So the hardest part that Elvis was worried about, was to time it right.īut as we all know it went along perfectly. The thing about it, when you go on a satellite show, you go on stage at a certain time and you got to get off at a certain time, otherwise they will just cut you off, the satellite will cut you off after one hour. But as he went along rehearsing, and enjoying Hawaii, he became very comfortable with it. So they cut the deal and it was the first one ever.Įlvis was a nervous wreck. It was very expansive to rent the satellite for one hour, so Colonel Parker went to NBC, because they owned the satellite, actually it was their recording company. He was the very first entertainer, ever, to do a satellite show. Nobody else had ever done a satellite show before. This is probably the pinnacle of his superstardom, one of the all-time great moments of his career. Elvis is in top form physically and vocally. Never has one performer held the world’s attention in such a way. Elvis commissions an American Eagle design for his jumpsuit for this show, his patriotic message to his worldwide audience. In all, it will be seen in about forty countries by one billion to 1.5 billion people. The April showing in America will attract 51% of the television viewing audience, and will be seen in more American households than man’s first walk on the moon. The live broadcast in January attracts 37.8% of the viewers in Japan, 91.8% in the Philippines, 70% in Hong Kong, and 70-80% of the viewers in Korea. A tape of the show will be seen in America on April 4th on NBC. It is seen on a delayed basis in around thirty European countries. Performed at the Honolulu International Center Arena on January 14, 1973, broadcast live at 12:30 AM Hawaiian time, beamed via Globecam Satellite to Australia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, South Vietnam and other countries. Harrison is quoted as saying that his favourite version of the song was James Brown's, which he kept in his personal jukebox.Home | Graceland | Elvis News | Elvis Biography | Elvis InterviewsĮlvis Presley Lyrics A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X W Y Z Something Words & Music by George HarrisonĮlvis Presley makes television and entertainment history with his Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Via Satellite special. Artists who have covered the song include Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, James Brown, Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennett, Ike & Tina Turner, the Miracles, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Isaac Hayes, Julio Iglesias, Mina and Phish. The song has been covered by over 150 artists, making it the second-most covered Beatles song after "Yesterday". As well as critical acclaim, the single achieved commercial success, topping the Billboard charts in the United States and making the top five in the United Kingdom. John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the band's principal songwriters, both praised "Something" as one of the best songs Harrison had written, or that the group had to offer.
The single was also one of the first Beatles singles to contain tracks already available on an LP album. "Something" was the first Beatles song written by lead guitarist George Harrison to appear as an A-side, and the only song written by him to top the US charts while he was in the band. It was released that same year as a double A-sided single with another track from the album, "Come Together". "Something" is a song by the Beatles, featured on their 1969 album Abbey Road.
"She Came In Through the Bathroom Window".25 February, 16 April, 2 May, 15 August 1969
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