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.
Dance With Me Henry
Ann-Margret Lyrics
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(To make a hit with you)
You gotta dance with me Henry (All right, baby)
Dance with me Henry (Don't mean maybe)
Rock with me Henry (Any old time)
Talk to me Henry (Don't change your mind)
Dance with me Henry (All right)
Roll on, roll on, roll on
While the cats are ballin' (Roll on, roll on)
You better stop your stallin' (Roll on, roll on)
Its intermission in a minute (Roll on, roll on)
So you better get with it (Roll on, roll on)
Dance with me Henry (Roll on, roll on)
You better dance while the music goes on
Roll on, roll on, roll on
Oooo-ooo-ooo-wee
Henry, you ain't movin' me
You better feel that boogie beat
And get the lead out of your feet
You gotta dance with me Henry
Dance with me Henry
Rock with me Henry
Talk to me Henry
Dance with me Henry
You better dance while the music goes on
Roll, roll, roll
Roll, roll, roll
Rock, rock, rock
Rock, rock, rock
Roll, roll, roll
Roll on, roll on, roll on
Rock with me Henry (All right, baby)
Dance with me Henry (Don't mean maybe)
Rock with me Henry (Any old time)
Dance to me Henry (Don't change your mind)
Jump with me Henry (All right)
You better dance, dance while the music goes on
Rock!
The song "Dance With Me Henry" is a high-energy, upbeat song that encourages Henry, the object of the singer's affection, to join her on the dance floor. In the lyrics, the singer is urging Henry to dance with her, and she emphasizes this idea by repeating the phrase "dance with me Henry" throughout the song. She also praises Henry's dancing skills, telling him to "rock" and "jump" with her, and to feel the "boogie beat."
The song has a playful, flirtatious tone, with the singer telling Henry that he "ain't movin' [her]" and encouraging him to "get the lead out of [his] feet." The lyrics also mention that there is an intermission coming up, and that Henry had better "get with it" and dance before the break.
While the song's lyrics are simple and straightforward, they are accompanied by a catchy, upbeat melody and Ann-Margret's powerful vocals. The song has become a classic, and it continues to be enjoyed by audiences today.
Line by Line Meaning
(Hey, baby, what do I have to do)
Asking the person of interest what needs to be done to impress them
(To make a hit with you)
To get them to like and be interested in the singer
You gotta dance with me Henry
The only way to make a connection with the person of interest is to dance with them
Dance with me Henry
Directing the person of interest to dance with the singer
Rock with me Henry
Asking the person of interest to dance to rock music with the singer
Talk to me Henry
Asking the person of interest to start a conversation with the singer
Dance with me Henry
Directing the person of interest to dance with the singer
You better dance while the music goes on
Encouraging the person of interest to dance while the music is playing
Roll on, roll on, roll on
The music and dancing continues
While the cats are ballin' (Roll on, roll on)
While the crowd is dancing
You better stop your stallin' (Roll on, roll on)
Encouraging the person of interest to stop hesitating and start dancing
Its intermission in a minute (Roll on, roll on)
Implying that dancing will soon come to a stop and it's time to seize the moment
So you better get with it (Roll on, roll on)
Encouraging the person of interest to take action and dance
Oooo-ooo-ooo-wee
An interjection, expressing excitement or enthusiasm
Henry, you ain't movin' me
Calling out the person of interest for not dancing with the singer
You better feel that boogie beat
Encouraging the person of interest to feel the music and start dancing
And get the lead out of your feet
Urging the person of interest to stop being hesitant and start dancing
Jump with me Henry (All right)
Asking the person of interest to jump and dance to the music with the singer
You better dance, dance while the music goes on
Encouraging the person of interest to keep dancing as long as the music is playing
Rock!
An exclamation, expressing enthusiasm for rock music and dancing
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Hank Ballard, Etta James, Johnny Otis
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