Elvis gay
Postby SoLikeCandy »
To legally mandate that gays and lesbians cannot legally be recognized as couples is insane. However, the civil union thing does indeed open a can of worms: if gays can do it, what about unmarried heteros who just don't want to seize that extra step and get hitched?
The concept behind marriage is SUPPOSED to be about sharing one's life with someone else; proclaiming his/her dedication to his/her partner.
Marriage is really about health benefits, who gets the house when one person dies, making sure the kids have two parents, lower insurance rates, etc.
All of those things--the ideal and the reality--are things to which gay people are entitled. If a man chooses to spend his animation with one man, own a couple of kids, buy a house and save up for retirement, he should have the right to be treated like any other male who wants the identical thing.
Fuckin' Republicans...
If there's one thing you can say about mankind--there's nothing kind about man
Is The Ballad "Jailhouse Rock" About Homosexuality?
Jamie_Gillis1
The song’s about men in prison (despite the “county jail” line - the production takes place in a state prison) dancing with each other and looking for partners. There’s even the line “You’re the cutest jailbird I ever did see.” You have to acknowledge, that sounds somewhat gay.
Anyone think this was an preliminary attempt to receive a pro-gay expression into pop customs or just a coincidence?
Ichbin_Dubist2
Anyone think this was an first attempt to become a pro-gay expression into pop identity or just a coincidence?
My opinion is that the song’s composers, Leiber and Stoller, were urban hipsters who liked being the only white guys into R&B in the early 50s – they found Elvis’s act kind of ridiculous and were trying to set one over on him (same as with having him do “Hound Dog,” which they wrote from a woman’s perspective). I don’t have anything to back this up, though.
Prof.Pepperwinkle3
The songs were written in a hurry and under pressure. It seems extremely unlikely that the pro-gay sentiment was intended for anything but novelty value, and to be the title song for Elvis’s movi
You may be wondering what is Elvis doing here. Well, I originally meant to include him because his classic, Jailhouse Rock, has a gay reference. Then, while doing my research, I realized that there's a credible theory going 'round making a case that Elvis might possess been bisexual. So...
Also, because it's Elvis, this will be unlike than usual. No biography and no parade of songs in chronological order. We'll adress the bisexuality rumors and on the same time present my Elvis Presley Top 30 songs. Since I can't properly present 30 songs in one post (it would normally take at least 5 posts) there will be just a few words introducing each video. The list itself was made in just 30 minutes, so it may not be my definitive list, but it's close. Let's save occasion and start with #30: a song first recorded by Gwen McCrae and Brenda Lee in 1972 and later a slap for Willy Nelson and the Pet Shop Boys, Elvis' version, also in 1972, made #20 US. Here's Always On My Mind:
At #29, Challenging Headed Woman, a platinum #1 rocker from 1958:
To be honest, I'm very prudent regarding the veracity of these claims. I have found two different sources and firstly I will quote what seems to be th
Elvis Presley 'feared his sexuality' during his toughest years, said Marlon Brando
Elvis Presley performs ‘Hound Dog’ in 1956
Iconic Hollywood actor Marlon Brando had a adjacent connection with Elvis Presley throughout the years, but they both had very personal and very secret conversations with a woman named Carmen Montez throughout their lives - according to a book by creator Gary Lindberg.
"Brando on Elvis: In His Own Words" publishes Brando's secret letters sent to Montez for the first time throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Montez was apparently a pen pal and agony aunt to both Elvis, Brando, and some other Hollywood stars over the years.
And one of Brando's letters to Montez detailed his panic for Elvis in February 1969.
Brando wrote to Montez that "it looked prefer Elvis really didn't feel like talking to anyone".
This letter came after claims that Elvis had been savagely attacked by unknown assailants - suspected gang members who attempted to kidnap him.
He said: "I comprehend he's there lock up in the house, and I know he got the note I left him, but he hasn't responded. I didn't reflect Pris [Priscilla] would get to him this time. I mean get under his skin. Especially if s