"kentucky Rain"- Elvis Presley 100%

: Professional music reviewers on Rate Your Music describe the song as the perfect "story form" fallout to "Suspicious Minds," capturing Elvis's "late-period breakdown" with a "psychically devastating" big arrangement.

: Even the preacher who gives him a ride is seen as someone who probably regretted picking up a "lunatic" until he heard the desperate story. "Kentucky Rain"- Elvis Presley

: The reviewer jokes that the "old grey bearded men" at the general store are likely "totally messing with him" when they vaguely claim to have seen the girl "yesterday or the day before". : Professional music reviewers on Rate Your Music

: Despite the "batshit crazy" premise, the review concludes that Elvis's "vocal perfection" makes the anguish feel 100% real and emotionally devastating. : Despite the "batshit crazy" premise, the review

Watch how modern listeners and musicians react to the raw power of this vocal performance: MUSICIAN REACTS to - Elvis Presley "Kentucky Rain" YouTube · John Gibson Music

: During the recording session, Elvis specifically asked pianist Ronnie Milsap (who later became a country star) to "make the thunder roll" on the keys. Milsap later used a similar technique for his own hit, "Smoky Mountain Rain".