In honor of Elvis' life—and death—more than 75,000 fans have touched down in Memphis to celebrate Elvis Week. He died at Graceland on Aug. 16, 1977. Lisa Marie Presley has recorded a posthumous duet with her daddy, Elvis, in honor of the 30th anniversary of his death. Lisa Presley laid down vocals over the original 1969 recording of her superstar father's enduring classic "In the Ghetto".
Lisa said, "I heard the rough...and...I've never cried when I've done anything...ever...but I just lost it when I heard it. It's pretty organic. There are no bells and whistles—they just added me into the original recording."
As the snow flies
On a cold and gray chicago mornin
A poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
cause if theres one thing that she dont need
Its another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto
People, dont you understand
The child needs a helping hand
Or hell grow to be an angry young man some day
Take a look at you and me,
Are we too blind to see,
Do we simply turn our heads
And look the other way
Well the world turns
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
In the ghetto
And his hunger burns
So he starts to roam the streets at night
And he learns how to steal
And he learns how to fight
In the ghetto
Then one night in desperation
A young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Tries to run, but he dont get far
And his mama cries
As a crowd gathers round an angry young man
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto
And as her young man dies,
On a cold and gray chicago mornin,
Another little baby child is born
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
"In the Ghetto" has always been a favorite of mine...can't wait to hear the duet.