Elvis Is Dead

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"Elvis Is Dead"
Living Colour Elvis is Dead.jpg
Single by Living Colour
from the album Time's Up
Released1990
Recorded1989 - 1990
GenreJazz-rock[1]
Length3:51
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Vernon Reid
Producer(s)Ed Stasium
Living Colour singles chronology
"Solace of You"
(1990)
"Elvis Is Dead"
(1990)
"Pride"
(1990)

"Elvis Is Dead" is a song by Living Colour featuring Little Richard and Maceo Parker off the album Time's Up. Before, during, and after Little Richard's guest rap performance, many voices speak the song title, concluded by one announcing, "Elvis has left the building!"[2] After, the band twisted the line "Maybe I've a reason to believe we all will be received in Graceland" from Paul Simon's "Graceland" to yield the refrain, "I've got a reason to believe we all won't be received at Graceland." They also quote Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" in stating, "Elvis was a hero to most," but again twisted the line "But he never meant s--t to me" to "But that's beside the point."

Track listing[]

  1. "Elvis Is Dead" - 3:51
  2. "Memories Can't Wait (Live)" - 5:06
  3. "Love And Happiness" - 5:09

Charts[]

Chart Peak
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 25 [3]
U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs 18 [4]

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Time's Up - Living Colour | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.comm.umn.edu/~grodman/pubs/Hero.pdf
  3. ^ Billboard.com, single charts for Living Colour
  4. ^ Billboard.com single charts for Living Colour
  5. ^ "Living Colour – Time's Up (1991, CD)". Discogs.

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