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The song is about a spiritual awakening (according to Marc Cohn). The reference to "Blue Suede Shoes" is not about Elvis Presley, but about Carl Perkins who recorded the song in Memphis for Sam Phillips at Sun Records. Perkins' ill luck in a car wreck stopped him touring to promote the record, allowing Elvis' cover version to become a massive hit. Presley's copy was done at RCA studios in Nashville. It also helped Elvis' version that he substituted for Carl Perkins on Ed Sullivan and sang the song. The narrator tells of seeing "The ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue" and following him up to the gates of Graceland. Sam Phillips' studios were called Memphis Recording Service and were at 706 Union Avenue.
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