Blue Hawaii (1963) by Norman Taurog

On this, Elvis Presley's 88th birthday, I am uploading a full lecture I did in 2021 on his appearance in Norman Taurog's Blue Hawaii. It has been a while since I've uploaded a live lecture of me in the classroom, so I hope you like it despite my multiple microphone and camera mishaps (which have been cut out!)

Let me know if you prefer these long-form lectures over the short ones!

Elvis History Blog:
A brief history of Blue Hawaii - http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/blu...

"Plaisir d'amour" French 1784 - Jean-Paul-Égide Martini:    • Jean Paul Égide Martini - Plaisir d'amour ...  

"Can't Help Falling in Love with You" - Covered by Bob Dylan in 1973:    • Can't Help Falling in Love  

Norman Taurog's collaborations with Elvis:
Blue Hawaii, Girls, Girls Girls, GI Blues, Tickle Me, It Happened at the Worlds Fair, Speedway, Live and Little, Love a Little, Spinout, Double Trouble

00:58 A dying genre
02:00 Song scores vs. musicals
04:32 Traditional vs. modern music
06:21 Movie industry mimicking the music industry
08:03 Music as a selling tool
09:18 Elvis Presley
10:17 Filming an Elvis musical
10:54 The three "island" pictures
14:27 Norman Taurog
15:32 Comparison chart
20:03 The songs
22:11 The audience
23:30 Interracial romance in a 60s comedy

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