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.
I Wanna Be Loved
Ann-Margret Lyrics
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With inspiration
I wanna be loved
Starting tonight
Instead of merely holding conversation
Hold me tight
I wanna be kissed
Until I tingle
Starting tonight
Crush me 'til our heartbeats intermingle
Wrong or right
I'm in the mood to adore
I'm ready for that well known turtle-doving
I'm in no mood to resist
And I insist the world owes me a lovin'
I wanna be thrilled to desperation
I wanna be thrilled starting tonight
With every kind of wonderful sensation
I wanna be loved
With every kind of crazy new sensation
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
Ann-Margret's song "I Wanna Be Loved" is a passionate and longing plea for love and affection. The lyrics are a clear expression of the singer's desire to experience the full range of emotions that come with being in love. The lyrics capture the essence of someone who is ready to be swept off their feet and experience everything that love has to offer.
The song opens with the singer expressing how she wants to be loved "with inspiration," indicating that she wants love that is not just physical, but also emotional and spiritual. She then goes on to say that she wants to be loved starting tonight, emphasizing the urgency and immediacy of her desires. The singer is tired of holding mere conversations and wants someone who can hold her tight and give her the affection she craves.
The chorus drives home the point that the singer wants to be loved in every possible way. She wants to be kissed until she tingles, and she wants her heart to intermingle with her lover's. She is in the mood to adore, and she wants to experience the full range of emotions that come with falling deeply in love.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna be loved
I desire to receive love and affection from someone.
With inspiration
I want to be loved in a way that inspires and motivates me.
Starting tonight
I want to begin receiving love and affection immediately.
Instead of merely holding conversation
I don't want superficial interactions, I crave genuine connection.
Hold me tight
I want to feel secure and protected in the arms of my lover.
I wanna be kissed
I want to experience the physical expression of love.
Until I tingle
I want to be kissed in a way that sends shivers down my spine.
Crush me 'til our heartbeats intermingle
I want to fully immerse myself in the love-making process and become intimately connected with my partner.
Wrong or right
I'm willing to take risks and dive headfirst into love, regardless of the consequences.
I'm in the mood to adore
I am ready and eager to shower my partner with love and affection.
I'm ready for that well known turtle-doving
I am prepared to engage in intimate and romantic activities with my partner.
I'm in no mood to resist
I am completely open to receiving and reciprocating love.
And I insist the world owes me a lovin'
I believe that I am deserving of love and I will not settle for less.
I wanna be thrilled to desperation
I want to experience intense and overwhelming emotions of love and desire.
With every kind of wonderful sensation
I want to experience the full range of physical and emotional pleasures that come with being in love.
I wanna be loved
I desire to receive love and affection from someone.
With every kind of crazy new sensation
I want to explore new and exciting ways of being loved and giving love.
I wanna be loved
I desire to receive love and affection from someone.
I wanna be loved
I desire to receive love and affection from someone.
Contributed by Jack F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.