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I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)

"I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)" is a song co-written by Dick Bakker, Eddy Ouwens and Dunhills, performed by Ouwens under the name of Danny Mirror.[1] The song was dedicated to Elvis Presley stating he is the one and only king." It reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1977.[1]

"I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)"
Single by Eddy Ouwens as Danny Mirror
B-side"I Remember Elvis Presley (II)"
ReleasedSeptember 1977
Length5:00
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Dick Bakker, Eddy Ouwens & Dunhills

In 1977, Canadian singer Johnny Farago (1944-1997) made a cover version in French as Je me souviens d’Elvis Presley and an english cover with the same lyrics I remember Elvis Presley.

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 4
West Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 10

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1977) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 19

References edit

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 370. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Danny Mirror: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1977". Ultratop. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2021.



 

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