Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish actress and singer who was b… Read Full Bio ↴Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish actress and singer who was born Ann-Margret Olsson in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland, Sweden. She moved to the United States when she was young and grew up in Wilmette, Illinois. She attended Northwestern University and was discovered singing in a nightclub by George Burns. She was often referred to as a "sex-kitten" and the "female Elvis".

Ann-Margret started recording for RCA in 1961, but her recording career was not as successful as her concurrent movie career. She had a sexy, throaty singing voice comparable to Eartha Kitt or Nancy Sinatra, and RCA attempted to capitalize on her "Female Elvis" comparison by her recording a version of Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" and other songs stylistically similar to Presley. She scored one minor hit, "I Just Don't Understand" (which entered the Billboard Top 40 in the third week of August 1961 and stayed 6 weeks, peaking at #17.) Her only charting album is The Beauty and the Beard (1964), on which she was accompanied by trumpeter Al Hirt. The contract with RCA ended in 1966.

Years later, she returned to music at the end of Disco era. Her 1980 album, "Ann-Margret" became a success with both singles, "Midnight Message" and "Love Rush" reaching the Top 10 of the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. In the early 1980s, the album was followed up with the single, "Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes" and the B-Side "Hold Me/Squeeze Me." Ann Margret has continued to record music sporatically since then.
[edit]Film career

In 1961 she also made her film début for in Pocketful of Miracles, starring Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, and Hope Lange, a remake of the Oscar-winning 1933 film Lady for a Day; both versions were directed by the great Frank Capra. She followed that role with the successful remake of Rodgers' and Hammerstein's musical State Fair in 1962. Her next starring role, as the all-American teenager in Bye Bye Birdie, made her a major star. When she filmed Viva Las Vegas with Elvis Presley the two began an affair that received considerable attention from the gossip columnists in various media. The reports led to a showdown with a very worried Priscilla Beaulieu, which she recounts in her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, including Ann-Margret's attempt to "cut her off at the pass" with a press announcement that Ann-Margret and Elvis were engaged to be married. Although he ended the affair, Presley remained a friend and continued to send her flowers at the opening of each of her stage appearances until he died. Of all the Hollywood starlets he had worked with or had a relationship with, Ann-Margret was the only one to attend his funeral.
In 1963, Ann-Margret was featured and guest-starred, in animated form, in an episode of Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones as "Ann-Margrock." Decades later, she recorded the theme song to the live-action film The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas in character as Ann-Margrock. The song she recorded was a modified version of the "Viva Las Vegas" theme.\

In March 1966, Ann-Margret and entertainers Chuck Day and Mickey Jones teamed up for a USO tour to entertain U.S. servicemen in remote parts of Vietnam and other parts of Southeast Asia. She still has great affection for the veterans and refers to them as "my gentlemen". [1] Ann-Margret, Day and Jones reunited for an encore of this tour for veterans and troops at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada in November 2005. [2]

In 1971, she starred in Mike Nichols's Carnal Knowledge, marking a change from her sex-kitten musical roles, garnering a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The following year, while performing at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, she fell 22 feet from the stage and suffered injuries that put her out of commission for several months. Throughout the 1970s, Ann-Margret balanced her live performances with a string of critically acclaimed dramatic film performances that played against her glamorous image, including Tommy in 1975, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In addition, she has been nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards, winning five times including Best Actress for Tommy. She also did a string of successful TV specials, starting with The Ann-Margret Show for NBC in 1968. Now in her mid-60s, she continues to act in movies.

In 1994, she published an autobiography titled Ann Margret: My Story (ISBN 0-399-13891-9). She has been married to actor Roger Smith since 1967. Smith suffers from myasthenia gravis, and Ann-Margret has devoted much of her life to caring for him.
In 2001 Ann-Margret made her first appearance in a stage musical, playing the character of Mona Stangley in a new touring production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

She has also filmed the movie "Mem-o-re", where she stars with Billy Zane and Dennis Hopper.

C'est Si Bon
Ann-Margret Lyrics

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C′est si bon
Lovers say that in France
When they thrill to romance
It means that it's so good

C′est si bon
So I say to you
Like the French people do

Because it's oh so good

Every word, every sigh
Every kiss, dear
Leads to only one thought
And the thought is this, dear

C'est si bon
Nothing else can replace
Just your slightest embrace
And if you only would
Be my own for the rest
My days
I will whisper this phrase
My darling
C′est si bon

C′est si bon
De partir n'importe où
Bras dessous bras dessous
En chantant des chansons
C′est si bon
De se dire des mots doux
De petit rien du tout
Mais qui en disent long
C'est si bon
C′est si bon
Si bon, si bon, si bon

Every word, every sigh
Every kiss, dear
Leads to only one thought
And the thought is this, dear

It's so good
Nothing else can replace
Just your slightest embrace
And if you only would
Be my own for the rest
My days
I will whisper this phrase
My darling
C′est si bon

It's soo good
Si bon, si bon

Overall Meaning

The song "C'est Si Bon" is a French song which has been covered by many artists over the years including Eartha Kitt, Louis Armstrong and Ann-Margret. The lyrics speak of the joys of being in love and how it feels like everything is perfect when you are with the person you love. The phrase "C'est Si Bon" directly translates to "It's So Good" and is a common expression used by lovers in France to describe how they feel about each other. The song encourages the listener to embrace their love and cherish every moment spent with them.

Throughout the song, the lyrics use phrases such as "every kiss" and "every sigh" to emphasize the importance of the moments shared between two lovers. These moments are seen as something special and irreplaceable - nothing else can compare. The song also speaks to the idea that it's the little things in a relationship such as "a slight embrace" or "sweet nothings" that are the most meaningful.

Overall, "C'est Si Bon" is a love song that celebrates the joy that comes from being in love with someone. The lyrics are simple yet expressive, capturing the essence of what it feels like to be in a loving relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

C′est si bon
In France, lovers say 'It's so good' when they feel thrilled by romance.

Lovers say that in France
The French say 'C'est si bon' when they're in love.

When they thrill to romance
When they feel excited by love and all its pleasures.

It means that it's so good
It expresses how good love and romance feel.

So I say to you
I say to you the same thing the French say when they're in love.

Like the French people do
Just like how French people express their feelings of love.

Because it's oh so good
Because our love is too good not to express with these words.

Every word, every sigh
Every expression of our love.

Every kiss, dear
Every time we share a kiss.

Leads to only one thought
All these expressions of love lead to the same idea.

And the thought is this, dear
That our love is so good.