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.
FEVER
Ann-Margret Lyrics
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Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that’s so hard to bear
You give me fever when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
Ev’rybody’s got the fever
That is something you all know
Fever isn’t such a new thing
Fever started long ago
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know I’m gonna treat you right
You give me fever when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night
Romeo loved Juliet
Juliet she felt the same
When he put his arms around her
He said, Julie baby, you’re my flame
Thou givest fever when we kisseth
Fever with thy flaming youth
Fever, I’m afire
Fever, yea I burn forsooth
Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair
When her daddy tried to kill him
She said Daddy-o don’t you dare
He gives me fever with his kisses
Fever when he holds me tight
Fever, I’m his Missus,
Oh daddy, won’t you treat him right
Now you’ve listened to my story
Here’s the point that I have made
Cats were born to give chicks fever
Be it Fahrenheit or centigrade
They give you fever when you kiss them
Fever if you live and learn
Fever till you sizzle
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn
Ann-Margret's song "Fever" speaks of the overpowering and all-consuming sensations of love. The song itself is laden with sensuality and yearning, as the artist croons about the feverish passion that she feels when kissed and embraced by her lover. She is overcome by emotion, describing her love as so intense, it is almost akin to a physical affliction. The lyrics also allude to the idea that love is not a modern concept, as it has existed since the time of Romeo and Juliet, to that of Captain Smith and Pocahontas. The song concludes with the assertion that the very nature of cats is to make hearts flutter and ignite fires of passion.
The phrase "Fever" is used as a metaphor throughout the song to represent the burning intensity of feeling when in love. The artist speaks of how the feverish feelings of love are not unique to her, and indeed, everybody is afflicted by them to some degree. Even in history, famous lovers like Romeo and Juliet, Captain Smith and Pocahontas have experienced this same feverish passion. The lyrics suggest that love is eternal, and that even in different places and eras, it still asserts its grip over people's hearts.
Overall, "Fever" is a song all about intense desire and the passion of love. Its lyrics evoke a sense of reckless abandon, and the power of infatuation. The artist expresses how deeply love affects the way we see and feel about the world around us, and how even the slightest brush of the hand can set our hearts racing. The song is a classic representation of the overwhelming effects of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Never know how much I love you
I never realize or fully comprehend just how much I love you
Never know how much I care
I never realize or fully comprehend just how much I care for you
When you put your arms around me, I get a fever that’s so hard to bear
When you embrace me, I get intense physical sensations and overwhelming emotions
You give me fever when you kiss me
You make me feel hot and passionate when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
I feel a burning sensation and intense passion when you hold me tightly
Fever in the morning
My strong feelings and sensations persist throughout the day, even in the morning
Fever all through the night
My strong feelings and sensations persist throughout the night
Ev’rybody’s got the fever
Everyone experiences this intense passion and sensation at some point
That is something you all know
This is a universal experience that people are aware of
Fever isn’t such a new thing
This intense passion and sensation is not a recent development
Fever started long ago
This intense passion and sensation has been around for a while
Sun lights up the daytime
The sun illuminates the daytime
Moon lights up the night
The moon illuminates the night
I light up when you call my name
I feel happy and excited when you call my name
And you know I’m gonna treat you right
You can trust me to treat you well
Romeo loved Juliet
Romeo had deep feelings of love for Juliet
Juliet she felt the same
Juliet returned Romeo's feelings of love
When he put his arms around her, he said, Julie baby, you’re my flame
When he hugged her, he expressed how she was the light of his life
Thou givest fever when we kisseth
You make me feel hot and passionate when we kiss
Fever with thy flaming youth
My intense passion and sensation is due to your fiery and youthful demeanor
Fever, I’m afire
I feel so hot and passionate that I am literally on fire
Fever, yea I burn forsooth
My intense feelings and sensations are so strong that they consume me
Captain Smith and Pocahontas had a very mad affair
Captain Smith and Pocahontas had a tumultuous and passionate relationship
When her daddy tried to kill him, she said Daddy-o don’t you dare
When her father intended to harm Captain Smith, Pocahontas begged him not to
He gives me fever with his kisses
His kisses make me feel hot and passionate
Fever when he holds me tight
I feel a burning sensation and intense passion when he holds me tightly
Fever, I’m his Missus
I belong to him and am consumed by my intense feelings and sensations
Oh daddy, won’t you treat him right
Pocahontas pleads with her father to treat Captain Smith well
Now you’ve listened to my story
I have told you my personal account of intense passion and sensation
Here’s the point that I have made
The moral of my story is this:
Cats were born to give chicks fever
The reason for this intense passion and sensation is inherent to our existence
Be it Fahrenheit or centigrade
Whether you measure it in Fahrenheit or centigrade, the intensity of this passion and sensation remains the same
They give you fever when you kiss them
Cats can trigger the same intense passion and sensation as human partners when you kiss them
Fever if you live and learn
You will continue to experience these intense feelings and sensations as you live and learn
Fever till you sizzle
These feelings and sensations will continue to escalate until you reach your boiling point
What a lovely way to burn
Despite the intensity and risk of getting hurt, this passion and sensation is so beautiful and worth the sacrifices it requires
What a lovely way to burn
The passion and sensation we experience is so beautiful and worth the sacrifices it requires
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Sentric Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell
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