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Just like the dinner show of the previous day, the one from August 12th also wasn't available before. So this is the second new concert of this boxed set.

 

That's All Right

As usual the king enters the stage to the sounds of the "Opening Riff" and collects his guitar from Charlie. But then he stops the music and has the band start all over again. Jokingly he sings the first line of "Love Me Tender" to the opening of "That's All Right", but then he switches to the correct song and delivers a powerful rendition. Just like during yesterday's dinner show, he's wearing the "Concha Suit", which can be seen on the cover of the box.

I Got A Woman

Elvis sings the word "well" and tells the audience, that he'd just eaten. But it doesn't keep him from delivering a dynamic performance.

Hound Dog

The rock'n'roll classic is introduced with a few jokes, that are reminescent of previous years' presentation. As usual he simply repeats the same four lines over and over again, but he does it with a lot of zest.

Heartbreak Hotel

Elvis gives his instrument back to Mr. Hodge and jokes about his sports-drink. Then he sings "Heartbreak Hotel", his first number one hit.

Love Me Tender

Now the king clowns around a bit and answers the laughter of The Sweet Inspirations with the threat to replace them with The Surpremes. Suddenly his new, cordless microphone (a true hi tech tool in 1970) quits working, which leads Elvis to "test" the equipment. It's a funny affair, so I don't know why the producers of this set decided to cut it out. However, I can fully understand why they took out the second audience walk. During "Love Me Tender" Elvis once again leaves the stage and walks through the Showroom Internationale. Being limited to the audio information it's nothing but boring.

I've Lost You

After the stunt for the MGM cameras Elvis continues the show with "I've Lost You", his latest single. On stage he performs the ballad a bit faster, which certainly is an improvement.

I Just Can't Help Believin'

As usual the king tells the crowd, that he doesn't like BJ Thomas' new record before presenting his own version of the tune. Today he toys around with it, but that doesn't make his performance less impressive.

Patch It Up

Suddenly Elvis shouts "One, two, three, four" and the band starts to play "Patch It Up". The performance is much better than the studio recording and also better than the version from opening night. The king and his crew are on fire and I dare to say, that "Patch It Up" cannot be presented any better. Maybe Elvis simply included the song as a favor to RCA, because after this second performance he never sang it again.

Twenty Days And Twenty Nights

Now Elvis talks about his beginnings and jokes about his first performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Ironically he admits, that the next song isn't very good and he doesn't really want to sing it.  Promptly the band fails on the intro and the king explains, that they ought to learn 50 songs for the show, but unfortunately they just had managed to learn five. When the band starts over again he can be heared quipping "Nothing personal, fellows". Of course it soon turns out, that everybody knows what to do. It's a beautiful ballad and the performance is nothing but great.

You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

Once again The Sweet Inspirations can be heared giggling and once again Elvis threatens his harmony vocalists to fire them. But this time he wants to replace them with The Blossoms...and Nancy Sinatra.  The performance itself is very good.

Polk Salad Annie

Elvis continues with a song from his current album "On Stage - February 1970". During the spoken introduction he imitates the "hut-two-three-four"-rhythm of the Army. Charlie Hodge suspects, his boss has forgotten the lyrics and quickly offers help. The king appears to be offended by his employee and tells him, that he should stick to playing guitar. It might have been meant in a funny way, but it doesn't really looks like that. However, his rendition of "Polk Salad Annie" offers a lot of shakes, shivers and other athletic antics.

Introductions

Bevor introducing his musicians, Elvis borrows a drink from a lady in the first row. Jokingly he also introduces the Vietnamese Army, claiming they were hiding on the balconies. Back in 1970 the Vietnam War was in full swing, so it was pretty clear that MGM would never use this scene in the movie. As we know today, Elvis was supporting the war.

Blue Suede Shoes

Now the singer asks, what's on the program next and how long he's been on stage. He answers the noises of concern by claiming to sing all 420 songs he has recorded. Glen D. Hardin plays the intro of "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me", but Elvis wants to sing "Blue Suede Shoes" instead. He just needs 50 seconds to plow through the rock'n'roll classic. It's a quick reminder of the past, nothing more.

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

At first Elvis fools around a bit, then he seems to have forgotten the words for a second or so. Nevertheless it's an entertaining performance, also well sung.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

The king continues with "Bridge Over Troubled Water". It's another excellent rendition and a proof of his great vocal abilities.

Suspicious Minds

His previous years' number one hit "Suspicious Minds" raises the tempo of the show and offers another opportunity to present some Body English. Today he scares a member of The Sweet Inspirations, which is quite funny.

Can't Help Falling In Love

With "You're a fantastic audience" Elvis cues his band to start the usual closer "Can't Help Falling In Love". The golden curtain goes down, just a few hours later the king will be back for another show.

 

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