Elvis Presley Aloha from Hawaii 1973 ## part 1 of 7
Aloha from Hawaii is a music concert that was headlined by Elvis Presley, and broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 14, 1973. It was watched by over one billion viewers worldwide and remains the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.The concert took place at the International Convention Center Arena in Honolulu (now known as the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena) and aired in over 40 countries across Asia and Europe (who received the telecast the next day, also in primetime). Despite the satellite innovation, the United States did not air the concert until April 4, 1973 (the concert took place the same day as Super Bowl VII). The show was the most expensive entertainment special at the time, costing $2.5 million.
As the event was the first-ever such performance to be broadcast live via satellite, Presley taped a January 12 rehearsal concert as a fail-safe in case anything went wrong with the satellite, during the actual broadcast – however, nothing went wrong during the January 14th broadcast. For both shows, Presley was dressed in a white “American Eagle” jumpsuit designed by Bill Belew.
Audience tickets for the January 14 concert and its January 12 pre-broadcast rehearsal show carried no price. Each audience member was asked to pay whatever he or she could afford. The performance and concert merchandise sales raised $75,000 for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund in Hawaii. (Kui Lee was a Hawaiian composer who had died of cancer in 1966 while still in his thirties.)
Elvis performed a vast array of old and recent hits like “Steamroller Blues”, “See See Rider”, “Early Morning Rain”, “Burning Love”, “Blue Suede Shoes”, “A Big Hunk o’ Love”, “Suspicious Minds”, “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” He showed his vocal range and strength with ballads like the Beatles’ “Something”, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”, “It’s Over”, “Welcome to my World”, “I’ll Remember You” and especially during “What Now My Love”. The show is probably most remembered for his performance of the “An American Trilogy”. After the concert had finished and the audience had left, Presley recorded five songs on stage to be aired during the American airing of the show.
ALOHA FROM HAWAII SONGS:
1. Introduction: Also sprach Zarathustra
2. See See Rider
3. Burning Love
4. Something
5. You Gave Me a Mountain
6. Steamroller Blues
7. No More
8. My Way
9. Love Me
10. Johnny B. Goode
11. It’s Over
12. Blue Suede Shoes
13. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
14. I Can’t Stop Loving You
15. Hound Dog
16. Hawaiian Wedding Song
17. What Now My Love
18. Fever
19. Welcome To My World
20. Suspicious Minds
21. Blue Hawaii
22. I’ll Remember You
23. Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
24. American Trilogy
25. A Big Hunk O’ Love
26. Can’t Help Falling in Love
27. Ku U I Po
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March 9th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
” Great song and …
” Great song and what an opening to a world first concert transmitted via satelite to billions throughout the Globe, that to me is testimony of how greater performance artist EP was and still is, Lord have mercy.” Courtesy of Neville ‘ General Funky’ Bardoli Esq. ( ‘ TCB Always’ )
March 9th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
You know I think …
You know I think the standards and class has dropped! When I mean standards I’m talking about True Standards and class!
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what was my comment …
what was my comment?! or Are you replying to someone else!
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fuck u asshole!!! u …
u asshole!!! u r the freak
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One of the best …
One of the best concerts of all time.
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too bad she got …
too bad she got married to that total freak! Elvis was sick in heaven! XD
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I’m not gona lie he …
I’m not gona lie he is a good lookin’ chap……no homo…….
dig the hair and the side burns
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most sexy man i …
most sexy man i have ever seen!!! why guys dont look like that anymore?
more gel guys and comb it to the back!!!
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King dodo…
King dodo…
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oh i know what you …
oh i know what you mean!!!!
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ahhhhh whatta a …
ahhhhh whatta a hottie! crazyy sexy! love me some Elvis =] always the King <3
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great thanks
great thanks
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I have this concert …
I have this concert on DVD…the best, highly recommended!
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No doubt! His …
No doubt! His daughter has his eyes….. Happy Happy king!
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There will never be …
There will never be anyone like him….I wish I was older and could have seen him live!
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very very …
very very thankssssss
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=] great to hear it …
=] great to hear it. so many guys would be too jealous or stuck up to say it
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My hero for always!
My hero for always!
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Still the sexiest …
Still the sexiest man with the sexiest eyes I’ve ever seen. Happy 75th birthday, Elvis!
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i’m straight, but …
i’m straight, but jeez, Elvis was one handsome fella. Happy Birthday to The King
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He is the one. …
He is the one. 4ever. Love you, dear.
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The blue meanies …
The blue meanies are what Super Soul, the blind DJ in an olde tyme 1971 movie, Vanishing Point, calls the cops trying to bring down a car delivery service driver who is speeding through the southwest in a 1970 Dodge Challenger, and they can’t catch him. Super Soul guides the driver around the roadblocks and calls the cops the blue meanies. The blue meanies used here are the guys who scout YouTube for the copyright owners to grab off postings because they violate the copyright conditions.
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@Azishome the blue …
@Azishome the blue meanies?!
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the only king, best …
the only king, best performance ever.
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i applaud you for …
i applaud you for these video’s. I was an still am a fan. I have the albums plus cd’s of this concert. I saw it on tv when it came out. I loved the guy he was one of a kind no one to take his place. He is an always will be the king. Grand post my friend.