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[REX]

.....ELVIS Song in the SPOTLIGHT.....

The WONDER OF YOU "Live" !

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Elvis Version
Elvis Presley released it as a single on April 20, 1970.

Its b-side song was "Mama Liked the Roses."

In the U.S., both songs charted at #9 together in the spring of 1970.

"The Wonder of You" was one of his most successful records in the UK ever, topping the UK Singles Chart for six weeks in the summer of that year.

This was the 59th Top 40 hit of his career. "The Wonder of You" was one of about thirty five songs he would play live in concert, never recording it in a studio.

The song went all the way to #1 on Billboard's adult contemporary chart for Presley.

It was the first of three singles during his lifetime that were recorded live in concert in Las Vegas, Nevada in February 1970.

PLEASE NOTE: This 1st Post.... has been completely Re-Done, totally different, ALL NEW..
the original post is now added with other info and pictures in New Later Posts.
"NIGHTRIDER" and "SWEET CAROLINE" post # 2 + 3 is exactly the same as previously posted.

[Tony Trout]

I love the single version of TWOY. However, I feel that the footage used in the SE version of TTWII is weak and doesn't show Elvis in a good light. He appears to be unwell or bored while singing the song and the vocals are not as strong as the February, 1970 version that gave us the single of the song. He even asks Glen D. how he's feeling and then tells him that "I don't feel worth a damn, really!" I think he was already growing tired of the song because he seemed to drop it from the set list after the August 13, 1970 DS. As a matter of fact, he appears to be bored during the August 10, 1970 OS as well when watching the "Complete Works" DVDs.

Still, this is one of my favorite songs by Elvis.

We dearly miss you, Rex. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)