Category: Rock and Roll
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Elvis Presley – Don’t Be Cruel (1956)
You know I can be found, Sitting home all alone, If you can’t come around, At least please telephone. Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true.Baby, if I made you mad For something I might have said, Please, let’s forget my past, The future looks bright ahead, Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s…
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Elvis Presley – (You’re The) Devil In Disguise
– “(You’re the) Devil in Disguise” is a 1963 single by Elvis Presley. It was written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye and was published by Elvis Presley Music in June 1963. The song peaked at No. 3 in the US on the Billboard singles chart on August 10, 1963, and…
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Stevie Wonder – I Just Called To Say I Love You
About The Song The ballad “I Just Called to Say I Love You” was originally written and performed by the one and only Stevie Wonder. In 1984, the song was part of his album The Woman in Red. The song has entered many charts in and outside the United States. “I Just Called to Say I Love You” peaked…
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Roy Orbison – California Blue
About The Song “California Blue” is a song written by Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty. According to The Authorized Roy Orbison, Orbison recorded the song in April 1988 at Mike Campbell’s garage in Los Angeles. “California Blue” was released as a single from Orbison’s 22nd studio album, Mystery Girl, in July 1989,…
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Bee Gees – Too Much Heaven
About The Song – In this song, the Bee Gees find a new way to express their abiding love, telling the lady that nobody gets too much heaven, so they should be together always. – The Bee Gees donated royalties from this song, estimated to be at least $7 million, to UNICEF. Along with…
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Roy Orbison – Only the Lonely
About The Song The song was written by Orbison and Joe Melson, and it was originally released in 1960. It was Orbison’s first major hit, and it reached number one on the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. The song’s lyrics tell the story of a man who is heartbroken after…
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Dean Martin – Sway
– This song is about dancing, and being infatuated with your dance partner – Martin sings that when they sway together on the dance floor she is all he sees.- About The Song – This song was written in 1953 as “Quien Sera” by the Mexican bandleader Pablo Beltran Ruiz. Norman Gimbel, who also…
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Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
About The Song Singer-songwriter June Carter was married when she co-wrote “Ring of Fire” in 1962. So was Johnny Cash — though not to each other. But this paean to submitting to the throes of all-consuming passion was to ignite their love, and become one of the most lauded songs in country music history.…
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All Shook Up – Elvis Presley’s longest running #1 single
About The Song Elvis recorded “All Shook Up” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on January 12, 1957. In a 1991 interview, Otis Blackwell said that on this song, as on “Don’t Be Cruel,” Presley copied Blackwell’s vocal style on the demo. It’s hard to judge the validity of his claim without hearing Blackwell’s demo,…
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The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody
About The Song In 1954, Alex North composed the score for the prison film “Unchained.” North was asked to write a song based on the movie, and he asked his friend Hy Zaret to write the lyrics. Zaret declined the opportunity, reportedly saying he was busy painting his house at the time. North’s persuasion…