Love Me Tender
Released as a single September 1956

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 darling... 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 darling... 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 darling... I love you
And I always will...

Elvis Presley's hit recording of "Love Me Tender" entered Billboard's pop charts in October 1956. It stayed on the charts for 19 weeks, and was in the Number 1 spot for five of those weeks. The song, from Presley's debut film with the same title, was adapted from the tune "Aura Lee," which had been written back in 1861.

* Robert Wagner was originally considered for the part of Clint Reno, the part Elvis played in his first movie "Love Me Tender".

* The original working title of "Love Me Tender" was "The Reno Brothers".

* Elvis' character Clint dies at the end of "Love Me Tender". His mother and thousands of fans were so upset that the producers altered the ending, adding a silhouette presence of Elvis singing the title song over the end credits.

* An alternative ending to "Love Me Tender",
in which Elvis lives, was filmed but not used.

* Elvis dies in 2 of his films, both were westerns:
"Love Me Tender" & "Flaming Star".

* "Love Me Tender" was the only film for which Elvis did not receive star billing.

Love Me Tender(1956) Elvis Presley's first movie finds him as a farm boy romancing his presumed-dead brother's fiancee during the Civil War. Songs include "Poor Boy," "We're Gonna Move" and the title tune with Debra Paget and Richard Egan.

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"Love Me Tender"
©Elvis Presley

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