There are certain people from history that have touched our lives so deeply that they still continue to touch us, long after they are gone. Some of us may not have even had the opportunity to meet them but when we enjoy the legacy that they left behind, it’s as if we knew them personally. That is the case with Elvis Pressley. Regardless of whether we grew up in the generation that enjoyed Elvis at that time or not, he still left something behind them we can all appreciate.
A video is now making the rounds of Elvis, but it isn’t him singing on his own, he is singing with his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. There were two versions of the song that were spliced together, and the results are giving us goosebumps. The song is entitled, “In the Ghetto” and the imagery along with the words makes it a very touching and appropriate song for our day.
This song was first released in 1969 by Elvis Presley. It is discussing generational poverty and it talks about a boy who was born in Chicago in the ghetto. His mother already has too many children to feed and he grows up with a chip on his shoulder, being fueled by the violence and poverty around him. When he gets older, he buys a gun, steals a car and is shot. All of this takes place just as his child is born. This cycle of poverty is all too real in the United States and he became an international hit during that time.
In 2007, Lisa Marie Presley recorded the song as a duet with her late father. She wanted to raise money for the Presley foundation. Originally, the song was released on iTunes and there were many other people who covered the song, including Dolly Parton, Sammy Davis Jr and The Cranberries.
When Lisa Marie is performing in the video, she cries and that just adds to the emotion. You can also tell the family resemblance between these two.
We are sure that her father would’ve been proud of what she was able to accomplish with this video.
You can see this video below. It is sure to be one of your favorites:
