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Definitely considered Elvis as a top pick as he can send you in a number of different directions.

When JOA and I were discussing #1 picks for this thing, I think we said Lennon, McCartney, MJ, and Elvis were pretty much the justifiable #1s from a completely objective perspective.

Song writing

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Elvis' music just hasn't stood the test of time at all either for me. I really enjoy the Beatles, Dylan, and other oldies but have never gotten into Elvis at all. He's still a high pick but I can see why people didn't pick him before.

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The OP wasn't clear about this, but if you draft Elvis, that means your studio gets Elvis at 20 years old or whatever in present times?

Elvis is a fine pick, but I do think he benefited from right place right time. As good a performer as he is, he still didn't write/produce his own songs and benefited from an era with a more concentrated culture. His music has not aged as well as Dylan, McCartney, Lennon or Jackson and I don't really see how he can rank above them.

Obviously Elvis is not going to blow away the demographics here, but if you're implying hasn't held up over the ages for a ton of people then I really don't even know what to say.

A few of his songs hold up well but on the whole I agree.

A Little Less Conversation
Suspicious Minds

Some others probably. Those are his two clear best iyam.

Without Elvis you don't get any of those guys. How he performed songs, weather he wrote them or not, shaped all of modern music.

Elvis + random songwriters = Cultural revolution

Just saying.

I also think the impact Elvis had on rock and roll is pretty overstated, but I don't feel like arguing a bunch about it. It's a fine pick.

Not a big fan of the Elvis pick tbh, but I a more angry this song wasn't included in the write up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWRo6C_HcEo

Actually, I would imagine if I went through his work there would be a lot of songs I like haha.

I don't think it's difficult to build around Elvis or anything. He's top 4 for sure.

Not including Lennon

1)MJ
2)Dylan
3)Elvis
4)Paul
5)Bruce

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNgSy8HGWkk

I have same order putting Lennon in there 5th. I could plausibly put Bruce ahead of Lennon.

Also I have no idea who the next pick should be.
edit: Wait yeah I think I do

Madonna was obv next pick and I could rank her as high as 4th idk (er say 5th on the list above sounds right)

Madonna is one of those picks that is really good value, but I wouldn't really want her as the foundation of my label.

hahahaha, just watching this again, such a hilarious performance, watch from 3:30 in.

Something I wrestled with but I think her versatility can let me run in multiple directions.

Ok NOW I have absolutely no idea who the next pick should be but I'd be tempted to melt faces

Bruce Springsteen on Elvis:

"Elvis is my religion. But for him, I'd be selling encyclopedias."

"There have been a lot of tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king."

"He was as big as the whole country itself, as big as the whole dream. He just embodied the essence of it and he was in mortal combat with the thing. Nothing will ever take the place of that guy."

Michael Jackson:

Married his daughter.

Bob Dylan:

"When I first heard Elvis' voice I just knew that I wasn't going to work for anybody; and nobody was going to be my boss. Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail."

John Lennon:

"Before Elvis, there was nothing."

"Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been the Beatles."

Paul McCartney:

"It was a real thrill sitting there with the King. I mean he was always one of my favorites. I always knew that no matter how I felt if I played an Elvis record it would make me happy. I've always dreamed of producing an album for Elvis."

"It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard "Heartbreak Hotel" I thought, this is it. "


I mean come on.