
...Sings Elvis
Performances of classic Elvis Presley songs by the likes of Cliff Richard, Paul McCartney, Tom Jones, Carl Perkins, Boy George, Alison Moyet, Pet Shop Boys and Robbie Williams.
2011 marked the 75th anniversary of Elvis Presley's birth and was celebrated by a host of performances by artists covering the King's classic songs culled from the BBC archives.
Some of Britain's biggest stars were introduced to rock n roll as teenagers via their idol Elvis, and Cliff Richard, Paul McCartney, Tom Jones and John Cale all pay their tribute. The original songwriters of some of Elvis's greatest hits perform their own versions of classic tracks, including Carl Perkins singing Blue Suede Shoes and Mac Davis doing In the Ghetto.
Other artists paying homage from across five decades include The Deep River Boys, the Stylistics, Boy George, Alison Moyet, Pet Shop Boys and Robbie Williams. There will be jumpsuits, pelvic thrusts, brilliant tunes ... and Glen Campbell's Elvis impersonation.
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Elvis Presley
Hound Dog
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Cliff Richard
Heartbreak Hotel
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Boy George
Down By The Riverside
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The Deep River Boys
Love Me Tender
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Pet Shop Boys
Always On My Mind
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Paul McCartney
All Shook Up
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Carl Perkins
Blue Suede Shoes
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The Stylistics
Can't Help Falling In Love
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Alison Moyet
Love Letters
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Glen Campbell
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
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The Jordanaires
Blue Suede Shoes/All Shook Up/Loving You/Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog
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Big Jim White
The Wonder Of You
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Tom Jones
Crazy Arms
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Willie Nelson
Always On My Mind
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Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Jailhouse Rock
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Cast of Only in America
Jailhouse Rock
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Wyclef Jean & Jools Holland
Jailhouse Rock
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John Cale
Heartbreak Hotel
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Kirsty MacColl
There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
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Mac Davis
In The Ghetto
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Candi Staton
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
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Cowboy Junkies
Blue Moon Revisited
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Robbie Williams
Suspicious Minds
Broadcasts
- Fri 8 Jan 201022:00
- Sat 9 Jan 201001:05
- Sat 9 Jan 201021:30
- Thu 18 Aug 201120:00
- Fri 19 Aug 201101:30
- Sun 21 Aug 201122:55
- Fri 3 Jul 201523:15
- Sat 4 Jul 201502:15
- Mon 17 Aug 201500:30
- Fri 15 Apr 201623:00
- Sat 16 Apr 201603:00
- Sat 5 Nov 201623:55
- Fri 11 Nov 201601:35
- Fri 29 Dec 201723:00
- Fri 5 Jun 202023:45
- Christmas Eve 202022:55
- Fri 7 Jan 202200:10
- Fri 17 Jun 202223:15
- Sat 4 Jan 202523:45BBC Two except Scotland
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