Elvis Presley - Funny How Time Sips Away - From First Take to the Master

Recorded on 7 June 1970 and released on “Elvis Country”, the fabulous "Funny How Time Slips Away" shows Elvis at his finest. He sings without strain and is not afraid at points in the song to allow the spotlight to be on the other musicians.
Recorded by Elvis in just a single take it sees Elvis in a laid back style but with an underlying feeling of menace which surfaces in the final verse and the threatening lyrics "that in time your gonna pay". This, however never transferred to the stage version apart from around three versions, one of which was professionally recorded in Vegas during the midnight show of 25 August 1969 but this performance occurred almost a year prior to the studio recording.
Elvis would not use it regularly on stage again until his September 1970 tour at which time it would already be placed as the show's penultimate number and as time passed it would become a sign to the audience that the show would soon be drawing to a close. The song and it's delivery would also become more light hearted and by the beginning of his November 71 tour he had changed that menacing line to a more friendly "it's all gonna be ok". Additionally, Elvis would then ask for the house lights to be put up so that he could see the audience as he sang it in the now more friendly tone. This Greensboro example showcases this and it is also the only professionally filmed version to be officially released.
Elvis would continue to use it in his live show throughout the seventies although very rarely in Vegas or Lake Tahoe suggesting it was aimed with affection towards what he probably considered his real fans. The final live rendition would be in Providence, Rhode Island on 23 May 1977.

As with all of these videos, to get the most out of the re-edited audio, I highly recommend you use ear /headphones and turn the volume up as much as you dare!

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