# Help me figure out what song I heard yesterday. Sounded like Elvis, but wasn't

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**Created:** [July 21, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-what-song-i-heard-yesterday-sounded-like-elvis-but-wasnt/313522 "2005-07-21T19:05:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-what-song-i-heard-yesterday-sounded-like-elvis-but-wasnt/313522/21 "2012-03-30T16:37:38Z")

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Nevermind. Didn’t realize it was a zombie, and already answered.

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**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-what-song-i-heard-yesterday-sounded-like-elvis-but-wasnt/313522/22 "2012-03-31T03:23:38Z")

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Hey **Uncommon Sense**?

If you like that sort of music, I’d like to recommend that you look into Chris Isaak. I saw him in concert recently, and he recorded an album at Sun Studios in Nashville recently. It is sort of an updated Elvis/Roy Orbison/etc kind of thing. It was an AWESOME concert, and he is an AWESOME singer.

The tour is called “Beyond the Sun” and I have to tell you, I think he out Elvised Elvis. I feel kind of disloyal saying this, but…he almost sounds better than Elvis.

Here is the link to his website, click on the “Beyond the Sun” if you want to get a taste of the concert I went to. It is one of the best concerts I have ever been to.

> **[CHRIS ISAAK](https://www.chrisisaak.com/)**
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> Official Site for Chris Isaak - Music, Tour, Bio

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**Author:** ![Opabyleonriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/94ad74/32.png) [@Opabyleonriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opabyleonriver)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-what-song-i-heard-yesterday-sounded-like-elvis-but-wasnt/313522/23 "2021-12-07T00:11:56Z")

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Had the same sort of thought all week while trying to collect songs for a playlist. In my head, it was a crossover song - pop & C/W, and the artist had a odd name, like Eddie Rabbit or similar. I recall the song with words including “up stairs” or something to picture in my mind a 2nd floor subject. After, I thought it was Elvis, but not. It is not a song of rendition but a tune all its own, good beat & tempo. If discovered, it will be “Oh, I remember that song; you’re right, it does sound a bit like Elvis.” It was not a song of imitation, and was on the charts as a top 10 song of the week, if not higher, as I recall. I have search for a week so, but can’t find that specific tune. Good Luck.

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