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.
I'll Take You Home Again
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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Across the ocean wild and wide
To where your heart has ever been
Since first you were my bonny bride
The roses all have left your cheek
I watch them fade away and die
Your voice is soft when ere you speak
And tears bedim your lovely eyes
To where your heart shall feel no pain
And when the fields are soft and green
I will take you to your home Kathleen
The song "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" by Elvis Presley speaks of a man who wants to return his beloved Kathleen to her hometown. Throughout the song, the man talks about how Kathleen's heart has always been in her hometown since the first time they got married. He describes how her face has lost its charm, and her voice has become soft since she left her hometown. The man promises to take Kathleen back to her hometown, where her heart will feel no pain, and the fields will be soft and green.
The lyrics of the song speak to the theme of home, loss, and nostalgia. The man wants to take Kathleen back to her hometown, a place where Kathleen feels most at home. Kathleen has lost her charm since she has been away from her hometown, and her voice has become soft. The man wants to take Kathleen back to her hometown, where her heart will feel no pain, and her eyes will no longer be filled with tears.
Overall, "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" is an emotional song that speaks to anyone who has lost a sense of home or longs for it. The song reminds us that no matter how far we roam, there's always a place where we belong.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll take you home again Kathleen
I'll bring you back to the place you call home, Kathleen
Across the ocean wild and wide
We'll cross the vast and rough ocean together
To where your heart has ever been
I'll take you to the place where your heart belongs
Since first you were my bonny bride
Ever since you became my beautiful wife
The roses all have left your cheek
The roses have faded away from your face
I watch them fade away and die
It hurts me to see them wither and lose their beauty
Your voice is soft when ere you speak
Your gentle voice soothes me every time you talk
And tears bedim your lovely eyes
Your eyes glisten with tears and it breaks my heart to see you cry
Oh, I will take you home Kathleen
I promise to take you back to your home, Kathleen
To where your heart shall feel no pain
I'll take you to a place where your heart won't ache anymore
And when the fields are soft and green
When the lush green fields are in full bloom
I will take you to your home Kathleen
I'll be there with you to take you to your home, Kathleen
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Peermusic Publishing, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: ELVIS PRESLEY, N UNKNOWN COMPOSER AUTHOR
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@laudeashli5004
What a voice to sing the ultimate Irish ballads..Thank King ❤🎉❤
@dianefalk5681
Elvis touches our heart and our soul with this beautiful song! When someone passes on, his last house is Heaven with God who welcomes him,like a Father welcomes his lovely son. 😍
@mamakat114
My Daddy used to sing this to me, as this is my name. He was the only one that could calm my anxiety.
@shoneys3759
Elvis made all the songs he performed his own. He had a rare talent, inspired by God.
He takes my heart every time I listen to one of his spiritual songs or his ballads.
As John Lennon once said , " Before Elvis, there was nothing".❤️
We miss him so much.May he rest in peace.🙏✝️
Blessings from France.🕊️
@gachacreator673
Elvis is dead but his music lives
@polygamous1
This Is the voice representing planet earth in interplanetary singing competition of our galaxy, guess who won PLANTER EARTH of COURSE THANKS ELVIS WE ALL LOVE YOU
@swansong5263
I’ve loved Elvis forever but have never heard him singing this
My name is Kathleen, l am so happy now,
Elvis was beautiful.
@vivhiggins5656
My beautifull sister sang,that song she passd,not long afere elvis,only 40od,she she,be singing whith elvis and danceing and,had all the men afere,her,rip too you family and.elvis
😥❤❤❤❤❤👑👑👑👑👑👑👑😥♥️♥️
@cnath3466
The King. He came, he conquered, he went back home.
Thank you, Elvis.
@bh7622
Mom passed away 4/19/21. The best Kathleen this world has ever known.