Calling Elvis

Infobox Single
Name = Calling Elvis


Artist = Dire Straits
from Album = On Every Street
Released = 1991
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 04:42
Label = Vertigo
Writer = Mark Knopfler
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Your Latest Trick"
(1986)
This single = "Calling Elvis"
(1991)
Next single = "Heavy Fuel"
(1991)"Calling Elvis" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and performed by Dire Straits. It first appeared on the final studio album by the band, "On Every Street" (1991). It also appears on the 1993 live album "On The Night".

The music video was directed by Gerry Anderson of Thunderbirds fame and includes several members of the band represented in marionette form.

The song is about an Elvis fan who believes Elvis Presley still to be alive, referencing many of his songs:

:"Calling Elvis":"Is anybody home?":"Calling Elvis":"I’m here all alone":"Did he leave the building":"Or can he come to the phone":"Calling Elvis":"I'm here all alone"

:"Well tell him I was calling":"Just to wish him well":"Let me leave my number":"Heartbreak Hotel":"Oh love me tender":"Baby don’t be cruel":"Return to sender":"Treat me like a fool"

Track list

#"Calling Elvis"
#"Iron Hand"
#"Millionaire Blues"

References