This is a tribute song to Elvis. His picture was painted on black velvet alot and sold mostly on street corners. The music is a blend like the blends Elvis sang.

Such a smooth, sultry delivery in honor of Elvis ❤🔥

This song is a tribute / nod to Elvis Presley. During a specific time period Elvis’s portrait was painted on black velvet. There are easily recognizable refers such as Love Me Tender and others. Love this song.

This song is a tribute song about Elvis...❤ listen closely to the words...😊 Black Velvet is Elvis

My favorite ode to Elvis. Love this song. Love how she describes Elvis and how he hit without using his name.

Mississippi delta sunset. This is all about Elvis/ Not velvet paintings or hair color. It's about the man and his voice. And how people still adore him.

Great Canadian artist Alannah Miles !

Black Velvet was also the name of the shade Elvis used to dye his hair. “Later in his life, Elvis opted in for a signature mix of hair dyes: Miss Clairol 51D and Black Velvet / Mink Brown by Paramount. Due to this, every single photo you will see of him features super-dark black hair.”

This is referencing Elvis , Memphis, Black Velvet, his smile, song Love Me Tender, his dying so soon, leaving girls crying in the aisles, etc

Alannan is one of our amazing Canadian pop/rock singers. My personal fave from her is called Who Loves You. Would love to hear a reaction to it :)

My mom had a huge picture of Elvis pained on black velvet. Those were being sold a lot in the 80's I believe. It was a striking picture. You felt it to your soul when you looked in his eyes. I would swear those paintings were possessed by Elvis himself LOL. I'm not the first one to notice that about those pictures I've always loved this song. I don't know if she did much after this tho. Her voice is fantastic

It is about Elvis Presley and his affect on people back then and how his movie Love Me Tender had women crying in the ailes at the movie theater

People keep saying this tribute to Elvis Is referring to the black velvet paintings that were popular for a while. Every word is about Elvis but both Alannah and the songwriter have said the title is NOT about those kitschy paintings. It's about Elvis's overall mystique, his voice, his impact on the world etc. I saw Alannah sing this live, while the song was a hit, when she opened for Robert Plant on his 1989 solo tour. She sounded great.💙💫

The black velvet symbolizes Elvis Presley's voice .... it was smooth as velvet!

This fitting tribute to the King of Music deftly employs Elvis’ blend of blues, gospel, and country, while the moving lyrics pay homage to him, too. Elvis is always the benchmark.

Unless you around after Elvis died no one will know that the Black Velvet is Elvis. After he died his picture was painted on black velvet canvas and sold on street corners everywhere! I used to have one but it was badly damaged in a move. It sounds country, rock and blues because that was Elvis's style. Alana Myles nailed it! Have you listened to Walking In Memphis yet. By Marc Cohn? If not, you should check it out.

Paintings on black velvet extended beyond Elvis in the 70s, but he was probably the most popular subject. It was a thing when I was in college to decorate a room with several black velvet posters or pictures, put a blackout curtain over the window, and turn on a black-light lamp and watch the pictures come alive.

A new religion that will bring you to your knees, Elvis Love Me Tender leaves em crying in the aisle. Elvis was painted on black velvet.

This was also played on the country charts, a little country,blues and rock with some gospel vibes every kind of music Elvis sang and performed

At the time, (i'm that old) Alannah stated it references Elvis's first ever TV appearance. It was at a County Fair & he wore a black velvet shirt. Its on You Tube. He was still dirty blonde back then. He started dyeing his hair darker not long after that.

She has a wonderful texture to her voice.

Man i love this song and Alannah's voice is just amazing

Another great Canadian musician. 🇨🇦🔥👍💖

Mississippi-Memphis-Love Me Tender-Every Song He Ever Sang was for You…Elvis.

It's a Song about how Women Felt about Elvis Presley ! Another Great Song "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohen was also about Elvis !

Was pregnant in 89 and loved this - it was a stress reliever, please believe me!

Black velvet= The Big 'E'!!!

Jimmy Rodgers mentioned in the first verse is a nod to the Father of country music .

About Elvis and his whole being, gorgeous sweet sexy talented just everything...

That was probably one of the biggest songs that year, and she never really had another. But her voice is so smooth, so that's a shame.

This song has always been in my life for as long as i can remember. I was 9 when it was released and i love singing it on karaoke all the time! My mum is also a huge elvis fan so its also a nod to her ❤

Its about Elvis's appeal on the world.

She won a Grammy, two MTV awards, and a Juno award for this song

She’s singing about Elvis.

Everyone had paintings of Elvis on black velvet.

I saw Alana Myles live on New Years Eve, she was amazing live ❤

This could only be about Elvis! 😍

Ive listened to this song at least a hundred times, love it every time

A great Canadian artist from Toronto Ontario Canada

ELvis little boy smile xxxx

Correct that the song is an homage to Elvis. Interestingly, black velvet is also the material used to make black armbands that mourners wear in the UK.

Great reaction! Thanks for keeping great music alive!

“Country Blues Rock song”; perfect description!

The song is about Elvis.

Elivs portraits were often sold after his passing and were painted on a black velvet canvas often…that has always been my interpretation….this song is about Elvis.

Heard it on the radio, was a favorite when I was a kid

I was 14 when this song came out. I loved it then and love it now.

She's singing about Elvis Presley remember Elvis had the black leather suit

I had her CD where this song was sung. My favourit though was and still is "Love is", but this one the more i have listened to it its a really special song. Playing it now with my bandmembers.Timeless.

The black velvet thing was very popular in the late 60s and 70s. There were painting-by-number kits that you got to paint of Elvis and other things. The Elvis paintings were everywhere. My mom and folks her age were really into that. I even did a couple myself. Great song!!

Love this song and that it's about my man Elvis

Black velvet is a whisky that has a caramel smooth taste.

She had a voice, this song is awesome 💜

Rock was born when Memphis and Mississippi mixed with Nashville...when country met soul.. basically when we all came together black, white n brown we made beautiful things like this

Random fun fact: This song is the third most popular song to sing at Karaoke. Because it's easier than it sounds, and sexy

Black velvet pics of elvis was everywhere in the 1970s.

Black velvet is paintings of Elvis

Freakin fantastic!!

You need to check out some of her other song! Amazing stuff!!

This is the best video of her and this song, thank you for doing this one. ♥I love it and always look forward to watching with reactors. I was 40 years old the first time I heart this. I did once have a portrait of Elvis, my friend gave it to me when she married my brother! She didn't want to have it in the house for him to see it LOL I have forgotten where I put it. :( It wasn't painted on black velvet though, oh well. Stuff happens to things over the years. I'm 74 now and I was a huge Elvis fan, pretty much everyone was a fan of him.

Love these takes on a song, but seriously some people must be living under a rock to have never heard this singer/song 💜

one of Canada's best exports!!! Alannah was really big, world wide; then she became ill and oh my, so sad how. She's still around here (Toronto) and does perform sometimes

The chorus is so freakin powerful!

Elvis was Country, Rock and Blues all in one 🌹

I may only heard her 3xs in life and I was in rock and metal years ago, didn't know her much but makes sense now. 💗

I would have been 24-25 yrs old when this song came out...still in college. I was immediately smitten and went out and bought the album on cd; and then she disappeared. I loved the whole album and always wondered what happened to her.

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 This song was about Black Velvet means Elvis Presley, the new religion, 👍🏻 May I suggest another great song by The Zac Brown Band Live from Austin City Limits Song is 🎶 FREE/INTO THE MYSTIC 🎶🎵 Keep the good work my friend ✌️ 👏 🙌 💪🏻 👍🏻

She asked Mavis Staples to tour with her.

She is singing about Elvis Pressly, back in the 80's it was popular to paint on black velvet

Estilo sureño," 👌🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶

Gotta listen to her "Still got this thing for you" one of her harder driving rock songs !!!

Sounds like a country blue rock song…perfect description!

Whi was 23 y/o. Huge hit on several rock stations on Long Island. I was either driving to Work or a Bar... I can't remember 😉

Great Reaction 👍🙏👣

Listen to the lyrics again, knowing it's a song about Elvis.

This song was a tribute to my friend Elvis black velvet paintings of him which i have a lot of black velvet dye to keep that sexy black hair sexy and black velvet whiskey.

I was 19, at a party and recognized the bluesy sound and the subject matter. I wore this tape out.😂😂😂

There is a painting of Elvis on black velvet.

You probably would not have heard her before. She’s Canadian, another of the singers from there.

Please check out more songs from this album, she’s incredible

It's about Elvis ❤

I was in university, and the cassette basically lived in my stereo for a while

This is a sexy song! But it's about Elvis, so i get it!

Attitude tune. Perfect description.

Elvis's voice was often described as "Black Velvet", and this is a classic blues rift

I heard this song while driving around in my home State of Alaska when I was 16. I knew nothing about music but found the song haunting and warm. I at some point decided I was going to college in the South because of this song. Thank God I did not . I ended up in Idaho and that State boarders Canada and that place was to hot for my Alaska blood.

Because it is a country blues rock

The "black" music that was being sung by Elvis who brought that "underground sound" to the surface of white America in the mid fifties. What we know today as rock 'n' roll also having sexual connotations. Much more raw than 40's romantic swing, our parents had a fit! It was like being naughty without the drugs and alcohol. Black Velvet, if you please.

Allanah Myles was the bomb. Unfortunately, after too many visits to the chiropractor, she wound up with serious back problems that made her bed-ridden for well over a year I think which seriously screwed with the momentum of her career. She made a comeback though and is a Canadian treasure although she's never made it to the American top forty again which is really too bad.

Also Elvis had black hair

About Elvis Presley

I was f'ing 21, god do I feel old.

Very seductive song.

Such a sexy intro

Black Velvet = Elvis

For more rasp, check out Still Got This Thing For You.

This song is. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥. This song is about. Elvis. So. Dam. Sexy

Ive wondered about Alannah Miles bc she's Canadian and so am I. I think she did music after but nothing that hit like this one.

Can you please react to one of the worlds best sopranos from Korea “Sohyang”. She does an amazing cover of “Bridge over troubled water”

Known in Canada.