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.
Heartbreak Hotel
Ann-Margret Lyrics
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Well I found a new place to dwell
Well it's down at the end of Lonely Street
That Heartbreak Hotel, where I'll be
I'll be just so lonely baby,
Well I'm so lonely,
I'll be so lonely I could die.
Although it's always crowded,
You still can find some room
For broken hearted lovers
To cry there in the gloom, and be so
They'll be just so lonely baby
They'll be just so lonely,
Well they're so lonely they could die.
Now, the bell hop's tears keep flowin',
And the desk clerk's dressed in black.
Well they've been so long on Lonely Street
They'll never, never look back, and they'll be
They'll be just so lonely, baby
Well they're so lonely
Well they're so lonely they could die.
Well now, if your baby leaves you,
You've got a tale to tell.
Well just take a walk down Lonely Street
To Heartbreak Hotel, where you will be
You'll be so lonely baby,
Well you'll be lonely,
You'll be so lonely you could die.
Although it's always crowded,
You still can find some room.
For broken hearted lovers
To cry there in the gloom, and be so
They'll be just so lonely baby
Well they're so lonely,
Well they're so lonely they could die
The song "Heartbreak Hotel" by Ann-Margret was a huge hit in the 1960s. The lyrics describe the feeling of heartbreak and the loneliness that follows a failed relationship. The singer talks about how she found a new place to dwell after her baby leaves her, and that it’s down at the end of lonely street - the Heartbreak Hotel. She then expresses her loneliness and how it’s so overpowering that it could kill her.
Despite the hotel being crowded, people can always find some room there. The hotel is a place for broken-hearted lovers to cry in the gloom, and they’re just as lonely as the singer. The bellhop's tears keep flowing, and the desk clerk is dressed in black because they’ve been on lonely street for a long time and will never look back. The song ends with the singer telling people that if their baby leaves them, they can go to the Heartbreak Hotel and be just as lonely as she is.
Line by Line Meaning
Well since my baby left me
I'm lonely and heartbroken because my lover left me
Well I found a new place to dwell
I found Heartbreak Hotel, where I can dwell in my sorrow
Well it's down at the end of Lonely Street
Heartbreak Hotel is located at the end of Lonely Street
That Heartbreak Hotel, where I'll be
I'll be staying at Heartbreak Hotel
I'll be just so lonely baby,
I'll be extremely lonely
Well I'm so lonely,
I'm really, really lonely
I'll be so lonely I could die.
I feel so lonely that I could die
Although it's always crowded,
Even though Heartbreak Hotel is always busy
You still can find some room
There is still space in Heartbreak Hotel
For broken hearted lovers
Heartbreak Hotel is a place for people whose hearts are broken
To cry there in the gloom, and be so
They can cry in the dimly lit rooms and feel so
They'll be just so lonely baby
They'll be extremely lonely
Well they're so lonely they could die.
They feel so lonely that they could die
Now, the bell hop's tears keep flowin'
The hotel staff are so used to heartbreak that even the bell hop cries
And the desk clerk's dressed in black.
The desk clerk is dressed in mourning clothes
Well they've been so long on Lonely Street
The hotel staff have been working on Lonely Street for a long time
They'll never, never look back, and they'll be
They'll never leave and will remain on Lonely Street
Well now, if your baby leaves you,
If your lover leaves you
You've got a tale to tell.
You'll have a story to tell
Well just take a walk down Lonely Street
Go for a walk on Lonely Street
To Heartbreak Hotel, where you will be
Visit Heartbreak Hotel where you'll be staying
You'll be so lonely baby,
You'll be extremely lonely
Well you'll be lonely,
You'll be really, really lonely
You'll be so lonely you could die.
You'll feel so lonely that you could die
Although it's always crowded,
Even though Heartbreak Hotel is busy
You still can find some room.
There is still space in Heartbreak Hotel
For broken hearted lovers
Heartbreak Hotel is for people whose hearts are broken
To cry there in the gloom, and be so
They can cry in the dimly lit rooms and feel so
They'll be just so lonely baby
They'll be extremely lonely
Well they're so lonely,
They're really, really lonely
Well they're so lonely they could die.
They feel so lonely that they could die
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Elvis Aaron Presley, Mae Boren Axton, Thomas R. Durden
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@DebH.
First time I've heard this from Ann Margret, she did a really good job! Now, Bye Bye Birdie!😊💜 Bye Bye Birdie-1963, then Viva Las Vegas-1964. Wonderful!💜
@ambroisepare8456
actrice -chanteuse avec une voix chaude ,veloutée !une Femme talentueuse ayant plusieurs cordes à son arc !agréable à écouter .
@marciaramos2028
Ela realmente nos traz a energia de Elvis!!!❤❤❤👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@jamiecanivet247
She was also more of an actress and triple threat than merely a fantastic singer!
@davidtate166
She was married for 50 years I read.the couple was a powder house of joy love happiness $$$ entertainment..what a beautiful life .
@jennywilenski6985
Ann u have such a beautiful voice
@claythomas7982
Probably one of the most electric, versatile actresses/singer/dancer to come along. She was particular about the roles she played which limited her opportunities and perhaps stunted her rise to the level she so richly deserved. Ann could deliver a number with a.sultry cat-like prowess and turn around and belt one out out with the gutsiness of Elvis singing One Night With You. She wasn't called the 'female Elvis' for nothing and richly deserved that notoriety. Thank you Ms. Margaret, there is more class in your little finger than most women in the entertainment industry in the last 50 years. God gifted you, and you knew it.
@valeriabispo5223
Wow, a blues!!!
Like Elvis she's Unique!!!
@michaelredlund3780
My grandparents were from Stokholm, Sweden. My dad was first born in the States. If Ms.. Margaret was on a show on T.V. , he was watching. I have loved her voice ever since. Thank you, Ann- Margret!
@ohmytwilight6913M
Love this version 💕