Elvis Filmed By An Amateur

"I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"

What a strange age we live in when Elvis, the undisputed King of Rock 'n' Roll, gets the same screen space as us when we upload. There's something enfeebling about watching an amateur video of the King when he was at his nadir. Back in Elvis's heyday, artists weren't as vulnerable to the ubiquitous cameras that now rove around snatching up even the smallest, most unremarkable moments of our lives. We're getting much closer to the celebrities now, close enough to see some blemishes. How well is the cult of the superstar holding up these days? Of course, anyone with great talent is still going to glow in our eyes, but there's something about seeing a 15-second YouTube clip of them coughing, or eating, or anything else less than spectacular. They may still seem larger than life, but they're not quite the gods that they used to be.