19
Dec
but i’ve been to oklahoma
(or: december 19’s honey from the hive)
posted at 8:14 am by brandon in sweet you rock and sweet you roll
Elvis Presley — “Never Been to Spain” (from Viva Las Vegas
Over two hundred artists — Three Dog Night, most famously, but also performers as varied as Tina Turner, Cher, and Waylon Jennings (even the formidable Shelby Lynne put her stamp on it a couple of weeks ago with an acoustic cover for iTunes sessions) — have taken a stab at this Hoyt Axton classic, but the King and his potently recognizable basso profundo raise this seeming trifle a notch above the superficial, giving these words a much-needed gravitas and anchoring the story with a rich, emotional truth.
