Here are some of my favourite love songs sung by Elvis Presley.I got hooked when I was about 11 years old. I was at a friend’s house when he put on the record Jailhouse Rock. That song did something to me. I had never even heard guitar playing before. That music and singing just captivated my imagination, and I became a big fan. His singing and songs just seemed so exciting.
The song: “Baby I don’t care” had words like “You just wanna park where it’s nice and dark, and kiss and hold me tight, you’re so square, Baby I don’t care.” It was so exciting for a kid.
I think he must have been a very romantic person because of all the love songs he sang. “It’s now or never, come hold me tight, kiss me my Darling, be mine tonight.” That song seemed to stay for weeks on top of the hit parade in Rhodesia. In fact when I was at Graceland I noticed the record on the wall had sold 32 million copies.
3. Wooden Heart
“Can’t you see I love you, please don’t break my heart in two.” Some years back I went through a lot of criticism, so this song means a lot to me. I don’t have a wooden heart. I know he went through a lot of hatred and criticism too. I admire the way he came through it all. At one time in my life, I thought I was so strong that nothing would get me down, but I guess I was wrong. One guy in Nashville told El to go back to truck driving, then later I saw Chet Atkins on the web saying that El nearly put them out of business. So some people’s criticism is not always justified.
4. Blue Hawaii
To me, this song is so romantic. “Come with me, while the moon is on the sea.”
5. Have I told you lately that I love you?
One time a guy was in a hospital bed, and when his wife was leaving, she asked him this question, and he wrote the song!
Another lovely song.
7. Wear my ring around you neck – one of my favourite love songs by Elvis Presley
This is from the movie Jailhouse Rock, after the other man hurt his throat.
9. No More
I borrowed this record from a girl fan when I was a teenager, and this was one of my favourite songs by Elvis Presley.
10. Such a night
His on stage movements are so fantastic. No other singer can do it like him. “Just the thought of her lips, sets me on fire.”
11. Treat me nice
When I was a little kid and heard this song, I ran to my brother and told him I heard a new song called: “Dreaming eyes.”
12. You’re the reason I’m living
I heard this one on the radio years ago. So glad to find it on youtube. An old Bobby Darin number.
13. If you love me
Heard this one for the first time today. An old one from Olivia Newton-John.
15. I want you, I need you, I love you
I think it is very romantic.
16. Stuck on you
This was the first El movie I ever saw, and I loved the beginning as he drove his jeep down the mountain singing this song. When I sang it, I only did the last verse, and put in my own home town name in the song.
18. Don’t be cruel
This a ‘live’ recording at the Louisiana Hayride. It is exciting to hear the crowd. This was on the flipside of his first record.
I heard this one at a friends house when I was a young teenager. It felt so romantic. It brings back all those memories. The good times.
21. A fool such as I
I never knew he sang this song, I have just found it now by mistake.
23. I can’t help falling in love with you
Lots of nice romantic pictures here. People and animals.
24. Paralyzed
This is ‘live’ at the Louisiana Hayride, back in the 50’s.
25. I beg of you
My brother had this EP record when I was a young teenager, and I loved this one the most of the 4 cuts. “I don’t want my heart to be broken.”
27. Kiss me quick
I wonder if kissing so many girls had an effect on him. I remember reading about Pat Boone not wanting to kiss any girl in a movie because he was married.
28. Love me
29. Promised Land
I heard a radio announcer in Buffalo say how much this favorite sad love song meant to him when his wife left him, and he couldn’t see his children again. I read a book of Alec Baldwin having the same trouble – he couldn’t see his daughter.
32. It keeps right on a hurting
I have heard this sad love song on the radio by another singer. I guess we all go through hurting times. One of my favorites.
Many years ago this was a big one for Jim Reeves and other country singers.
34. I’ll never fall in love again
Pictures of Elvis and Tom Jones. One of Tom’s favorite sad love songs.
35. You’ve lost that loving feeling
It is so sad to see good love go bad.
36. You were always on my mind
So often we take people for granted, but everyone has feelings.
Yes, we must always concentrate on the good times.
39. Blue eyes crying in the rain
I really enjoyed listening to this one. Nice piano.
Such a lovely song that I heard before by Al Martino.
41. I forgot to remember to forget
42. Love letters
43. I’m left, you’re right, she’s gone
I heard this when I was young, and still love it.
I love seeing those palm leaves. We had this song on the Clambake movie when we were in South Africa.
45. After loving you
I think I heard Jim Reeves sing this one.
47. Don’t cry Daddy
This one found a place in my heart many years ago. There is a special bond of love between a parent and a child.
48. Hound Dog “live” on the Milton Berle TV Show
I love this “live” version of the song. I love the way he moves. I have a video of this, but on this clip it gives so much more. It is very funny.
49. Jailhouse Rock
In the movie he ends up in a fight.
51. Got a lot of livin’ to do – movie
He was so full of life.
52. Let’s have a party – movie
I have all these movies.
53. Guitar Man
It is very hard to make a living playing guitar, and this songs brings it out. Written by Jerry Reed (of Smokey and the Bandit).
54. In the Ghetto
This is a ‘live’ recording at the Louisiana Hayride. It feels exciting to me.
56. Blue suede shoes
‘Live’ on a ship on the Milton Berle Show. The real thing!
57. Mystery train
Pictures of trains and girls.
Both versions of El and Tom Jones.
59. Old Shep
He also sang a lot of Gospel love songs, expressing his love for God. He makes me think of David in the Bible. David loved a lot of women, but also loved the Lord. Most of David’s songs are about his love for God and how He saved him from his enemies. One of Elvis’ songs, How Great Thou Art, is one of the best love songs to God that I have ever heard. “O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, consider all the worlds Thy hands have made.” One time we were on a mountain on the border of California and Nevada, and the words of the second verse became so real to me: “When through the woods, and forest glades I wander, and hear the birds sing so sweetly in the trees. When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur, I hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze.”
One time when I was young, I was seeing a friend off at the train station, and he started singing a song as the train was pulling out, “If we never meet again this side of heaven, I will meet you on that beautiful shore.” I loved that snippet of a gospel song, and later bought the record of El singing it. That gospel song has run through my head for about the past 40 years.
I hope El made it to heaven, and I hope I do too. Other songs of his that I love are: “I’ve got confidence, God is going to see me through, no matter what the case may be, I know He’s gonna fix it for me.” Many times when the problems are too big for me, I have to hand them over to God, and ask for His help. So far I am still alive!
62. He Touched Me
One very holy gospel song that El sang was: “He touched me, O He touched me, and O the joy that floods my soul.” When I was 20, I had a cracked spine from a car accident. Six years later, I was in terrible pain. To get out of bed was a major ordeal. Then I heard a preacher say that Jesus suffered and died for all our sins and all our sicknesses. I didn’t see it that way, but he quoted the prophet Isaiah who said: “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities … and with His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53,5. When the soldiers lashed Jesus’ back, it was for our healing. Then he challenged us to raise our hands and say, “With the stripes of Jesus I am healed.” When I did that all the pain instantly left my spine. I often think of that in connection with that song.
63. We call on Him
One thought provoking gospel song that El sang is: “We call on Him, whenever storm clouds gather …. why must it be that only when we’re lonely, and hope grows dim that we call on Him?” Unfortunately, that is the way we often react. When things are going great, we forget about God, but when we are in trouble, we need Him. I saw a car sticker once that said: ‘God wants to be the steering wheel, not the spare tire.’
“There is no God but God, I know this is true, God made everything, He made me He made you.” I remember singing that on a beach in South Africa. I used to sing all over the place. One time I was singing outside a supermarket, with hundreds of people listening, when the South African Police came with their big mobile prisons and stopped me. I was very scared. I thought they were going to put me in jail.
These are far better words than: “There goes my everything!”
66. His hand in mine
I wish I could feel His hand in mine right now.
67. Without Him
Jesus said that he is the vine and we are the branches. That without him we cannot bear any fruit. We need to be always plugged into Jesus.
68. It is no secret
This morning as I went for a walk, this song was on my heart, so I have added it on here. Some of these words have so much meaning. “He’s preparing me a mansion there I kinow.” An El fan has added this gospel song to the web, and the pictures are so beautiful. God bless y’all.
70. Bye and bye
71. If the Lord wasn’t walking by my my side
As I listened to him singing, it was like I was having fellowship with him.
When I was little, I remember going to a youth meeting, and they were sitting around a fire singing and playing music. This was one of the choruses they sang. Such wonderful memories.
73. Why me Lord
This gospel song is done by El, and J.D.Sumner.
75. Who am I
I first heard this song by Jimmy Swaggart.
I always associate this song with Porter Wagoner.
77. Help me
78. Stand by me
When I’m growing old and feelbe, stand by me. Amen.
79. In the garden
Recently, I read the story of how this song was written. A man had a vision of Mary Magdalene by the garden tomb. Peter and John visited the tomb and left, and she was alone crying, when Jesus came to her, and comforted her. It adds a whole new meaning to the song.
80. Amazing Grace
An old song, but he makes it feel new.
Jesus said He will never leave us.
83. Somebody bigger
We are so small compared to the universe that God has made.
84. I asked the Lord
I had never heard this song before. It seems like a home recording. On TV one time they said he did recordings in the “Jungle room.” I have been there when I visited Graceland.
85. Where could I go
I also have a Gospel web site. If you want to check it out, go to: http://countrygospelandbible.com/