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"If I Can Dream" is a song made famous by Elvis Presley, written by Walter Earl Brown of The Skylarks [3] for the singer and notable for its similarities with Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. [4] The song was published by Elvis Presley's music publishing company Gladys Music.
John Lennon mentioned the song in the final interview he recorded on December 8, 1980, noting, "If I hear Elvis, I heard him singing "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" the other day, I mean I was just in heaven. I mean, of course I was going back to my youth and remembering the dates, and what was going on when I heard that music.” [7]
"Crawfish" is a song written by Fred Wise (lyrics) and Ben Weisman (music) and recorded as a duet by the jazz singer Kitty White and Elvis Presley. It was the opening song for Presley's 1958 film King Creole. [1] [2] [3] British musician and Clash frontman Joe Strummer described "Crawfish" on his radio-show as one of his favourite Elvis Presley ...
"Memories" is a 1968 song originally recorded by Elvis Presley. It was written by Billy Strange and Mac Davis demo sang by Phil Johnson (Last Freight Train, Lying Cheating Stealing, Lonely One) specially for Presley to perform on Elvis, his comeback TV special that would air on NBC on December 3, 1968.
"You'll Be Gone" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music and released in 1965 on the Girl Happy soundtrack album and as a 45 single. The song was recorded in 1962 and was one of very few which Presley was involved in writing; his co-writers were his bodyguard Red West and Charlie Hodge . [ 1 ]
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969, making it Elvis' last song to do so. 'Burning Love' (1972) It's hard to believe that this classic wasn't a No. 1, especially since it's one of Elvis ...
Likewise, "King Creole", the title song to his fourth film (a reference to the name of a nightclub, in the movie), when translated into Spanish by Los Teen Tops, became "Rey del Rock", with lyrics which, irrespective that his name was not actually mentioned, went on to explain, in detail, why Presley was given the title of "King of Rock".
"If You Talk in Your Sleep" is a 1974 Elvis Presley song released as a single and featured on Elvis Presley's 1975 album Promised Land.The song was written by Red West and Johnny Christopher, who had earlier written "Mama Liked the Roses" and "Always On My Mind", both recorded by Elvis Presley.