“THE WONDER OF YOU” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY LOVE SONG THAT BECAME A THANK-YOU TO EVERYONE WHO NEVER WALKED AWAY
phil Some Elvis Presley songs capture the excitement of falling in love. Others live in the loneliness that follows goodbye. “The Wonder of…
“LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND” — THE KENNY ROGERS SONG THAT REMINDED US IT’S NEVER TOO LATE FOR THE HEART TO CHANGE
Some Kenny Rogers songs tell stories about gamblers, broken families, or people standing at difficult crossroads. “Love Will Turn You Around” offers…
“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…
“BUY ME A ROSE” — THE KENNY ROGERS SONG THAT REMINDED US LOVE IS OFTEN FOUND IN THE SMALLEST THINGS
By the time Kenny Rogers recorded “Buy Me a Rose,” he had already spent decades singing about complicated lives. He had been…
“COWARD OF THE COUNTY” — THE KENNY ROGERS STORY SONG THAT ASKED WHAT MAKES A MAN TRULY STRONG
Some country songs give you a melody. “Coward of the County” gives you an entire movie in a few minutes. From the…
“BACK TO THE ’50s” — WHEN ELVIS PRESLEY’S VOICE COULD TAKE AMERICA BACK TO ITS YOUTH
Sometimes the journey back to the 1950s takes only a few seconds. A guitar rings out. A record begins turning. Then Elvis…
“WE CAN MAKE THE MORNING” — THE ELVIS PRESLEY BALLAD THAT FOUND HOPE IN THE DARKEST HOURS
Some Elvis Presley songs arrive with a flash of guitar and immediate excitement. “We Can Make the Morning” arrives differently. It feels…
“I WAS THE ONE” — THE EARLY ELVIS PRESLEY HEARTBREAK SONG THAT SHOWED A SOFTER SIDE OF THE FUTURE KING
Before the movies, before the Army, before Las Vegas and the white jumpsuits, there was a 21-year-old Elvis Presley standing in an…
“WHAT NOW MY LOVE” — WHEN ELVIS PRESLEY TURNED A BROKEN HEART INTO ONE OF HIS MOST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES
There are Elvis Presley performances that feel intimate enough for a small room. “What Now My Love” does the opposite. It begins…