Whos the real King of Rock n Roll?

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Does this song sound familiar? It for sure didn't come from Elvis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XUAg1_A7IE

Oooooh I love it, I love it, I Luuuuuuuuurve it!!!!
Now THAT'S how it's SUPPOSED to be played God Damit!!!!

Why Lyle neg reped you i'll never know. What Eminem did, only fell short of Elvis' achievements simply because Elvis was a better performer. He was in no way an originator, nor innovator. Just an imitator.

Bulldog i fukin love that song man!!! Makes me wanna get my Rick Flair on, Wooooh!!

[Gandalf]

I see both sides of the argument when it comes to Elvis. My take is that he was ultimately a great intepreter of songs in a vein similar to Sinatra. The difference being that Elvis could shake his hips and do rock and roll. Elvis was never an innovator and did not invent rock and roll, but he was extremely important in making it palatable for the radio and making it popular. There might have been some racism involved in it needing a white guy to break through, but it was what it was I guess.