I don't think young people hearing this song realize how socially conscious this song was for it's time, For a rich man to be singing about the plight of the most economically challenged in the poorest of living conditions was unheard of then! The song writer is Mac Davis, he was pretty big himself in the 70's!

Elvis grew up in poverty and was soooo very close to his mama, so he sang this song with a genuine knowing. My mom grew up in Elvis era and also experienced severe poverty and discrimination as a residential school survivor. I raised two children completely on my own, without a full education but like you said here, I also fought tooth and nail to change the cycle of poverty and hardship for my children. I cleaned houses to put them both through university and to never have to go through what myself and my mother went through in life. Poverty knows no color and Elvis never forgot where he came from either. This song always brings me to tears as well and I don't know who could listen to this song and not feel it in their soul.

I'm sure you already know by now, but Elvis grew up in a predominately black, very poor neighborhood in Mississippi. The man knew "poor!" He lived in a one room shack with his mother and father. Elvis was actually a twin, but his twin brother died at birth. Can you imagine that? Having TWO Elvis's? Great reaction honey. You're smart, cute and sweet. Thank You....

Elvis Aaron Presley was a deep spiritual person his love for life and his love to sing the truth is a legend of America spiritual and soul like no other on Earth and there's only one Elvis Presley voice many tried to duplicate it and my eyes they can't hold a candle to Elvis. I just wished that he never lived his life style he was chasing. Elvis Aaron Presley the King of Rock n Roll and the spiritual music of the Lord that he's so was fond of. I love listening to Elvis and the Getto was one of my deepest favorites 🌎

That’s from 1970 he could still sing that today and it and it would be relevant

RIP Mac Davis without whom we wouldn't have this masterpiece.

Hard to believe that this song speaks for today also!😥

He was the King of Rock n Roll for a reason. He gave this song and every song he recorded his all. RIP, Elvis. You have millions of fans to this day and probably will in 100 years.

My mother and my aunt went to see Elvis live in the 1960s. When I asked my aunt how the show was, she replied while glowing "a dream fulfilled." I will never forget that.

He had to really fight his manager to record this, it was not feel good Elvis, but he really stood his ground...

Elvis grew up in poverty raised in the Projects in Tupelo Mississippi. He may have become famous and rich but Elvis knew all too well about living in a ghetto, slums and in the poorest side of town.

Elvis grew in the ghettos of Memphis. He knows about what he sings. So much so you can hear it in his voice. It's like you said, the cycle goes on. Too many people simply turn the other way. I'm not gonna lie, I cry every time I hear this one. I too know the cycle

Your reaction was 100% perfect. Elvis was born dirt poor in a sharecropper neighborhood in Tupelo, Mississippi...then moved to a housing project in Memphis, Tennessee as he was about to start high school. He never had any money until he started performing music. This was his life and he NEVER forgot where he came from, which was one of the main reasons he was so known for his generosity after he achieved stardom.

I grew up poor white in 60's ghetto. I'm very emotional right now and I'm a tough man. I cherish all of my friends black, white, Native. We were brothers and called each other just that. My times have changed huh. It was a incredible time - Elvis was a part of our experience just as were The Temptations, The Supremes, The Beatles and a amazing array of rock, soul, rhythm and blues. Elvis, like so many whites folks, is good decent folks who want unity and it showed in his music, his band mates and his life.

Elvis was ahead of his time, awesome

I love Elvis. His Church music is awesome also.

I'm 56 and live in Australia and i tear up when i hear this song. Elvis really felt the words and it reminded him of where he grew up. It wasnt just a song to him, it was a statement.

In the ghetto was originally titled The vicious circle

This was written by one of my favorite artist, Mac Davis. Mac has such a big heart. He really wanted people to see the living conditions of those who lived in poverty. He knew no one could bring that message to more people than his friend Elvis. Elvis was actually advised not to record it by his record company and managers. But he told them this song was going to be his next hit record. And he was right. One of his backup singers was Cissy Houston, the mother of Whitney Houston. Cissy went on to have an amazing career as a gospel singer.

When people of color review Elvis and like Elvis is wonderful. I've heard many times people say Elvis was a racist and it's far from the truth. Thank you for doing this.

God Bless Elvis & all of us! I love Elvis

Alittle bit of caring each day! Does alot of everything tomorrow...when a person who is down and out...can get just alittle bit of Hope and caring from someone..you start to see there spirit change. Sad song..but a song that Elvis felt in his heart to sing. God bless you BRE ..your an Angel..

Mac Davis wrote this song about his African American friend and the tough life his friend was living. He presented this song to Elvis and Elvis just had to record it and the rest is history. It's a song that makes you think, I love songs like this. R.I.P. Elvis and Mac Davis.

You are a beautiful soul. The world needs more like you. Thanks for playing that song. There will never be another Elvis.

I'm 62 and have heard this song since it first came out, and it still brings a tear to my eye.

As true today Elvis has an amazing voice no one like him

I'm 60 years old & white and this song brought me to tears as a kid when this first came out. It touched my soul also. To this day I still tear up when I hear it. To think the people around him didn't like Elvis to do this song & Suspicious Minds is crazy. They all told him they didn't think those songs were any good. Elvis sent his Memphis Mafia out of the studio that day and recorded what was to become some of his deepest songs.

Elvis never went anywhere without his backup singers. They had to be treated like everyone else or he would cancel the concert

I dont know how you can listen to this and not feel something. Or give it a thumbs down. Strong powerful song and an honest reaction from you. for anyone to claim Elvis was racist, you have zero idea what you're talking about. He loved and respected black people. When Elvis returned to live performing in 1969 he invited Fats Domino to the press conference and introduced him as his friend and one of the greatest artists ever.

The man was a superstar but yet a caring loving man about reality. Beautiful voice one of my favorites of all time. He even sing a song in tribute to Martin Luther King which I think it was his best performance ever. The man’s voice is golden. Even though I like hard rock heavy-metal he’s my favorite vocalist. Go figure that. He’s the king for a reason. Thanks for playing that song I love your reaction it goes to show you are a caring person to

Rest easy Mac Davis. Your words, your thoughts. your song has and will continue to touch so many. If there are pearly gates and a St. Peter and a question is asked did you judge as you would be judge you can answer yes. If asked did you leave those younger and less wiser than you with a message.. you can answer yes. If asked did you touch the hearts of those who have listened to you, to love one another as you have been loved.. answer yes again. Rest easy your work on earth is done.

I think your beautiful sister God bless you I loved Elvis since I was a little girl in to see such a beautiful young woman enjoying my ear of music it just warms my heart especially in the day and times that were in God bless you darling

I love your reactions because you react with your heart! 💟 Elvis Presley left a legacy that will never be forgotten. Yes of course his music and entertainment talent beyond compare, but the most important thing is his heart his complete passion for his talent and his gratefulness for it and wanting to show that with Gods love and giving back. Yes he was human and he had issues who don't, but he knew he was blessed and where all greatness came from. My favorite music from him was Gospel. His blessed vocals touches right to my soul. God bless his family and friends and fans, we truly lost a loving passionate soul. God bless you too!

Elvis was a great man who knew no color he loved all people, but there is no doubt his influence came from the black gospel and the black blues, and when our society tried to stop him he just kept on going knowing he was not doing anything wrong. I think he always kept in his heart where he came from, He grew up in the poorest sections of Mississippi and Tennessee. I think this song is his tribute to all those he knew in those ghettos he grew up in, and the ghettos he knew still existed and wondered why our modern society could still allow this terrible cycle to continue. Elvis knew then the terrible problems our country faced and still no one listened, they all turned their heads and looked the other way. This country needs to heal and the only way that can happen is by accepting everyone, and everyone accepting each other. Stop worrying about another's color or religion or creed or origin, what difference does it make we are ALL HUMAN, We all have the same organs, we all bleed red, stand together as one. there are more important things we need to address and if We Stand Together As One We Can Make This World A Better Place For Us All. I truly believe Elvis would have wanted us all to stand together.

Besides the powerful lyrics and his voice and Elvis being Elvis I think the tune/melody/rhythm/music is awesome. It repeats itself, it stops briefly and then it restarts.... it's a cycle that doesn't break even if whenever it stops for a second you hope or think something different will follow but it doesn't (English is not my first language so I can't explain it in a few words, sorry)

Honestly if you can listen to this song and not be moved I don't think we can be friends. One of, if not the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. Continue to spread this song, it truly brings all people together and that is a tremendously rare and beautiful thing

I'm a Puerto Rican man who grew up in a predominantly black project in New York. God bless you baby girl. Take care of those babies.love you!!!!! I served 20 years in the military to afford you the opportunity to be the great mom you are. PEACE!!!!!

This is one of the greatest songs ever! I cried the 1st time I heard it....and that was 52 yrs ago...and I still get emotional today ! Loved your reaction!

Only a humble empathetic man who remembers what it was like when he had nothing will never forget where he came from. What made him great is that he wasn't afraid to sing and shed light about it.

Written by Country music singer-songwriter, Mac Davis. He wrote other phenomenal songs for Elvis, too.

He had a concert in Texas Stadium. They said he couldnt bring his black girl singers. He told them NO CONCERT! Love the Man !!!

My grandmother was a huge Elvis fan. Not so much for his rock n roll but his gospel albums. This reminds me of that music.

And so it goes. It hits me harder today. I've been listening to this song for decades and cry everytime!

Very emotional .esp. these days .written by mac Davis .elvis s manager did not want him to sing this. But elvis knew it had a message .

It's all right to cry. As a 10 yr old I use to listen to this and get so sad. I didn't have much and I had parents but I did without.....He is the best. Happy Birthday Elvis 8th Jan

You could see on Elvis face the very sadness, Elvis care with his friends around him😂

I just paused this before watching ur reaction... I will be amazed if you don't cry... I cry and I wasn't born in the Ghetto... but Elvis sings this song with so much feeling... because he did grow up basically in the ghetto. the feeling resonates through his voice... and kudos do Mac Davis... he wrote this song.

Elvis was & still is THE KING ! And the message hasn't been learned....50 years later nothing has changed

I was about 14 when that came out, it seems even stronger today to me than back then.

If I can dream, Suspicious Minds, The Wonder of You, Kentucky Rain... You have a whole repertoir to choose from.

The fact this is still relevant today speaks to how far we have to go. Thank you for such a honest, emotional, heart-felt reaction.

This song that Elvis sang is related to some people that are struggling and suffering and live in the ghetto good song

Elvis was told not to record this song because it could damage his career, but he basically said someone needs to bring their plight to light, and he did it and it was a huge hit. The song is from a movie called Change of Habit, he played a Catholic Priest and Mary Tyler played a nun. He grew up in the ghetto of Tupelo, Mississippi

One of the very very few song's on the radio that makes me stop what I'm doing and really listen to it.

Elvis grew up in the slums of Mississippi. When he sang this song, as he did not write it, the baby who was born was not mentioned as to which race he was. The baby was from the human race. This song is relevant today as it was back when Elvis sang it. head bowed.

Elvis basically grew up in the hood . Was dirt poor. It was there he became introduced to black friends , black gospel , and sang in black church services. When people say he stole from black musicians it really bothers me because it’s what he grew up in

My dear sweet lady. I love your passion and ability to cry. I have faith that the ghetto will be a thing of the past very soon. Great things are coming. I was born in 1959 so I grew up listening to this voice. I have wonderful news for you. Please look up Pastor Bob Joyce on KZfaq and listen to his music. There is only one voice like that. I found him a few months ago. I NEVER believed Elvis was dead. After finding Pastor Bob this summer I am convinced it is him. He's 85 now and in very good shape. If you are in doubt after listening to him just read the comments on his videos. He was a secret agent back in the 70s. 4 men jumped on stage in 1974 and tried to kill him. They were men he was investigating from what I've been able to find out. It got worse for him and his "secret" life was exposed so he had to go into the Witness protection Program. He hated the lime light and the costumes but was forced into it by the illuminati music industry. It was his ticket OUT! He gave up everything to serve the Lord. God bless you and I hope finding him will bless yo too sweetie.

And that song is over 50 years old. 😔 Who is to blame for this cycle? It ain’t just one person. Thank you for the heartfelt reaction. ☺️♥️

Elvis had that type of voice where you felt every word he sang.

Elvis still speaks to us today... #Truth

He is the king to me foever~from taiwan

It took me by surprise, Bre. I thought you knew the lyrics. If there is something a man finds hard to handle, is to see his mama cry. The heaviness of the tears of sorrow in the cycle of oppression and persecution carries their salt of misery to the open wounds of aching hearts. But joyful and happy tears bring forth from deep within the lightness of freed souls. There is a time to weep and a time to mourn, a time to laugh and a time to celebrate. Let us choose now the time to celebrate the stardom of Elvis Presley still shining in our lives.

🤔The cycle repeats itself that's the right words! ✌

The power of music with a powerful message, which is still happening everyday. Beautifully sung by one one of the greatest singers of all time

Elvis was a super generous man. When Elvis bought his first truck it never made it to his house. On his way home from the dealership he seen a black farmer plowing with an old horse. He pulled over an after talking to him, he found out he also uses the horse for pikup an deliveries. He gave the farmer the truck on the spot, called a friend to come pik him up, then went an bought the farmer a tractor. Elvis only asked for 1 thing, for the farmer to rest the horse an treat it well from then on 😇🙏BB KING said Elvis didnt have a racist bone in his body. Both Stevie Wonder an Ray Charles said Elvis was a white man with soul🥰

My king My boy I love ELVIS.

Elvis used to live in black neighbourhood and he himself came from poor family and this song says it all

Great reaction .... just subscribed so not sure what you’ve done but Elvis was the King for a reason. He recorded this in 1968 when racial tensions were high but he grew up dirt poor , grew up in a black neighborhood, attended black churches.... how the rumors started he was racist is beyond me . If you haven’t listened try If I can dream You gave me a mountain 73 or 77 My way What now my love Unchained melody How great thou art Crawfish Suspicious minds

Elvis the king 🧡 un saluto dalla italia👋

Yes. A beautiful and courageous soul. Thanks for sharing

Yep, you got it girl. It's wow alright. Whitney's mom is in there singing back up too.

My God. You are so beautiful. Your spirit is speaking

I really wish more of our people listen to Elvis realised realise the truth of this man and listen to his music and the pure soul

You seem like you have a beautiful soul, Thanks for always keeping it real-God Bless

It touched your soul because your soul is beautiful!

Bre, thank you so much for your reaction to this song. I think I have watched just about every reactor that has reacted to this song and I cry every time. I have learned so much since I started watching reactions to songs. This song especially has taught me a lot. I grew up in Northern NY in a small town that had no people of color as I grew up so anything that I "understood" about another culture was from what I read in books or in newspapers. I "understood" about racism and I "understood" that people of color were treated differently. But I never UNDERSTOOD it all until I started listening to people of color do reactions to this song. I never fully "understood" their tears and sorrow....until now and it saddens me so. Take care sweetie.... Be well and safe. Peace.

Finally a GENUINE emotional reaction. I could feel it with your facial expressions and words.

If it makes you feel any better I cry when I listen to most of Elvis songs

It is impossible for me not to cry. So powerful...

I’m a white male 57 years old and I remember listening to this song as a child. I have always loved it and most of Elvis’s songs. My mom loved Elvis too. In fact when she died we had Elvis songs playing in the chapel.

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I'm a white guy living in Australia, And it touches my soul. Powerful stuff.

Great Elvis! great heart!

One of us got the news of the assassination of dr. King, he was filming a movie and I had to stop production on the set for the day because Elvis went into a back room and curled up in a ball and cried for hours. He did actually give a shit. Shout out to you oh, that was a great reaction and take care of your kids of course. I'm glad I came across this.

Even though he's gone he will live on forever with his song and that voice

" And as her young man dies....." Every Mom in the house breaks....

Elvis should be a history lesson taught in conjunction of black history. He was a humanitarian. shown through his acts of kindness and his personality! I think its great that his music stays relavent through the generations. Im 64 and to think that people from my parents generation tried destroy R & R in its infancy and taking Elvis with it. I remember watching the Ed Sullivan Show as a kid and Elvis was not allowed to be shown from the waist down because of his gyrations. Hence he got a nickname of Elvis the Pelvis. The year I was born, Heartbreak Hotel hit # 1 on the charts in 1956!

I watched you and I could see how that touched you. I wish I could have been there to hug you. And you said the cycle just repeats itself and I truly don’t understand why. God Bless you. 🌹😢❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼🌻❤️🙏🏼🌻 from Oklahoma

It is sad 😥 I'm glad I lived in the projects because everyone living in the projects were in the same situation, dirt poor! Wanting and hungry. Thats where I learned to love, thats where I discovered compassion and charity, even though I really had nothing to give, l learned to share. We all did. God allows bad for good. I was blessed by experiencing bad. Amen

This song is still relevant today. We have been blind and looked the other way for far too long. We need to all look out for each other.

Yes, he was a beautiful man inside where it counts&matters!!!💗💖😪 Ty for doing this reaction video🌞

You have to listen, to the album song. In the getto..

". . . Which is why I will fight tooth and nail for my children." You made me tear up. Blessings to you and your kids.

The white record execs did not want Elvis to record this, him being a white man, but Elvis stood his ground, it was 1 of his biggest hits... 50+ years later, this still has an affect on the current generation. check out I had a dream from his '68 comeback tour tv special. I WAS 11, when it aired.........everyone was watching back then, and it was good.

i have watched so so many same elvis program...you are the only one that got the cycle goes on,,never once did elvis mention,race,creed,religion,but you nailed it,even back then,everyone/state/country had poverty,ghetto was poor in america,i,m sure everywhere in the world had a name for ghetto,elvis grew up in poverty,and he made a BIG impact and statement on our future ppl xxxx

The King

"And the world turns...." The line from the tune. The cycle continues.

I love your reaction that's why elvis will forever be the King he still manages to touch people's hearts even 43 years after his death

When this song was written, no black or white singer would sing it, Sammy jnr Davis said to give it to Elvis, because Elvis was bought up in a predominantly black very poor area , and knew what it was like.

Thank you for playing Elvis Presley love It 🤩😍🤩