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Elvis Presley — Love Me Tender
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Released: 1956
Length: 2:39
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Love me tender,
Love me sweet,
Never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
And I love you so.

Love me tender,
Love me true,
All my dreams fulfilled.
For my darlin I love you,
And I always will.

Love me tender,
Love me long,
Take me to your heart.
For it's there that I belong,
And well never part.

Love me tender,
Love me dear,
Tell me you are mine.
Ill be yours through all the years,
Till the end of time.

(when at last my dreams come true
Darling this I know
Happiness will follow you
Everywhere you go).
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Tony B. warned me when I first arrived in Shizuoka to teach for the first two of what would become 20 years in Japan, "Well, I hope you're good at singing karaoke, especially Elvis, and The Beatles, because that's what's going to be expected of you, no matter what..." He beat the customers to putting me on the spot, and had the Mama-san of his favorite local bar cue up THIS SONG for me. I remember sweating, and splashing my face with cold water in the bathroom as the song began playing and the crowd began to murmur. I somehow proceeded to nail it, and as I returned to my seat and saw one of the hostess gals pouring me a tall Kirin Ichiban-shibori, courtesy of Mama-san, who was clapping and waving, Tony grinned and slapped me on the back. As another dressed-to-kill and drop-dead gorgeous gal grabbed my leg and settled in beside me, Tony said, more than a bit wistfully, "Congratulations. Good job. You can sing. I'm jealous! Most of your drinking adventures in this country will be fully-funded!" Thanks, Elvis and RP! Sugoku natsukashii, yo!
Posted 6 months ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 GeorgeMWoods wrote:

Schlock. 


Your nic-name?   ...eh?
Posted 10 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Andy_B wrote:

Still as good as when I first heard it some 62 years ago and regardless of the naysayers comments, for a song to sound as pure and fresh even now it has to have redeeming qualities.  Sing on Elvis, you set the pop music world on it's ear,... and that was a good thing!




I Agree!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Still as good as when I first heard it some 62 years ago and regardless of the naysayers comments, for a song to sound as pure and fresh even now it has to have redeeming qualities.  Sing on Elvis, you set the pop music world on it's ear,... and that was a good thing!
Posted 6 years ago by Andy_B    [ Reply ]
Wish the Jordanaires could sing at my funeral.
Posted 7 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
My older sister's heartthrob.  
Posted 8 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
Schlock. 
Posted 8 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
It becomes a better song if you hear the Civil War song "Ara Lee" from which Love me Tender is adapted.
Posted 8 years ago by NickDanger    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Sound if belated advice for Jian Ghomeshi.
(It's a Canadian thing.)

 
Hopefully Jian will learn 'tender' in his therapy sessions.  
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Can't hear this now without thinking of the episode of HBO Vinyl with Elvis; just brilliant depiction of his drug use, frustrations, and containment by the Col.
Posted 8 years ago by willthompson2012    [ Reply ]
well Thank you DJ, Thank you very much
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:
shoulda quit while he was ahead, fat , dopey and squeezed  ina sequined jump suit didn't work at all.

 
Elvis was somewhat underused, misused and abused. Col. Parker made him a lot of $$, but kind of did him no favors. Some of Elvis's better musical and artistic impulses may have been quashed by Parker's control. On the other hand, we may never have had Elvis at all without Parker. It's almost a toss up. Personally, I think by the '70s Elvis was acting out his frustration at the trapped freedom bullshit of being a megastar but unable to explore the music or be the musician he may have wanted to be.  Also, he was a product of racist America. A white dude grinds his crotch and sings uptempo black gospel blues to audiences of panty-tossing white women. Huge splash.  Black dude, same music in 1958 Nashville, instead gets smashed and trashed. Elvis: great star but never reached his potential and got huge because he was a safe white boy singing black music to white women. 
Posted 8 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
sounds like Lennon and Bowie have Bill's private request line number
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Not sure if this makes a difference or not to the haters.  But listen to this song as if it were a brand new artist with a brand new song.  He crushes it.  Can you imagine the girls swooning, their guys getting jealous.  If he were doing this in a smokey nightclub, I can't even think of how many girls would visit him backstage.

If I had only learned to play guitar and sing....

So many more opportunities. 
Posted 9 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
every song has its context.  8
Posted 9 years ago by alaskan_listener    [ Reply ]
I'm sure I saw this guy down the local chip shop the other day... ;-)
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 KevinM wrote:
Every time these gawd awful elvis songs come on I have to log on to rate them a zero, most of the time I already have.

 
And I'd have to rate it a 10 to balance the score {#Cool}
Posted 9 years ago by dcruzj    [ Reply ]
Sound if belated advice for Jian Ghomeshi.
(It's a Canadian thing.)
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of homeless camps loves this song...  miss you, dad...
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 KevinM wrote:
Every time these gawd awful elvis songs come on I have to log on to rate them a zero, most of the time I already have.

 
Kevin, kevin, k.... Elvis is a manifestation of our culture, and we're not. You can't hate or resent him for that; please give it up for Elvis.  Respect him as some sort of twisted, drug induced hallucination of Stardom. Like the ancients, the God of Pop Culture used his body for certain rituals. I hate most of his music but I love his Phenomenon, see the difference?
Posted 10 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
Cheez Whiz?
Posted 10 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
Very strange, I was just in Vegas for a friend's renewal of their vows.  In a Hangover-like wedding chapel.  The the "minister" was Elvis, and the bride walked down the aisle to Elvis singing this song.  Good times!
Posted 10 years ago by davedog    [ Reply ]
Every time these gawd awful elvis songs come on I have to log on to rate them a zero, most of the time I already have.
Posted 10 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]

might have to check the movie out...
Elvis movies are the best, hero always wins!
Posted 10 years ago by zepher    [ Reply ]


You have to think, for once, about the concept "show", "performance", "stage", "entertainment", "mise en scene", "charisma", "artistic-personality".  It's around all that constitutes the work of artists. Of all the artists. Think about it.

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 oldfart48 wrote:
shoulda quit while he was ahead, fat , dopey and squeezed  ina sequined jump suit didn't work at all.
 


Posted 10 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
shoulda quit while he was ahead, fat , dopey and squeezed  ina sequined jump suit didn't work at all.
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
You SUCK

calypsus_1 wrote:

Elvis Presley by ~JSaurer
©2008-2010 ~JSaurer

Elvis Presley
Airbrush, water colours, plaka, coloured pencils, 1997


 


Posted 11 years ago by Rmike    [ Reply ]
Ugh -- make this stop!!!!
Posted 11 years ago by hschlossberg    [ Reply ]

Today is the day we lost you, father, all those years ago—  August 16, 1977...  I miss you so much, dad...  as you used to say in Graceland, it's a long way to Tupelo...

I always love to hear your voice in paradise...  this song is marvelous...
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Beauty is its own reward.
Posted 11 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977
Posted 11 years ago by Old_Pat    [ Reply ]
Ok...that's enough.


It's Friday afteroon on a summer day in August (of the few remaining) and we need RnR!!!


If ya gotta play EP, how about playing Jail House Rock?      
Posted 11 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]

I miss you so much, dad...  love this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]

Elvis Presley by ~JSaurer
©2008-2010 ~JSaurer

Elvis Presley
Airbrush, water colours, plaka, coloured pencils, 1997

Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

Norah Jones - Love Me Tender

Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

Elvis Presley - "CC Rider" Live (1977) 

" Live Concert, CBS Special, two months before his death. His last performance "

" This is one of the Elvis last concerts. It is rare footage from a doc called "This is Elvis". This footage made me an Elvis fan. View it yourself and see what an truly human being Elvis was "
Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]


Elvis Presley - "Love me tender" Live (1968)

Edited Performance from both renditions of the song, in the '68 Comeback Special. Elvis at his best. Never This song sounded so good With a Brutal final!       


Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
splooge wrote:
Elvis sucks!
Now THAT is a detailed critique! Sadly, though, I've never heard of this "Elvis" character. Perhaps he'll make it big someday, what with his retro look and all....
Posted 18 years ago by jksteacher    [ Reply ]
Elvis sucks!
Posted 18 years ago by splooge    [ Reply ]
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Posted 18 years ago by iam_mellow    [ Reply ]
Always reminds me of Wild at Heart... sigh, Nic Cage
Posted 18 years ago by Mary_Read    [ Reply ]
Gee, not much respect or reverence expressed here. Not one of my personal favorites, but, c'mon, the man earned a place in rock history.
Posted 18 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
A little too retro for me. Are you feeling depressed today, Bill?
Someone wants to know if you're lonesome tonight....
Posted 18 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
If ever you're forced to do a karaoke (hey, it happens...) this is the song to choose.
Posted 18 years ago by fureanbode    [ Reply ]
the musical equivalent of a popping several valium
Posted 18 years ago by fearlessfreep    [ Reply ]
I dig it
Posted 18 years ago by luin    [ Reply ]
Uncharacteristically understated. Very nice.
Posted 18 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Long live The King.
Posted 18 years ago by master_betty    [ Reply ]
A little too retro for me. Are you feeling depressed today, Bill?
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Oh come on already! You're putting me to sleep, Bill.... (He sure had a nice voice once, though)
Posted 18 years ago by Zweiblumen    [ Reply ]