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.
Just Call Me Lonesome
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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Who never knows the harm she's done
Though love is blind I should have known
Just call me lonesome from now on
I climb the stairs up to my room
But no-one greets me in my gloom
The silence tells me she is gone
These walls will hide me when I cry
I hope that heaven lets me die
What good is life when hope has gone
Just call me lonesome from now on
Just call me lonesome from now on
The lyrics of the song "Just Call Me Lonesome" by Elvis Presley tells the story of a person who is in love with someone who does not reciprocate the same feelings. He speaks of a heartless woman who never knows the harm she has done to him. Despite the woman's behavior towards him, his love for her remains. The singer acknowledges that love is blind, and he should have known better not to put himself in that position.
The song's first verse sets the theme of the song's pain and sadness. The second verse talks about the singer's sadness and loneliness in his room. He climbs the stairs up to his room but finds nobody to greet him. His world seems silent, and he realizes his love interest has gone.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the point of loneliness and despair, which the singer feels. He states that the walls will hide him when he cries and hopes that heaven lets him die. The last line of the chorus, "Just call me lonesome from now on," summarizes the feeling of the singer that his situation will never change.
Overall, the lyrics express the emotions of heartbreak, disappointment, pain, and loneliness that many people can relate to when their love is not reciprocated.
Line by Line Meaning
Why must I love a heartless woman
I question why I am in love with someone who doesn't have a caring heart
Who never knows the harm she's done
She is unaware of the hurt she has caused to others
Though love is blind I should have known
Even though love can make us blind, I ought to have realized her true nature
Just call me lonesome from now on
I want to be known as someone who is now alone and lonely
I climb the stairs up to my room
I ascend the stairs to my living quarters
But no-one greets me in my gloom
There is no one to welcome me amidst my sadness
The silence tells me she is gone
The quiet indicates that the woman I loved is no longer with me
Just call me lonesome from now on
Once again, I request that people call me lonesome and acknowledge my solitary state
These walls will hide me when I cry
I can weep discreetly behind these walls
I hope that heaven lets me die
I pray for death to come and take away my pain
What good is life when hope has gone
Life seems pointless without any hope for a better future
Just call me lonesome from now on
I ask once more to be referred to as lonesome and acknowledge how isolated I feel
Contributed by Zachary H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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LYRICS
Why must I love a heartless one
Who never knows the harm she's done?
Though love is blind, I should have known
Just call me lonesome from now on
I climb the stairs up to my room
But no one greets me in my gloom
The silence tells me she is gone
Just call me lonesome from now on
These walls will hide me when I cry
I hope that heaven lets me die
What good is life when hope has gone?
Just call me lonesome from now on
Just call me lonesome from now on
@DelphineBournit
Delphine-Esmeralda.
Cette chanson est tres romantique, pleine de sentiments.
Je la dedies a mon pere, Mr Yves Bournot, ne le 17 j/07/1935, ayant fait son service militaire en Allemagne, decede en 2020, ainsi qu a ma mere, Mme Marlyse Bournot, nee en 1936, a Colmar, decedee en 2013.
Delphine-Esmeralda, 50 ans.
@carmenbejan3040
The most beautiful voice ever from The King 👑👑👑👑👑
@Philcollinsmusicinc
Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here
@Thatguyfrom1959
The king's voice + country music = greatness 😮💨👑
@a.c.bernardo3527
So true❤❤❤❤Elvis forever in my heart!
@krystynagorazdowska3746
Twój smutek nie wyrazales łzami, nikomu go nie tłumaczyłeś, nie przybierał żadnego kształtu, osiadał cicho na dnie twojego serca!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@davidazzopardi360
@@a.c.bernardo3527 Elvis played 😀😀😀😀❤❤❤
@davidazzopardi360
Eternal life in a city is not a dream but an illusion of life in the universe itself 😮😅😮😅😮
@corey-bird3489
I better play this before a Louis Lamour video on my channel
@sleepingwatertiger
Right now, there are people all over the world who are just like you. Or they are alone, they miss someone, they are depressed, hurt, marked by the past, they have people that nobody knows, they have secrets that you would not believe. They want, they dream and they hope. And now, you're sitting here reading these words, and I'm writing this for you so you won't feel alone anymore. Always remember, don't be depressed by the past, don't worry about the future and focus on today. If today is not so good, don't worry! Tomorrow is another opportunity. If you're reading this, please share it to share and make others feel better. Have a nice day!
@gailvarchula5542
AMEN. I NEEDED THAT. I AM SO LONELY & DEPRESSED. ANXIETY. I 🙏 PRAY & LISTENING TO ELVIS MAKES ME BETTER