Story Behind the Song: 'In the Ghetto' by Elvis Presley

The Story Behind the Song 'In the Ghetto' by Elvis Presley. Mac Davis - a singer, songwriter and actor wrote the song and other classics for Elvis Presley before becoming a multitalented star in his own right.

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  • @sillyoldfrog
    @sillyoldfrog4 жыл бұрын

    In The Ghetto was one of the best songs ever written, and the sad part, is it still fits in today's world we live in.

  • @jimgordon1563

    @jimgordon1563

    4 жыл бұрын

    How right you are!

  • @LazyIRanch

    @LazyIRanch

    4 жыл бұрын

    The ghetto has only gotten larger, there is an even bigger gap between the haves and the have-nots. The ghetto now is worse, it's homeless camps with hundreds of people sometimes who can't afford the smallest apartment due to the greed of landlords.

  • @jimgordon1563

    @jimgordon1563

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@LazyIRanch Thank you. Here in Scotland we have many homeless people too. However, we have accommodation for most people in night shelters. But many homeless do not want to go there. Race and poverty are in many ways, the two most pressing issues of our time.

  • @silverstar4289

    @silverstar4289

    4 жыл бұрын

    The second title is “the viscous circle “. The last verse repeats itself no matter how many times it is played

  • @geraldineekhator5428

    @geraldineekhator5428

    4 жыл бұрын

    Equal Opportunity Offender Shame on you for behaving like this. I understand that you dislike the song intensely but there is no need for violence or killing.

  • @AlanRoehrich9651
    @AlanRoehrich9651 Жыл бұрын

    Mac Davis was an incredible talent, he was song writer, a singer, an actor, and an all around entertainer.

  • @jamesalley4061

    @jamesalley4061

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen rip Mac

  • @keithbrenneman6596

    @keithbrenneman6596

    Жыл бұрын

    KK

  • @u2buserusingu2b95

    @u2buserusingu2b95

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep! I always wondered what happened to him. I used to like his show he had, his movies, too. But I saw him on TV, New Year's Eve, Times Square New York singing a song, I think called I'm Back, so I assume that meant he was making a comeback. Then I didn't hear anything else about him. Now, I never watched much TV after I was 15, so if he was on TV, I could have easily miss him.

  • @DawnDriggers927
    @DawnDriggers9274 жыл бұрын

    I still cry every time I hear this song, one of the greatest songs that was ever written and nobody could have sang it better than Elvis

  • @Capt4pct

    @Capt4pct

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just saw your comment after posting my own. It has the same effect on me.

  • @ladyprincey9940

    @ladyprincey9940

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same exact here. RIP Mac💖

  • @graciethebluejay

    @graciethebluejay

    3 жыл бұрын

    As much as I love Elvis, I think Mac captured it even better. His version is a bit slower and, to me, more meaningful. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fqBspKSTc7HVoc4.html

  • @marysaade4343

    @marysaade4343

    3 жыл бұрын

    and memories ❤️

  • @lauracorey7017

    @lauracorey7017

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too!! Elvis' voice is so haunting in this song 😭

  • @rickwells2946
    @rickwells29464 жыл бұрын

    Every now and then a song writer comes along and writes a song that is timeless...Mac Davis is one of those writers.

  • @SundayCookingRemix

    @SundayCookingRemix

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @gracieg7601

    @gracieg7601

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree. And that’s not the only song he wrote for Elvis. Memories is another. It’s so beautiful!

  • @bradhuskers

    @bradhuskers

    3 жыл бұрын

    What made it timeless, was the tone, artistry, soul depth and diversity of elvis. Mac NEVER could have recorded the masterpiece that elvis did. Very few artists in history, could improve upon the lyrics of another. Ray charles, frank SINATRA, Ella Fitzgerald, elvis presley, etc...etc... were those extremely rare iconic artists who had that ability.

  • @judyroberts7547

    @judyroberts7547

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love this song @ MAC DAVIS! And, of course.....ELVIS!!!🥰🥰

  • @judyroberts7547

    @judyroberts7547

    3 жыл бұрын

    SINGER- ELVIS!! @ WRITER- MAC- MAC DAVIS- WRITER @ SINGER🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @soulfireonfire6423
    @soulfireonfire6423 Жыл бұрын

    When Elvis sang that song, it was a hit because that was Elvis! Elvis was born in the ghetto. Lived in the Ghetto. Then moved to government project housing which actually back then was still in many areas considered the ghetto but was a step up from where he was born .

  • @danielhaynes2373
    @danielhaynes23735 жыл бұрын

    I met Mac Davis back in 1978 when I was a 17-year-old busboy at my hometown country club in Henderson, KY. He and his band had just entered our club's "19th Hole" bar after a round of golf and some of the local members swarmed around their table making small talk. Mr. Davis politely excused himself from the group and walked up to the bar where I stood in my ugly yellow-gold busboy jacket, keeping vigil for members' needs for water or butter. I'll never forget it. Mr. Davis ordered his drink from the bartender and then turned to me with a nod and warm smile and asked how my day was going. Somehow, I managed to reply and summoned the courage to ask if he had a good round of golf. He nodded and (I believe) he said something along the lines of "Yes, sir. Pretty fair." ~ Now, this was 40 years ago and I will NEVER forget the warmth and generosity of this huge celebrity. I now live in Texas and am personal friends with 3 different international female singing stars and I have repeated this story to each of them, citing Mac Davis as a shining example of celebrity generosity. And I would just like to say that, if you're reading this, Mr. Davis, THANK YOU for the warmth and kindness you once showed a zit-faced 17-year-old busboy! "He" has never forgotten and will remember to his dying day. Now that I think about it, I believe it was actually 1977, right before "North Dallas Forty" was released. And I was 16, not 17 as I first mentioned. 🤔

  • @nbwall56

    @nbwall56

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great story.

  • @thaler67

    @thaler67

    4 жыл бұрын

    They actually invented the Internet to share stories like this.

  • @lendrury2771

    @lendrury2771

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mac was overrated

  • @CalTxDude

    @CalTxDude

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this! I've heard a few stories about his generous, warm nature and especially regarding his humor and wonderful laugh. I worked in Los Angeles (late ''80s - mid '90s) I had the great fortune to meet so many talented and really wonderful people!!

  • @ebsenraptzski9522

    @ebsenraptzski9522

    4 жыл бұрын

    no one cares

  • @dannyvannfostercaresurvivo842
    @dannyvannfostercaresurvivo842 Жыл бұрын

    Mac’s right - dead silence every time I sang this song on stage. I received hundreds of standing ovations over the years of my entertainment career. Thank you Mr. Davis - now I’m reaching back to help those stuck in the vicious circle of trauma, abuse, and neglect. Thanks for your inspiration!

  • @GavinJ37
    @GavinJ373 жыл бұрын

    RIP Mac Davis. Will be sadly missed

  • @rosalynrose3747
    @rosalynrose3747 Жыл бұрын

    Every since I was old enough to own my feelings and understand the stories behind a song, this is one that I cry over everytime I hear it. I grew up in the ghettos of Chicago. I've witnessed murder and the bloody streets the next day. I've seen a mother running up our street screaming and crying and just grieving like I've never seen since. That street was the 5300 block of Hermitage Avenue. I was born in 1965 at Cook County Hospital, this song still sends me back to smells, sounds and events like it was just yesterday.

  • @mandycote5662

    @mandycote5662

    Жыл бұрын

    ‘65 here too Canada🇨🇦 That would be quite the experience Rosalyn I can’t imagine God truly bless you 💖👑

  • @DavidPatersonPortraits

    @DavidPatersonPortraits

    Жыл бұрын

    God bless. I'm 63 and this song touches me deeply. Love from Scotland.

  • @leebillington1909

    @leebillington1909

    Жыл бұрын

    Love this story! It’s great to hear the background of the songs Elvis sang and who wrote them!

  • @6cocoa66candy66king6

    @6cocoa66candy66king6

    Жыл бұрын

    okay boomer even same now candyman southwest chicago jimmy walker

  • @rosalynrose3747

    @rosalynrose3747

    Жыл бұрын

    @@6cocoa66candy66king6 what?

  • @UKNOBTS
    @UKNOBTS3 жыл бұрын

    I just heard that he passed. I'm so sad. I have loved Elvis since I was 7 yrs old, im 55 now. And I used to watch Mac Davis's show with my Mom I thought he was so handsome. Had a huge crush on him and Elvis lol. what a huge talent. 😢❤

  • @linnymaemullins3319

    @linnymaemullins3319

    3 жыл бұрын

    I used to crush on Mac Davis also😂😂😍😍😍😍😍

  • @mariap.thisislife8735

    @mariap.thisislife8735

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me 3 crushing on Elvis and Mac... Chill bumps on my arms and spine..🎶❤️🎶

  • @randallflagg6862
    @randallflagg68624 жыл бұрын

    Mac Davis is one of the greatest songwriters, ever. too many have no idea how many great songs were actually written by him

  • @jerryw6699

    @jerryw6699

    4 жыл бұрын

    so name them please? I don't know many, except some of them he sung with some success.

  • @lottiestanley7696

    @lottiestanley7696

    4 жыл бұрын

    jerryw66 - You can ‘google’ them easily 😉

  • @pattischell7975

    @pattischell7975

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gift of love! Delanie & Bonnie!!!

  • @TheArabchaser

    @TheArabchaser

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jerryw6699 " I Believe In Music", "Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me", "Watching Scotty Grow", "Stop And Smell The Roses", "It's Hard To Be Humble", "Memories" ( recorded by Elvis Presley ), "One Hell Of A Woman".

  • @annettekoch3766

    @annettekoch3766

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jerryw6699, A little less conversation

  • @issylindstrom1490
    @issylindstrom14904 жыл бұрын

    Mac makes it look easy to be humble... even though he's a genius.

  • @chipcremeans3373
    @chipcremeans33733 жыл бұрын

    Mac Davis has just passed away earlier this week may he rest in peace.

  • @linnymaemullins3319

    @linnymaemullins3319

    3 жыл бұрын

    😢😢😢

  • @scottallen4223

    @scottallen4223

    3 жыл бұрын

    Everytime I've been around lubbock I think of Mac Davis . Rest in peace 🙏 .

  • @70sstreetracergal61

    @70sstreetracergal61

    3 жыл бұрын

    Noooo....such a wonderful man. God Bless You Mac. Thank you for the wonderful music and the fantastic memories. ❤️☮️🙏❤️

  • @tapper701
    @tapper7013 жыл бұрын

    A giant in music - Mac Davis - September 2020 RIP ...

  • @meldridge51
    @meldridge513 күн бұрын

    Mac You Will Always Be Remembered and Loved! Elvis had many people helping make him the Greatest Ever!

  • @victorjeffers1993
    @victorjeffers19934 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to say thanks to Mac Davis for having the guts for writing a song like The Ghetto ! It truly tells of life for a lot of people of yesterday an today ! And thanks to Elvis for recording it !

  • @KirkFields

    @KirkFields

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great comment! Thank you for sharing it. 👍☺️👏

  • @justdea5757
    @justdea57574 жыл бұрын

    Loved the inerview and to hear Mac Davis telling his story of Elvis. Mac is a great song writer and singer too.

  • @timallbritton7329
    @timallbritton73293 жыл бұрын

    Man... I got teary listening to 30 seconds of it. Mac Davis was a treasure. Great interview and story!

  • @qso3566
    @qso35664 жыл бұрын

    Thoroughly enjoyed this interview, hearing Mac's backstory of In The Ghetto, and hearing him play & sing. Such a fantastic song, just one of many he wrote for Elvis. I don't believe Mac ever got enough credit for those wonderful songs.

  • @karenking5357

    @karenking5357

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I don't think songwriters get the butt what's the word I'm looking for any fame or acclimation I mean sure they make money but to them and their heart it doesn't mean anything cuz I write songs too and you want someone to know you wrote it forget the money so anyway I thought Mac Davis is one of the best songwriters as well as he had that TV show that I watched every week and he's just one year older than me so anyway well I take that back he's he's more than that because his interview is what several years ago 5 years ago maybe all right so he's about five or six years old I'm crazy I'm thinking out loud on my phone in here anyway just wanted I guess make my voice known

  • @davidstill4321

    @davidstill4321

    Жыл бұрын

    I couldnt have said it better.Remember he was way big in the 70s.I get the impression he was a real big hearted guy too.I agree he wasnt recognized enough.A lot of people dont realize the star Mac was except us oldtimers.RIP Mac

  • @davidstill4321

    @davidstill4321

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey Karen King.You are just tell ing it like it is.Thats what this is for.Letting people vent for what they really want to day.And me for one enjoy reading peoples texts.Anyway u Rock!

  • @davidstill4321

    @davidstill4321

    Жыл бұрын

    I meant really want to say.

  • @margaretvanwaning9882
    @margaretvanwaning9882 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this. It was just beautiful really appreciate it.Grew up with Elvis. Was born in Dayton,Ohio. Evis came their in June 1956. I was 9 years old. In fact he came to Dayton at least 4 times in his life span. The last was in June I believe 1977 right before he died. He was just an amazing person. I continue to be saddened over his untimely death. He was much to young. I do believe he would have went on to marry Ginger A. She was also an amazing beautiful young person,of a tender young age of 20 years old. People want to pass over her but she was with him in his last days. Elvis gave her the most beautiful engagement ring. Believe he was ready to settle down. He was just a little over 40 and believe men don't grow up until their 40. LOL! I am just thankful I grew up in the Elvis era and understood what was going on with him. I was there! TCB💞

  • @scopex2749
    @scopex27492 жыл бұрын

    One of Elvis's most beautiful songs, the first time I heard it I had tears in my eyes. I have many black friends who I know had tough times growing up. Like Mac said you just see them as 'your buddies' its only when people get older the hatred starts in some - such a shame. We should ALL live in harmony and understanding - DONT look at the skin - look at the PERSON :) Thank you sir for writing such wonderful words.

  • @68greenhornet
    @68greenhornet4 жыл бұрын

    Can’t imagine my life without that song. Simply one of the best ever written and only Elvis could sing it so perfectly. Mac Davis wrote so many great songs. What a gift.

  • @geraldineekhator5428

    @geraldineekhator5428

    4 жыл бұрын

    Equal Opportunity Offender Why you sound extremely immature. I suggest that you quit acting this way. You are not being nice to other people nor showing niceness to yourself either.

  • @jimmysapien9961

    @jimmysapien9961

    4 жыл бұрын

    Geraldine Ekhator I Agree

  • @TheWillD77

    @TheWillD77

    4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely agree, Donny

  • @fabricehaesendonck196

    @fabricehaesendonck196

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TheWillD77 elvis was the greatest of all nowone will ever reach his level

  • @TheWillD77

    @TheWillD77

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@fabricehaesendonck196 Absolutely agree

  • @lauratntneshida2210
    @lauratntneshida2210 Жыл бұрын

    Elvis died on my 15th birthday. Be a fan til I die In the Ghetto was and is a super relevant and powerful...

  • @swishh55
    @swishh553 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this story!! So sad that we don't give the songwriters their due on all the fantastic songs that are written. Had no idea Mac Davis wrote that song! May he rest in peace.

  • @dianagordon8012

    @dianagordon8012

    Жыл бұрын

    I loved this song and noone could sing it but Elvis. Surprised that Mac Davis had written thus song.

  • @karenking5357

    @karenking5357

    Жыл бұрын

    You know I'm I'm nobody in the music world but I do write my gospel or Christian songs not necessarily southern gospel but I knew exactly what Mac Davis said when he said once you get a certain part of it and you know that's going to be probably the gist of the song the song writes itself I've written so many in 5 or 10 minutes is unbelievable I had no idea till I was 49 years old that I even had that talent and really I don't give myself the credit I give the Lord the the credit but I was the instrument that he used in fact I was thinking about singing one of my songs in church I think we're having a special couple weeks so I think I might anyway I just wanted to add a little comment to what you had said God bless take care of yourself

  • @davelindstrom6005

    @davelindstrom6005

    Жыл бұрын

    @@karenking5357 Ever heard of punctuation? It helps an otherwise meaningful statement look like it was made by an intelligent, cogent person, not by an illiterate, foolish moron. Try it someday.

  • @diananutt1517

    @diananutt1517

    Жыл бұрын

    @swishh55 🍀❣️ Ditto, swish! I didn't know Mac wrote "Don't Cry, Daddy" or "Memories" either! I looked up "Kentucky Rain" (thinking it might be Mac's, too, and found that Eddie Rabbit and one David Heard wrote that!) I, too, enjoyed Mac's show and remembered when he introduced "Hard to Be Humble," with that wide grin of his. Full of the Dickens and so much fun! Just the sort of guy Elvis must have loved having around. This was a great visit with a fantastic talent....a really nice guy.

  • @boxerfan2

    @boxerfan2

    Жыл бұрын

    Also the studio musicians do not get credit either. Reggie young is the guitarist who came up with the hook or riff for that song. He came up with the riff for suspicious minds, son of a preacher man, drift away, and hundreds more.

  • @birzaph713
    @birzaph7133 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mr. Davis, for stopping by and sharing your beautiful music with us. RIP!

  • @brianpress1392
    @brianpress1392 Жыл бұрын

    In the Ghetto, 🙏👍 This has always been One of My Favorite Elvis Presley Songs, Elvis Presley R.I.P. 🙏🌹 God Bless Rest His Soul

  • @marilynsnider8183
    @marilynsnider81833 жыл бұрын

    Rest In Peace, Mac. You're gone, but not forgotten. In The Getto has been my favorite song, and will remain so for all time.

  • @marionneal8449

    @marionneal8449

    Жыл бұрын

    I can't add to these poignant comments about "In The Ghetto" and its writer Mac Davis.

  • @senseijuan3230
    @senseijuan32304 жыл бұрын

    I would have loved to hear Elvis and Mac sing this song together

  • @johnpunchard8161
    @johnpunchard81613 жыл бұрын

    Mac Davis was a class act! RIP 9-29-2020!

  • @linnymaemullins3319

    @linnymaemullins3319

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know😢😢😢😢😍😍😍

  • @conniewilliams2256

    @conniewilliams2256

    3 жыл бұрын

    I loved Mac. I had no idea. Thanks for posting. 😢

  • @sarashelby4501
    @sarashelby45013 жыл бұрын

    Being from the same town of Lubbock,Texas we were always proud of Mac Davis. I always got chills when the backup singers sang the last part of "In the ghetto."

  • @triciac1019

    @triciac1019

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah!

  • @drewby613

    @drewby613

    Жыл бұрын

    Hearing his accent, I was wondering whether he was from that area. I spent a few years in Levelland at "the college" (SPC) as they called it, in their country/bluegrass program. LOVED it down there. Got to meet Sonny Curtis in Meadow one time at the "musical" they had there. That was big stuff for me, I'll tell you.

  • @jimrichards1798

    @jimrichards1798

    Жыл бұрын

    I went to school with a guy whose dad had graduated from Lubbock High yrs earlier with Mac Davis. Mac had written in his annual something along the lines of: to a great guy who used to beat me up after school. But my friend’s dad always had to explain the comment was written by Mac Davis as Mac signed the remark, Elvis.

  • @drewby613

    @drewby613

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jimrichards1798 What a hoot!

  • @jimrichards1798

    @jimrichards1798

    Жыл бұрын

    @@drewby613 Must have been a thrill to meet the great Sonny Curtis!

  • @mines513
    @mines513 Жыл бұрын

    i was born in 1971 and i grew up on Mac Davis's music. he was a true legend! RIP Mac

  • @minnierose15
    @minnierose152 жыл бұрын

    I love this song, surely hits home when you grew up in the projects in the 70's....Thank you Mr.Davis for writing this song...Elvis did do it justice i drop a tear everytime i hear it.... May you and Elvis rest in paradise until you are raised to glory.🙏❤🙏

  • @danielhaynes2373
    @danielhaynes23735 жыл бұрын

    "A Little Less Conversation" is my ALL TIME favorite Elvis song! Thank you, sir, for writing it!

  • @bills2972

    @bills2972

    Жыл бұрын

    10 alwmp2lflf

  • @shawni321
    @shawni3214 жыл бұрын

    Used to watch The Mac Davis Show in the 70's and he always seemed so genuine and likeable. A normal guy.

  • @jimmysapien9961

    @jimmysapien9961

    4 жыл бұрын

    I did too and he still is just a down to earth person not too many around like that !!!

  • @dirtysanchez941

    @dirtysanchez941

    4 жыл бұрын

    I did too! I loved those show's. Mac Davis, Jim Stafford, John Denver, Sonny & Cher ( lol )

  • @LadyDHV

    @LadyDHV

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dirtysanchez941 - The Good Ol' Days!!...I went back as if it was yesterday. Mac looks so good. He is such a genuine soul. You can tell with his sparkling eyes and beautiful warm smile!

  • @RG-hf4et
    @RG-hf4et3 жыл бұрын

    I remember buying "In the Ghetto" as a 45 record. Played it over & over. Never knew Mac Davis wrote it!

  • @kayplayforth9007
    @kayplayforth90072 жыл бұрын

    Love Mac Davis & his Songs just Beautiful 🎶 Just let The King Sing it His Way. The Best. 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶💞💞💞💞💞🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲❤️❤️❤️

  • @nbwall56
    @nbwall564 жыл бұрын

    Mac, Thanks so much for writing such an important song. God bless you.

  • @MrRoztoc
    @MrRoztoc4 жыл бұрын

    To me "In the Ghetto" is Elvis' best song. I loved it as a kid and I still love that epic song. One of the few perfect songs; melody, lyrics, instruments and voice, but so sad though.

  • @tomburton1037

    @tomburton1037

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree but I wish Elvis would have sung "ghetto" instead of "get-toe". :)

  • @MrRoztoc

    @MrRoztoc

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tomburton1037 Okay, haha, your point :)

  • @deweymotes3352

    @deweymotes3352

    4 жыл бұрын

    MrRoztoc one of my favorites. I was a hunk”n” hunk “n” Kinda kid myself.

  • @Tbird2191

    @Tbird2191

    4 жыл бұрын

    Suspicious Minds was one of my favorites!🎶🎙

  • @MrYoumitube
    @MrYoumitube2 жыл бұрын

    One of the most relevant and lyrically beautiful and tragic songs...thank you.

  • @jasonhammond4640
    @jasonhammond4640 Жыл бұрын

    My Mom and Dad had both a jail ministry and traveled around to sing and play music at local churches. They would sing, "In The Getto" a lot for the church folk. Mom would sing it to me on occasion and would be moved to tears. It's certainly a powerful song.

  • @sandralybrand859
    @sandralybrand8593 жыл бұрын

    RIP Mac Davis we've lost such a great song writer and will be sorely missed!

  • @jomarkelly3932
    @jomarkelly39324 жыл бұрын

    I always liked Mac Davis! and certainly loved his songs!

  • @allancrotch2953
    @allancrotch2953 Жыл бұрын

    I was a pre teen English boy when In the Ghetto hit No1 in the UK ,30 years later when I made my pilgrimage to visit Graceland and pay my respects to the King .And when a kind fellow American fan offered to take a photo of my wife and i together by one of the cars in the collection he told me how far he drove for his visit, my journey was 4500 miles ,and when I told him how In the ghetto was the song that opened my ears to music and my heart to politics his eyes filled with tears .But as already noted in the comments it was far more prophetic than we knew if not in the lyrics a vicious circle it was then and still is today .God bless America.

  • @horaciocapanelli-soto4710

    @horaciocapanelli-soto4710

    Жыл бұрын

    The song is amazing because it is the life story of many who lived and died and, many living now days. Is the life of young men that are being dragged by they poor childhood formation on a daily basis of their struggling adult lives. Mac was a great storyteller and Elvis was an amazing performer.

  • @billg3356
    @billg3356 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, I didn't know Mac also wrote Memories and Don't Cry, Daddy. In the Ghetto is an all-time classic.

  • @yolandaestrada-munoz4461
    @yolandaestrada-munoz44613 жыл бұрын

    This song has always made me cry. I can see it in my head...the whole circle...

  • @ritafabro8695
    @ritafabro86953 жыл бұрын

    What a really sweet guy! Love the way he tells the story!

  • @sandralybrand9425
    @sandralybrand9425 Жыл бұрын

    We really lost a Gem in Mac Davis! RIP Mac

  • @kymtenahu6485
    @kymtenahu6485 Жыл бұрын

    I didn't know Mac Davis wrote this song, thankyou for sharing his amazing story on writing...in the geddo

  • @russellcampbell9198
    @russellcampbell91983 жыл бұрын

    Great poetry combined with a sad yet beautiful melody. The vicious circle premise brilliantly expressed.

  • @debrarichardson7172
    @debrarichardson71723 жыл бұрын

    I grew up on Mac Davis music, he was one of my mothers favorite singers. She also had a huge crush on him as well as Elvis. He was one of the greatest singer/song writers of his generation. RIP Mac Davis

  • @Baci302
    @Baci302 Жыл бұрын

    Love Mac Davis! Not only a great talent but a wonderful person by all accounts.

  • @queenslanddiva
    @queenslanddiva Жыл бұрын

    I loved Mac Davis when I was young - Hell of a Woman, Don't Get Hooked on Me etc. And of course, In the Ghetto. Thanks for the memories.

  • @raymondfournier2477
    @raymondfournier2477 Жыл бұрын

    MacDavis wrote a timeless piece, still so relevant today. What a beautiful song.

  • @lindas-k5766

    @lindas-k5766

    Жыл бұрын

    So true! And, how sad that it is still relevant today!

  • @transportman3498
    @transportman34984 жыл бұрын

    Very cool. An honor to hear the song writer for In The Ghetto play it on his guitar

  • @kevindarroch7332
    @kevindarroch7332 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you gentleman for this story. The importance of this song for many will not go away.

  • @fireprogram
    @fireprogram4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing. Mac is an American treasure.

  • @lostintime8651
    @lostintime86514 жыл бұрын

    MAC IS SO HUMBLE. HUGE FAN HERE. ONE OF MY INSPIRATIONS TO BE A SINGER.

  • @kendesjarlais7577
    @kendesjarlais75774 жыл бұрын

    Those guys are a true story tellers, the Mac Davis’s the Gordon Lightfoot’s. Absolutely mesmerized you with a few simple chords and a hook as they say

  • @lindaknechtges6854

    @lindaknechtges6854

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ken Desjarlais So glad you mentioned Gordon Lightfoot,glad you acknowledge his genius also.

  • @therightisright8276
    @therightisright8276 Жыл бұрын

    Mac was the kind of guy who'd hangout with anybody, treat everybody with respect and not be a jerk even when he got big. Just a good ol down home boy. We need more of em. RIP Mac.

  • @barbarasmith622
    @barbarasmith622 Жыл бұрын

    I truly miss this talented man his music still touches me

  • @geoffjackson7894
    @geoffjackson78942 жыл бұрын

    This is one of my absolute favourite songs and it was a pleasure to hear the story behind it.

  • @sherrelhauhe7791
    @sherrelhauhe7791 Жыл бұрын

    What an amazing interview and story shared by one of the music greats...Mac Davis !!! So wonderful to learn about the back story of this historic Elvis song "In The Ghetto"...one of our favorites !!!

  • @bobcrnich1676
    @bobcrnich16762 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in Chicago I never knew this story, Kentucky Rain is also Great in the summer time great memories!!! Mac Davis

  • @dandyer2616
    @dandyer2616 Жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed that very much Mr. Davis...thank you and you are greatly missed

  • @kucelkj
    @kucelkj4 жыл бұрын

    That song makes me tear up every time I hear it. It is so touching!

  • @LittlePia100
    @LittlePia1004 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for writing "In The Ghetto' Mr. Davis. I was born in Lubbock 1941, moved to San Francisco 1956. I enjoyged all your music.

  • @charlottejordan8080
    @charlottejordan80804 жыл бұрын

    In the ghetto such prophetic lyrics 💜 Mr. Davis sure aged well, I was just showing my youngest son YT clips of 1979 "North Dallas Forty" starring Mac Davis and Nick Nolte one of my all time favorites! ♥️♥️

  • @stefkadank-derpjr1453
    @stefkadank-derpjr14534 жыл бұрын

    I am so grateful to have found this. My dad was a Big Mac Davis fan and after watching this piece I realize why. He just seems like a wonderful man and a phenomenal songwriter and listen to his voice at 72 years old still the most amazing beautiful voice

  • @gracieg7601
    @gracieg76013 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for writing this song. It’s so good. I feel like you and Elvis are the only ones who can sing it to do it justice.

  • @LadyOaksNZ
    @LadyOaksNZ4 жыл бұрын

    FABULOUS TO HEAR THIS INTERVIEW!!!

  • @Ajen1959
    @Ajen19593 жыл бұрын

    I remember back in the 70's my mom had the album, and i about wore it out! Always an Elvis fan! R.I.P. Mac Davis

  • @carolinesmith7571
    @carolinesmith75714 жыл бұрын

    I loved Mac Davis, LOVE HIS VOICE, HIS songs, and his beautiful blue eyes. So happy to see this interview.

  • @JayPacquiaoMcGrath
    @JayPacquiaoMcGrath3 жыл бұрын

    Damn, that's really his song. Breaths and exposes a fuller existence into it than Elvis did (God bless him).

  • @mariap.thisislife8735

    @mariap.thisislife8735

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ah both great, just don't let todays "artists" get ahold of this song....it would get destroyed....🎶🎶

  • @zacgrubble9824
    @zacgrubble98244 жыл бұрын

    That much talent and that much sincere humility in the same person! That’s Mac Davis all the way! What a talent!

  • @conniecooley5542
    @conniecooley5542 Жыл бұрын

    What a great story. I remember that song.

  • @davideasiebert1941
    @davideasiebert1941 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your talent. Elvis' records are interwoven throughout my life. In the Ghetto, one of his very BEST.

  • @MickTheQuickk
    @MickTheQuickk6 жыл бұрын

    I love these songwriter interviews. Thanks for posting!

  • @buckiannscreations9089
    @buckiannscreations90894 жыл бұрын

    I cant listen to that song without crying and its been almost 50 years since i first heard it. My alltime fav song of all time..Great song, sad story..and it still goes on..it is a vicious circle!!

  • @jandeband
    @jandeband Жыл бұрын

    the ghetto still relevent today, i still sing it, one of the best songs ever written

  • @bonniedrouillard3963
    @bonniedrouillard39633 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Very moving lyrics!

  • @Carballoca
    @Carballoca4 жыл бұрын

    This song came out in 1969 couldn’t be more prevalent today... I knew Mac Davis was a song writer but had no I idea he wrote all the songs he mentioned

  • @pennywhite5813
    @pennywhite58134 жыл бұрын

    loved this whole interview thought they were both endearing and so real

  • @gerdacoetzer3615
    @gerdacoetzer36153 жыл бұрын

    I just LOVE,LOVE stories like this. To hear where does a song come from and the songwriter behind such an incredible song. It's one of my favorite Elvis songs. 🎸🎶🎙🎧

  • @roberts4411
    @roberts44114 жыл бұрын

    Excellent. You touched hundreds of millions of lives

  • @creswhiteside3749
    @creswhiteside37493 жыл бұрын

    I luv that song, thank you for creating it. Luv luv luv it. Rest in peace Mac DAvis.

  • @Chaninification
    @Chaninification Жыл бұрын

    Those are both such beautiful songs, I got chills just hearing them mentioned. I'm going straight to Dady Please Don't Cry right after this. I already know how it's going to make me feel...but it is beautifully done.

  • @truthof7382
    @truthof7382 Жыл бұрын

    I love “A little less conversation”. Didn’t know he wrote it.

  • @SusanGK1
    @SusanGK14 жыл бұрын

    Great interview! I have always loved Mac Davis. Didn't know he wrote "In the Ghetto". Very talented man!

  • @MoosesValley
    @MoosesValley4 жыл бұрын

    A powerful, beautiful song, one of my all time favorites, always get choked up when I hear it. Especially when it is Elvis singing it. Mac has a great voice as well, if he kept singing, I would've been choked up again.

  • @mickeymcfinnigan4272
    @mickeymcfinnigan42726 жыл бұрын

    I have met mac on a few occasions ..... everything is spot on in this video .... a great person .

  • @Leann68
    @Leann683 жыл бұрын

    I love Elvis Presley and always have but I never knew Mac Davis wrote some of his music 🎶 Mac Davis was a good musician in his own right .. truly a great story .. thank you.

  • @karengatti2942
    @karengatti2942 Жыл бұрын

    Love the stories behind songs.

  • @karensu2669
    @karensu26693 жыл бұрын

    Grew up listening to Mac Davis! Love that man! So talented and classy! He looks a lot like my handsome Uncle who is the same age. Mac wrote great songs and I always knew he was the one who wrote them! He will be missed!

  • @annfurlong6439

    @annfurlong6439

    3 жыл бұрын

    Everything we heari and learn is Great about Elvis and Mas

  • @vernareed2692
    @vernareed26923 жыл бұрын

    Wow,mac davis sounds like elvis singing in the ghetto!! Always liked mac,& his singing!!

  • @kevinlupker9821
    @kevinlupker98213 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed this story.

  • @bubbacole1657
    @bubbacole16572 жыл бұрын

    The New Elvis Movie end with this song.. Brought tears to my Eye's and I'm 61 years old.. The song has allot of my life..

  • @evalinawarne1337
    @evalinawarne13373 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR WRITING ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DONG. WITH SO MUCH MEANING TO IT. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. FROM MICHIGAN ✝️✝️✝️🛐🛐🛐🇺🇸🌹🌹🌹

  • @musicmemories2793
    @musicmemories2793 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible song, still relevant today. His song Memories as sung by Elvis is also incredible.

  • @kemarieblack3730
    @kemarieblack37303 жыл бұрын

    Love Mac Davis!!! So sorry we lost him in 2020.

  • @SkyGazerForever1111
    @SkyGazerForever11112 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!!! The songs are awesome and The King of Rock n Roll sure was the icing on the cake!