"Memphis" is a song by Australian rock and pop band
The Badloves and released in April 1994 as the fourth and final single from the band's debut studio album ''
Get On Board''. The song peaked at number 73 on the Australian
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offic ...
.
On the album liner notes, Michael Spiby says "India has
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in ...
, America has
Elvis. Inspired by the movie ''
Mystery Train (film)'', the song is about Americans' seemingly inexplicable obsession with the dead man from
Graceland
Graceland is a mansion on a estate in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, which was once owned by rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. His daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, inherited Graceland after his death in 1977. Graceland is located at 3764 Elv ...
".
Track listing
CD single (D11474)
# "Memphis" - 4:45
# "Forgiven" - 3:15
# "Spirit in the Sky"
(demo) - 2:55
Charts
References
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1993 songs
1994 singles
Mushroom Records singles
The Badloves songs
Songs about Elvis Presley