#Moody Blue

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[mudwerks]

(via Dear Diary - Moody Blues (1969)

[vintagepresley]

I can’t find the words to express how much I adore this man. He’s such a goof.

[emaaronv]

[elvis1970s]

On February 21st 1977, Elvis played to 13 000 at the Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the final show of a tough tour in freezing winter conditions, and the second night in Charlotte.

This clip features possibly one of only two attempts at a live performance of Moody Blue, which had been released as a single at the end of 1976.

It had proven to be a tricky enough song to nail in the studio (it was recorded during the first of the two 1976 'jungle room' sessions), so without the benefit of any rehearsal, it was probably never going to be perfect in a live setting. Elvis tried hard and nearly made it, but it does seem like a sparse arrangement without the benefit of the strings featuring in the studio version.

Had history turned out differently, it might have been quite a showpiece with the backing of the full Hilton orchestra, during Elvis' scheduled Las Vegas engagement in October 1977, opening the new 5 000 seat Hilton Pavilion showroom.

Even without the benefit of live support, Moody Blue charted for four months in Elvis' lifetime, reached number one on Cashbox Country, number one on Billboard Hot Country and number 31 on Billboard Hot 100.

The second track featured here is an impromptu Please Release Me, which came together very well after a shaky start, with Elvis having a chuckle over the fact that piano player Tony Brown was trying to work out his own part as he went along.

[author-mandi-bean]

Refreshing for NaNoWriMo

It’s November. It’s National Novel Writing Month. But I am not as excited as I should be. Despite the optimistic tones and clear message of perseverance in my more recent blog posts, I have to admit: the rejections are getting to me. I’m trying to remind myself that it’s all part of the process and yadda, yadda, yadda, and blah, blah, blah. But I’ve also been wondering if I should change the…

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[mikibagels]

With that, I'm off to bed. Goodnight y'all.

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[cherryvazquez]

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