One of Brahms' most famous compositions, this lilting lullaby was also given the Presley polish when he recorded 'Five Sleepy Heads' in 1968, for use in the movie 'Speedway' (it never made the final cut, unbelievably).įinally, inevitably, we have to talk about Elvis' entrance music - Richard Strauss' apogee of epicness, Also Sprach Zarathustra. One of Elvis' biggest hits actually shares a little bit of its main melody with Martini's immortal Piacer d'amor - wait till you get to the chorus on Elvis' version and you'll see the similarity.įive Sleepy Heads / Guten Abend, Gut Nacht 3.Ĭan't Help Falling In Love / Plaisir d'Amour However, Liszt beat him to it with his Liebestraume no. You left me all alone To cry over you My heart is torn and broken There's nothing left to do. 3 in A flatįeaturing some top-notch miming, this clip shows Elvis singing 'Today, Tomorrow and Forever' in an out-take from Viva Las Vegas. Tell me why I think of you Then you sometimes ask me by You're playing with love Darling tell me why. Today, Tomorrow And Forever / Liebestraume no. 2 The song was published by Elvis Presley's music publishing company Gladys Music. Blues', but the tune itself comes from Jacques Offenbach's opera, The Tales of Hoffman and, in particular, the popular Barcarolle. If I Can Dream ' If I Can Dream ' is a song made famous by Elvis Presley, written by Walter Earl Brown 1 for the singer and notable for its similarities with Martin Luther King Jr. Tonight Is So Right For Love / Barcarolle from The Tales of HoffmanĮlvis sang this tender little number in the movie 'G.I.
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