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.
Earth Angel
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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Will you be mine
My darling dear?
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you
Earth angel, earth angel
Love you forever and ever more
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you
I fell for you
And I knew
The vision of your lov-loveliness
I hoped and I prayed that someday
That I'd be the vision of your hap-happiness
Oh, oh
Earth angel, earth angel
Please, be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool
A fool in love with you
Elvis Presley's iconic song "Earth Angel" is a ballad that tells the story of a man who is deeply in love with a woman he calls his "earth angel." The title itself suggests that the woman in question is someone of high importance, perhaps even celestial. As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the singer is a hopeless romantic who is head over heels for this woman, and will do anything to win her heart. The lyrics are simple, but effective - they capture the raw emotion of someone in love, and convey it in a way that is both relatable and heartwarming.
The chorus of the song ("Earth angel, earth angel, will you be mine? My darling dear? Love you all the time? I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you") is the most memorable part of the song. It's a plea from the singer to the woman he loves, asking her to be his forever. He acknowledges that he is a fool in love, and that he will do anything to win her heart. The song ends on a hopeful note, as the singer asks the woman to be his and promises to love her forevermore.
Line by Line Meaning
Earth angel, earth angel
Addressing the listener as an angelic being from earth
Will you be mine
Asking the listener to be the singer's romantic partner
My darling dear?
Endearment for the listener
Love you all the time
Expressing eternal love for the listener
I'm just a fool
Admitting to being foolishly in love
A fool in love with you
Reiterating the foolishness of the singer's love
Earth angel, earth angel
Addressing the listener as an angelic being from earth
The one I adore
Expressing deep affection for the listener
Love you forever and ever more
Promising everlasting love for the listener
I fell for you
Admitting to falling in love with the listener
And I knew
Acknowledging the inevitability of their love
The vision of your lov-loveliness
Describing the listener's beauty and charm
I hoped and I prayed that someday
Expressing a desire for the listener to reciprocate their love
That I'd be the vision of your hap-happiness
Wanting to be the source of the listener's joy and contentment
Oh, oh
Emphatic expression of emotion
Earth angel, earth angel
Addressing the listener as an angelic being from earth
Please, be mine
Reiterating the request for the listener to be the singer's partner
My darling dear
Endearment for the listener
Love you all the time
Expressing eternal love for the listener
I'm just a fool
Reiterating the foolishness of the singer's love
A fool in love with you
Acknowledging the persistent foolishness of being in love with the listener
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JESSE LORENZO BELVIN, GAYNEL HODGE, CURTIS WILLIAMS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
danrich64
Why hasn't this been digitally enhanced, filtered and released? It's more than just a footnote in music history.
rustywells01
@Radomir Ratkovic 59 at his rented house in Germany…nothing from Paris!
Radomir Ratkovic
@rustywells01 Thanx...was not that far I guess..Was it 1958 or 1959? Has he recorded anything when visiting Paris?
rustywells01
@Radomir Ratkovic This was recorded when he was at his home outside the base in Germany… Elvis is playing the piano on it!
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This has blown me away! Oh My God!
Long Live The King!
Radomir Ratkovic
I knew he would have done this one...this is 1958 most probably ...just before the Army
TrevorMurrayMusic
Was there anything the man couldn't sing? I don't think so. Greatest voice ever.
Die Chaqgesellen
Real slim shady?😂
Mahkum firarileri
❤
Josefina Elvir
¡ Lindo Elvis Presley ! Hasta el cielo todo mi amor y oraciones por su eterno descanso 😢❤