G.I. Blues<\/i> was the first Elvis movie released after his discharge from the army in 1960. It is not among my favorite three Elvis films but might make the top five or six. It sneaks up on you and provides some light and ultimately enjoyable entertainment. This romantic comedy co-starred Juliet Prowse, of whom Elvis stated, \u201cShe has a body that would make a bishop stomp his foot through a stained glass window.\u201d Can you say attraction? <\/p>\n
This movie and its resulting soundtrack album found Elvis leaving his rebel image behind and moving toward the mainstream. The soundtrack album, also entitled G. I. Blues, <\/i>would spend two months at number one and remain on the charts for over two years. It resolved, once and for all, questions about Elvis\u2019 post military popularity. <\/p>\n
As with many of Elvis\u2019 soundtrack albums, you really need to watch the movie to understand many of the songs. G.I. Blues<\/i> is a good example of this fact, as many of the tracks are regulated to the category of filler when listened to out of context. Songs such as \u201cShoppin\u2019 Around,\u201d \u201cDidja\u2019 Ever,\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s She Really Like,\u201d and \u201cBig Boots\u201d really need to be placed within the context of the film\u2019s story. <\/p>\n
The performances from this album continued the trend toward a pure pop sound for Elvis. The title song, \u201cG.I. Blues,\u201d is a toe tapper so to speak and finds a mature Elvis giving a joyful performance. \u201cPocketful Of Rainbows\u201d is an upbeat song with a smooth vocal that shows off Elvis\u2019 new maturity. \u201cWooden Heart\u201d was a number one song in just about every country in the world except the United States, where it was not released as a single at this time. \u201cDoin\u2019 The Best I Can\u201d is a nice ballad that provides a good counterpoint to many of the up-tempo songs. Elvis recorded a new version of \u201cBlue Suede Shoes.\u201d While I prefer the original, Elvis could not really give a bad performance of this classic rocker and it would remain a part of his live act until his death. <\/p>\n
Elvis looks good in G.I. Blues.<\/i> He is now an adult and has served his country. He had, for better or worse, become an accepted part of the musical landscape and one of the most recognizable people in the country. G.I. Blues,<\/i> the album and the film, were both solid performances by Elvis and helped him regain and continue his status as an American musical icon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":31816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6914],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-43534","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-elvis-presley","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43534"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=43534"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=43534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}