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Martin Luther King Jr. was shot in April 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in June 1968,
and later in June Elvis is recording his '68 "comeback special" TV show - his first public
performance after years of filming. The song "If I can dream" was written to be the closing
number for this TV show, and is alluding back to the recent events.
Quote Courtesy of ElvisTribute.us
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Elvis Presley's '68 "comeback special" TV show (December 3, 1968)
You can feel the shock waves the show made. Elvis looks gorgeous and he knows it;
you see joy, command, and a certain slyness. In moments he reminds you of Sean Connery's
James Bond. He takes that 007 you-must-be-kidding- me grin as his own, and it serves him perfectly.
The persona adds a kind of weight to the last song of the show;
when Elvis sings If I Can Dream, acknowledging the murders, only weeks and days before,
of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy, and in a way refusing their deaths,
his passion seems to come from experience, not a script.
Song
"If I Can Dream"
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