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The Best Of Elvis Presley Rated From 10 To 1
Elvis Presley is the king of Rock music and the fans will agree that it is timeless, look at the best Elvis Presley songs and get close to Rock ‘n’ Roll. Elvis gave many hit songs in the list of R&B, Country music and also the pop charts. Influence of rock, blues and gospel were also seen in considerable amount of his works. At a particular point, the performances were regarded as too hot for the television audiences. Elvis was at one time shot infamously for ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ from top half. Today it is clear that he is one great artist of all times, especially in the 20th century and here is a list of the best Elvis Presley songs.
10. ‘Burning Love’
The biggest musical hit of 70’s had been ‘Burning Love’ and it topped the charts at number 2, in the top 10 charts, making this his 40th song on the list. Impressive tempo can be heard when Elvis sings out the lyrics “I am just a hunk, a hunk of burnin love.” Surprisingly, Dennis Linde was the lyricist of this song, who also wrote .Goodbye Earl’ for Dixie Chicks.
09. ‘Kentucky Rain’
‘Kentucky Rain’, ‘Supicious Minds’ and ‘In the Ghetto’ had been some of his hits after a successful high in 1969. Elvis made a comeback with these songs after energetic recording sessions in the Memphis Studios. Kentucky Rain was popular as a man went in search for his woman around the streets. Eddie Rabbitt wrote this song with another lyricist and Ronnie Milsap was featured on piano.
08. ‘All Shook Up’
A song like All Shook Up gave Elvis the perfect trifecta effect in 1957; he was on top of the charts featuring pop music, R&B and the country music. The important feature here is a new sensuous vibrato given to these tracks. His music inspired a Broadway musical with the same title in 2005.
07. ‘Heartbreak Hotel’
Working with RCA, Elvis gave this as his first bluesy song; inspired by mysterious suicide note about “lonely streets” the song was an instant hit. Multiple television shows showed Elvis performing “Heartbreak Hotel”, it also included ‘Stage Show’ along with ‘Milton Berle Show’. All this instantly pushed Elvis Presley songs to stardom, he became a household name.
06. ‘Jailhouse Rock’
Dance fever passed from common people to the prisoners. Elvis’s song ‘Warden threw a party in the country jail’ released in 1957 made it big. The movie named ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released following the song. It was the third movie in Presley’s career. Selected tune was out of the multiple Elvis songs; it was written as well as produced by Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber.
05. ‘Suspicious Minds’
This song by Mark James was penned about untrusting lovers, ‘Suspicious Minds’ is more about two people caught in one trap. It includes emotional involvement. The last one of Presley’s hit, this song was produced very lavishly and included horns, strings and female music backup which complemented infectious melody of the songs.
04. ‘It’s Now or Never’
On returning from Army, Elvis released his second single ‘It’s Now or Never’. It turned to be an instant hit selling 25 million copies and being the biggest selling record across the nation. The tune was more easy going and had a touch of the Italian tune ‘O Sole Mio’, here the track is inclined towards the adult audiences.
03. ‘Return to Sender’
The 1962 R&B and pop music includes one more hit about a humorous guy refusing to accept the no-return of his girlfriend. ‘Return to Sender’ created a craze among Elvis Presley songs fans. The stamp with this pop star created a buzz among senders of letters, even non-existent addresses just to have the lyrics ‘ return to sender’ stamped on it.
02. ‘Don’t Be Cruel’
The rock and pop fusion into an Elvis Presley single ‘Don’t be Cruel’ was penned down by Otis Blackwell. Elvis got considerable credit by the lyricist, so he could record the song. ‘Hound Dog’ was on b-side and it was on number 1 position for 11 weeks among the pop charts. Only the song ‘End of the Road’ by Boys II Men could break the record of this song after 30 years in 1992.
01. ’Can’t Help Falling in Love’
The ballads of pop music got another standard to follow after the release of ‘Blue Hawaii” in 1961. The lyrics became deeper as ‘Wise men say only fools rush in/But I can’t help falling in love with you’. The message is clear and convincing in the form of popular Elvis Presley song in his unique style to become an all time favorite.
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