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American Idol gives back: Celine Dion's Elvis duet
Apr 24, 2007, 11:40 GMT
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This is awesome. elvis is the the greatest star in musical history. his generousity while alive is well known. with this show tonight his charitable spirit will live on. technology allows the king of entertainment to continue. this is awesome and i can't wait to see it.
The way I see it, this is how it should be done. First of all, for only the far away scenes (not the close-ups), film Ms. Dion with Ryan Pelton ( he dressed in black leather) while he lyp sincs, and she adds her voice to the 1968 recording. The two should be at the center of a replica of the small stage where Elvis did the stand up segment of the 1968 special, surrounded by real people. Since there were three rows, in every direction, except the section where the band used to be, this should be no problem. The idea is for Celine and Pelton to interact, but always with the camera far away, since the only purpose of this footage would be make it appear as if the two are really together, singing, which they are. A second camera will film Ms. Dion at closer range, but with Pelton`s face been kept out of the camera, at all times. His body, arms, his back, should be seen while Ms. Dion sings the portions of the song that she is supposed to sing. Finally, a third camera zooms on Ms. Dion, for later insertion onto the final take. Now, since similar footage is also available of Elvis in the white suit, Pelton and Ms. Dion should also be filmed from far away, adding the contestants, singing back up live, who should also be dressed in white with Pelton just lyp sincing, and Ms. Dion doing real singing.
This white suit segment should be used for the beggining of the song, with the black leather portions reserved for the end, when a combination of Elvis stretching his arms, with footage of Dion and Pelton embracing, and leaving the small stage, together, from far away, should be dovetailed.
THIS WAS CHILLING AND WONDERFULL
All we could say was.....WOW!!!!! How did they do that
Absolutely awesome . . . it gave me chills! Now, how can I download this performance from iTunes? Thanks.
Absolutely amazing...two of our all time favorites singing such an awesome song. I am sure that many people were as touched as we were.
What a duo! We had not heard about this earlier so it came as a complete surprise to us. As they walked out on the stage, I had no idea it was Elvis until the lights came up . . . I actually had tears.
One thing is for sure, when the name 'Elvis' is spoken around the world, I believe few would say, Elvis who?
This AI was the best of the best . . . bravo!
All I have to say is WOW. I am speechless. The camera angles of Elvis matched perfectly with Celine's camera angles. It looked real, I am amazed and whoever worked on that footage is very talented. I have seen many movies with effects, but nothing made me feel the way I did when I saw that 3 minute footage on American Idol.
THIS WAS GENIUS.I GIVE MUCH CREDIT TO THE PERSON THAT THOUGHT OF IT.I CAN'T EXPRESS ENOUGH HOW MUCH I ENJOYED IT. I WILL BE MAKING SEVERAL DONATIONS.I ASK ANYONE THAT WATCHED IT AND ENJOYED IT, PLEASE SEND WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP.IT IS A WONDERFUL CAUSE. ELVIS IS IN THE BUILDING.
It gave me goosebumps!
Did I mention that it gave me goosebumps!
That was amazing! Just incredible...How far technology has come from those crummy split screens back in the 70's!
Wow amazing what they could do today i've never thought they
could do that so perfecly Elvis and Dean Martin are my biggest idols
i myself is a singer a la Dean Martin And i wish i could have Dean singing with me bravo to the guy's that did that masterpeace
it's incredeble
I loved it!! It made me wish he was still around...how can I see it again?
WOW that was wonderful, best part of the evening for me.
All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!Totally unbelievable and job well done. I felt was actually watching the real thing. I enjoyed it so much and something I will not forget. I got so many goosebumps watching.
So does this mean he's really still alive?
Although I am not a huge Elvis fan, all I can say is WOW. That was very impressive!
Finally, something worth listening to. It looked great- I applaud American Idol. They should make a single off of that American Idol segment and add the sales to their cause.
I didn't like it. I thought it was an exploitation and in bad taste.
Honestly, what can you say but it was simply 2 American Idols together in that sounded magnificent.
This was wonderful - I am a huge Elvis fan and to see he him perform on American Idol was just too good for words. I wasn't expecting it and was just thrilled to have the pleasure of viewing this SPECTACULAR performance. The king lives on!
That only goes to show that: 'He will always be the KING no matter what'
We all know Elvis is and was the best ever American Idol, no doubt about it and nobody will ever question that fact. I am at any given time thrilled when I can see Elvis in any mediam and for his name to be kept alive. I do think however credit should be given where credit is due and Ryan Pelton's name should have at least been mentioned for his help in creating this televised event. He is an awesome performer and I really think American Idol dropped the ball in not giving him due credit, it would not have lessened the wow factor in any way. They are underestimating the television public if they think it would have. I see no point in keeping the secret of 'who was behind that masked man' shall we say. I for one give Ryan two thumbs up for his performance, he is truly a class act in all ways.
I just loved the duet of Celine with Elvis. Their voices matched so well together. It was very impressive and WOW, WOW and WOW.
Celine really did a great job at singing with nobody beside her!!! It looked so real.
Congratulations to American Idol. What a great idea!
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This was unbelievable, I had goose pumps, tears and felt every emotion
possible. I have played this over and over. Those involved did a magnificent
job. Thank You
That was an absolutely brilliant performance by both Celine and... Elvis? I am touched that Lisa Marie gave her permission for Celine to team up with her father. The fact that it was for a worthy cause makes the performance even more soul-renting. Long live the KING!!!
Checking my email messages 27/4/07 I opened one from 'Elvis.com.au' which I am a member stating,a duet with Celine Dion and Elvis...I could not contain myself, but to click that button. What I saw and heard, just blew me away! it was so,electrifying...thank God! for 'itunes'...
Thank you 'American Idol' for presenting worldwide, the two most gifted talented entertainers of our time.
What a performance!!! I could not think of anyone better matched,than Celine Dion to perform alongside her idol 'The King'.
Elvis will always live on, what a man what a voice...
wow wow what can i say, i could not beleive my eyes that both my idols were on stage together and singing, i am still gob smacked. this was something i could never ever dream would of happened. thank you so much for making my day and allowing me to have a second chance to record the show and watch it time and time again.
thank you Celine and Elvis for being so talented people. Love sue
Awesome! Elvis is The Greatest. Facts: He sold over 1 billion records. Almost a million people visit Graceland annually, and when Elvis did a song it came from his heart and Soul, unlike most today where it's a bout their ego. I love you Elvis! You will live on forever.
God he is great I must have watched the Elvis and Celine duet a dozen times on Youtube. Will probably watch it another dozen times over the next several days. I hope they can release it. Even as an audio single it would be huge. What can I say! Elvis is still King.
OMG that was the most amazing clip I have ever seen. With tears in my eyes & goosebumps all over & was totally mesmerized by being able to watch Elvis again. I get so sad & angry when I think of him gone as it was such a waste of a beautiful voice that no one has even come close to matching. I just wish it was American Trilogy that he sang as that song just shows what such a powerful voice he had. Special thanks to the techs who put it together to give all us fans something we have been missing for so long 'Elvis is back in the building'
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