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.
A Big Hunk O'Love
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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No no no no no no no no
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
Don't be a stingy little mama
You're 'bout to starve me half to death
Now you can spare a kiss or twoAnd still have plenty left
Oh no no baby
I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
That's right
You're just a natural born beehive
Filled with honey to the top
But I ain't greedy baby
All I want is all you got
Oh no no
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
That's right
I got a wishbone in my pocket
I got a rabbit foot around my wrist
I'd have all of the things my lucky charms could bring
If you give me just a one sweet kiss
Oh no no no no no no no no
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big a hunk o' hunk o' hunk o' love will do
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
Elvis Presley's song "A Big Hunk O' Love" is a plea to a lover for affection. The song starts with Elvis imploring his lover that he does not ask for much, just a big hunk o' love, indicating his longing for physical intimacy. Elvis complains that his lover has been denying him physical intimacy and becoming stingy with her affection. Even though she may have enough love to spare, Elvis tells her that it isn't enough and he needs a lot of love.
The second verse of the song compares the woman to a beehive, metaphorically describing her as someone who has a lot of love to offer. Ironically, he states that he is not too greedy even though he wants all that she has to give. Finally, in the last verse, he talks about all the good luck charms he carries and how he would trade all of them for a single kiss from her. By doing so, he is using these charms as a metaphor to show how much that one kiss would mean to him.
In conclusion, "A Big Hunk O'Love" is a plea for intimacy and affection, and Elvis Presley is using metaphors to communicate his desire. Through his lyrics, we see a playful and flirtatious side of Elvis as he tries to convince his lover to give him some sweet lovin'.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey baby, I ain't askin' much of you
I am not asking for too much from you, my dear
No no no no no no no no
I am emphasizing that I am not asking for too much
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
I am repeating that I am not asking for too much from you, my love
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
All I need is a big amount of your love to satisfy me
Don't be a stingy little mama
Please don't be selfish, my sweet lady
You're 'bout to starve me half to death
You are depriving me of your affection and it's making me feel very bad
Now you can spare a kiss or two
You can share some of your love with me by giving me a few kisses
And still have plenty left
You will still have plenty of love left to give after sharing a few kisses with me
Oh no no baby
I am expressing my desire to receive your love, my dear
I ain't askin' much of you
I am not asking for too much from you, darling
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
All I need is a big amount of your love to satisfy me
You're just a natural born beehive
You naturally have a lot of love to give, my lady
Filled with honey to the top
You are overflowing with love, just like a beehive filled with honey
But I ain't greedy baby
I am not being greedy by asking for your love
All I want is all you got
I simply want all the love that you are willing to give me
Oh no no
I am expressing my desire for your love again, my dear
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
I am reminding you that I am not asking for too much from you, my love
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
All I need is a big amount of your love to satisfy me
I got a wishbone in my pocket
I have a wishbone in my pocket, which is believed to bring good luck
I got a rabbit foot around my wrist
I am wearing a rabbit foot, which is also believed to bring good luck
I'd have all of the things my lucky charms could bring
If I had all the good luck that my charms could bring, I would be very lucky
If you give me just a one sweet kiss
If you give me just one sweet kiss, it will be enough to make me feel very lucky
Oh no no no no no no no no
I am expressing my desire for your love again, my dear
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
I am reminding you that I am not asking for too much from you, my love
Just a big a hunk o' hunk o' hunk o' love will do
All I need is a big amount of your love to satisfy me
Just a big a big a big a hunk o' love will do
I am repeating that I simply need a large amount of your love to make me happy
Lyrics © A. SCHROEDER INTERNATIONAL LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: Aaron H. Schroeder, Sidney J. Wyche
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@NigelFarage2016
Who is hear listening to one of the King's best songs in 2024
@md88kg
Sheer genius, Franz Liszt and Chopin should have heard this.
@sablesanctum
This might be the most rockin' tune Elvis ever recorded.
@Birdlives247
"Baby, Let's Play House" or "My Baby Left Me"
@sirstephen9825
It was heavy before there was heavy rock.
@sirstephen9825
It was heavy before there was heavy rock.
@essessessesq
@@sirstephen9825 agree, it is quite frantic with the pace, and the drumming and the lead guitar...EP did a MUCH toned -down version of the song on his 1973 world-wide satellite show....i was disappointed, knowing he COULD have done it as a wild rave-up, but he chose not to....by then, he considered himself a ballad singer, mostly..but still threw a couple of rockers on every album
@essessessesq
@@JS-rf2uz those recordings are both good and with them, EP and Scotty and DJ and Bill invented what was later called ''hard rock'' .....but "Big Hunk" is more ''frantic'' and wild
@finkmia
This has got to be the most underrated Elvis song of all time
@rolandjohansson2714
It's not underrated. It topped the Billboard hot 100 for two weeks (1959) and sold countless of singles.