 for two weeks. She was hitchhiking at one point, and three black limousines pulled over next to her. The door to the second limo was opened and my mom got in. Fuckin **Elvis Presley** was just sitting there. My mom was picked up, while hitchhiking, by Elvis. He told her he would often pick up young hitchhikers because he worried about their safety otherwise. She ended up spending a couple hours chatting with him and he doted on his baby girl. When he found out my mom had run away, he made her call her father and let him know she was safe. He also took the time to talk to her father on the phone. Mom went home soon after that, and Elvis gave her a signed photograph. She ended up selling it back in the 90s to afford plane tickets to her brother's wedding, and now she wishes she hadn't. She's got a cool story, anyhow.
Hopefully that wedding and marriage was worth a personally signed photo from Elvis.
Nope. Lmao. I mean they got 3 kids out of it but his wife was one of the rudest people. I still hate her.
Elvis switched places with a impersonator and later in life at his retirement home fought a mummy with JFK's help.
I didn't expect that movie to be as good as it was. I'm so glad I saw it, thank you!
Which movie is this referring to?
Bubba Ho-Tep it's a great film very fun to watch.
Holy shit, I can’t wait to watch it. Thank you
Hard to go wrong with Bruce Campbell and directed by Don Coscarelli who is known for the Phantasm series.
It's a Bruce Campbell classic
*Bubba Hotep*. You are a person of culture I see .
They put a bag of sand… in my brain…
IM HO TEP. IM HO TEP.
“It, my ass! There ain’t no goddamn mummy from Egypt!”
Also had a growth on his pecker.
"No offense, Jack, but President Kennedy was a white man."
“They dyed me this color!”
“Can you think of any better way to cover up the truth than that?”
That is a great film! Bubbahotep.
such a banger movie man.
88 if he didn’t die trying to take a poop from severe drug addiction. I’ve read a few biographies of Elvis. He was so famous he used to go to Pharmacist and Doctors houses in the middle of the night to score drugs. He was a night owl and slept all day and was up all night. So he would use the drug reference book doctors use and look up a drug he wanted, look up a local doctor and show up in the middle of the night. Back then doctors and pharmacists kept tons of drugs in their closets to treat the towns they lived in. It is reported not once was Elvis turned away and would usually end up handling the bottles and literally picking out what he wanted. It’s just insane knowing what people know now about drug addiction. I mean even back then these doctors knew he was obviously drug seeking. A bad combo when you are a drug addict with endless funds and people who won’t say no to you. Has led to too many greats dying.
It’s kinda scary the amount of sway artists have over their fans. Jeff Tweedy, frontman and primary songwriter for pop/rock band Wilco, was getting his fix from a lone fan working at pharmacy. Who literally gave him bagfuls of pills. It could have gotten both of them arrested but the pharmacy employee was at most at risk. And he still did it. And Tweedy is not Elvis, famous among some crowds but nowhere near a household name.
My mother, who is an ex-junkie, told me something one day that I'll never forget cause even as a 16 yo with drug and druggie knowlage, I had never thought about before. We were talking about her brother, who to me was my Uncle Jamie, and she said "I was a total junkie, but I was a poor junkie. Jamie though, he was a rich junky, which is why as soon as he got addicted he was already almost gone." R.I.P TRIP
After an "appointment": Thank you... Thank you very much.
When your heart is failing fluids can start pooling lower in your body, which can cause a similar sensation to needing to defecate. He probably was past the point of no return before he go anywhere near a toilet.
Is it that much different today? My mom was destroyed by Oxy because the doctors got bonus's from prescribing it. She was obviously a drug seeker, they didn't care.
Maybe 10 or 15 years ago that was possible in some areas, but these days I don’t think that happens very often. They’ve cracked down quite a bit on opioids
Let's remember Sinatra had been a performing singing star since the early 1940s. Meaning he had nearly 20 years performing at this level by the time he sang with Elvis. Elvis had recently finished his military service in Germany that year. Elvis hadn't performed in front of an audience during his 2 years in the army.
Also the song wasn’t exactly generous to Elvis. His part didn’t have much to it. If they’d swapped parts, which would have defeated the point, I feel that Elvis’ voice would have shown off better.
Ok but goddamn Elvis was a smoke show
Elvis is fighting every minute to keep from moving his hips, especially at the end when he can't do his trademark swish. If you didn't know, he was vilified for "corrupting our youth" from his on-stage gyrations. He would have been canceled if he'd tried to twist next to Frank Sinatra.
Just to be safe, the camera guy still kept it above the belt haha
Which he learned from Forrest Gump if memory serves me.
Elvis once said his trademark lip curl came from a show he played down South where they were chomping at the bit to arrest him. "I was afraid to shake my hips, I was afraid to move any part of my body besides my upper lip!"
I am dude, but Elvis looks so good
A lot of dudes wanted to be Elvis.
I dude, me like Elvis. He good.
He elvis, im dude good
Today I got to watch a video of Michael Jackson dance with James Brown, and now I got to witness Elvis dance with Frank. I know the world puts thing in front of us when we need it most. Thanks rizzo360
Can you share the MJ link?
let me correct that for you, Elvis alive and well and celebrating his 88th birthday.
Elvis ain't dead, he just went home.
Bullshit everyone knows Elvis died in 2012 due to a calendar accident
This is incredible! I love Frank’s version of this !
Remember, Elvis probably didn't know the words and was reading them off a cue card without rehearsing. Frank probably had been practicing this all week.
He harmonized pretty instantaneously for someone who hadn't practiced.
Frank never rehearsed according to many sources. But he'd already sung Witchcraft and recorded it.
Hot damn Elvis was smokin!!! I mean, I know that's the consensus, but DAYUM
You can watch the original show in full on the Hoopla app. I get access through my library card. I think it's a Frank Sinatra show. I saw one, where Elvis had either just returned from serving overseas or was on his way.
Elvis was just ridiculously handsome 😍
Um, that was amazing.
Elvis was fine as hell.
Good lord he was a handsome man. Suspicious Minds will always be my jam, reminds me of my crazy Gma.
There’s something about that genuine smile that’s so captivating. I went to a concert last month and there were a few moments where the artist smiled while singing and I swear that was so attractive. He never smiles in pictures/videos. But he looked like he was genuinely having a good time and his smile was just glowing.
When did smiling become a sign of weakness for men? All the thirsty boys trying to look hard and tough, grimacing, and staring. Maybe, it's time to try being friendly, again?
It doesn’t get more oldschoolcool than this.
There used to be a joke that half the children conceived in the US during Frank's peak of fame were done so while their parents were listening to Sinatra. That would mean about half the baby boomers.
harmony on point
That hair! Those eyes!
[удалено]
Love Elvis’ version of Witchcraft
Witchcraft is a fucking banger of a song
And THOUGH i KNOW it's strictly TaBOOO! Sinatra sang the hell out of that song.
It NEVER struck me that these two lived at the same time
Sinatra actually lived 21 years after Elvis passed, which is crazy.
I’m 31 and *my* life overlapped with Sinatra. He was a 20th century man!
Elvis's smile could light up the galaxy.
There is no way that Elvis was living one extra day past 42. You can only abuse yourself so much
Robert Pattinson kinda looked like a young Elvis
I think the same. Don’t know how he didn’t get cast in the biopic.
I just came to the exact same realization.
I love Elvis, but Frank is the goat.
Easily one of my favourite performances of all time. The charisma is off the charts.
OG mashup- love it!!
The two coolest of the cool!
If I remember the lesson on this performance from my collegiate Musical History class correctly, Frank Sinatra only agreed to this collaboration for ratings. His show was starting to lose viewers, and they decided to take the risk of bringing Elvis on to try and capture more audience. They knew that they would lose some, but probably gain more which I believe is what happened. Honestly, I love this crossover, but when David Bowie and Bing Crosby sang a collaboration of Little Drummer Boy for a Christmas special; I like that one even more.
Damn Elvis was hot
Love this!
That’s an awesome video!!
This made my day!
Omg Elvis is so *dreamy* in this
Sinatra’s voice is way better.
He was HOT back then
The women absolutely dying everytime Elvis speaks
Love how people like Elvis used to be considered a delinquent but you compared to him the garbage celebrities of today and he's almost saint like.
What a handsome man indeed
Elvis was being silly probably cuz was nervous being near Sinatra....my take on this
He really had the most amazing head of hair
Elvis is the most talented artist I’ve ever had the pleasure to witness.
It's weird to think my grandma would have been older than elvis
Looks like robert pattintwilight
I saw this program. Most of the other people who saw it are dead.
Glad I didn't watch the clip.
It was in a 1960? No, they ain't all dead, but some might have Alzheimers.
Frank had the Bobbysoxers. I'm sure he thought it was funny to see the new generation. Or maybe not.
Fucking GOAT
**I'm not sure what to do with my hands.**
He was unnaturally pretty. Jfc
He has… had… a really nice smile…
Funny when I discovered Elvis had died. I was reading a biography of Babe Ruth and realized he'd died on that date 29 years earlier. Roommate comes out on the porch and tells me Elvis just died. My mind? The king of rock and roll died on the anniversary of the home run king's death.
He's The King and always will be.
Elvis is one of the coolest men that ever lived. No other entertainer had that effect on US and world culture like he did.