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.
He's My Man
Ann-Margret Lyrics
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I don't mind, bein' a good neighbor
Lending my friends, a helpin' hand
I don't mind, doin' them a favor
Just as long as I don't include my man
'Cause a moment, I can't live without
People to help you, ya don't pay me back
As long as you understand, that I
Just don't lend my man, don't lend my man
You might say, I'm old fashioned
You might say I'm livin', livin' in hell
I ain't knockin', nobody else's pain
But that man's swappin', everythin' I had
You lovin' up your heart,
Keep my cloak deep in my heart
But when you're talkin bout using my man, girl
You're gonna look too far
I'll do anything for you,
Anything that I can
But I, just don't lend my man,
Don't lend my man
I'm a fool, I don't mind
See I know everybody needs
A little help some time
When you start talkin',
'bout worryin' where my love bounds
Girl, girl, ya don't love me wrong
I'll lend anything I got,
As long as you understand
That I, just don't lend my man
I don't lend my man
Borrow my booze, don't lend my man
Borrow my car, I don't lend my man
Borrow my money, I don't lend my man
Borrow my clothes
Ann-Margret's song "He's My Man" is a passionate defense of her love and loyalty to her man. At the same time, the song is a warning to other women to stay away from her man. The song begins with the singer declaring that she's happy to be a good neighbor and lend a helping hand, but she draws the line at borrowing her man. She sings, "I give you everything I got, as long as you understand, that I just don't lend my man."
The singer is convinced that her man is the only one for her and that no one else can have him. She uses old-fashioned language and phrases to express her feelings, saying that when it comes to her man, she's "livin', livin' in hell" and that others who don't respect her boundaries are "gonna look too far." The song continues with the singer declaring her willingness to lend anything else she has, but her man is off limits.
Overall, the song expresses a fierce, possessive love that is willing to protect what is hers at all costs. The singer is unapologetically declaring her devotion to her man and warning others to stay away.
Line by Line Meaning
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Introducing the song with a meaningless phrase
I don't mind, bein' a good neighbor
I enjoy helping others and being a good friend
Lending my friends, a helpin' hand
Offering my friends assistance when they need it
I don't mind, doin' them a favor
I am happy to do favors for my friends
Just as long as I don't include my man
As long as it doesn't involve my significant other
'Cause a moment, I can't live without
I can't imagine living without my man
People to help you, ya don't pay me back
I help people without expecting anything in return
I give you everything I got
I'm willing to give my all to help my friends
As long as you understand, that I
But you should know that
Just don't lend my man, don't lend my man
I will never allow anyone to borrow or take my man away from me
You might say, I'm old fashioned
Some may consider my views old-fashioned
You might say I'm livin', livin' in hell
Some may even think that I am living in a state of misery
I ain't knockin', nobody else's pain
I'm not criticizing anyone else's situation
But that man's swappin', everythin' I had
But someone is trying to steal my man and everything I have
You lovin' up your heart,
Even if you feel like you love him too
Keep my cloak deep in my heart
You should keep my secrets safe within you
But when you're talkin bout using my man, girl
But if you ever suggest taking my man away from me
You're gonna look too far
You're going to be in big trouble
I'll do anything for you,
I'll help you whenever I can
Anything that I can
Anything within my power
But I, just don't lend my man,
But I will never let anyone take or borrow my man
Don't lend my man
My man is off-limits
Borrow my booze, don't lend my man
You can borrow my alcohol, but don't try to take or borrow my man
Borrow my car, I don't lend my man
You can borrow my car, but taking or borrowing my man is not allowed
Borrow my money, I don't lend my man
You can borrow my money, but I won't let you borrow or take my man
Borrow my clothes
You can borrow my clothes, but don't ever try to take or borrow my man
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRIS ROBINSON, EARL RANDLE, WILLIE MITCHELL
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Lucas Khoo
What a song. P.F. Sloan is a genius
The Surf & Hot Rod Scene
Phil Sloan Rules !!!
Allen Nelson
SAD
Terrible Song. Horrible Singing.