La admiración y el respeto que le tienen la gran mayoría de artistas a Elvis es algo que ni tan siquiera se puede discutir. Otro buen ejemplo ha sido el de Tom Jones en su nuevo álbum recuperando un precioso tema de Gillian Welch titulado "Elvis Presley Blues". A continuación, os dejo la original y la de Tom Jones. Maravilloso homenaje por ambas partes al mito definitivo del rock'n'roll.
I was
thinking that night about Elvis
Day that
he died, day that he died
I was
thinking that night about Elvis
Day that
he died, day that he died
Just a
country boy that combed his hair
And put
on a shirt his mother made and went on the air
And he
shook it like a chorus girl
And he
shook it like a Harlem Queen
He shook
it like a midnight rambler, baby
Like you
never seen, like you never seen, never seen
I was
thinking that night about Elvis
Day that
he died, day that he died
I was
thinking that night about Elvis
Day that
he died, day that he died
How he
took it all out of black and white
Grabbed
his wand in the other hand and he held on tight
And he
shook it like a hurricane
He shook
it like to make it break
And he
shook it like a holy roller, baby
With his
soul at stake, with his soul at stake, soul at stake
I was
thinking that night about Elvis
Day that
he died, day that he died
I was
thinking that night about Elvis
Day that
he died, day that he died
He was
all alone in a long decline
Thinking
how happy John Henry was that he fell down and died
When he
shook it and he rang like silver
He shook
it and he shine like gold
He shook
it and he beat that steam drill, baby
Well
bless my soul, well bless my soul
He shook
it and he beat that steam drill, baby
Well
bless my soul, what's wrong with me?
I was
thinking that night about Elvis
Day that
he died, day that he died
I was
thinking that night about Elvis
Day that
he died, day that he died..