Краткий пересказ erin : what were you listening to while i was making dinner ? bob: that was the king ! didn't you recognize his voice ? erin : no. do you mean kings of leon ? bob : no ,erin, the king of rock' n ' roll : elvis presley erin : who' s elvis presley ? bob: what ? elvis presley is the biggest pop music icon - ever ! erin : oh. i haven't heard of him bob: never mind . i'll never forget the day i discovered the king. i was listening to the radio when this incredible song came on. it was elvis. he was singing love me tender/ i'd never heard anything like it. erin: what do you mean bob: before elvis,there was classical music and jazz,but there had never been much music for us young people. then they started to play elvis presley's records on the radio. his music was really wild and his songs started a rock'n'roll craze all around the world . he was famous for his dancing too,although my parents' generation was rather shocked by it! erin: really ? what what were the videos like? bob: this was back in 1659,remember. they hadn't invented the video. and me couldn't afford a telly in those days. erin: i can't believe you lived without tv ! so how did you see elvis dancing them? bob: we went to see him in live show are so much betterthan tv! anyway , all the gadgets you use nowadays-mobile phone,games consoles-well,those didn't exist when i was a lad.inventions like mp3 players are very new/even your parents didn't have them when they were growing up.
One day Bob told Erin about his favourite singer.
Bob heard the famous song "Love me tender" over the radio and he was very much impressed.
He said that before Elvis there was classical music and jazz. But since they started to play Elvis's records over the radio,the singer became very famous all over the world.
Bob explained that there was no video yet at that time and the young people went to see Elvis in live shows.it was much better than TV.