The recent Elvis movie of Baz Luhrmann brings The King back to life for generations of fans. Elvis Presley - the man, the legend, the voice - has been impersonated and depicted many times through the years.
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| Elvis Presley himself & played by Austin Butler |
Baz Luhrmann's latest extravaganza, Elvis, stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks alongside a range of performers portraying real-life superstars. The movie is an ostentatious take on the life of The King in all his humanity and glory.
With all Luhrmann projects this too has accuracy inevitably overwhelmed by showmanship. Though it isn't immediately obvious if Elvis is a true story or how accurate the biopic actually is the storytelling is definitely rooted in reality.
Success may have tainted the man and destroyed his best dreams even as it has touched and transformed many lives and kept those dreams large and bright for years to come in his glorious music.
There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true?
"If I Can Dream" - sang & performed by Austin Butler
There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away all the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear?
We're lost in a cloud with too much rain
We're trapped in a world that's troubled with pain
But as long as a man has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly
"If I Can Dream" - official movie sountrack
Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer's gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle
And while I can think,
While I can talk
While I can stand,
While I can walk
While I can dream,
Please let my dream come true. . . .right now
Let it come true right now
Oh, yeah
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