E is for Elvis (inspired)

<p>He's revered and ridiculed, celebrated and impersonated, mourned and mocked... Dead or alive, for better or worse, the Pelvis' legacy includes a seemingly inexhaustible collection of songs inspired by him in one way or another. In this episode we discuss just a few of those that have inspired us.&nbsp;</p> <p>NB: No *actual* Elvis songs are played or discussed in this episode at all, however if you like any of the following it's worth a listen!</p> <p>Playlist:</p> <p>Elvis Impersonator, Manic Street Preachers, Everything Must Go, 1996</p> <p>There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis, Kirsty MacColl, Desperate Character, &nbsp;1981</p> <p>Fight the Power, Public Enemy, Fear of a Black Planet, 1990</p> <p>Porcelain Monkey, Warren Zevon, Life'll Kill Ya', 2000</p> <p>Elvis Song, Liz Phair, 1991</p> <p>Elvis Is Dead, Living Colour, Time's Up', 1991</p> <p>Graceland, Paul Simon, Graceland, 1986</p> <p>Eternal Flame, The Bangles, Everything, 1989</p> <p>Black Velvet, Alannah Myles, 1989</p> <p>Personal Jesus, Depeche Mode, Violator, 1989</p> <p>Elvis Ate America, Passengers, 1995</p> <p>Hey Hey, My My (Out of the Blue), Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps, 1979</p> <p>A Liddle Biddy Help from Elvis, Space, Tin Planet, 1998</p> <p><br></p> <p>Credits:</p> <p>The King, 2017, Wikipedia, BBC.com, Billboard.com, U2 radio.com, Noise11.com, Songfacts.com, IMDB.com, Genius.com</p> <p>elvis.commercialappeal.com</p> <p>new.onecountry.com</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/societyowesmeagenxpodcast/message