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.
So Did I
Ann-Margret Lyrics
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I told you so
You know I know
But you will regret this tho
Let me show
You the impossible
I try to rip out the pages where I met you
But that would be a sin
Everytime I try to pull you back to me
I feel like I'm pushing you away from me
Nobody wants to be waiting
I feel like I'm always chasing
Emotions I hide I'll be facing
Nobody, nobody
Would let me go
I told you so
You know I know
But you will
Regret this tho
Let me show
You the impossible
I really wanna know will we ever get through?
Thoughts in my head overwhelm me
You feel it too?
Tell me how do you make space where there is no room
Lonely but never alone
One day you will see me bloom
Thoughts in my head overwhelm me
You feel it too?
Tell me how do you make space where there is no room
Nobody wants to be waiting
I feel like I'm always chasing
Emotions I hide I'll be facing
Nobody, nobody
Would let me go
I told you so
You know I know
But you will regret this tho
Let me show
You the impossible
I don't know what to do now anymore
I'm standing with my feet glued down to the floor
I don't know where I'm at or what im 'bout to do
Nobody would let me go
I told you so
You know I know
But you will
Regret this tho
Let me show
You the impossible
In Ann-Margret's song "So Did I," the lyrics convey a sense of frustration and longing in a relationship where the singer feels trapped and unable to move on. The song starts with the repetition of "Nobody would let me go, I told you so" which suggests that the singer feels confined and unable to escape the entanglements of the relationship. They acknowledge their own understanding of the situation with the line "You know I know."
There is a sense of regret and desperation in the lines "But you will regret this tho, Let me show you the impossible." Here, the singer is expressing a desire to prove the potential of the relationship and convince the other person to reconsider their actions. However, despite their efforts, they feel like they are pushing the other person away instead of bringing them closer.
The lyrics also touch upon the theme of waiting and chasing emotions. The lines "Nobody wants to be waiting, I feel like I'm always chasing, Emotions I hide I'll be facing" suggest that the singer feels alone in their pursuit of emotional connection. They are battling with their own feelings, trying to understand and confront them.
The lyrics continue with a plea for understanding and space within the relationship. The lines "Tell me how do you make space where there is no room, Lonely but never alone, One day you will see me bloom" portray a desire for the other person to see their growth and potential, despite feeling limited in the current circumstances.
Overall, "So Did I" speaks to the struggles of feeling trapped in a relationship, wanting to move forward, and the emotional complexities that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Nobody would let me go
I feel trapped and unable to escape from this situation
I told you so
I warned you about the consequences of your actions
You know I know
You're aware that I have knowledge and understanding of this situation
But you will regret this tho
You will eventually feel remorse or regret for what you've done
Let me show
Allow me to demonstrate or prove something to you
You the impossible
I will show you something that seems impossible or unlikely
I try to rip out the pages where I met you
I attempt to erase or forget the memories of when we first met
But that would be a sin
However, that would be morally wrong or regrettable
Cause the moments I've shared with you
Because the time I spent with you
Everytime I try to pull you back to me
Whenever I try to bring you closer to me
I feel like I'm pushing you away from me
I sense that my actions are actually pushing you further from me
Nobody wants to be waiting
No one enjoys being in a state of waiting or uncertainty
I feel like I'm always chasing
I constantly feel like I'm pursuing or chasing after something
Emotions I hide I'll be facing
I will confront the emotions that I have been concealing
You the impossible
I will show you something that seems impossible or unlikely
I really wanna know will we ever get through?
I sincerely wonder if we will ever overcome this situation or difficulty
Thoughts in my head overwhelm me
I am suffocated by the thoughts swirling in my mind
You feel it too?
Do you also experience the same overwhelming thoughts and emotions?
Tell me how do you make space where there is no room
Please explain how you create room or opportunity in a situation without any apparent space
Lonely but never alone
I feel isolated and disconnected, yet constantly surrounded by others
One day you will see me bloom
In time, you will witness my growth and transformation
I don't know what to do now anymore
I am uncertain and confused about what steps to take next
I'm standing with my feet glued down to the floor
I feel stuck and unable to move forward
I don't know where I'm at or what I'm 'bout to do
I am lost and unsure of my current situation or future actions
Nobody would let me go
I feel trapped and unable to escape from this situation
I told you so
I warned you about the consequences of your actions
You know I know
You're aware that I have knowledge and understanding of this situation
But you will regret this tho
You will eventually feel remorse or regret for what you've done
Let me show
Allow me to demonstrate or prove something to you
You the impossible
I will show you something that seems impossible or unlikely
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Ann-Leigh Swerts
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@hunlandsMom
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I 've never heard of it 😊
Thank you very much. Great song and video.
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@SirBasildeBrush
Thank you, and pleased to surprise you.
@jeanmarc4315
Great song and glamourous ginger old time old school Thank’s a lot sir 😊
@SirBasildeBrush
Ginger never disappoints! Thanks.
@jeanmarc4315
@@SirBasildeBrush yes of course !!!!!!
@Max-vr5rl
Ann Margaret the eternal girlfriend of the king of rock and Roll Elvis Presley.
@SirBasildeBrush
...lucky Elvis. Viva Las Vegas!
@bisindie5470
Is that a gun... or are you just happy to see me...?
@SirBasildeBrush
...you know your Hollywood 😉
@bisindie5470
@@SirBasildeBrush ...don't I... 😉😘 But anyway... new one to me, so thank you Sir.. and warm summer greetings from the middle of nowhere x