Even a bad impersonator
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
United States
April 27, 2022 12:26pm CST
In my other discussion about tribute bands I noticed several comments about even BAD tribute acts being good or entertaining. I can vouch for that. Every year the small town I live in hosts a huge parade - and sometimes there's an Elvis impersonator and his float as an entry.
Usually impersonators strive to look/act/sound as much like their original as possible. However THIS guy has a bad wig, a cheap costume and doesn't even sound much like Elvis. Sometimes on his float he will be singing karaoke versions of songs which aren't even Elvis songs.
His float displays his contact info and the fact that he is available to perform at parties and functions and I thought even though this guy isn't very good at what he's trying to do - he would still be really entertaining I'm sure lol!
I just wasn't sure if HE thought he was being a really good Elvis impersonator or if he KNEW he wasn't and was trying to be cheesy
Photo: Pixabay
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Apr 22
I’ve seen a few that knew they were bad impersonators, but we’re very good at being bad. And apparently they were doing pretty well for themselves despite how awful they were. It’s like you said, the entertainment value on those bad impersonators is what makes them desirable.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 May 22
@FayeHazel Wasn't there some Asian guy many, many years ago that went on American Idol and was so bad that he became a huge national sensation?
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
2 May 22
Ha ha, in a way I wonder if that's not even more difficult, - to be so bad that you;re actually still really entertaining
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
4 May 22
@moffittjc Oh wait, I think you might be right
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@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
4 May 22
@FayeHazel I still regret not attending their free concert in Hyde Park, way back in 1977. I was living only ten miles away at the time!
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
4 May 22
@Ronrybs Oh nooooooo! What a band. I really like them. What are some of the favorite concerts you've been to?
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
2 May 22
Here here to a night out. I'm really looking forward to the Queen tribute I will see this summer .
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
27 Apr 22
Have you ever been to Las Vegas? There you will find tons of Elvis impersonators. Some are really good but most are just silly. Strange thing, I even saw a black one there once and couldn't get enough of his act. If he had been caucasian, he would have been perfect. He sounded like Elvis and even looked like Elvis would have looked black. Everything.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
5 May 22
@FayeHazel hes every where there it seems. 
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
2 May 22
Oh yes, actually back in 2012. (Wow, 10 years ago) - I had planned to go again this year to see a friend, but he ended up passing away 
When I was there I didn't see any Elvis showws, but saw some Elviss' walking on the street
When I was there I didn't see any Elvis showws, but saw some Elviss' walking on the street1 person likes this
. I immediately thought of Elvis too - there seems to be a lot of them (the cheesy kind 
).@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
2 May 22
Lol, I kind of want to go see one of those shows now
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
2 May 22
@FayeHazel Right - I do too .
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
28 Apr 22
Elvis is always so popular to impersonate
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
2 May 22
Ha ha, alas no, - no polite way to ask that one
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