Forrest sings the praises of Elvis movies

[ForrestGump]

Part 1, in which he messes around with some tuneage from '60s soundtracks. There're too many of these things that I laid down, even for the diehardest of the ForrestGump Record Club, so I split 'em up into two installments...second one will be along in maybe a day or so.

I had a ton of fun singing these songs, and some of the least (musically) were the most fun. "You Gotta Stop," from the Easy Come, Easy Go soundtrack (in the second batch of uploads, yet to come), is just one example of a less-than-stellar song that I not only find terminally catchy but that is just such fun to sing (always liked the lead guitar on that song, too).

Some of these songs are bona fide classics, like "Return To Sender," "Viva Las Vegas," "Wooden Heart," "A Little Less Conversation" (albeit this one being largely unappreciated until it resurfaced a few years ago), and a few others. Others are gems, on a par ( in my opinion) with his great non-soundtrack studio work from the '60s, like "Summer Kisses, Winter Tears," "Follow That Dream," "Let Yourself Go," "Edge Of Reality," and others. But some are, pretty much undeniably, not-so-good and definitely squandering of Elvis' talent and potential. Even these latter songs, though -- like the movies that so many of us grew up with via TV -- have attained a kind of legitimacy in the past decade or two, almost as a cult phenomenon. And, dammit, I still find "You Gotta Stop" catchy -- I have no explanation for "Do The Clam," however, but will note that it was an inexplicably huge hit in Japan in 1965.

Some of these songs pop up in unexpected places, too. I've got a recording of none other than Led Zeppelin doing "Frankfort Special," "Pocketful Of Rainbows" was on the Jerry Maguire soundtrack, "Follow That Dream" has for many years been a staple in Bruce Springsteen's live setlist, Julee Cruise's cover of "Summer Kisses, Winter Tears" was recorded for the film Until The End Of The World, "Viva Las Vegas" has been covered by Bruce, ZZ Top, and just about anyone who's played Vegas, kd lang used to close her concerts with "I'll Be Back," and, of course "A Little Less Conversation" was a pet favorite of the maker of the remake of Oceans Eleven and went from its soundtrack to chart dominance after a remix for a Nike commercial.

Anyway, here they are, in all their dubious glory (some more dubious than others), my renditions of some of Elvis' celluloid ditties. All MP3 files...just click on the URL below the song title if it's a song you want to hear (my attempt thereof, anyway):



Tonight Is So Right For Love (1960 - from the GI Blues soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1FUPBMW2SPE1Y057GJOLH5I99T (2.89 MB)

Doin' The Best I Can (1960 - from the GI Blues soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3UCAPQ3OONMCH1F5H58DZ8B2KT (4.03 MB)

Frankfort Special (1960 - from the GI Blues soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2S88LVL2BRFDI3VPVZX7NSU3PB (3.88 MB)

Wooden Heart (1960 - from the GI Blues soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0Q97I4S1O6O4L105RE3PVS7CU9 (2.80 MB)

Pocketful Of Rainbows (1960 - from the GI Blues soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0H8K7VIP3TVRO28WWUN8GAGEWO (3.48 MB)

Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (1960 - cut from the Flaming Star soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2E2PA82JBSETB3EKX2JXVQSYWI (3.37 MB)

Forget Me Never (1960 - from the Wild In The Country soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=113TTQRS9OGSU2HSGHA27EHSIJ (2.27 MB)

No More (1961 - from the Blue Hawaii soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0JM451DOVNO7I302VFDNBQ5Y3U (3.30 MB)

Hawaiian Wedding Song (1961 - from the Blue Hawaii soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1KXZJELJXWW1W3GLGPT12WV6XD (3.89 MB)

Slicin' Sand (1961 - from the Blue Hawaii soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0UVL2BLVLTQ7O2J6L8F8WQBRJB (2.18 MB)

Follow That Dream (1961 - from the Follow That Dream soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=37XOXLTH7H78816L4BP9DV2RE2 (2.12 MB)

Angel (1961 - from the Follow That Dream soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=26D7V5RCXM1WE2BY6HMA4X52WC (3.26 MB)

Easy Question (not really a soundtrack song -- recorded in 1962 for a Nashville studio LP and later used in the 1965 film, Tickle Me)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=11HKWFAM3685M3LQJLBXCGN3C5 (3.14 MB)

Return To Sender (1962 - from the Girls! Girls! Girls! soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2RTNSS3R39QFO1KZ5SIKDCZK6C (3.01 MB)

They Remind Me Too Much Of You (1962 - from the It Happened At The World's Fair soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0MYJE7U8Y4GQT03A4MSUYDPJRK (3.42 MB)

One Broken Heart For Sale (1962 - from the It Happened At The World's Fair soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0ZS2CX5JJMUHO0IAAM922JWXBW (2.21 MB)

Beyond The Bend (1962 - from the It Happened At The World's Fair soundtrack)
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0ZUM1FTWDG5PX2001FVU97RI5P (2.48 MB)

[jus_the_facts]

1. Hold me tight....the moon's so bright....

...tonight is so right...for love!!!! :loveya: :hug: :*

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Well, my dear Forrest.....

You ARE a many talented guy.....

You sound so much like Elvis that it's uncanny......

And yet I know it's not him.....but a real live DU'er!

Gives me shivers........

I enjoyed the songs muchly....takes me back...*sigh*


:headbang: :yourock:


Edited for: grammar