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.
What Am I Supposed to Do?
Ann-Margret Lyrics
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With the love I have for you?
Am I supposed to let it live
Until you're ready to forgive?
Am I suppose to pretend
Till you want me back again?
What am I supposed to do
How am I supposed to feel?
Should I think that you love me still?
Or am I supposed to act just
Just like you're never coming back?
Honey, am I supposed to be your friend?
Oh, will we ever meet again?
Darling, oh, darling
What am I supposed to do 'till then?
What am I supposed to say
If by chance we meet someday?
Am I supposed to talk a while
Or turn my head and walk on by?
This heartache can never end
'Till you're in my arms again
What am I supposed to do till then?
What'll I do 'till then?
Ann-Margret's song "What Am I Supposed to Do" is a song about the confusion and pain of unrequited love. The lyricist expresses their love for someone who doesn't reciprocate their feelings, leaving them unsure of what to do or how to act. The repetition of the phrase "what am I supposed to do" highlights the desperation and helplessness that comes with being in love with someone who doesn't love you back.
The first verse contemplates whether to hold onto the love they have for this person, waiting for them to forgive and love them back. The second verse questions how they should feel, wondering if they should believe that their love is still there or if they should try to move on. The chorus expresses the uncertainty of whether to be a friend or continue to hope for more. The final verse discusses the possibility of meeting again and what they should do if that happens.
Overall, "What Am I Supposed to Do" is a poignant and relatable song for anyone who has experienced unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
What am I supposed to do
Expressing confusion and uncertainty regarding the next steps to be taken in relation to the person she loves.
With the love I have for you?
Asking how to deal with the intense love and affection she has for the person.
Am I supposed to let it live
Questioning if she should keep her love for the person alive until they are ready to reconcile.
Until you're ready to forgive?
Asking if she should wait until the person is ready to forgive her for whatever wrong she may have done.
Am I suppose to pretend
Questioning if she should pretend as if everything is fine until the person wants to come back into her life.
Till you want me back again?
Questioning if she should wait for the person to come back to her life or move on.
How am I supposed to feel?
Expressing confusion about how she should feel in this situation.
Should I think that you love me still?
Asking if she should continue thinking that the person still loves her.
Or am I supposed to act just
Questioning if she should act like the person is never going to come back into her life.
Just like you're never coming back?
Contemplating if she should move on and accept that the person will never return to her life.
Honey, am I supposed to be your friend?
Questioning if she should still be friends with the person even after all that happened.
Oh, will we ever meet again?
Wondering if they will ever get an opportunity to meet again.
Darling, oh, darling
Endearingly addressing the person she loves.
What am I supposed to do 'till then?
Reiterating her confusion and the dilemma on what to do until the person is back in her life.
What am I supposed to say
Questioning what she should say if they happen to cross paths someday.
If by chance we meet someday?
Contemplating a hypothetical situation where they could meet someday.
Am I supposed to talk a while
Questioning whether she should have a conversation with the person, if ever they met.
Or turn my head and walk on by?
Wondering if it would be wiser to just ignore and avoid the person.
This heartache can never end
Expressing the pain of being separated from the person she loves.
'Till you're in my arms again
Believing that the heartache will only vanish once they are reunited in each other's arms.
What am I supposed to do till then?
Reiterating her confusion and the dilemma on what to do until she is back in the person's arms.
What'll I do 'till then?
Asking what she can do to endure the pain until they are reunited.
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Written by: CARTER
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