caN't help falling iN love - elvis presley

Can't Help Falling in Love
Written by Hugo E. Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss


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Lyrics:
Wise man 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.

Yes I can't help
falling in love with you.

Singers:
1 Elvis Presley (billboard hot 100) October 1961 2  Perry Como September 1962 3  The Lettermen November 1963 4  Doris Day 1964 5  We Five 1965 6  Sven Hedlund 1967 7  Brenda Lee October 16, 1967 8  Al Martino 1970 9  Marty Robbins 1970 10  Bob Dylan November 16, 1973 11  The Stylistics 1976 12  Johnny Farago 1976 13  Shirley Bassey 1977 14  Baccara 1977 15  Jimmy Ellis 1978 16  Ral Donner 1979 17 I  Jerry Deewood 1980 18  Eddy Smets 1982 19  Klaus Nomi 1983 20  Christine McVie 1986 21  Corey Hart 1986 22  Lick the Tins 1986 23  Steen Springborg 1988 24  David Keith with The T. Graham Brown Band 1988 25  The Jordanaires 1989 26  Hall & Oates 1990 27  Julio Iglesias 1990 28 Medley: Love Me Tender - Young and Beautiful - Can't Help Falling in Love The Cliffters 1991 29  Stephan Eicher 1992 30  Luka Bloom January 1992 31  Bono August 11, 1992 32 UB40 1993 33 Ron Sanfilippo 1994 34  James Galway September 13, 1994 35  Michael Chapdelaine 1995 36  Andy Tielman 1995 37  Ettore Stratta - Memphis Symphony Orchestra July 30, 1996 38  Sammy "Sax" Mintzer 1997 39  Per Nielsen - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 1998 40  Neil Diamond October 27, 1998 41  Joe Locke Quintet November 10, 1998 42  Nato Ghandi June 22, 1999 43  Swing Cats February 8, 2000 44  Eilert Pilarm 2001 45  Howe Gelb March 20, 2001 46  Again Pearl Jam April 16, 2001 47  Eels September 2001 48  A*Teens 2002 49  Jesper Lundgaard 2002 50  Anne Murray 2002 51  Brødrene Olsen August 5, 2002 52  The Mission September 2002 53  Mike Andersen 2003 54  Erasure January 27, 2003 55  Tuck & Patti 2004 56  Michael Bublé March 30, 2004 57  Christer Sjögren 2005 58  Young, Black & Silver 2005 59  Rick Astley 2005 60  The TCB Band & The Sweet Inspirations featuring Maarten Jansen 2006 61  Andrea Bocelli with Katherine McPhee 2006 62  Joseph Williams 2006 63  Andrea Bocelli January 31, 2006 64  Elena Paparizou April 12, 2006 65  Barry Manilow October 31, 2006 66  Terry Mike Jeffrey 2007 67  Flemming Bamse Jørgensen November 5, 2007 68  Ingrid Michaelson 2008 69 Tribute to Elvis Medley: Can't Help Falling in Love - Love Me Tender - Crying in the Chapel Nicholis Louw 2008 70  With You Stuck in the Middle 2008 71  Yao Si Ting 2008 72  Blackmore's Night June 2008 73  Theis Jensen With Søren Kristiansen Trio October 20, 2008 74  David Foster November 11, 2008 75  AcaPelvis 2009 76  Enrico Ruggeri January 30, 2009 77  With You Harry Connick, Jr. August 25, 2009 78  Jim Hopkin & Steve Lightbody September 23, 2009 79  Linda Eder October 13, 2009 80  Camilla Kerslake November 23, 2009 81  Mattia Rossi November 10, 2010 82  With You Michael Ball March 14, 2011

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peppermiNt twist - joey dee & starlighters

Peppermint Twist (Part 1)


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Lyrics:
Well they've got a new dance and it goes like this
(Bop shoo-op, a bop bop shoo-op)
Yeah the name of the dance is Peppermint Twist
(Bop shoo-op, a bop bop shoo-op)
Well you like it like this, the Peppermint Twist

It goes round and round, up and down
Round and round, up and down
Round and round and a up and down
And a one two three kick, one two three jump

Well meet me baby down at 45th street
Where the Peppermint Twisters meet
And you'll learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist

It's alright, all night, it's alright
It's okay, all day, it's okay
You'll learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist
Yeah, yeah etc

Singers:
Joey Dee & The Starlighters (billboard hot 100) 1961

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happy birthday sweet sixteeN - Neil sedaka

Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
(Neil Sedaka / Howard Greenfield)


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Lyrics:
Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Tonight's the night I've waited for
Because you're not a baby anymore
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
Happy birthday sweet sixteen

What happened to that funny face
My little tomboy now wears satin and lace
I can't believe my eyes you're just a teenage dream
Happy birthday sweet sixteen

When you were only six I was your big brother
Then when you were ten We didn't like each other
When you were thirteen You were my funny valentine
But since you've grown up Your future is sewn up
From now on you're gonna be mine, so

If I should smile with sweet surprise
It's just that you've grown up before my very eyes
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Singers:
Neil Sedaka (billboard hot 100) 1961

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toNight - ferraNte aNd teicher

Tonight
Music written by: Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics written by: Stephen Sondheim
First performance: Tonight by Larry Kert & Carol Lawrence in stage production West Side Story (September 26, 1957)
First release: Tonight by Larry Kert & Carol Lawrence on audio album West Side Story (1957)


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Lyrics:
Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night
Tonight there will be no morning star

Tonight, tonight, I'll see my love tonight
And for us, stars will stop where they are

Today, the minutes seem like hours
The hours go so slowly
And still the sky is light

Oh moon, grow bright and make this endless day
Endless night, tonight

Today, the world was just an adress
A place for me to live in
No better than all right.

But here you are, and what was just a world
Is a star, tonight

Singers:

1  Larry Kert & Carol Lawrence 1957 2  Barry Kendall February 1959 3  Johnny Mathis January 1960 4  Marian McPartland 1960 5  The Four Lads, Arranged and Conducted by Frank DeVol 1960 6  The Dave Brubeck Quartet 1960 7  Stan Kenton 1961 8  Jimmy Bryant 1961 9 Ferrante and Teicher (billboard hot 100, billboard adult contemporary) 1961 10 Shirley Bassey January 1962 11  Jay and The Americans 1962 12  Eddie Harris 1962 13  Ted Heath and His Music 1962 14  Andy Williams 1962 15  Ellen Winther & Kai Mortensen's orkester 1962 16  Shorty Rogers and His Giants 1962 17  Roger Williams 1962 18 Nancy Wilson March 1963 19 Enoch Light and His Orchestra 1963 20 The Shadows May 1964 21 Quartette Trés Bien 1964 22 The Drifters February 1965 23 We Five 1965 24 Gene Pitney 1965 25 Gerry and the Pacemakers 1966 26 The Sunjet Serenaders Steelband 1966 27 George Arvanitas Trio 1970 28 Stelvio Cipriani September 1974 29 The Look November 1981 30 Medley West Side Story Richard Clayderman 1982 31 Carlos Barbosa-Lima & Sharon Isbin 1988 32 The Mark Kross Trio 1989 33 José Carreras 1990 34 Schlong With Andrew Asp and Melissa MacArthur 1995 35 Thomas Allen and Valerie Masterson 1995 36 Kenny Loggins & Wynonna 1996 37 Magni Wentzel 1997 38 Charlotte Church 2001 39 David Arkenstone 2005 40 Maria//America Alti & Bassi 2006 41  Andrew Heller 2006 42 Vittorio Grigolo September 25, 2007 43/Somewhere Dee Snider (featuring Patti LuPone) May 8, 2012 44 Il Divo November 5, 2013

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ruN to him - bobby vee

Run To Him
(Gerry Goffin / Jack Keller)


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Lyrics:

If you've find another guy
Who satisfies you more than I do
Run to him, I'll step aside

If you think his lips can kiss you
Better than my lips can kiss you
Run to him, forget my pride

If someone else's arms can hold you
Better than my arms can hold you
Go to him and show to him all your emotion

If someone else can make you
Happier than I can make you
Run to him, my tears will dry

If it's me you want to love you
I'll be more than glad to love you
Hold you till your life is done
But, darling, if I'm not the one
Then run to him

Singers:
Bobby Vee (billboard hot 100) 1961

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the lioN sleeps toNight - tokeNs

The Lion Sleeps Tonight


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Lyrics:
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh) (2x)

In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight

Near the village the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight

Hush my darling don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight

Singers:
The Tokens (billboard hot 100) 1961

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i uNderstaNd (just how you feel) - g-clefs

I Understand (Just How You Feel)
(Pat Best)


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Lyrics:
I understand just how you feel
Your love for me, why not be mine
It's over now but it was grand
I understand, I understand

If you ever change your mind
Come back to me and you will find
Me waiting there, at your command
I understand, I understand

I miss you so
Please believe me when I tell you
I just can't stand to see you go
You know

SPOKEN: "I understand just how you feel. Let bygones be bygones.
But always remember I love you, I love you, I love you"

We'll sip a cup of wine, my dear, for Auld Lang Syne)
I understand

Singers:
The Four Tunes - 1954
June Valli - 1954
Jimmy Justice - 1960
The G-Clefs (billboard hot 100) 1961
Freddie & The Dreamers - 1965

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walk oN by - leroy vaN dyke

Walk On By
(K. Hayes)


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Lyric:
If I see you tomorrow on some street in town
Pardon me if I don't say hello (say hello)
I belong to another, it wouldn't look so good
To know someone I'm not supposed to know.

Just walk on by, wait on the corner
I love you, but we're strangers when we meet
Just walk on by, wait on the corner
I love you, but we're strangers when we meet

In a dimly lit corner in a place outside of town
Tonight we'll try to say goodbye again (say goodbye)
But I know it's not over, I'll call tomorrow night
I can't let you go so why pretend

Just walk on by, wait on the corner
I love you, but we're strangers when we meet
Just walk on by, wait on the corner
I love you, but we're strangers when we meet
I love you, but we're strangers when we meet

Singers:
Leroy VanDyke (billboard hot 100) 1961
Robert Gordon - 1979
Donna Fargo - 1980
Perry LaPointe - 1987
Asleep At The Wheel - 1988
Scooter Lee - 1999

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crazy - patsy cliNe

Crazy
Written by: Willie Nelson
First release: Crazy by Patsy Cline on audio single Crazy (October 16, 1961)


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Lyrics:
Crazy
I'm crazy for feelin' so lonely
I'm crazy
Crazy for feelin' so blue
I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted
And then someday
You'd leave me for somebody new

Worry, why do I let myself worry?
Wonderin' what in the world did I do?

I'm crazy
For thinkin' that my love could hold you
I'm crazy for cryin'
And crazy for tryin'
And I'm crazy for lovin' you

Singers:
Patsy Cline (billboard hot 100, billboard adult contemporary) 1961

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heartaches - marcels

Heartaches
Written by: John Klenner, Al Hoffman
First recording: Heartaches by Jacques Renard & His Orchestra (January 18, 1931)


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Lyrics:
Heartaches
Heartaches
My loving you meant only heartaches
Your kiss was such a sacred thing to me
I can't believe it's just a burning memory
Heartaches
Heartaches
What does it matter how my heart breaks?
I should be happy with someone new
But my heart aches for you

 Singers:
1  Jacques Renard & His Orchestra 1931 2   Guy Lombardo Royal Canadians 1931 3  Ted Weems and His Orchestra instrumental (billboard hit) 1946 4  Cowboy Copas 1947 5  Chet Atkins 1956 6  Clyde McPhatter 1957 7  Pat Boone June 1958 8  David Carroll and his Orchestra 1960 9  Billy Daniels 1960 10 The Marcels (billboard hot 100) 1961 11  Patsy Cline October 8, 1962 12  Laurindo Almeida & the Bossa Nova Allstars 1963 13  Ray Conniff & Billy Butterfield 1963 14  Vikki Carr August 1965 15  Rocky Sharpe & The Replays 1981 16  Meade Skelton 2004
Sonny James

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goodbye cruel world - james darreN

Goodbye Cruel World
(Words and Music by Gloria Shayne)


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Lyrics:
Oh, goodbye cruel world, I'm off to join the circus
Gonna be a broken-hearted clown
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin' smile
'cause a mean, fickle woman turned my whole world upside down

 (Goodbye cruel world)

Farewell to love, I'm off to join the circus
Gotta find a way to hide my tears
Bet I'll have them rolling in the aisle
And I'll forget that woman if it takes a hundred years

Oh oh oh, step right up and take a look at a fool
He's got a heart as stubborn as a mule
C'mon everybody, he's good for a laugh
And no one could tell his heart is broken in half

Well, the joke's on me, I'm off to join the circus
Oh, Mr. Barnum, save a place for me
Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care
Let the people point at me and stare
I'll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be
That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown outta me

 (Goodbye cruel world)

Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care
Let the people point at me and stare
I'll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be
That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown outta me

Singers:
James Darren (billboard hot 100) 1961

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please mr postman - marvelettes

Please Mr. Postman
(W. Garrett / B. Holland / F. Gorman / G. Dobbins / R. Bateman)


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Lyrics:
(Stop)
Oh yes, wait a minute Mister Postman
(Wait)
Wait Mister Postman

Please Mister Postman, look and see
(Oh yeah)
If there's a letter in your bag for me
(Please, Please Mister Postman)
Why's it takin' such a long time
(Oh yeah)
For me to hear from that boy of mine

There must be some word today
From my boyfriend so far away
Pleas Mister Postman, look and see
If there's a letter, a letter for me

I've been standin' here waitin' Mister Postman
So patiently
For just a card, or just a letter
Sayin' he's returnin' home to me

(Mister Postman)
Mister Postman, look and see
(Oh yeah)
If there's a letter in your bag for me
(Please, Please Mister Postman)
Why's it takin' such a long time
(Oh yeah)
For me to hear from that boy of mine

So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

(Mister Postman)
Mister Postman, look and see
(Oh yeah)
If there's a letter in your bag for me
(Please, Please Mister Postman)
Why's it takin' such a long time

(Why don't you check it and see one more time for me, you gotta)
Wait a minute
Wait a minute
Wait a minute
Wait a minute
(Mister Postman)
Mister Postman, look and see

Singers:
The Marvelettes (billboard hot 100) 1961
The Beatles - 1963
The Cowsills - 1969
The Carpenters - 1974

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tower of streNght - geNe mc daNiels

Tower Of Strength
(Lyrics by: Bob Hilliard / Music by: Burt Bacharach)


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Lyrics:
If I were a tower of strength, I'd walk away
I'd look in your eyes and here's what I'd say
"I don't want you, I don't need you, I don't love you any more"
And I'd walk out that door

You'd be down on your knees
You'd be calling to me-ee
But a tower of a-strength is a-something
I'll never be

If I were a tower of strength, I'd watch you cry
I'd laugh at your tears and tell you goodbye
"I don't want you, I don't need you, I don't love you any more"
And I'd walk out that door

You'd be down on your knees
You'd be calling to me-ee
But a tower of a-strength is a-something
I'll never be

"I don't want you, I don't a-need you, I don't love you any more"
And I'd walk out that door

Singers:
Gene McDaniels (billboard hot 100) 1961


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fool #1 - breNda lee

Fool # 1
written by Malo, Raul/anderson, Al.


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Lyrics:
Am I fool number one or am I fool number two
How many other girls have been fooled by you
I suppose that the number is far from being small
And I'll bet that I'm the biggest fool of all
If I had the chance I guess I'd do it all again
I'd go down that same old road even knowing at the end
You'll leave me when your heart hears a new love call
So I'll guess that I'm the biggest fool of all
Am I fool number one or am I fool number two
How many other girls have been fooled by you
I suppose that the number is far from being small
And I'll guess that I'm the biggest fool of all


Singers:
Brenda Lee (billboard hot 100) 1961

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the fly - chubby checker

The Fly



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Lyrics:
Come on come on and do the fly with me
Hey come on everybody and do the fly with me
Well if you don't know how to do it
Just watch and see

You've gotta shake your hands all around and around the sky
And then you buzz around the floor
You can do it if you really try
All the girls and guys are getting the [ ] there're gonna fly

Oh you pretty little girl come and fly away with me
Hey pretty little girl fly away with me
We're gonna fly to the sky
But you mustn't fly away from me
Oh Yeah Hey

Don't cha know
You've gotta shake your hands all around and around the sky
And then you buzz around the floor
You can do it if you really try
All the girls and guys are getting the [ ] there're gonna fly
Go ahead baby

Come on come on and do the fly with me
Hey come on everybody and do the fly with me
Well if you don't know how to do it
Just watch and see
Now fly

Fly fly baby
Yeah gotta fly fly fly...

Singers:
Chubby Checker (billboard hot 100) 1961

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i love how you love me - paris sisters

I Love How You Love Me
(Larry Kolber / Barry Mann)


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Lyrics:
I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me
And when I’m away from you I love how you miss me
I love the way you always treat me tenderly
But, darling, most of all I love how you love me.(love how you love me)

I love how your heart beats whenever I hold you
I love how you think of me without being told to
I love the way your touch is always heavenly
But, darling, most of all I love how you love me (love how you love me)

(SPOKEN)
( I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me
And when I’m away from you I love how you miss me)
I love the way your touch is always heavenly
But, darling, most of all I love how you love me (love how you love me)

I love how you hug me (love how you hug me)
I love how you squeeze me, tease me, please me
Love---how you love me
I love how you love me.

Singers:
1. The Paris Sisters (billboard hot 100) August 1961 2. Barry Mann October 1961 3. Billy Fury January 19, 1962 4. The Anita Kerr Singers 1963 5. Les Sauterelles November 1966 6. Patty Duke 1966 7. Peaches & Herb 1967 8. Claudine Longet 1967 9. Bobby Vinton (billboard hot 100) 1968 10. Eddy Arnold January 1969 11. The Lettermen May 1969 12. Percy Faith His Orchestra and Chorus 1969 13. The Ray Charles Singers 1969 14. Jerry Vale 1969 15. Ray Conniff and The Singers 1969 16. Bryan Ferry October 1973 17. Mud July 1975 18. The Babys December 1976 19. Tracy 1976 20. Dana 1976 21. Lynn Anderson 1979 22. Gary Glitter September 1981 23. Glen Campbell September 1982 24. Timi Yuro 1982 25. Sonoko 1987 26. Freddie Starr 1989 27. Julie Lendon Stone 2002 28. Camera Obscura January 29, 2007 29. Pascale Picard Band February 21, 2012 30. Rich Oades 2012 31. Haruomi Hosono May 22, 2013

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this time - troy shoNdell

This Time
(Chips Moman)


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Lyrics:
This time we're really breaking up
This time we said way too much
This time's for all time
How about this time

This time there'll be no goodnight kiss
This time is forever
This time I find that I'm
Really losing you

My heart is broken now
It really doesn't matter anyhow
Now that you're going away
I only live from day to day

This time there'll be no goodnight kiss
This time is forever
This time I find that I'm
Really losing you

(Instrumental Break)

This time there'll be no goodnight kiss
This time is forever
This time I find that I'm
Really losing you

Singers:
Troy Shondell (billboard hot 100) 1961

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