PerformanceKlok: Are you lonesome tonight? You’d better believe it.

Written by John on July 18th, 2009

The origin of this YouTube clip is credited to a documentary entitled “This Is Elvis.” I don’t find the performances of “Are You Lonesome Tonight” and “My Way” pathetic, in spite of the sequins, the fumbled words, or Elvis’s weight. I do see this as one of the most sorrowful images in popular culture. The sadness conveyed, particularly in the first half of this clip, is difficult to convey in words – a king at the end of his reign.