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.
can’t help falling in love
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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Only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you?
Like a river flows
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
For I can't help falling in love with you
Elvis Presley's "I Can Help" speaks to the plight of people who cannot resist their feelings for somebody and the moral and societal considerations that come with it. The lyrics begin by referencing wise men who believe it is foolish to rush into love, but the singer of the song cannot help falling in love with someone. The song is fundamentally about fighting against societal restrictions and advocating for following one's heart. The lyrics demonstrate a feeling of inevitability in the attraction and affection someone has for another person.
The metaphorical lyrics of the song's chorus liken love to the unending flow of a river, signifying that love is a natural thing that unfolds unobtrusively. The singer cannot resist their feelings for the person they love and they ask an important question - ‘Shall I stay? Would it be a sin?’ As much as they love the person, they are still willing to acknowledge the possible ethical issues that arise when one falls in love with someone they're not “supposed” to love. Nonetheless, they're willing to take the risk for love.
Line by Line Meaning
Wise men say
Those who are wise give advice
Only fools rush in
People who are foolish act impulsively
But I can't help falling in love with you
I cannot control my feelings for you and I am falling in love
Shall I stay?
Should I remain here?
Would it be a sin
Is it morally wrong?
If I can't help falling in love with you?
If I cannot prevent myself from falling in love with you?
Like a river flows
Just as water moves in a river
Surely to the sea
To inevitably reach the ocean
Darling, so it goes
This is the natural order of things, my love
Some things are meant to be
Some things are destined to happen
Take my hand
Join with me
Take my whole life too
Be with me always
For I can't help falling in love with you
Because I cannot help myself from falling in love with you
For I can't help falling in love with you
Because I cannot help myself from falling in love with you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@davidallardyce-ni8jn
No matter how life throws curves at you
hang in their for those you love,
and those that
Love you back.
As my late father would say.
THE GRASS IS NOT AS GREEN ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE FENCH.
FOR MY FELLOW
COMMENNTERS
WHO HAS LOST
A LOVE ONE AND PLAYS THIS
SONG. ...
YOU WERE BLESSED WITH THAT PERSON'S
TIME WITH YOU,
NOW YOUR BLESSED WITH
A GUARDIAN ANGEL😅
@icanseeformiles4019
I can think of younger days when living for my life
Was everything a man could want to do
I could never see tomorrow, but I was never told about the sorrow
And how can you mend a broken heart?
How can you stop the rain from falling down?
How can you stop the sun from shining?
What makes the world go round?
How can you mend a this broken man?
How can a loser ever win?
Please help me mend my broken heart and let me live again
I can still feel the breeze that rustles through the trees
And misty memories of days gone by
We could never see tomorrow, no one said a word about the sorrow
And how can you mend a broken heart?
How can you stop the rain from falling down?
How can you stop the sun from shining?
What makes the world go round?
How can you mend this broken man?
How can a loser ever win?
Please help me mend my broken heart and let me live again
@AlGreen
Stay safe everyone. Thank you for finding some solace in my music during this time. With love, Al
@walterhardy2738
Absolutely! Thank you for all of the wonderful moments and memories. you stay safe too!!
@larryjohnson8042
I thank you and Willie Mitchell for the great music y'all have given to the world!!!! Amazing!!!!
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U b safe too my brother!!!!
@angelowalker6749
My mama and my daddy man used to bump this music and I'm only forty-three years old go STEELERS
@larryjohnson8042
Angelo Walker Go Skinzs& Titans!!
@danyailjackson4011
My grandfather is playing the drums on this song❤️
@jamesmalcolm6976
😎 cool
@shirleyserna8737
Awesome
@angelagardner5230
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