If I Can Dream

In my opinion, no piece of anything to do with music is complete without even just a brief reference to the King. I'll try and keep it to one post, although I'm not too sure I'll be able to follow through with that. I'm referring of course to Mr Elvis Presley.  

I don't feel as though I need to do a detailed story of the life of Elvis, because I feel that's already more than well known, plus I would go on forever. So i'll skip through all of that and simply post my favourite song, and the story behind it.

If I Can Dream  was a song performed by Elvis, and as I may be contradicting myself posting my favourite "Elvis" song as a song not even written by himself, I couldn't help but fall in love when I watched Presley perform it during his '68 comeback special. 

After the first time of performing the song, it struck a chord with him, where he stated in an interview,  "I'm never going to sing another song I don't believe in. I'm never going to make another picture I don't believe in." 

A picture is it ever. Walter Earl Brown writes a track of such illusionary imagery, such a thought out, faithful portrayal of the beauty that surrounds us everyday, if we would just take the time to be at peace with one another.     

"We're lost in a cloud with too much rain
We're trapped in a world that's troubled with pain
But as long as a man has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly"

V.V