I LOVE SURPRISES.
La la la, semi-huge drive-by picspam of someone you'd never expect. I'm not even being sarcastic, you seriously won't guess who it is (unless you have really sneaky investigative skills!) REALLY, IT'S SUPER RANDOM.
When I was little, I wanted to marry Jimmy Stewart from The Philadelphia Story, Eric from The Little Mermaid, and young Elvis. TRUE STORY.
Now, before we get on, I've been listening to this on repeat for the past two days, so you should as well as you scan through these photos and get nostalgic for a time that we never experienced (BUT OH HOW I WISH WE DID!)
Love Me - Elvis Presley
OH HEY, REMEMBER HOW HE GOT DRAFTED AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS POPULARITY? WASN'T THAT INSANE?
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ANYWAYS, I don't mean to spoil the surprise, but this picspam was actually born out of a 50s/60s American pop culture picspam I wanted to do (BECAUSE, UM, I AM OBSSESSED WITH THE 50S AND 60S. PARTICULARLY THE 60S.) but I got so distracted, it kind of turned into it's own thing. And yes, this was what I was doing in my study breaks yesterday and today >:(
BUT WAIT! I'M NOT DONE! I also found that a really, really, ridiculously amazing thing to do when you want to procrastinate IS TO YOUTUBE VIDEOS FROM THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES. I started with the Tempations and other Motown stars from the 60s when glassbomb posted her Motown Mix, but then I started doing it for Elvis and OMFG OMFG OMFG, WATCH THESE AMAZING VIDEOS.
"That's All Right," from his Sun Records days (AMAZING) set to a montage of video clips from early on:
Performing "Heartbreak Hotel" on some TV show in 1956 (OMFG, THE SCREAMING GIRLS! Amazing):
"Jailhouse Rock," 1957:
Performing "Hound Dog" on national television 1956? IDK what show, clearly before the waist-up days:
Performing "Love Me" acapella on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1956:
"Stuck on You," 1960:
Talking about Rock and Roll springing from rhythm and blues & performing "Blue Suede Shoes" from the sit-down portion of his 1968 comeback show (SO GOOD, SO GOOD!):
"Trying To Get To You," 1968 comeback show:
And saving the best for last (not a video, but most definitely the best):
LOL, ELVIS OF ARABIA.
OKAY, that's all I have. WHICH ACTUALLY MAKES ME REALLY SAD. D: However, I do have a paper due tomorrow at midnight that I haven't read anything for or even started to write, so I should probably get moving. Two papers and two exams to go til freedom! Wish me luck.
When I was little, I wanted to marry Jimmy Stewart from The Philadelphia Story, Eric from The Little Mermaid, and young Elvis. TRUE STORY.
Now, before we get on, I've been listening to this on repeat for the past two days, so you should as well as you scan through these photos and get nostalgic for a time that we never experienced (BUT OH HOW I WISH WE DID!)
Love Me - Elvis Presley
OH HEY, REMEMBER HOW HE GOT DRAFTED AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS POPULARITY? WASN'T THAT INSANE?
ANYWAYS, I don't mean to spoil the surprise, but this picspam was actually born out of a 50s/60s American pop culture picspam I wanted to do (BECAUSE, UM, I AM OBSSESSED WITH THE 50S AND 60S. PARTICULARLY THE 60S.) but I got so distracted, it kind of turned into it's own thing. And yes, this was what I was doing in my study breaks yesterday and today >:(
BUT WAIT! I'M NOT DONE! I also found that a really, really, ridiculously amazing thing to do when you want to procrastinate IS TO YOUTUBE VIDEOS FROM THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES. I started with the Tempations and other Motown stars from the 60s when glassbomb posted her Motown Mix, but then I started doing it for Elvis and OMFG OMFG OMFG, WATCH THESE AMAZING VIDEOS.
"That's All Right," from his Sun Records days (AMAZING) set to a montage of video clips from early on:
Click to viewPerforming "Heartbreak Hotel" on some TV show in 1956 (OMFG, THE SCREAMING GIRLS! Amazing):
"Jailhouse Rock," 1957:
Performing "Hound Dog" on national television 1956? IDK what show, clearly before the waist-up days:
Performing "Love Me" acapella on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1956:
"Stuck on You," 1960:
Talking about Rock and Roll springing from rhythm and blues & performing "Blue Suede Shoes" from the sit-down portion of his 1968 comeback show (SO GOOD, SO GOOD!):
"Trying To Get To You," 1968 comeback show:
And saving the best for last (not a video, but most definitely the best):
LOL, ELVIS OF ARABIA.
OKAY, that's all I have. WHICH ACTUALLY MAKES ME REALLY SAD. D: However, I do have a paper due tomorrow at midnight that I haven't read anything for or even started to write, so I should probably get moving. Two papers and two exams to go til freedom! Wish me luck.