19 Elvis Fans Can Be Polled: The ILM Elvis Presley poll roll out thread

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10. Elvis Presley - “All Shook Up” 436 points, 12 votes, 1 number one

#18 for me

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9. Elvis Presley - “Heartbreak Hotel” 437 points, 14 votes

Kudos to anyone who can tell me without googling who first recorded “Burning Love.”

Surprised heartbreak hotel is that high tbh.

Probably I should have voted for "Heartbreak Hotel" higher, but as Lennon said, it has a corny title.

I didn't vote for "All Shook Up", or "Don't Be Cruel", or another one that's coming up, because this guy had a lot of great songs and I don't really need to hear these ones very much anymore. They're in tv advertising land now.

may as well post that third one then

I'm guessing my baby left me isn't going to place. Shame because it's 10 times the performance of heartbreak hotel. When the rca engineers finally cracked how to replicate the sun studios sound. They tried on heartbreak hotel but it's just the wrong side of clunky and overdone.

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8. Elvis Presley - “Hound Dog” 438 points, 14 votes

"My Baby Left Me" was #52. I agree.

(I mean, I agree with you, wtev. I also voted it higher than "Heartbreak Hotel".)

ok let's get to the business now

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7. Elvis Presley - “Kentucky Rain” 480 points, 12 votes, 1 number one

Had “My Baby Left Me” at #44, but could have put it higher

That was my #6

"Kentucky Rain" probably the biggest King hit that snuck up on me as a fav. It got a lot of play on the local classic country station when I lived in Kansas. Chips Moman knew the score. Apparently it's Ronnie Milsap on piano.

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6. Elvis Presley - “Blue Moon” 487 points, 14 votes, 1 number one

My #2. A foundational text for so much pop music.

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5. Elvis Presley - “Long Black Limousine” 512 points, 14 votes, 1 number one

Another astonishing song, and probably our deepest cut to place so high.

I wanted to vote just to make sure Long Black Limousine got on the list, glad it didn't need my help! It's so great

That makes seven from From Elvis in Memphis. That and the '68 Special are the big winners here.

"Long Black Limousine" makes me wonder what Elvis thought of "Sing Me Back Home".

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4. Elvis Presley - “That's All Right” 538 points, 16 votes

yeah, I got nothing either. good song but what's left to say.

however...

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3. Elvis Presley - “His Latest Flame” 560 points, 15 votes, 1 number one

is this our Sway? It was my #7 but I didn't expect it to get this high! Immense groove. Hearing the Smiths' cover was when I finally gave into liking them.

huh never heard of this before. can def see what the Smiths saw in it.

surprising to see "His Latest Flame" so high ... great tune, but #3, really?

I remember hearing "Kentucky Rain" in steady rotation when it was released, probably my first exposure to Elvis as a child ... I still love the huge histrionic chorus, very much of the same pop era as "Bridge over Troubled Water"

Phillips' production on "Blue Moon" is mindbogglingly futuristic, sounds like Elvis is singing on the moon

Kentucky Rain was my #1. shoutout to Eddie Rabbitt

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2. Elvis Presley - “Mystery Train” 616 points, 15 votes, 1 number one

and now...it is no secret (what God can do)...

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1. Elvis Presley - “Suspicious Minds” 700 points, 17 votes, 1 number one

“Latest Flame” was one of the first songs that really got me into Elvis. One of his finest pop songs, his voice at peak and he was still the most relevant artist in the world before the brit wave.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sTpzXmCwdQ

thank you Moka, thank you voters, thank you Gladys, now I gotta get a peanut butter and banana sandwich and hit the road, until we meet you again, God bless you, adiós

love the final image

"Good Rockin' Tonight" - my #7
"Don't Be Cruel" - my #3
"Tomorrow is a Long Time" - my #10. I talked about that one in a great-cover-songs thread not too long ago; didn't expect it to get this many votes, but it really is fantastic.
"Jailhouse Rock" - my #21
"Burning Love" - my #4
"All Shook Up" - my #2
"Heartbreak Hotel" - my #6
"Hound Dog" - my #16
"Blue Moon" - my #8
"Long Black Limousine" - my #11
"That's All Right" - my #14
"Mystery Train" - my #24
"Suspicious Minds" - my #25

The only song from my top 10 that didn't make the rollout was my #5, "There’s A Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In)".

Wow--I was the #1 for "Marie," but I'm shocked at how high that placed, even with a relatively small sample. I always thought that was some bizarre quirk of mine, something only an arm's-length Elvis fan would arrive at, one I'd become almost apologetic for over the years. Not for the song, which I love, but the idea that this could be someone's favourite Elvis song, how that might look to a hardcore fan; it'd be like someone telling me that their favourite Neil Young song is some throwaway from an '80s album.

Thanks for doing the poll.

1. “(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame”
2. “Mystery Train”
3. “Kentucky Rain”
4. “Viva Las Vegas”
5. “That’s Alright (Mama)”
6. “Suspicious Minds”
7. “Blue Moon”
8. “I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone”
9. “(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care”
10. “Tomorrow Is a Long Time”

Here's my full ballot:

1. Promised Land
2. All Shook Up
3. Don’t Be Cruel
4. Burning Love
5. There’s A Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In)
6. Heartbreak Hotel
7. Good Rockin’ Tonight
8. Blue Moon
9. Trouble
10. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
11. Long Black Limousine
12. Wearin’ That Loved-On Look
13. Never Been To Spain
14. That’s All Right
15. Blue Suede Shoes
16. Hound Dog
17. Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues
18. Baby What You Want Me To Do
19. Clean Up Your Own Back Yard
20. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
21. Jailhouse Rock
22. Stranger In My Own Home Town
23. Guitar Man
24. Mystery Train
25. Suspicious Minds
26. Funny How Time Slips Away
27. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’
28. In The Ghetto
29. You Asked Me To
30. I Got A Feelin’ In My Body
31. If You Talk In Your Sleep
32. I’m Movin’ On
33. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
34. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
35. Only The Strong Survive
36. Tiger Man
37. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road
38. You’ll Think Of Me
39. I Forgot To Remember To Forget
40. It’s Midnight
41. I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago
42. Tryin’ To Get To You
43. Fool
44. For Ol’ Times Sake
45. He’ll Have To Go
46. Snowbird
47. Polk Salad Annie
48. One-Sided Love Affair
49. Help Me
50. Walk A Mile In My Shoes

Wonderful poll, amazing pictures. Thanks for doing this, Moka & Euler!

Yeah, the graphics were fantastic.

I thought "Mystery Train" was a lock for the top spot, but I guess I was the only one who voted it #1 ... maybe I underestimated ILM's anti-Marcusism

thangyouverrahmuch Euler and Moka!

My too-small, hastily-assembled ballot. I didn't have enough time to do any serious relistening, so I stuck with what I know best: Sun Sessions, gospel, and the '70s:

1. Blue Moon of Kentucky
2. Bridge Over Troubled Water
3. Blue Moon
4. Mystery Train
5. I've Got Confidence
6. We Call On Him
7. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
8. Baby Let's Play House
9. Never Been To Spain
10. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
11. Good Rockin' Tonight
12. That's All Right
13. Suspicious Minds
14. How Great Thou Art
15. Milk Cow Blues Boogie
16. You'll Never Walk Alone
17. Power Of My Love
18. He Touched Me
19. An American Trilogy
20. Don't Cry Daddy
21. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
22. In The Ghetto

Bravo Euler and Moka. Didn't vote but enjoyed the rollout immensely. Lots to check out now!

great job guys!!

Beautiful poll. I'm so happy Marie's The Name placed so high. I thought it was gonna get shut out which would have been a crime.

Here's my ballot:

Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Long Black Limousine
(Marie’s the Name of) His Latest Flame
Change of Habit
Mystery Train
One Night
Kentucky Rain
Memories
That’s All Right
All Shook Up
If I Can Dream
Where Do I Go From Here
Clambake
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Always On My Mind
Wearin’ That Loved On Look
Good Rockin’ Tonight
Baby, Let’s Play House
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone
Suspicious Minds
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Stranger in My Own Home Town
The Wonder Of You
Inherit The Wind
Baby What You Want Me To Do
Viva Las Vegas
Jailhouse Rock
I’ll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Hold You In My Arms)
Burning Love
Separate Ways
It’s Now Or Never
Hound Dog
In the Ghetto
Don’t Be Cruel
Shake, Rattle & Roll/Flip Flop Fly
Heartbreak Hotel
American Trilogy
Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues
Power of My Love
Only the Strong Survive
You’ll Think Of Me
Don’t Cry Daddy
Blue Moon
Love Me
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Never Been to Spain
Patch It Up
Hard Headed Woman
Crying In the Chapel
Fool

Many thanks to Euler and Moka for running this.

This poll has been a pleasure to take part in. Thanks Euler for being pollrunner and Moka for smashing it out of the park with the graphics.

Tracks:

1. “Burning Love”
2. “Mystery Train”
3. “Suspicious Minds”
4. “Such A Night”
5. “Way Down”
6. “One Night”
7. “Hound Dog”
8. “Wearin’ That Loved On Look”
9. “Baby What You Want Me To Do?”
10. “Marie’s The Name Of His Latest Flame”
11. “Little Sister”
12. “Jailhouse Rock”
13. “Long Black Limousine”
14. “All Shook Up”
15. “Return To Sender”
16. “A Big Hunk O’ Love”
17. “That’s All Right”
18. “Money Honey”
19. “An American Trilogy
20. “US Male”
21. “Tomorrow Is A Long Time”
22. “Blue Moon”
23. “Hard-Headed Woman”
24. “I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water”
25. “Guitar Man”
26. “Moody Blue”
27. “The Lady Loves Me”
28. “The Power Of My Love”
29. “Baby I Want To Play House”
30. “Polk Salad Annie”
31. “Dirty Dirty Feeling”
32. “Blue Suede Shoes”
33.”I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago”
34. “Blue Moon Of Kentucky”
35. “For The Heart”
36. “Don’t Be Cruel”
37. “Can’t Help Falling In Love”
38. “My Baby Left Me”
39. “Heartbreak Hotel”
40. “Stranger In My Own Hometown”
41. “Reconsider Baby”
42. “You’re So Square Baby I Don’t Care”
43. “You’re The Devil In Disguise”
44. “I’ll Hold You In My Heart”
45. “It’s Now Or Never”
46. “Tiger Man”
47. “Always On My Mind”
48. ”I Feel So Bad”
49. “Edge Of Reality”
50. “The Last Farewell”

Movies:

1. Elvis: That’s The Way It Is
2. Viva Las Vegas
3. Jailhouse Rock
4. The Trouble With Girls
5. Elvis On Tour

Ups to Euler & Moka!