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.
Mr. Wonderful
Ann-Margret Lyrics
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Why the thrill when you say "Hello"
It's a strange and tender magic you do
Mister Wonderful, that's you
Why this trembling when you speak
Why this joy when you touch my cheek
I must tell you what my heart knows is true
And why this longing to know your charms
To spend forever here in your arms
Oh, there's much more I could say
But the words keep slipping away
And I'm left with only one point of view
Mister Wonderful, that's you
One more thing, then I'm through
Mister Wonderful, Mister Wonderful
Mister Wonderful, I love you
The lyrics of Ann-Margret's song "Mr. Wonderful" describe the feeling of falling in love with someone who seems to have a magical effect on you. The singer questions why they feel this way when they're around this person, and can't help but feel joy and a strong desire to be close to them. It's clear that the passion between these two is intense and undeniable, as the singer expresses a longing to know this person inside and out, and stay in their embrace forever.
The lyrics are filled with rhetorical questions that express the singer's wonder and amazement at the power this person has over them. The repetition of the phrase "Mister Wonderful" emphasizes the singer's admiration for this person and their belief that they are truly special. The last stanza of the song is a declaration of love, as the singer tells this person that they are indeed wonderful and that they love them.
Overall, the lyrics of "Mr. Wonderful" capture the feeling of falling in love and being swept away by someone who makes you feel special and magical.
Line by Line Meaning
Why this feeling, why this glow
What is causing this emotion inside me, this brightness that shines out when you are around?
Why the thrill when you say 'Hello'
Why do I feel a sudden sense of excitement when I hear your voice greeting me?
It's a strange and tender magic you do
There is a mysterious, gentle power that you possess which affects me deeply.
Mister Wonderful, that's you
You, specifically, possess this magic that enchants me so.
Why this trembling when you speak
Why do I feel a quivering response in my body when I hear you talk to me?
Why this joy when you touch my cheek
Why do I feel such happiness inside when you make the simple gesture of touching my face?
I must tell you what my heart knows is true
I feel compelled to express honestly what I truly believe in my heart.
And why this longing to know your charms
Why do I have a deep desire to explore all the aspects of your captivating personality?
To spend forever here in your arms
To experience an enduring intimacy with you, wrapped up in each other's embrace.
Oh, there's much more I could say
There are numerous additional things I wish to articulate about you and my feelings.
But the words keep slipping away
Despite my earnest efforts to produce the right words, my expression seems inadequate or elusive.
And I'm left with only one point of view
Ultimately, I can only express one central idea.
Mister Wonderful, that's you
You are the embodiment of that one central idea: that you are wonderful and I am enamored with you.
One more thing, then I'm through
Before I conclude, I have one final thing to say.
Mister Wonderful, Mister Wonderful
Repeating your title twice for emphasis, I address you again.
Mister Wonderful, I love you
I want to make it clear how deep and real my affection for you is: I love you, Mister Wonderful.
Lyrics © BOCK IP LLC, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: GEORGE DAVID WEISS, JERRY BOCK, LARRY HOLOFCENER
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