“RETURN TO SENDER” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY HIT THAT TURNED A REJECTED LETTER INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE POP CLASSIC
phil Some Elvis Presley songs arrive with heartbreak wrapped in drama. “Return to Sender” does something cleverer. It takes one of life’s most…
“GOODBYE” — THE KENNY ROGERS FAREWELL THAT BECAME ALMOST TOO PAINFUL TO HEAR AFTER HE WAS GONE
Some songs are sad when they are recorded. Then life changes, the singer disappears, and suddenly the same words carry a weight…
“WE CAN MAKE THE MORNING” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY BALLAD ABOUT HOLDING ON UNTIL THE DARKNESS FINALLY PASSES
Some Elvis Presley songs arrive with thunder. Others seem to find you late at night, when the house is quiet and there…
“HURT” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY PERFORMANCE THAT TURNED HEARTBREAK INTO A THUNDEROUS CRY
Some Elvis Presley songs break your heart quietly. “Hurt” does something different. It begins with wounded disbelief and keeps rising until Elvis…
“THROUGH THE YEARS” — THE KENNY ROGERS LOVE SONG THAT MEANS MORE AFTER YOU’VE LIVED A LIFETIME BESIDE SOMEONE
Some love songs are written for the beginning—the first glance, the first dance, the excitement of discovering someone new. Kenny Rogers’ “Through…
“I’VE LOST YOU” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY BALLAD ABOUT THE QUIET MOMENT LOVE BEGINS TO SLIP AWAY
Some heartbreak songs begin after someone has already walked out the door. “I’ve Lost You” is more painful because it captures something…
“BURNING LOVE” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY HIT THAT PROVED THE KING COULD STILL SET ROCK AND ROLL ON FIRE
By 1972, Elvis Presley had already lived several musical lifetimes. He had changed popular music in the 1950s, served in the Army,…
“LUCILLE” — THE KENNY ROGERS STORY SONG THAT TURNED ONE BROKEN FAMILY INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE COUNTRY CLASSIC
Some country songs need only a few lines before you can see the whole room. “Lucille” is one of them. A woman…
“SCARLET FEVER” — THE KENNY ROGERS STORY SONG ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL STRANGER WHO BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET
Some Kenny Rogers songs begin like conversations. “Scarlet Fever” begins like a memory—the kind a man has carried for years because one…
“THE WONDER OF YOU” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY LOVE SONG THAT BECAME A THANK-YOU TO EVERYONE WHO NEVER WALKED AWAY
Some Elvis Presley songs capture the excitement of falling in love. Others live in the loneliness that follows goodbye. “The Wonder of…