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{{trope}}
{{quote|''{{smallcaps|I don't care what it says,}} said the tall biker in the helmet, {{smallcaps|I never laid a finger on him}}.''
|'''Death''', ''[[Good Omens]]''}}
In common fiction, and in the minds of some in reality, [[Elvis Presley]] is not dead. Whether through conspiracy, [[Elvis Has Left the Planet|alien abduction]] (and later return), or [[Bubba Ho-Tep|retirement]], he's still on Earth (or a [[Alternate Universe|variation thereof]]).
While originally an actual [[Conspiracy Theory]], it is rarely taken seriously anymore, serving to lampoon similar theories about celebrities faking death. After all, if Elvis he really did fake his death, he'd be
Supertrope to [[Elvis Has Left the Planet]], where he is ''outside'' Earth.
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RweXg3YMOHg&t=1s This beer commercial] shows Elvis and many other dead celebrities who fans believe are secretly alive - [[Tupac Shakur]] , [[Bruce Lee]], [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Kurt Cobain]], and [[John Lennon]] - hiding out on an island paradise.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* In the miniseries adaptation of ''[[Good Omens]]'', a creditable Elvis is visible in the background of several scenes set in a [[Greasy Spoon]], where he is the short-order cook.
== [[Music]] ==
* The Swedish punk band ''De Lyckliga Kompisarna'' has a song where the singer reads a newspaper explaining that ''"Elvis lever! The king is still alive!"'' and mentioning he now lives in Härnösand, a small town in northeast Sweden. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jqp69QC3rk Link]
* [[Living Colour]] wrote a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nvpRkn_R5g fantastically scathing] [[Take That]] about this.
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