Talk:Black Velvet (song)

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33 / 45
When you slow it down to 33/45th of the original playing speed ( for example, play it with 32000hz while keeping the sample rate at 44100hz ), Alannah Myles' voice sounds almost like the voice of Elvis Presley. I'm not sure. Just an idea for the people who want to proof he's still alive. The same thing they did with Rick Astley's voice while recording Kylie Minogue songs. You don't need to start a rumour. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.201.14.169 (talk) 01:16, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

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FRESH OFF THE BOAT
The song was also played during an episode of FRESH OFF THE BOAT when they played BILLIARD — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.247.246.220 (talk) 20:26, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

Who was the song Black Velvet written about?
Was Black Velvet written about Elvis? 23.228.167.41 (talk) 23:32, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

How to report nebulous "talk"
- The poorly titled "33/45", above, is purely subjective, and should not be included on this page.

- The "Who was the song BV written about?" is trollish.

How do we report such to remove them? Skaizun (talk) 14:57, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Not just painting or hair dye
The song is a paean to Elvis Presley, whose portrait was often painted on black velvet, and who used a hair dye named Black Velvet.

While both uses of BV are true, they are not the sole reason for the song title. The lyric, "Black Velvet if you please," is not referring to paintings or the dye brand, but to the eponymous liquor brand of whiskey (i.e., the singer is at a bar or liquor store, asking for that specific liquor). Although it is not known whether Elvis drank that specific liquor, which was made during Elvis' 16th birthday (nothing to do with Elvis, as it was, initially, created under the name "Black Label," years before, when Elvis was a child), he was known to imbibe in whiskeys, and that chorus lyric is a clever device/hook to bind the song. Skaizun (talk) 15:42, 26 September 2023 (UTC)