Blog: Merry Swankster

John Cale - "Heartbreak Hotel" (Live on Musical Express , 1981) Sure, there's a bit of pain in Elvis' voice when he drawls about his exile in the Heartbreak Hotel. But, like most of his early teen-frenzy inciting hits, it just seems like one extended eyelash bat. "Oh, baby, she hurt me so bad, I don't know if I can ever really feel again. Oh, if only some girl could change my mind." That sort of thing. But he certainly doesn't sound like he could die. Enter ex-Velvets viola terrorist John [...]

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