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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

For I can't help falling in love with you

Elvis Presley "Can't Help Falling In Love"
Words and Music: George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
For the film Blue Hawaii (1961)

Was having lunch with Sis last Sunday. Can't remember how we came to this topic but somehow we talked about the golden oldies. I told her, as i sometimes tell others, that i can't remember the singers, the song titles, the actors and the movie titles for all productions done in English. It's all "non-rememberable" to me. So, i kept on throwing bits and pieces of songs and singers to her and she helped work them out.

I mentioned ONJ, and she resolved it to Olivia Newton-John. I hummed a few lines, and she agreed that's "It Might Be You". She talked about Anne Murray's "You Needed Me" while i recalled "Eternal Flames" by Eagles -- ah, should be the Bangles. And, well, i can't remember (again!) who or what else we mentioned, except Elvis Presley. But the song i attributed to him last Sunday was possibly not his; i said "I Am Sailing". In fact, what i had in mind should be "Can't Help Falling In Love".

How do people describe Presley's voice? Sexy? 磁性 may be a good term 'coz i feel being attracted to his voice. Some singers may sing better or have nicer voices, giving the audience great enjoyment of their singing, but Presley's makes a tender yet palpitating touch on those who listen. Oh well, here i am referring to his soft ballads only, not his rock 'n rolls.

What a shame that i am not fond of the rock 'n roll songs of the King of Rock and Roll!