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From a Jack to a King
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Ned MillerFrom a jack to a king of loneliness to a wedding ring
I've played a ace and I won the queen
I walked away with your heart
From a jack to a king
With no regrets I stacked, I stacked the cards, I stacked the cards last night
And lady luck played her hand just right
You made me king of your heart
Oh for just a little while I thought that I might lose the game
Oh but just in time I saw that twinkle in your eyes
From a jack to a king of loneliness to a wedding, wedding, wedding ring
I played an ace and I won the queen
You made me king of your heart
For just a little while I thought that I might lose the game
Oh but just in time I saw, I saw that twinkle in your eyes
From a jack to a king from loneliness to a wedding, wedding, wedding ring
I played an ace and I won the queen
You made me king of your heart Recorded:
1969/01/21, first released on
Back in Memphis (From Memphis to Vegas)Reactions
For all the Elvis impersonators, try an' sing this song like Elvis does here. I bet you can't. The song ain't that great, but he lifts this song to 5 stars by his voice alone.
Love this performance. As I do, of all, the Memphis sessions. He was at his absolute best, at this time.
Great version , and totally differant from Ned Miller's also excellant version. Fantastic vocal. On Elvis' version I get the impression this was a rough "jam" that came out so good, that Felton Jarvis decided to use it . I believe there was some overdubbing done to make it more commercial for the album release.
I really love this version, I also like The Grass Won't Pay No Mind. The only 69 Memphis songs I do not like are Mama Liked the Roses, Hey Jude and Who am I. The rest are either just great songs, or Elvis' interpretations elevate them, as he usually does with a song.
Invisible because there was a reaction to someone else
Fantastic, this is sheer joy!
First came across this song by Ned Miller around 1962 when it echoed magnificently across the local palais. Liked it as soon as I heard it and Elvis makes a pretty good fist of it and imo sits in the middle tier of the 69 session output. Never skip the track and always thoroughly enjoy it.
This is easily one of my most favorite songs that Elvis recorded in 1969 and Elvis' rendition of it is brilliant, underrated and overlooked.
Mine least favourite song of the "Back in Memphis" album. Still worth 31/2 stars.
My favorite version of this song. In my opinion it deserved to be a number one on the country charts.
Amazing how others see this song. I don't hear Elvis mocking the female chorus. He is just singing along with them. And the "La-La-La's" are so catchy, that it makes the listener (me) want to sing along. Its a fun song, enjoy it !
The song swings along quite nicely but there are far better highlights of these sessions.
Never liked this song. For me it stands as one of the very few low point of the Memphis Sessions. I don't listen to it.
A fun, but half hearted performance of the song makes for one of the lesser moments at the Memphis Sessions of '69 ("And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind", "Hey Jude", "Don't Cry Daddy" and "I'm Movin' On"). Elvis just seems to be having fun (almost mocking the female chorus when they do their "La La's" and a bit over the top on the repeating of the words "wedding" and "stacked") and as a listener it is enjoyable, but not a great track. 2 1/2 stars.
One of my favorites from 1969 but it seemed to be recorded or produced badly. The female voices dont help much either, but I love the vocal delivery.
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