Songs about Elvis

Rolling Stone magazine said "Elvis Presley is rock 'n' roll" and called his
body of work "acres of perfect material.  in music and popular culture have
often made him a subject of or a touchstone in various songs.


Explicitly and primarily about Presley


* "Apparition In Las Vegas"
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Pete+Atkin> Pete Atkin

* "Back to Tupelo" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Mark+Knopfler> Mark Knopfler

* " <http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Black+Velvet> Black
Velvet " by  <http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Alannah+Myles>
Alannah Myles

* "Boy From Tupelo" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Emmylou+Harris> Emmylou Harris

* "Dead Elvis" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Doug+Anthony+All+Stars> Doug
Anthony All Stars

* "Elvis Imitators" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Jimmy+Buffett> Jimmy Buffett

* "Elvis in Germany" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Per+Gessle> Per Gessle

* "Elvis is Dead" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Living+Colour> Living Colour

* "Elvis is Everywhere" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Mojo+Nixon> Mojo Nixon

* "From Graceland to the Promised Land" by Merle Haggard

* "Hound Dog Man" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Roy+Orbison> Roy Orbison

* "King's Call" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Phil+Lynott> Phil Lynott

* "That's Why" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/John+Gorka> John Gorka

* "Tupelo" by  <http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Nick+Cave>
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 


Substantial reference to Presley


* "Big Train from Memphis" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/John+Fogerty> John Fogerty

* "Bringin' Out the Elvis" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Faith+Hill> Faith Hill

* "Calling Elvis" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Dire+Straits> Dire Straits

* "Elvis, Be True" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Liz+Phair> Liz Phair 

* "Goin' to Graceland" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Dead+Milkmen> Dead Milkmen

* "Hallucinating Elvis" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Duran+Duran> Duran Duran 

* "Just Like New" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Wynonna+Judd> Wynonna Judd 

* "Real Good Looking Boy" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/The+Who> The Who

* "Riding with the King" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/John+Hiatt> John Hiatt

* "Tennessee Plates" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/John+Hiatt> John Hiatt 

* "Walking in Memphis" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Marc+Cohn> Marc Cohn


Nominal reference to Presley


* "A Century of Elvis" by Belle and Sebastian

* "The Delivery Man" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Elvis+Costello> Elvis Costello

* "Elvis and His Boss" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/The+Residents> The Residents

* "Elvis and Me" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Dance+Hall+Crashers> Dance Hall
Crashers

* "Elvis Begins With An E" by Mr Ray's Wig World

* "Elvis Presley and America" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/U2+%28band%29> U2

* "Free Fallin'" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Tom+Petty> Tom Petty

* "God" by  <http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/John+Lennon>
John Lennon

* " <http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Graceland+%28album%29>
Graceland" by  <http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Paul+Simon> Paul
Simon

* "If Dirt Were Dollars" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Don+Henley> Don Henley

* "Lizzy" by Melvins

* "Made in England" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Elton+John> Elton John

* "Maybe Angels" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Sheryl+Crow> Sheryl Crow

* "Men on the Moon" by R.E.M.

* "Restin' Bones" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Primus> Primus

* "Round Here" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Counting+Crows> Counting Crows

* "That Don't Impress Me Much" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Shania+Twain> Shania Twain

* "There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Kirsty+MacColl> Kirsty MacColl

* "Typical Town" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Dean+Friedman> Dean Friedman

* "The Windfall (Everything for Nothing)" by
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Joni+Mitchell> Joni Mitchell

* "Without Me" by  <http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Eminem>
Eminem