Friday, August 19, 2005

aura lee



I just found out that the melody to Elvis Presley's song Love Me Tender is in fact an adaptation of an old Civil War era song called Aura Lee.

14 comments:

lorena said...

yes, it's totally shitty, but it got my point across in a half ass way...

cookie monster said...

whos elvis?

cookie monster said...

that was a joke btw.

lorena said...

nice...nice...

cookie monster said...

im planning a trip to america in a few months and im deterimined to come back with a confederate flag.

a few yearsn ago i recall seeing a film starring elvis, he played a mechanic or something similar who was stranded somewhere with either his sister or girlfriend and children and they had no money. i may be hazy on details. he looked quite young. its now bugging me what it was called!

lorena said...

well he starred in about 30 films, he was probably stranded with a girlfirend, that sounds just about right.

also, unfortunately you'll find plenty of confederate flags if any of your travels are south of the mason dixon line.

cookie monster said...

i have no idea what a mason dixie line is but im travelling from alabama to washington

lorena said...

oh, you'll find plenty then!

washington D.C.?

cookie monster said...

aye yes DC, im looking forward to seeing the white house and also that place with the paddling pools!


also im looking forward to eating catfish!

lorena said...

you're so lucky. I was just there 2 months ago, I did a road trip from upstate NY to Savannah, GA, and spent 3 days in D.C. It wasn't nearly enough time...

will it be a road trip?

cookie monster said...

a road trip of sorts. im determined to use those Greyhound buses.

if i had enough cash id love to spend a week in LA, seeing the sights then get a bus right across to alabama then onto washington. i dont think my funds would stretch that far.

lorena said...

Ugh, that would be too long of a trip on a greyhound don't you tink? (LA to DC).

You'll have plenty to see and do where you're going now. Save LA for another time perhaps. 2 totally different worlds.

Do you think you'll hit New Orleans? Now thats a city I highly recommend!

cookie monster said...

new orleans? thats the place with the mardi gras isnt it? i dont know when im gheading to the states but im staying with friends in 'bama.

im also looking forward to confusing the hell out of everyone by using Rhyming Slang a lot!


isnt the food in new orleans meant to be good? im alreadt looking forward to the food over in america, yum yum!

lorena said...

The food in New Orleans is amazing. We spent last Thanksgiving there with friends (our Brit fiends actually) and had 2-3 hour meals every night followed by a bar and/or jazz club. Yes N.O. is where Mardi Gras occurs, however I stay clear of that nightmare and actually try to avoid Bourbon St. altogether when I go there being as my first night there these stupid drunk jocks screamed at us to show them our "tits".