To start this off I would just like to say that I am not a huge fan of Elvis Presley, It reminds me of the times when my grandparents got together with their sisters and brothers and they put in an Elvis CD to listen to while they played cards and drank beer, which was not very exciting to watch for me. Even though I do not love Elvis music I think this song is fantastic. To me this song is very deep and it touches on many present day problems around the world. Who knew that we would have the same problems they did way back when.
The basic story of this song is a baby boy is born into the ghetto. His mother is upset because she knows she won't be able to give this child a good life. Then as he grows up he buys a gun and steels a car, then ends up getting arrested. BUT wait, is that what this song is really about or is this only the simple story that is suggested? I think when the song says his momma cries when she finds out she is pregnant is because she knows she will be unable to afford to bring up her child but she also knows that he will never go anywhere in life, he will end up staying in the ghetto for the rest of his life, maybe he will get shot, maybe he will get put in jail, They never do talk about the little boys father, maybe the mother is worried that he might turn out like his father. Then it talks about how he plays in the streets and they teach him to steel and fight. This song is deep but this isn't even the deepest meaning that you can get in this song. In general the song is talking about poverty. The line, "I take a look at you and me are we just to blind to see do we simply turn our heads and look the other way". This is what we we do in real life, we don't recognize the fact that there are starving people out in the world that are in need of help. This song started off as a personal story but gradually changed into a world problem. The song In The Ghetto has a marvels meaning. I have never liked and Elvis song so much in my life. This song has more meaning than anyone will ever be able to pick up from only listening to it once or twice.
The hook at the beginning is a catchy little picking tune that is repeated throughout the whole song. Then there are horns, and pianos that make up several different layers in the song to add different textures, and emotions. Also i have found that this song is different than many other songs because the chores is played much quietly, this is to give the listener the effect of sadness from not only the music but also the lyrics. Then All the verses are louder to give the listener the effect of a harsh time or a horrible story that you get form the words.
When Elvis was growing up he lived in a working class family. The wasn't much money and he couldn't always get what he wanted. When Elvis was writing this song he probably thought back to his child hood days in the neighbourhood where he grew up and analyzed it and made a song about what he saw in his youth.
This is an awesome song and I would recommend it to anyone.
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