Hunter Hayes America's Most Talented Kid

I present to you one of the most interesting young artists to come out of New Orleans. This is from about 10 years ago.

Tribute to Elvis.

The King died 30 years ago .
If he had still been alive today,Elvis Aaron Presley would have turned 72 this year.
Elvis died exactly 30 years ago and therefore 2007 promises to be a year full of remembrance. Even in the tiny part of the world that is called Flanders.



On August 16, 1977, we heard some things we had never heard before....
The sound of a tear as it rolled down our cheeks, falling gently to the floor.
The sound of eyelids closing in disbelief,
And pulses rushing, seeking relief.

We heard the earth stop: its rotation ceased;
The shock, felt to its core, could not be released.
We heard hands clasp in anger at the injustice of it all...
We heard our youth silently slip away as night began to fall.


We heard the sound of the future crashing around us; it had no place to go,
And we heard the sound of the heat as it crept in to wet our brow and forbid the coming snow.

The sound of hearts breaking was that of a worldwide thunderstorm,
As we also heard the voice, that spoke, saying the news had been confirmed.

We heard our souls as they cried out: "Please, God, don't let it be true".
We heard our hurt as we clinged to each other, you to me and me to you.

We heard the leaves from the Graceland Trees as they settled softly to the ground..
And listened as the wind whispered, "He is no longer earthbound,
but, free as I, a prisoner no more;
as he walks in the golden light on God's celestial shore".

For we have heard the sound of Death as it crashed through the mansion walls
Waiting and shouting for the world to know he had come for the greatest of us all.
We heard the dark cloud as it slid through the morning mist
As if, arrogantly, saying; "How dare you deny I exist".

All these things we heard: in memory hearing still
Reminding us our dreams of forever can never be fulfilled.
But, we also hear the silenced voice, so precious, so sweet, so dear;
For the sounds of Elvis Presley, now as before, will forever be near

His death gave eternal life to a day: August 16, 1977"