Category: Rock and Roll
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Elvis Presley – Burning Love (Live in Honolulu, 1973)
About The Song Released in 1972, “Burning Love” became Elvis Presley’s final hit record, the last of his 38 top ten singles on Billboard’s pop music chart. As Ernst Jorgensen noted, at the time Elvis was not enthusiastic about recording the song, or any rock ’n’ roll song, for that matter. His marriage had fallen apart,…
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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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John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads
About The Song It was late in 1970, when Billy Danoff and Taffy Nivert were driving to a family reunion along Clopper Road in nearby Montgomery County, Maryland. To pass the time, the couple made up a song about winding roads in the country. The only problem was that the three syllables of Maryland…
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Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman
About The Song The song was written for Orbison’s first wife, Claudette Frady. One day, she left for the store — by “walking down the street” — and by the time she returned, Orbison had written what would become his most enduring hit. Frady died in a motorcycle accident in 1966, two years after…