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<p><strong>“In the Ghetto</strong>” is a sociocritical song written by Mac Davis and recorded by Elvis 1969.</p><p><br></p><p>The song was very successful in many countries and Elvis’ only No 1 hit in Germany.</p><p><br></p><p>It is about a young man who is born in a ghetto in Chicago, inevitably goes astray and whose young life comes to a violent end.</p><p>The song appeals to the listener not to look away and to help so that the vicious circle can be broken.</p><p><br></p><p>I have never sung this song before.</p>