Elvis Presley would have been 80 today. I thought it would be a lot of FUN to celebrate the King’s birthday here and give Elvis a cool birthday present from one of his big fans!
That fan is Damian Lewis 🙂
Damian was Kirsty Young’s Castaway on Desert Island Discs back in November: “Up until I was about the age of 18, I thought, I was Elvis, returned, and spent a lot of my time putting shaving foam, oddly, through my hair and relentlessly coiffing my quiff, and any opportunity getting into my skinny pair of black jeans and my winklepickers and my paisley shirt from Kensington market, and this is Elvis.” (You can hear the entire podcast here and Elvis bit is at 04:34).
Enough said!
Damian first showed he has got what it takes to be the King at the Berkeley Square Ball to benefit the Prince’s Trust in 2005.
And later he killed it with Elvis’Â “All Shook Up” at his 2012 appearance at Jonathan Ross show!
Finally, Damian became the King of Karaoke before he arrives on our screens as the King of England in Wolf Hall! Damian did a brilliant Karaoke to Elvis’ “Burning Love” complete with FUN-tastic dance moves on ICAP Charity Day in December 2014. And I cannot think of a better birthday celebration for the King of Rock’n’Roll other than sharing that hilarious karaoke clip with you all!
So… from one king to another: “Happy Birthday!” 🙂
And, in case you want to sing along Damian, please find the lyrics below. Enjoy!
Burning Love (1973)
Lord Almighty,
I feel my temperature rising
Higher higher
It’s burning through to my soul
Girl, girl, girl
You gonna set me on fire
My brain is flaming
I don’t know which way to go
Your kisses lift me higher
Like the sweet song of a choir
You light my morning sky
With burning love
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
I feel my temperature rising
Help me, I’m flaming
I must be a hundred and nine
Burning, burning, burning
And nothing can cool me
I just might turn into smoke
But I feel fine
‘Cause your kisses lift me higher
Like a sweet song of a choir
And you light my morning sky
With burning love
It’s coming closer
The flames are reaching my body
Please won’t you help me
I feel like I’m slipping away
It’s hard to breath
And my chest is a-heaving
Lord have mercy,
I’m burning a hole where I lay
‘Cause your kisses lift me higher
Like the sweet song of a choir
You light my morning sky
With burning love
With burning love
Ah, ah, burning love
I’m just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Beautiful, beautiful voice, he is gestural, I see him very well in a musical comedy !! As always he would have a phenomenal success since he would be amazing
Monique
Isn’t it priceless? The king of Karaoke — whatever he does he is the King of THAT! <3 I would LOVE to see him in a musical comedy! After seeing him with the big hat at Ascot Races, I am constantly thinking of Prof Higgins in My Fair Lady --- By George, we did it! 🙂 Happy New Year, Monique!
Merci et bonne et heureuse annĂ©e,much joy, especially health, we need you, yes I’m selfish I know
Thank you! I love your words! <3 And we need you because this is nothing if great fans like you do not visit and read us --- you all make us keep going and going! Thank you for all your support, your great feedback, your reading us, and above all for being a great fan! Happy New Year!!! <3