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"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" is a popular song first recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957 for the soundtrack of his second motion picture, Loving You, during which Presley performs the song on screen. It was written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and published in 1957 by Gladys Music.
The previously released material comprises both sides of the single taken from the soundtrack, Presley's number one hit "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" backed with the film's title track, "Loving You". [8] Producer Hal B. Wallis liked "Teddy Bear" so much that he insisted it be included in the movie. [9]
It was featured in Presley's 1957 movie Loving You. The single's A-side , " (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear " reached No. 1 on the U.S. pop, country, and R&B charts and #3 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957.
Presley performs (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear. The film premiered on July 9, 1957, at the Strand Theater in Memphis, opening nationally on July 30. [ 18 ] Due to Presley's massive appeal, for the first time, the studio decided to bypass the established first-run theater system.
"The Elvis Medley" is an Elvis Presley medley arranged and produced by David Briggs. [1] The track opened the eponymous LP released in 1982. [2] Released as a single, with "Always on My Mind" on the B-side, the medley reached number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3]
According to Susan M. Doll in her book Understanding Elvis, the song "features a common characteristic of country music — the passive acceptance of the singer's fate and the subsequent melancholy it brings," as the person who sings the song "passively resigns himself to the fact" that his girl is gone. [8] Musically, it is a rockabilly ballad.
"Mean Woman Blues" is a rock and roll song written by Claude Demetrius. Elvis Presley recorded it for the soundtrack of the 1957 film, Loving You. [1] In an album review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder described it as "some powerful rock & roll ... which could almost have passed for one of his Sun tracks".
A version of the song, recorded on August 26, 1969, and documenting Presley altering the words of the narration ("Do you gaze at your bald head and wish you had hair") and laughing through the rest of the bridge, was released in 1980 as part of the Elvis Aron Presley box set. [39]