Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate, just 42 years of age.
Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.
Teddy Bear
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
Oh let me be (oh let him be)
Your teddy bear
I don't want to be a tiger
'Cause tigers play too rough
I don't want to be a lion'Cause lions ain't the kind you love enough
Just want to be your Teddy Bear
Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
Oh let me be (oh let him be)
Your teddy bear
Baby let me be around you every night
Run your fingers through my hair and cuddle me real tight
Oh let me be (oh let him be)
Your teddy bear
I don't want to be a tiger
'Cause tigers play too rough
I don't want to be a lion
'Cause lions ain't the kind you love enough
Just want to be your Teddy Bear
Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
Oh let me be (oh let him be)
Your teddy bear
Oh let me be (oh let him be)
(Your Teddy Bear)
I just want to be your Teddy Bear
The song "Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley is a love song that compares the singer to a teddy bear. The song is sweet and cute, which makes it extremely relatable and easy to understand by people of all ages. The lyrics tell the story of a man who is asking a woman to treat him like a teddy bear. He is ready to be held, cuddled and loved by the woman he loves. The singer compares himself with a teddy bear that can be held and played with at any time. He is so deeply in love with the woman that he wants to remain close to her all the time. He wants to be around her every night and wishes for her to be fond of him like he is of her.
The refrain "I don't want to be your tiger, 'cause tigers play too rough, I don't want to be your lion, 'cause lions ain't the kind you love enough" explains the singer's desire to be the type of lover the woman wants – a gentle and loving companion. He doesn't want to be an aggressive lover like a tiger because it will hurt her. Similarly, he doesn't want to be a strong lover like a lion because she might not be satisfied with him. He wants her to view him as a cute and cuddly teddy bear, which is what she needs in a lover.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh baby let me be, your lovin' teddy bear
Elvis is asking his lover to let him be the affectionate teddy bear they cuddle with every night.
Put a chain around my neck, and lead me anywhere
Elvis wants to be committed to his lover like a teddy bear on a leash, willing to follow them wherever they go.
Oh let me be (oh let him be)
Elvis emphasizes his desire to be the teddy bear his lover adores and cherishes.
I don't want to be your tiger
Elvis doesn't want to be an aggressive or dominant partner.
'Cause tigers play too rough
He doesn't want to cause any harm or distress to his lover.
I don't want to be your lion
Elvis also doesn't want to be perceived as arrogant, aloof or detached from his lover.
'Cause lions ain't the kind you love enough
He knows that lions aren't typically cherished or adored as teddy bears are.
I just want to be, your teddy bear
Elvis clearly states that he only wants to be his lover's snuggly and huggable teddy bear.
Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
He asks to be tied and taken along with his lover wherever they go, a sign of his extreme devotion.
Baby let me be, around you every night
Elvis wants to be around his lover every night as their constant companion.
Run your fingers through my hair
He also wants his lover to be affectionate towards him like a partner would be with their teddy bear, running their hands over them.
And cuddle me real tight
He wants to be held closely and lovingly like a stuffed bear.
Just want to be, your teddy bear
Elvis repeats his desire to be his lover's teddy bear, their loyal and beloved companion.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@margaretstewart4295
My favourite elvis song❤
@beatrizandrisani4752
HE IS SUPER CUTE!!!😍😍😍
@susanmartin313
He'd be 90 yrs old today, Jan 7 2025, hard to believe hes been dead longer than he lived, and hes STILL THE KING
@kentakeda9424
Elvis Never die
@legendarypug8883
It’s been about 70 years and Elvis is still the king
@GarwinWayne
Chuck Berry & Little Richard are the king
Elvis was just a black man who passed for white
@FabriGodin-er9oe
@@GarwinWayne Elvis was black? when was Elvis ever black! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Everyone knows Elvis was a famous white rock N roll singer!!
@FabriGodin-er9oe
@@GarwinWayne oh kid you're so naive to believe that your insignificant opinion will change the fact Elvis is The king of rock n roll to most people worldwide and you're among the minority who disagree with it but the opinions of the majority is what matters the most!!! If Most people worldwide regard Elvis the king of rock n roll then he is the king of rock n roll whether or not you agree with it!
@GarwinWayne
@@FabriGodin-er9oe King?? right this man who never wrote his own songs. hardly played the guitar, only played two simple azz chords if that. Michael Jackson was more of a king than Elvis will ever be cause he is worldwide. The Beatles are more king than Elvis because they blew his azz out the water. Elvis was big from 1956 to 1963 then the Fab Four came here and took over . Them white kids forgot all about Elvis. You saw them film clips of those white girls carrying signs that said ''Elvis is dead, Long Live The Beatles'' Every time they did a countdown of the greatest rock-n-roll artists of all time who is at #1?? The Beatles not Elvis so to hell with what you talking 'bout
@FabriGodin-er9oe
@@GarwinWayne
oh kid you're so naive to believe that your insignificant opinion will change the fact Elvis is The king of rock n roll to most people worldwide and you're among the minority who disagree with it but the opinions of the majority is what matters the most!!! If Most people worldwide regard Elvis the king of rock n roll then he is the king of rock n roll whether or not you agree with it!