Having introduced and performed it at every show throughout his August 1970 Las Vegas engagement, Elvis immediately included “Bridge Over Troubled Water” on his set list for his first tours since his return to live performing. At this stage it had already begun to evolve in the way that Elvis delivered the song and how he delivered it.
This version, performed at The Memorial Coliseum in Portland during just his second show of his second tour of the seventies is essentially a hybrid of the August 1970 and those heard in 1972.
In keeping with the obvious fun that Elvis was having away from the constraints and nightly repetition of Vegas, he is unable to get the song started and keeps ending up in laughter. Many are jokingly blamed for this with Charlie Hodge, pianist Glen Hardin and The Sweet Inspirations all having the jocular finger pointed in their general direction.
In the end however, after the laughter fades, Elvis gives a quite outstanding and rousing version of a song which would continue to be a staple of his live show for the next seven years or so.
As with all of these videos, to get the most out of the audio, I highly recommend you use ear /headphones and turn the volume up as much as you dare!
Негізгі бет Elvis Presley - Bridge Over Troubled Water (with 4 false starts) - Portland, 11 November 1970
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