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.
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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He was sitting in the witness stand
The judge's wife called up the district attorney
Said you free that brown eyed man
You want your job you better free that brown eyed man
Flying across the desert in a twa,
I saw a woman walking across the sand
To get a brown eyed handsome man
Her destination was a brown eyed handsome man
Way back in history three thousand years
Back every since the world began
There's been a whole lot of good women shed a tear
For a brown eyed handsome man
That's what the trouble was brown eyed handsome man
Beautiful daughter couldn't make up her mind
Between a doctor and a lawyer man
Her mother told her daughter go out and find yourself
A brown eyed handsome man
That's what your daddy is a brown eyed handsome man
Milo venus was a beautiful lass
She had the world in the palm of her hand
But she lost both her arms in a wrestling match
To get brown eyed handsome man
She fought and won herself a brown eyed handsome man
Two, three count with nobody on
He hit a high fly into the stand
Rounding third he was headed for home
It was a brown eyed handsome man
That won the game, it was a brown eyed handsome man
The song "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" by Elvis Presley is a tribute to men with brown eyes and their charms throughout history. The lyrics begin with the story of a man who is arrested for unemployment and ends up in front of a judge's wife who demands his freedom because he is a brown eyed man. The song emphasizes the idea that brown eyed men have always been desired and respected by society, even when they are facing difficult situations.
The lyrics also mention a woman who travels 30 miles to find a brown eyed handsome man, a daughter whose mother advises her to marry a brown eyed man and a woman who loses both her arms in a wrestling match to win the affections of a brown eyed man. The song suggests that women throughout history have gone to great lengths to be with these men, seeing them as desirable and worth fighting for.
Overall, the song celebrates the allure of brown eyes and how they have captivated people throughout history. The lyrics remind us that there is something special about brown eyed men that sets them apart from others, and that they will always be in demand despite any challenges that come their way.
Line by Line Meaning
Arrested on charges of unemployment,
He was arrested because he was unemployed.
He was sitting in the witness stand
He was sitting in the witness stand of the court.
The judge's wife called up the district attorney
The judge's wife contacted the district attorney.
Said you free that brown eyed man
She told the district attorney to release the brown eyed man.
You want your job you better free that brown eyed man
If he wanted to keep his job, he had to release the brown eyed man.
Flying across the desert in a twa,
He was flying across the desert in a TWA plane.
I saw a woman walking across the sand
He saw a woman walking across the sand.
She been a walkin' thirty miles en route to Bombay
She had been walking thirty miles to go to Bombay.
To get a brown eyed handsome man
She was going to get a brown eyed handsome man.
Her destination was a brown eyed handsome man
She was going to meet a brown eyed handsome man in Bombay.
Way back in history three thousand years
Three thousand years ago in history.
Back every since the world began
Since the beginning of the world.
There's been a whole lot of good women shed a tear
Many good women have cried.
For a brown eyed handsome man
Because of a brown eyed handsome man.
That's what the trouble was brown eyed handsome man
The trouble was caused by a brown eyed handsome man.
Beautiful daughter couldn't make up her mind
A beautiful daughter could not decide.
Between a doctor and a lawyer man
Between a doctor and a lawyer.
Her mother told her daughter go out and find yourself
Her mother told her daughter to find.
A brown eyed handsome man
A man who is brown eyed and handsome.
That's what your daddy is a brown eyed handsome man
The girl's father is a brown eyed handsome man.
Milo venus was a beautiful lass
Milo Venus was a beautiful young woman.
She had the world in the palm of her hand
She had the world at her disposal.
But she lost both her arms in a wrestling match
She lost both of her arms in a wrestling match.
To get brown eyed handsome man
To get a brown eyed handsome man.
She fought and won herself a brown eyed handsome man
She fought and won a brown eyed handsome man.
Two, three count with nobody on
There were two strikes and three balls with no players on base.
He hit a high fly into the stand
He hit a high fly ball into the stands.
Rounding third he was headed for home
He was running toward home base after rounding third base.
It was a brown eyed handsome man
The player who hit the home run was a brown eyed handsome man.
That won the game, it was a brown eyed handsome man
The brown eyed handsome man won the game.
Lyrics © ENTERTAINMENT ONE U.S. LP
Written by: Chuck Berry
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