ELVIS PRESLEY LAUGHING FIT INDUCED BY DRUGS OR SOMETHING

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When I was in college I remember hearing a track on the radio of Elvis laughing his way through "Love Me Tender". Apparently he was on some pills and had accidently knocked an audience member's toupe off?

Does anybody know what this is? Or if it's available? Or if it even exists?

― Yute Of America, Saturday, 30 October 2004 22:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I have a copy. It was on "Said the Gramophone" about five months ago. Drop me a line and I'll drop it to you.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Saturday, 30 October 2004 23:01 (twenty-one years ago)

There's also a hard-to-listen-to, sadly revealing, chemical-induced monologue during 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' from the 'This is Elvis' s/t.

― 57 7th (calstars), Sunday, 31 October 2004 02:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Clip from This Is Elvis available here.

― Deric W. Haircare (Deric W. Haircare), Sunday, 31 October 2004 02:53 (twenty-one years ago)

That's heavy stuff.

― 57 7th (calstars), Sunday, 31 October 2004 02:57 (twenty-one years ago)

shit if I had been privy to that much codeine I would've been laughing too. poor bastard.

― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Sunday, 31 October 2004 03:03 (twenty-one years ago)

That version of "Love Me Tender" (and "Are You Lonesome") are two of the saddest things I've ever listened to.

Now, "Hot Damn Tamele", on the other hand, is a load of fun.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Sunday, 31 October 2004 04:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't realise the "Famous Laughing Version" of Are You Lonesome Tonight was sad. That version maks me piss myself when I hear it "Do you gaze at your bald head and wish you had hair?" etc

― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 31 October 2004 10:00 (twenty-one years ago)

it's sad when you watch it

― cutty (mcutt), Sunday, 31 October 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

that link didn't work.

― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 31 October 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I remember Bruno Brookes had this theory that it was actually the hilariously over-the-top singing of that female backing singer that set him off!!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Sunday, 31 October 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

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