Continuing on with the theme I’ve stumbled on the past few days (writing about the band UB40, then another about this phrase in one of their songs), I sort of went down a short rabbit hole with one of the best love songs of all time. Of course, I’m talking about “Can’t Help Falling InContinue reading “Say What!? Didn’t Know This About “Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Presley”
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Take My Hand…
I wrote a few days ago that I’ve been on a UB40 listening binge and, of course, how can one listen to UB40 and not include one of their biggest hits? So I’ve listened to many songs but keep coming back to “Can’t Help Falling In Love,” first made famous by Elvis Presley, just someContinue reading “Take My Hand…”
Movie Music Matters – Crazy Rich Asians and Speed 2
I was watching Speed 2 last night and before you say it, yes it gets dark at 5pm and I don’t have any paid streaming services at the moment. Free YouTube movies for the win! This movie is from 1997 so you can imagine how dated it is now after so many technological advances justContinue reading “Movie Music Matters – Crazy Rich Asians and Speed 2”
Favorite non-Elvis, Elvis performances
In honor of Elvis Presley’s birthday (tomorrow, Jan 8th), I thought I’d compile a short list of performances that have stuck with me over the years. These are from movies, YouTube, and TV, and feature songs made famous by Elvis. I’ll just be honest, they’re mostly “Can’t Help Falling in Love” performances, except for thisContinue reading “Favorite non-Elvis, Elvis performances”
Do you like any cover songs better than the originals?
There are quite a few songs I’ve heard that were simply remakes of an older version. An easy one to use as an example is “Can’t Help Falling In Love.” Everyone and their mother knows this song was made popular by Elvis Presley. But this isn’t the version I heard first. For me, it wasContinue reading “Do you like any cover songs better than the originals?”
Out of the Wilderness 