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.
Oh Lonesome Me
Ann-Margret Lyrics
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I'm just a fool for staying home and having none
I can't get over how she set me free
Oh lonesome me
A bad mistake I'm making bout just hanging round
I know that I should have some fun an paint the town
A love sick fool that's blind and just can't see
I'll bet she's not like me
She's out an fancy free
Flirting with the boys with all her charms
But I still love her so
And brother don't you know
I'd welcome her right back here in my arms
Well there must be some way
I can lose these lonesome blue
Forget about the past and find somebody new
I've thought of everything from A to Z
Oh lonesome me
Well I bet she's not like me
She's out and fancy free
Flirting with the boys with all her charms
But I still love her so
And brother don't you know
I'd welcome her right back into my arms
Well there must be some way
I can lose these lonesome blues
Forget about the past and find somebody new
I've thought of everything from A to Z
Oh lonesome me
Oh lonesome me
The lyrics of Ann-Margret's song Oh Lonesome Me depict a narrator who is struggling to move on from a past relationship. The opening lines of the song set the tone for the theme of loneliness that runs throughout the song. The singer laments that while everyone else is out having fun, they are stuck at home, consumed by their feelings of isolation and despair.
The singer seems to be haunted by memories of a past relationship that ended badly. They admit to making a bad mistake by hanging around and not moving on. The singer is love-struck and still has feelings for their previous partner. They believe that their ex-partner is likely to be out having fun, flirting with others and enjoying their life, whereas the singer is trapped in their own longing.
Despite this, the singer acknowledges that they would welcome their ex-partner back with open arms. However, they realize that they must find a way to move on and let go of their lonesome tendencies. They have thought of everything from A to Z in their quest to finally find somebody new and forget about their past. The song concludes with the chorus once more, "Oh lonesome me," highlighting the misery and desolation of the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Everybody's going out and having fun
Everyone seems to be enjoying their lives and socializing.
I'm just a fool for staying home and having none
I feel like a fool for not going out and being alone at home without any fun.
I can't get over how she set me free
I still haven't moved on from the fact that she broke up with me and set me free.
Oh lonesome me
I'm feeling so lonely.
A bad mistake I'm making bout just hanging round
It's a bad decision to just stay at home and not be social.
I know that I should have some fun an paint the town
I understand that I should go out and have some fun like everyone else.
A love sick fool that's blind and just can't see
I am foolishly in love and unable to see the situation clearly.
I'll bet she's not like me
I'm willing to bet that she is not feeling the same way as me.
She's out an fancy free
She is enjoying herself and living her life without any worries or regrets.
Flirting with the boys with all her charms
She's using her charm to flirt with other guys.
But I still love her so
Despite everything, I still have strong feelings for her.
And brother don't you know
And my friend, you should know too.
I'd welcome her right back here in my arms
I would be very happy to have her back in my life and in my arms.
Well there must be some way
There has to be a solution.
I can lose these lonesome blues
I can get rid of this sadness and loneliness.
Forget about the past and find somebody new
I need to move on from the past and find happiness with someone else.
I've thought of everything from A to Z
I have considered every option and thought this through thoroughly.
Oh lonesome me
I'm still feeling incredibly lonely.
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Written by: Don Gibson
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