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Black Velvet Elvis

from Your Flight by Dirk Kroll

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"Black Velvet Elvis" is a story about a guy who lives in a trailer park with his wife and has grown weary of her obsession with Elvis Presley. There's reference and reverence here to those great black velvet Elvis "paintings" you may have seen in gas stations.

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You never asked me how I liked it
You never cared for my point of view
I'm getting tired of this, baby
I'm taking Elvis off the wall
I know that you think you saw him
Way up in Kalamazoo
Just what did he look like?
And what kind of fool are you?

Well, I know I loved him so
He was the king of rock 'n' roll

In the National Enquirer
Read on in People Magazine
He loved his speed and his downers
Oh no, not that Mescaline!
Who are these people camped on my front lawn
A crazy look in their eyes!
You better do some explaining soon
I'll show you pictures how he died

Well, I know I loved him so
He was the king of rock 'n' roll
Black Velvet Elvis

Rap......

Somebody give me a shout out
Colonel Parker
Tom Parker
He'll buy you a Cadillac
He'll buy you a Cadillac
Peanut butter banana sandwiches
Cadillac!
Colonel Parker

I ain't nothing but a hound dog
You're my Heartbreak Hotel
Come on, I'll be your hunk of burning love
Do you think Elvis will tell?
Return my letter to sender
Come on and don't be cruel
Try and love me tender, yeah yeah
Because teddy bears aren't the rule

Well, I know i loved him so
He was the king of rock 'n' roll
Well, I know I loved him so
He was the king of rock 'n' roll

Black Velvet Elvis
Black Velvet Elvis
Black Velvet Elvis
Black Velvet Elvis

credits

from Your Flight, released August 7, 2023
Music and lyrics: Dirk Kroll
Dirk Kroll: rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Marci Feldman: vocals
George Canterbury: keyboards
Ray Goodman: lead guitar
Paul Price: drums
Dave Roof: bass, rhythm guitar, vocals, trumpet
Sam Adragna: sax
Recorded, mixed and mastered: Dave Roof
Produced by David Roof and Dirk Kroll
Album art: Dereck Seltzer TMRWLND

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Dirk Kroll Detroit, Michigan

Dirk Kroll moved from Southern California to Metro-Detroit at a young age with both a Sonny Rollins and an Eddie Cochran album in tow. Holding several Detroit Music Award nominations and awarded Outstanding Rock Songwriter 2020, 2021 and Special Honoree 2022, Kroll composes multi-genre storied songs and fronts DIRK KROLL BAND, a seven piece featuring horns, keyboards and blended vocal harmonies. ... more

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