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Sunday, January 8, 2017

A Little Thing Called Confidence

"Confidence" was sung to and with a group of children in the movie Clambake.
Today would have been Elvis 82nd birthday, and as I always do on January 8, I try to listen a little bit extra to his music, watch one of his movies or remember him in some other way. With a newborn baby boy to take care of it´s been a bit of a challenge this time around.

But as I was about to turn the children's program off I asked my six year old daughter if she wanted to watch an Elvis clip on YouTube before going to bed. "Yes, the scene with the playground," she answered. So today we honored Elvis Presley by looking at him singing "Confidence" in the movie Clambake.

To be honest, my daughter prefers more moderns stars like Justin Timberlake, Shakira, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber plus a bunch of Swedish artists I wont bother you with. But for some reason she likes "Confidence," both on record and on film. Maybe it's because it reminds her of her own world with playgrounds and children her own age, maybe she just thinks it's a funny song.

"Look daddy, she is really cute, she looks like a princess with those blue hair ribbons," she commented the girl who is afraid to go down a slide. And she watched intently as the girl finally slides down and Elvis sets the sling going while the camera turns the whole scene upside down. She also read out loud the words "ice cream" on Red West's ice cream wagon, so Elvis has taught her some English words, also.

The scene with Elvis singing "Confidence" certainly isn't the most memorable one in his acting career, on the contrary. But watching it with my daughter and seeing it through her eyes always puts a smile on my face. For an exhausted daddy, it was a welcoming moment tonight. So, one again, thank you Elvis, and happy birthday!

3 comments:

Mike Hermenet said...

Hey Thomas - it's GREAT to see you back my friend! I truly enjoy your thoughts & posts, and I hope this is the beginning of a triumphant return for you!

TCB FOREVER!
Mike

Thomas said...

Thank you Mike, really appreciate your kind comment! We'll see how it plays out, hopefully I'll be a little more active when it comes to posting my thoughts here on Elvis Today.

Take care buddy,
Thomas

Unknown said...

Thank you for posting this. My dad was a huge Elvis fan, and I KNEW this song existed, I just couldn't find it. I don't think he had Clambake on vinyl, and I'd searched online before without success.

Right place, right time. Thank you.