#SongOfTheMonth Day 11: "Heartbreak Hotel" as an audition piece on "The Voice". https://youtu.be/QKpo5Pig3rY?si=q235ikBPmRBUFvj5
#SongOfTheMonth Day 10: Scotty Moore, Elvis' lead guitarist, also recorded his own version. https://youtu.be/3v2EkOVZQUw?si=W3aNso2QCzWDFWHb
#SongOfTheMonth Day 8: Willie Nelson and Leon Russell had a hit version of "Heartbreak Hotel" in the '70s. Here's a promotional appearance. https://youtu.be/H6jYhm9Aq_0?si=DwJ-K1Wj6MimxbcE
#SongOfTheMonth Day 7: Chet Atkins played guitar on the original Elvis recording. A few years later, he put out his own instrumental rendition. https://youtu.be/QsRE7Kb7yWo?si=sEDHMkgDqT456ixW
#SongOfTheMonth Day 6: Johnny Cash! https://youtu.be/uDlzytR15bc?si=OTzGUQw1MnK2SQlI
#SongOfTheMonth Day 5: Not long after Elvis' original came out, humorist Stan Freburg came out with this version, making fun of all the reverb. https://youtu.be/Rfbh5dUiIwk?si=U9JjybbBhHDJIvV7
#SongOfTheMonth Day 4: Rock on, sister! https://youtu.be/KbB9eOvj5nU?si=ElgJoVBjjKIDTGHo
#SongOfTheMonth Day 3: The Quarrymen covered "Heartbreak Hotel" in their earliest days. No recordings exist, but one of its members recreates that in later days, on a very important instrument. https://youtu.be/Lgc6Brz4zgM?si=KP9soQDCR04ghjb0
#SongOfTheMonth Day 2: One of the first covers. https://youtu.be/D6r6Fyo8OVs?si=GC9JIcmpVenV4vmm
#SongOfTheMonth Day 1: New month, new song! And my first Elvis song: "Heartbreak Hotel"! https://youtu.be/ugTe-th7w9I?si=G3E7HpvDw1It3w_k
And what will be the #SongOfTheMonth for September? Tune in tomorrow to find out!
#SongOfTheMonth Day 31: There are a number of performances from the Stones' 2022 European tour. But wow, look how close this guy was! A fitting way to wrap up the month. https://youtu.be/Yfm8diVZang?si=eCCcTSu0rvHC2WsF
#SongOfTheMonth Day 30: A tribute band in Poland. https://youtu.be/MKYuwDsvPkU?si=TRZGBBW3rYS1jSYz
#SongOfTheMonth Day 27: Buenos Aires 2016 https://youtu.be/tngby2VTiAM?si=CKsrv46xTNZpMMGy