Tomorrow marks the 30th year since Elvis died, and so I’d just like to pay my respects and say long live the King…

An interesting favourite musician of mine, and not really in the same boat as the others – Foo Fighters, Groove Armada, Blink 182, Oasis, Jeff Buckley.

Most people I speak to born after his death tell me he didn’t write his own material and he spent most of his years making appalling movies. For me though, that doesn’t matter.

Elvis became an intrinsic part of my childhood listening (Father only kept two cassettes in the car; Captain Beaky and Elvis – so I know both inside out) and the first song I ever remember listening to was Hound Dog. Dad is a big fan – he has a large vinyl collection and has been known to drag the whole family to ‘reunion gigs’ where the original band plays around a giant video screen with the original vocals (I’ve been to two).

In honour of this anniversary I present my top ten Elvis tracks:

10. Viva Las Vegas
9. You’ll Never Walk Alone
8. Heartbreak Hotel
7. A Little Less Conversation (Elvis vs. JXL)
6. I Just Can’t Help Believing
5. His Latest Flame
4. See See Rider (Hawaii Concert version)
3. Suspicious Minds
2. In The Ghetto
1. Burning Love