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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.
"Loving You" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and performed by Elvis Presley with backup vocals provided by The Jordanaires. It reached No. 15 on the U.S. country chart, #20 on the U.S. pop chart, and #24 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957. [1] It was featured on his 1957 album Loving You. [2]
Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, percussion on “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” (uncertain) Scotty Moore – electric guitar; Bill Black – double bass; D. J. Fontana – drums; The Jordanaires. Gordon Stoker – piano on "Mean Woman Blues" and "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do", percussion on "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You ...
In addition he co-wrote Elvis Presley's "Teddy Bear," [2] Bobby Rydell's "Wild One" and "The Cha-Cha-Cha", and Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" and "Limbo Rock." Mann wrote a number of songs for Checker, including " Popeye the Hitchhiker " and " Slow Twistin' " plus Pat Boone 's " Remember You're Mine ", and the much covered " You Can't Sit ...
MSN Movies called it "a streamlined and sanitized retake on the story of Elvis". [31] Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide rated Loving You with 2½ stars out of 4, the review declared: "Elvis' second movie is highlighted by his performance of 'Teddy Bear' and the title tune". [32] Meanwhile, Steven H. Scheuer's Movies on TV lowered the rating to 2 ...
"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]
The song's lyrics deal with a heartbreak, but in a humorous way. [3] The singer says to his friend that the friend was right in warning him that the girl would break his heart. But the singer still had to find out for himself [ 3 ] if she was "the one" for him.
It was this same version that Elvis Presley heard in Las Vegas, Nevada, adopted, recorded, and made his own. [3] Lowe went on to co-pen with Kal Mann the chart-topping song, "Teddy Bear", for the same singer. [4] Lowe sometimes masqueraded as 'Harold Land'. This enabled him to be affiliated with both ASCAP and BMI. [5]