Elvis Presley and David Cassidy. Parallels have been drawn and comparisons have been made. They both recorded "Blue Christmas". Compare if you dare.
Elvis Presley (never mind the visual - it was the only video I could find that had the recorded version of the song.)
David Cassidy (singing lead for The Partridge Family)
Remember when I wondered if perhaps Billy Idol's voice could give David's a run for its money? Well, what sounded sexy in "Sweet Sixteen" sounds scary in "Blue Christmas".
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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Crikey!! I would never have thought THAT voice was Billy Idol's, must wipe memory tout suite!
I've often compared Elvis and DC in my mind. They were both at their best in their younger years being unique and dynamic performers.
Out of the two you posted I prefer David's only because it's irristible and soothing. If it had been an older David version I may have chosen Elvis.
Although they have an added richness and depth to their later vocals, both Elvis and David had a slightly cabaret edge to their mature voices. Maybe this is to do with performing in Vegas.
When they both get it right, they're awesome. No performer could touch Elvis when he sings The Wonder Of You or Suspicious Minds and David shows his natural talents in Ain't No Sunshine.
Thanks for posting about Elvis and Him. Elvis will always be King but the Prince will always be under-rated. Life is never fair.
sp check irresistible!
I like your last sentence, British Fan!! Well said. I personally still prefer David's younger voice to Elvis' in probably most cases, although I like Elvis' too.
I love David's voice in Blue Christmas. Oh!!! It whisked me away to gaga land instantly. LOL!!!
Thanks for posting this, DD.
You're right, BI sounds frightening on that clip!!! Eek!!
British fan, has DC ever been referred to as the Prince to Presley's King?
I'd rather listen to the PF version because DC's voice is oh so sexy. The way he sings "blue"...he's not crooning the word: he's caressing it! His voice turns blue into red-hot.
No, DC has never been referred to as the Prince, that was just me. In fact I'd boldly say that at times David's voice is better than Elvis.
British fan, I have to agree with you. Elvis' voice is deeper than David's and lacks what I call sweetness. I'm starting to wonder if that sweetness I love so much is simply the timbre of a young tenor, in other words, a young voice. Elvis sounds older than David. Did young Elvis ever sound sweet?
Elvis's voice when he was younger sounded very different to me. Here, which isn't even the really early stuff, you can hear a soft side to his voice---it hadn't deepened to the low, polished baritone on the Blue Christmas clip. I think he had more of a range than DC; he could sing lower, and make his voice sound growly or raspy if he wanted, which he did quite a lot with the early blues numbers. I never liked the later Hollywood stuff, but his early music was wonderful. Maybe if I'd been 5 years old in 1954, I would have fallen in love with Elvis instead, I don't know!
David's was the first voice that ever really GOT to me. A couple of others that have always intrigued me are John Kay of Steppenwolf and John Fogerty. Very different from David's voice but I've always loved the growl, which is one of the things I love about some of David's singing.
If you like Steppenwolf, check out this young John Kay at :30 in Magic Carpet Ride! He looks mighty delicious here I think (if you ignore the grody teeth). I like to imagine going on that magic carpet ride with him. LOL! He's another that wears his pants well, although not as well as David does. ;-) The comments on this video are pretty funny. It's always funny to see the younger crowd's take on these 60s hard rockers.
Did you all know John Kay is from Germany? Also, his birthday is the same as David's several years earlier. LuckyB, are you a John Kay fan?
Singme....didn´t know that a group named Steppenwolf recorded the "Born To Be Wild" song. (Maybe I´ve heared that before,but didn´t relize it)And honestly spoken I asked my self who is John Kay?
Think that is something to know if you are really interested in that kind of music.
Of course I know that song and that it became very famous beeing used in the film Easy Rider, but never was that interested to know who the singer is.
Anyway, his voice sounds not bad to me in that clip above and why not listen to some hard rock music from time to time......but I prefere the calmer kind of music :-)
Hard Rock is what I used to listen to before I discovered David's voice again. I'm not really sure why because I wasn't that big a fan of it back then. I liked some songs like Magic Carpet Ride and Born to be Wild, but I never got into Led Zepplin or the Stones much back then. I'm more into them now though. There's a certain nostalgic connection for me. Perhaps remembering these songs being played on the radio...But the songs I did like, i.e., a lot of Elton John, I still appreciate, but I'm not wanting to listen to now that much. That is kind of strange.
After thinking about this more, I think that perhaps hard rock in my teens was too scary for me. I went through my teen years surrounded by drugs and sex, but I didn't participate much. First of all, most of the bad stuff happened after my early curfew. Second of all, I was just really scared of that whole scene. I was grateful that my parents made me come home early! I could just blame it on how "uncool" they were. LOL!
I think what appeals to me now is the energy of it, since I have low energy levels.
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