Duet From Elvis and Lisa Marie: “I Love You Because”

I love you Because: Lisa Marie and Elvis Presley This week, Lisa Marie Presley released a music video to go with the song “I Love You Because.” In August, Lisa Marie recorded her vocals to go with those of her father, Elvis Presley. Although the song was released in August in memory of the 35th Anniversary of Elvis’s death and played with the video at an anniversary concert in Memphis, demand for the video led to this release that features never-before-seen family photos as well as her four children. The video recently premiered on CMT and will be available on iTunes on October 25. Check it out. [Update: The video is no longer on YouTube. But I replaced it with the clip below that recorded the video during the anniversary concert. Some of the images are blurry, but you get the idea and you can hear the duet.]

A young Elvis recorded “I Love You Because” at Sun Studio in Memphis on July 4 and 5 in 1954 around the same time he recorded “That’s All Right.” It has held up pretty well, I’d say. Meanwhile, his daughter’s latest album, Storm and Grace (2012) was released in May.

What do you think of the new version of “I Love You Because”? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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