Can't Help Falling in Love

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This was featured in the 1961 Elvis movie Blue Hawaii. According to songwriter George Weiss, neither the movie producers nor Elvis' associates liked the song demo. Elvis insisted on recording this song for the movie.

The soundtrack to Blue Hawaii hit #1 on the US charts in the fall of 1961 and remained there for 20 weeks in a row, a record that wasn't broken until 1977 by Fleetwood Mac's landmark album Rumours.

The melody is based on a French song called "Plaisir D'Amour."

Elvis ended his concerts with this.

Hal Blaine played drums on this. He became one of the most successful session drummers of all time, playing on hits by The Beach Boys, The Association, Sam Cooke, Simon And Garfunkel, Neil Diamond, and many others. He entered the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2000. (thanks, ken - Leicester, NC)

UB40 covered this in 1993 with a Reggae beat. Their version was a #1 hit in the US.

This appeared on the soundtrack of the animated feature Lilo and Stitch, which - like the original version - was also set in Hawaii. (thanks, Rick - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

In 1970, Andy Williams' version went to #3 in the UK. In 1976, it became a UK hit once again when The Stylistics version hit #4. The previous year, The Stylistics had a hit with I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love), which was also written by Weiss.

This song took 29 takes to record it! Elvis had difficulty getting his breathing right because of the slow tempo, but boy, did he nail it in the end! - Richard, London, England

Good Luck Charm

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Don't want a four leaf clover
Don't want an old horse shoe
Want your kiss 'cause I just can't miss
With a good luck charm like you

Come on and be my little good luck charm
Uh-huh huh, you sweet delight
I want a good luck charm
a-hanging on my arm
To have, to have, to hold, to hold tonight

Don't want a silver dollar
Rabbit's foot on a string
The happiness in your warm caress
No rabbit's foot can bring

If I found a lucky penny
I'd toss it across the bay
Your love is worth all the gold on earth
No wonder that I say

Aaron Schroeder - Wally Gold

She's not you

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Her hair is soft and her eyes are oh so blue
She’s all the
things a girl should be,
But she’s not you.

She
knows just how to make me laugh when I feel blue
She’s
ev’rything a man could want,
But she’s not you.

And when we’re dancing
It almost feels the same
I’ve
got to stop myself from
Whisp’ring your name

She
even kisses me like you used to do.
And it’s just breaking
my heart
’cause she’s not you.

Elvis Presley

Love me tender

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Love me tender,
love me sweet,
never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
and I love you so.

Love me tender,
love me true,
all my dreams fulfilled.
For my darlin' I love you,
and I always will.

Love me tender,
love me long,
take me to your heart.
For it's there that I belong,
and we'll never part.

Love me tender,
love me dear,
tell me you are mine.
I'll be yours through all the years,
till the end of time.

Elvis Presley