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4. Hound Dog
Hound Dog adalah lagu blues yang ditulis oleh Jerry leiber dan Mike Stoller, dan pertama kali dibawakan oleh Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton pada tahun 1952. Namun, versi Elvis Presley tahun 1956 lah yang paling banyak dikenal masyarakat. Hound Dog termasuk dalam '500 Lagu Yang Membentuk Rock and Roll' dalam Rock and Roll hall of Fame.
Lirik Lagu Hound Dog
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine
Well they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine
Well they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine
Well they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Ya know they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit you ain't no friend of mine
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3. Are You Lonesome Tonight
Are You Lonesome Tonight bukan lagu asli Elvis Presley, lagu ini diciptakan oleh Lou Handman dan Roy Turk pada tahun 1926 dan telah dinyanyikan oleh banyak artis sebelum Elvis. namun, versi Elvis Presley lah yang paling dikenal orang. Elvis merilis Are you Lonesome Tonight tahun 1960 silam.
Lirik Lagu Are You Lonesome Tonight
Are you lonesome tonight,
Do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?
Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
I wonder if you're lonesome tonight
You know someone said that the world's a stage
And each must play a part.
Fate had me playing in love you as my sweet heart.
Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance
You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue
Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange
And why I'll never know.
Honey, you lied when you said you loved me
And I had no cause to doubt you.
But I'd rather go on hearing your lies
Than go on living without you.
Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there
With emptiness all around
And if you won't come back to me
Then make them bring the curtain down.
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
2. Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender ditulis Elvis Presley bersama George R Pulton, dan Ken Darby. lagu ini rilis tahun 1956 silam. Lagu ini sebenarnya merupakan aransemen ulang dari sebuah lagu balada perang sipil Aura Lee.
Lirik Lagu Love Me Tender
Love me tender,
Love me sweet,
Never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
And I love you so.
Love me tender,
Love me true,
All my dreams fulfilled.
For my darlin' I love you,
And I always will.
Love me tender,
Love me long,
Take me to your heart.
For it's there that I belong,
And we'll never part.
Love me tender,
Love me true
All my dreams fulfilled.
For my darlin I love you,
And I always will.
Love me tender,
Love me dear,
Tell me you are mine.
I'll be yours through all the years,
Till the end of time.
Love me tender,
Love me true,
All my dreams fulfilled.
For my darlin I love you,
And I always will.
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1. Can't Help Falling in Love
Can't Help Falling in Love rilis pada tahun 1961 silam. Ditulis oleh Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore dan George David, nada dalam lagu ini sebenarnya merupakan komposisi klasik tahun 1784 Plaisir d'amour karya komposer Perancis Jean Paul Egide Martini.
Lirik Lagu Can't Help Falling in Love
Wise men say only fools rush in
but I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay
would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
some things are meant to be
take my hand, take my whole life too
for I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
some things are meant to be
take my hand, take my whole life too
for I can't help falling in love with you
for I can't help falling in love with you
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