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'm Comin' Home
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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To leave the one you love
And you get more lonely
With each passing day
It's so lonely just sitting
And dreaming of
That girl thousand miles away
Just her picture here with me
And I know I just can't stand it anymore
I'm gonna leave right now
And go back where I ought to be
Goin' home to the girl that I adore
Well, it's so very hard to have
To leave the one you love
And you get more lonely
With each passing day
It's so lonely just sitting
And dreaming of
That girl thousand miles away
Well, every time I hear
Her sweet voice on the telephone
Then I know I just can't stand it another day
I'm gonna call right back
And tell her that I'm coming home and stay
Call her back and say I'm comin' home and stay
Call her back and say I'm comin' home and stay
The lyrics to Elvis Presley's "I'm Comin' Home" is about a man who is missing the girl he loves and feels lonely without her. He acknowledges that it is hard to be away from her and the distance only makes him feel more lonely. He dreams of being with her and finds comfort in looking at her picture, but knows that it is not enough. He can no longer bear to be away from her and decides to leave wherever he is and return home to her. He hears her voice on the telephone and cannot take it anymore, he decides to call her back and tell her that he is coming home to stay.
This song is a reflection of the pain of separation and love. Elvis Presley conveys the sentiments of missing someone so much that you feel you need to leave everything behind and go to them. It is a story of hope and the willingness to do whatever it takes to be with the one you love.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, it's so very hard to have
Leaving your loved one can be such an excruciating ordeal
To leave the one you love
Parting with someone you love is the hardest thing to do
And you get more lonely
Loneliness nags at you, day in and day out
With each passing day
Every day that goes by leaves you feeling more alone
It's so lonely just sitting
Sitting in solitary confinement feels so lonesome
And dreaming of
All you can do is dream of the one you left behind
That girl thousand miles away
The girl you love is a thousand miles away
Yes, it's still lonely having
Even her picture can't put an end to the loneliness
Just her picture here with me
I keep her picture close to me at all times
And I know I just can't stand it anymore
I've hit the end of the road and can't take it anymore
I'm gonna leave right now
I'll leave right away with no delay
And go back where I ought to be
My rightful place is by her side
Goin' home to the girl that I adore
I'm headed home to the girl I cherish
Well, every time I hear
Each time I hear her sweet voice
Her sweet voice on the telephone
When we talk on the phone and I hear her sweet voice
Then I know I just can't stand it another day
I can't go on like this for one more day
I'm gonna call right back
I'll call her back right away
And tell her that I'm coming home and stay
I'm going to tell her that I'm coming home and staying with her
Call her back and say I'm comin' home and stay
I'll call her again and let her know that I'm on my way home to stay
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Charlie Rich
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@BlackCat-wd1mz
Well it's so very hard to have
To leave the one you love
And you get more lonely
With each passing day
It's so lonely just sitting
And dreaming of
That girl thousand miles away
Yes, it's still lonely having
Just her picture here with me
And I know I just can't stand it anymore
I'm gonna leave right now
and go back where I ought to be
Goin' home to the girl that I adore
Well it's so very hard to have
To leave the one you love
And you get more lonely
With each passing day
It's so lonely just sitting
And dreaming of
That girl thousand miles away
Well, every time I hear
her sweet voice on the telephone
Then I know I just can't stand it another day
I'm gonna call right back
And tell her that I'm coming home and stay
Call her back and say I'm comin' home and stay
Call her back and say I'm comin' home and stay
@lentoshakur8385
Well, it's so very hard to have to leave the one you love
And you get more lonely with each passing day
It's so lonely just sitting and dreaming of
That girl a thousand miles away
Yes, it's still lonely having just her picture here with me
And I know I just can't stand it anymore
I'm gonna leave right now and go back where I ought to be
Goin' home to the girl that I adore
Well, it's so very hard to have to leave the one you love
And you get more lonely with each passing day
It's so lonely just sitting there and thinking of
That girl a thousand miles away
Well, every time I hear her sweet voice on the telephone
Then I know I just can't stand it another day
I'm gonna call right back
And tell her that I'm coming home
Call her back and say I'm comin' home to stay
Call her back and say I'm comin' home to stay
@sb9798
One of Elvis most UNDERRATED songs
@glenearl9506
Elvis a cover song
@carlfernandes1275
Absolutely yes
@hesstwentyone
One of? It seems to be THE most underrated song he ever did, which I think was your point. 👍🏻
@Price70
@@hesstwentyoneElvis recorded over 600 songs and far more than this are underrated. Basically people think it's so underrated because Baz chose to use it in the movie and they'd never heard it before. He could have used a number of lessee known tracks and people would say the same about them
@Price70
Elvis recorded over 600 songs and far more than this are underrated. Basically people think it's so underrated because Baz chose to use it in the movie and they'd never heard it before. He could have used a number of lessee known tracks and people would say the same about them
@marabonissoni460
Que linda música do filme Elvis❤❤
@Verbsdescribeus
This is such a feel-good song!!! Discovered it from the Elvis the movie!
@johny1665
same
@RiddlerQM
Same