“I’VE LOST YOU” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY BALLAD THAT CAPTURED THE HEARTBREAK OF LOSING SOMEONE BEFORE THEY EVER WALKED AWAY
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“BACK TO THE ’50s” — WHEN ELVIS PRESLEY’S VOICE COULD TAKE AMERICA BACK TO ITS YOUTH
There was a time when a jukebox glowing in the corner of a diner could make an ordinary Saturday night feel unforgettable.…
“RETURN TO SENDER” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY HIT THAT TURNED A REJECTED LETTER INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE POP CLASSIC
Some Elvis Presley songs arrive with heartbreak wrapped in drama. “Return to Sender” does something cleverer. It takes one of life’s most…
“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…
“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,…
“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…
“LADY” — THE KENNY ROGERS LOVE SONG LIONEL RICHIE WROTE THAT BECAME ONE OF THE DEFINING BALLADS OF 1980
There are love songs that belong to a particular year, and then there are songs that somehow become attached to entire lives.…
“SUCH A NIGHT” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY RECORDING THAT STILL SOUNDS LIKE ONE UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT IN 1960
Some Elvis Presley recordings sound like history. “Such a Night” sounds like a memory you were never supposed to forget. From the…