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 popularโand 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.
Cotton Candy Land
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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To sprinkle you with sand
He'll say "one, two, three"
And you'll be, In cotton candy land
Sandman's comin', yes he's comin'
He'll take you, by the hand
And you'll ride upon, a big white swan
You and the swan will float upon
A cloud of pink ice cream
Where every star is a candy bar
And the moon is a marshmallow dream
Sandman's comin', yes he's comin'
Take his magic hand
Now goodnight...now sleep tight
In cotton candy land
In cotton candy land
The lyrics of โCotton Candy Landโ by Elvis Presley depict a dream world where the Sandman visits the children and takes them on a ride to a magical land made of cotton candy. Here, the Sandman sprinkles sand on the children and takes them by the hand, leading them to ride on a big white swan. The children and the swan float above a cloud of pink ice cream where candy bars twinkle like stars in the sky and the moon is a marshmallow dream. The song suggests that the world is a dreary place and reality can be boring, but one can escape to cotton candy land in their dreams where there is magic, wonder and all things sweet.
Line by Line Meaning
Sandman's comin', yes he's comin'
The personification of sleep is coming to help you fall asleep.
To sprinkle you with sand
He will cover you with sleep-inducing fairy dust.
He'll say "one, two, three"
He'll use the classic countdown to sleep technique to help you fall asleep.
And you'll be, In cotton candy land
You will drift off into a dream world called 'Cotton Candy Land.'
He'll take you, by the hand
The Sandman will guide you on this dream journey.
And you'll ride upon, a big white swan
You will be riding on a swan that takes you through the dream world.
You and the swan will float upon
You and the swan will be floating through Cotton Candy Land.
A cloud of pink ice cream
The dream world is full of a fluffy pink substance that resembles ice cream.
Where every star is a candy bar
In this dream world, the stars above are made of candy bars.
And the moon is a marshmallow dream
The moon in the sky is a dreamy, fluffy marshmallow.
Take his magic hand
The Sandman has the ability to create this dream world and will guide you through it.
Now goodnight...now sleep tight
The journey through Cotton Candy Land is meant to lull you to sleep, providing sweet dreams.
In cotton candy land
The dream world that is created and experienced is called 'Cotton Candy Land.'
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Bob Roberts, Ruth Batchelor
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"Cotton Candy Land"
(from "It Happened At The World's Fair" soundtrack)
Sandman's comin', yes he's comin'
To sprinkle you with sand
He'll say "one, two, three"
And you'll be, In cotton candy land
Sandman's comin', yes he's comin'
He'll take you, by the hand
And you'll ride upon, a big white swan
In cotton candy land
You and the swan will float upon
A cloud of pink ice cream
Where every star is a candy bar
And the moon is a marshmallow dream
Sandman's comin', yes he's comin'
Take his magic hand
Now goodnight...now sleep tight
In cotton candy land
@willyvisionsound923
The new 'Elvis' soundtrack version gives this a new kick-off.
@multirichardb
There's no one else with a voice that oozes from his heart, Elvis is the only one, ever.
@thevoid99
oozes from the heart and into the soul. that's why he's.... THE KING.
@curtalvey3405
must have been fun
@curtalvey3405
good rocking tonight
@TENNESSEETORNADO
Comment of the day.. nailed it.. no other
@ericcaires6715
Yea but he didn't write this song or any song that he recorded for that matter lol can't really respect someone who dose not write they own records lol just saying
@cjcadventures
The greatest showman ever garenteed
@karencancerianpriestess712
The most beautiful and talented man to have ever graced this earth๐
@lornafraserwaterworth559
Always the King โฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธ