Sunday Night Karaoke Divorce Edition. . . and a hubbuck giveaway!

[lamarrebel]

Today I became a single man again, much to my sadness. In any event, I needed to unwind last night in anticipation of this and "retired" a few of my "downer" songs, one final time:

1. "Backside of Thirty" (John Conlee -- sounds like my recent life story)
2. "Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton -- great song, I'll probably keep singing)
3. "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You" (Toby Keith)

and I'll give $20 million hubbucks to anyone who can guess the Elvis song I closed with. It was not "Devil in Disguise" or the Aloha version of "I'm so Lonesome I could Cry" -- I don't think I have mentioned singing this particular song before.

[damnyank]

???? Blue Suede Shoes is about as far out in left field as I can guess!! :smt102

[4olems]

Are you lonesone tonight?

[Scarlett O'Hara]

My Way?

[lamarrebel]

Nope...but think mood song, like the others, and the whole situation I've alluded to. Are You Lonesome Tonight is a good guess, but it didn't cross my mind last night.

[damnyank]

My Way?

I like the way you think Scarlett! :clap:

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Sucipious Minds?

[lamarrebel]

Not that one either..though I have performed the "Aloha" version (with moves) of "Suspicious Minds" several times recently. My Way I was performing after the news in April.

[4olems]

Always on my mind?

[Chichiguita]

I'm listening to Alanis Morrisette's "You Ought to know" right now....

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Always On My Mind?

[4olems]

Crying in the chapel?

[Scarlett O'Hara]

In the Ghetto?

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Release Me?

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Unchained Melody?

[buggz13]

where are you singing such depressing crap so i will know where to avoid?

[big john]

moody blue?

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

[lamarrebel]

Lol...well, I said I'm "retiring" these songs...so I won't be singing these again (hopefully).

Let's think younger Elvis than "Release Me" and "Always On My Mind". And I could barely cover the Elvis version of "Unchained Melody" before the sinus flare-up of mine that won't go away...let alone now!

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Don't Be Cruel?

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Fools Rush In?

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Heartbreak Hotel?

[big john]

i cant help falling in love with you

[wilebill]

I Don't Like Dundays... I mean Mondays

No, wrong singer.

[lamarrebel]

I knew my now ex six years before we were married so "Fools Rush In" wouldn't fit in...and my "Heartbreak Hotel" melody is folklore on here (see the video). Keep guessing.

[big john]

my happiness

[damnyank]

Blue Hawaii! :bowrofl:

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain?

[big john]

release me

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Devil in Disguise?

[Scarlett O'Hara]

I Got A Woman?

[big john]

loving you

[Scarlett O'Hara]

A fool Such As I?

[big john]

i got stung

[Scarlett O'Hara]

It's Over?

[big john]

don't

[big john]

hard headed woman

[amanda]

Jailhouse Rock?

[lamarrebel]

Now and then there's a fool such as I over you....I certainly could have sang that one...but still...no. And I said at the outset I did not sing "Devil in Disguise"! Please no repeat guesses! If I haven't responded, it's either wrong or the person above you who has made your guess has already won!

[amanda]

Nothing but a Hound Dog?

[Kitty]

Love Me Tender

[big john]

Now and then there's a fool such as I over you....I certainly could have sang that one...but still...no. And I said at the outset I did not sing "Devil in Disguise"! Please no repeat guesses! If I haven't responded, it's either wrong or the person above you who has made your guess has already won!no repeat guesses or what? a person can't have an accedent?how bout this,WHO GIVES A SHIT?

[amanda]

In the Ghetto?

[amanda]

T-r-o-u-b-l-e?

[lamarrebel]

Love Me Tender -- That song is permanently retired. I sang it on a first date some fourteen plus years ago, and one on my knees shortly after my wedding to the same girl. I've never sang it publicly to an audience outside her presence or to another girl. :cry::cry:

[lamarrebel]

no repeat guesses or what? a person can't have an accedent?how bout this,WHO GIVES A SHIT?


Sorry to be snippy, but I saw several repeat guesses. I'll up the pot to $50 mil in hubbucks.

[amanda]

Why Me Lord?

[wilebill]

how bout this,WHO GIVES A SHIT?

I don't think Elvis sang that song.

[MsMargatini]

In the Ghetto?

[amanda]

When It Rains It Really Pours?

[lamarrebel]

Think sad, but with a touch of masculine bravado. Nothing socially conscious like "In the Ghetto" or "If I Can Dream"..and I'll even narrow it down to pre-68 Comeback Special, though there is a tape out there of him fumbling an abbreviated version of this song in Vegas and I think after it he says something like "13 years down the drain!"

[amanda]

I'm Beginning To Forget You?





:smt118

[lamarrebel]

I don't think I've even heard the Elvis version of that! Just pulled it up on Youtube! But if it's that obscure, feel assured that even Shenanigans, which has an outstanding selection, probably doesn't have it. This is a song, that although not a no 1 hit, is one that the casual Elvis fan has heard before.

[shultz dooley]

It's got to be "Burning Love"

[Pirate_129]

Jailhouse Rock?

[lamarrebel]

"Burning Love" was 1972...this song was pre-1968 Comeback special.

[4olems]

heartbreak hotel

[4olems]

one night

[4olems]

its now or never

[Kitty]

Separate Ways

[Kitty]

Puppet on a String

[4olems]

dont be cruel

[4olems]

hound dog

[wilebill]

A dog's life

[lamarrebel]

One Night...is one I sing regularly, but again no. "Puppet On A String" might be one I try in the future with someone I like, who knows......but still no. Don't Be Cruel and Hound Dog both hit No. 1, and this song was not a number one hit, but was the flip side of a big Elvis hit.

[wilebill]

adam and evil

[jmb]

Love Me
(Treat me like a fool, treat me mean and cruel...)

[wilebill]

clean up your own backyard

[wilebill]

flip, flop and fly

[wilebill]

i was born about ten thousand years ago

[4olems]

Crying time

[wilebill]

steppin' out of line

[wilebill]

surrender

[wilebill]

there goes my everything

[wilebill]

t-r-o-u-b-l-e

[lamarrebel]

Love Me
(Treat me like a fool, treat me mean and cruel...)

I would love to learn to play an acoustic guitar so I could just once serenade someone with that song, that way David Keith does in the movie "Heartbreak Hotel" (1988). But, again no...and sadly, in my old age, I struggle with the notes in the original version.

[wilebill]

when it rains, it really pours

[wilebill]

why me, lord

[wilebill]

you better run

[lamarrebel]

At this rate, we're going to have more posts than the "City of Oak Grove" thread ...and all in one night!

[lamarrebel]

why me, lord great Gospel song, and I'm still amazed at how low J.D. Sumter's voice could go in that song! Elvis did a wonderful performance in his 1974 Memphis concert, but again not it.

[jmb]

Peace in the Valley

[4olems]

dont leave me now

[Scarlett O'Hara]

If I can Dream

[Kitty]

Did Elvis ever sing a song about a bagel?

[lamarrebel]

Ok..another hint..not a gospel song. I've only once sang Elvis gospel at a bar and it was on the anniversary of his death last weekend when I sang "Lead Me, Guide Me". So, I'll even narrow it down a little more.

1. Not gospel.
2. pre-1968
3. somewhat sad, with a touch of bravado
4. flip side of a big Elvis hit

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Memories

[Scarlett O'Hara]

It hurts me

[BayFly]

Tiger Man

[BayFly]

Baby, What do you want me to do?

[lamarrebel]

"Memories" was from 1968, and one of my favorites from the special. But no...this song was not released in the '68 comeback special or performed except for one time in the 70s that I know of, where Elvis forgot the words and did an abbreviated version of it. It was originally released on the flip side of a big hit of Elvis' prior to 1968. (i.e. between 1954 and November 1968 )

[jmb]

I Was the One

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Kentucky Rain

[jmb]

My Baby Left Me

[Kitty]

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

[jmb]

That's When Your Heartache Begins

[4olems]

too much

[BayFly]

U.S. Male

[4olems]

one night

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Guitar Man