Thai PM says Elvis helps hone his golf skills Golf-loving Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he croons Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender'' to help him relax whenever he takes a swing with his golf club. "If you hit too hard it never goes too far, you only hit about 80 percent of your swing,'' Thaksin told CNN. He joins Japan's prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, in publicly declaring a penchant for Elvis's music. Koizumi outlined his taste in music to a parliamentary panel earlier this week.