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.
If We Never Meet Again
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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And perhaps never meet anymore
Till we gather in Heaven's bright city
Far away on that beautiful shore
If we never meet again this side of Heaven
As we struggle through this world and its strife
There's another meeting place somewhere in Heaven
Where the charming roses bloom forever
And where separations come no more
If we never meet again this side of Heaven
I will meet you on that beautiful shore
In Elvis Presley's song "If We Never Meet Again," the singer contemplates the inevitability of death and the possibility of never seeing our loved ones again. The lyrics begin by acknowledging the end of life's journey, which could mean that we may never see each other again. The theme of spirituality becomes apparent in the second and third lines as the singer talks about the prospect of meeting in Heaven's bright city, far away on the beautiful shore.
The chorus of the song brings hope that even if we never meet again in this world, there is another meeting place in Heaven, by the side of the river of life. The lyrics evoke the imagery of a perfect place, where charming roses bloom forever, and there are no more separations. The song's message suggests that the physical distance between us doesn't matter as we will be reunited in an eternal place where those things don't exist.
Line by Line Meaning
Soon we'll come to the end of life's journey
We are all on a journey through life that will inevitably come to an end.
And perhaps never meet anymore
We may not have another chance to see each other again.
Till we gather in Heaven's bright city
The hope is that we will eventually meet again in Heaven.
Far away on that beautiful shore
In Heaven, we will be in a place of ultimate beauty and peace.
If we never meet again this side of Heaven
If we don't see each other again in this life, there is still hope for a reunion in the afterlife.
As we struggle through this world and its strife
Life can be difficult and full of challenges.
There's another meeting place somewhere in Heaven
Heaven is a place where we know we will be reunited with loved ones.
By the side of the river of life
The river of life is a metaphor for the ultimate source of life in Heaven.
Where the charming roses bloom forever
In Heaven, there will constantly be beauty surrounding us.
And where separations come no more
In Heaven, we will never have to say goodbye to anyone again.
If we never meet again this side of Heaven
The sentiment is repeated, emphasizing the hope of meeting again in the afterlife.
I will meet you on that beautiful shore
Regardless of what happens in this life, we hope to be reunited in the next.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALBERT E. BRUMLEY
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