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Encyclopedia > Calling Elvis
"Calling Elvis"
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Single by Dire Straits
from the album On Every Street
Released 1991
Genre Rock
Length 04:42
Label Vertigo
Writer(s) Mark Knopfler
Chart positions
Dire Straits singles chronology
"Your Latest Trick"
(1986)
"Calling Elvis"
(1991)
"Heavy Fuel"
(1991)

"Calling Elvis" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and performed by Dire Straits. It first appeared on the final studio album by the band, On Every Street (1991). It also appears on the 1993 live album On The Night. Image File history File links Nocover. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... On Every Street is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the sixties for its label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI (with Harvest Records), Decca Records (with Deram Records) and RCA (with Neon Records). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish[1] guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Your Latest Trick is a 1986 rock song by Dire Straits. ... Heavy Fuel is a song by the rock band Dire Straits released on their album On Every Street in 1991. ... Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish[1] guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... On Every Street is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... On the Night is the third live album by Dire Straits. ...


The music video was directed by Gerry Anderson of Thunderbirds fame and includes several members of the band represented in marionette form. Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson are most famous as the production team for several futuristic childrens television shows involving specially modified marionettes, a process called supermarionation. Their most famous production is Thunderbirds, which was produced by their production company, originally known as AP Films and later renamed Century 21... Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s television show devised by Gerry Anderson, produced by both Sylvia and Gerry Anderson and made by company AP Films using a form of puppetry called Supermarionation. The series followed the adventures of International Rescue, an organisation created to help those in grave danger using...


The song makes multiple references to Elvis Presley and his songs, for example: Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer and actor. ...

Calling Elvis
I’m here all alone
Did he leave the building
Or can he come to the phone

and

Oh love me tender
Baby don’t be cruel
Return to sender
Treat me like a fool

Knopfler once remarked that making a phone call to a family member was harder than trying to "Call Elvis". Love Me Tender is a song sung by Elvis Presley, to the tune of Aura Lee (or Aura Lea), a Civil War song by George R. Poulton. ... Dont be Cruel is a song by Otis Blackwell, which was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1956. ... Return to Sender is a 1962 rock and roll hit single by American singer Elvis Presley. ...


Lyrics

Calling Elvis
Is anybody home ?
Calling Elvis,
I'm here all alone !
Did he leave the building ?
Or can he come to the phone ?
Calling Elvis,
I'm here all alone.
Well tell him I was calling just to wish him well.
Let me leave my number,
Heartbreak Hotel.
Oh love me tender.
Baby dont be cruel.
Return to sender.
Treat me like a fool.
Calling Elvis.
Is anybody home ?
Calling Elvis,
Im here all alone.
Did he leave the building ?
Can he come to the phone.
Calling Elvis,
I'm here all alone.
Why dont you go get him,
I'm his biggest fan.
You gotta tell him
He's still the man.
Long distance baby,
So far from home.
Dont you think maybe you could put him on.
Well tell him I was calling just to wish him well.
Let me leave my number,
Heartbreak Hotel.
Oh love me tender,
Baby dont be cruel.
Return to sender.
Treat me like a fool.
Calling Elvis,
Is anybody home ?
Calling Elvis,
Im here all alone.
Did he leave the building,
Or can he come to the phone ?
Calling Elvis.
I'm here all alone.
Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler | John Illsley | Alan Clark | Guy Fletcher | David Knopfler | Pick Withers | Hal Lindes | Terry Williams | Jack Sonni
Discography
Albums and extended plays: Dire Straits | Communiqué | Making Movies | Love over Gold | ExtendedancEPlay | Alchemy | Brothers in Arms | On Every Street | On the Night | Live at the BBC | Money for Nothing | Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations
Hit Singles: Sultans of Swing | Lady Writer | Romeo and Juliet | Skateaway | Private Investigations | Twisting by the Pool | So Far Away | Money for Nothing | Brothers in Arms | Walk of Life | Your Latest Trick | Calling Elvis | Heavy Fuel |


 
 

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