At the center of this Elvis Presley song is in fact a “train train”. However, it is never mentioned by name. Nor is the listener enlightened to where it came from or what its destination is....
“Suspicious Minds” finds Elvis Presley in a state of emotional, romance-induced distress. And even though it is entitled “suspicious minds”, in reality there is only one person who is suspicious here, that being his significant...
The “Heartbreak Hotel”, as the reader has probably already deduced, is not a literal but symbolic location as presented in this song. And basically what it represents is not only the singer (Elvis Presley) himself...
As pointed out in the trivia section, “Jailhouse Rock” was written for a specific movie starring Elvis Presley. In said film, Elvis plays a “jailbird”, i.e. someone who is incarcerated, who later (spoiler alert) ends...
Elvis Presley’s rise to stardom reads like a true tale of achieving the American dream, considering that he did in fact grow up under challenging economic circumstances (i.e. poverty). But like many artists who make...
It’s common to hear Elvis being negatively criticized as an artist who made a name for himself by blatantly ripping off Black artists. People who make such assertions probably never did any type of...
In this track, the singer confesses to his woman about how difficult it has been for him to fully show his feelings to her through his actions though she has always been on his...
For the most part we can say that the origin of the modern American music industry dates back to the mid-20th century. And “Hound Dog” is one those songs which defined that era, having been recorded by a...
In “Hound Dog”, Elvis Presley uses the term more literally to express his annoyance over the unprofitable constant noises hound dogs tend to make. Meanwhile, these same lyrics could point to an acquaintance who is...
The sentiments in Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” are being expressed by an individual who is looking back on his life’s journey. And for the most part, he is very much satisfied. Yes, he took “blows”...