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ELVIS PRESLEY Moody Blue

820 views · Published 15 February 2012 · 3:01 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: daveinprogress3 · 2012 · Music

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A run of posts dedicated to late, great pop singers. Whitney Houston, Karen Carpenter and now the King - Elvis Presley. Back to my timeline of posting in some order the pop gems and rarities - i return to February 1977, exactly 35 years ago - "Moody Blue" by Elvis reaches #1 on the Billboard Country Chart (although would only climb to #31 Pop), and simultaneously is released in Australia this week, all those years ago! 

Being born in 1964, I am an Abba teenybopper, rather than a Beatles or Elvis fan, decade wise, although growing up, his legend was always looming over the culture and his death later in 1977 was one of the most shocking of my lifetime (perhaps only John Lennon and Michael Jackson comparable), He was the biggest star on the planet - his fame straddled every possible medium and genre. His devastating good looks, charm, sex appeal and iconic status are still as apparent three and a half decades after his death.

"Moody Blue"  ascended the Aussie charts in the February, reaching the Top 15 and spending 5 months in the chart, and would understandably re-enter the Top 100 in the September of 1977, after his death in the August. This time around it reached #29, spending a further 2 months selling copies as fans struggled to comprehend the loss of this beloved superstar. 

I am realizing how powerful youtube is in reconnecting and revealing the power of music and the marriage of images and sound in reminding people of great songs and significant memories in our lifetimes. I hope it continues to provide that for many years to come.

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