Tryin' To Get To Elvis
Adam Blake, Cosmik Debris (cosmik.com), 4 April 2004
IN THE LIBRARY today I put on the Sun Sessions to cheer me up while I was working. When it came around to the bridge of 'Tryin' To Get To You' I found myself spontaneously weeping. Curious. I couldn't think of any concrete reason for this. I had already become quite emotional during 'Milkcow Blues Boogie' – specifically the point where he sings:
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