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.
Everything Makes Music When You're In Love
Ann-Margret Lyrics
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And the tummy′s full
And the sky is full of blue
When your smile is warm
And your kiss is warm
And it warms you through and through
All at once
The darnest things are making música
Your happy heart is making música
And should they ask you
The meaning thereof
Ah, spoons makes music
The dish makes music
The kettle boiling
The fish make music
Most anything
That you wish makes music
The Nanny goat coos like a dove
You′re hearing música
The darnest things are making música
Your happy heart is making música
And should they ask you
Meaning thereof
You can tell them
Everything makes music
When you're in love.
In this song, Ann-Margret talks about the transformative power of love. When you're full of love, you perceive things around you differently. Mundane objects and sounds that would otherwise seem ordinary suddenly become musical. Love creates a magical experience that touches every part of your life.
The lyrics of the song use a lot of imagery to describe this transformation. For instance, the heart being full and smiling, and kissing being warm paints a picture of a happy and contented individual. The reference to the sky being full of blue sets the scene and suggests that the surroundings are cheerful and optimistic. When everything feels right and you're in love, the world is a better place, and there's music in almost everything.
The joy that love brings is evident in the way Ann-Margret sings this song. The melody is upbeat and feels like a celebration of love. The word "música" is repeated throughout the song, adding to the liveliness and joyful feel. The lyrics in the chorus suggest that love is a transformative experience that can make everything in life feel vibrant and beautiful.
Line by Line Meaning
When the heart is full
When you are deeply in love
And the tummy′s full
And your physical needs are fulfilled
And the sky is full of blue
And the world around you seems beautiful
When your smile is warm
When your mood is happy and positive
And your kiss is warm
And your physical intimacy is passionate
And it warms you through and through
And it fills you with warmth and love
All at once
Suddenly and all together
You're hearing música
You hear music everywhere
The darnest things are making música
Even the most unexpected things make music
Your happy heart is making música
Your heart is full of joy and is making beautiful music
And should they ask you
And if someone asks you
The meaning thereof
What it means
Ah, spoons makes music
Even spoons make a beautiful sound
The dish makes music
The sound of dishes being cleaned is like music
The kettle boiling
The sound of a kettle boiling water is like music
The fish make music
Even fish swimming make a beautiful sound
Most anything
Almost anything
That you wish makes music
Anything you want to hear can sound like music
The Nanny goat coos like a dove
Even the sound of a goat can be beautiful
And should they ask you
And if someone asks you
Meaning thereof
What it means
You can tell them
You can explain to them
Everything makes music
Anything can sound like music when you're in love
When you're in love.
When you're deeply in love with someone
Writer(s): Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
Contributed by Jake B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
C Duby
Saw Ann Margaret in this movie and as a young boy of 11 I discovered something kool you could do with your hand.