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Can't Help Falling in Love

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Words & Music: Peretti/ Creatore/ Weiss

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

Recorded: 1960/03/23, first released on Blue Hawaii

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Steve V (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 16, 2010report abuse

I love this song, but I have to say I'm sick of it. You think it was the only Elvis ballad ever recorded. As much as some folks are sick of All Shook Up, Dont Be Cruel, and other 50's classics, that's how I feel about this. Heard it too many times and it doesn't lift me up as the 50's classics do.

Deano1 (profile/ contact) wrote on Mar 18, 2010report abuse

An absolute masterpiece. The ballad that seemed to be the blueprint for almost every movie ballad that was recorded after it. "Love Me Tender" was a great track and Elvis had many ballads that weren't from movies that were outstanding, but "Don't", "It Hurts Me" and this one are perfect songs.

derekd (profile/ contact) wrote on Jan 17, 2009report abuse

CHFIL was released as the 'B' side to Rock-a-hula-Baby. After a few weeks RCA reversed the sides and it was was CHFIL that became the big hit. However, in the UK it was yet anonther double sided #1. His 5th double sided #1. The song and recording was a gem and a gaint of a hit back in 1961 at a time when Elvis could do no wrong [in the UK anyway]. From 1960 to 1963 Elvis hit the #1 spot time after time in the Uk and CHFIL came bang in the middle of this success.

ELV75 (profile/ contact) wrote on Apr 23, 2008report abuse

Just heart this song tooooooo many times (and it is the sad reminder at the end of a concert that it's over ...).

JerryNodak (profile/ contact) wrote on Apr 18, 2008report abuse

Gorgeous! Exquisite! Beautifully sung! Ballads don't get much better than this.

Lex (profile/ contact) wrote on Apr 16, 2008report abuse

One of the most overrated Elvis songs. I just can help believin' that so many people like something that's not more than a lulaby in my ears. Just as boring as most of the music in this movie by the way.

old shep (profile/ contact) wrote on Apr 16, 2008report abuse

One of the many fine songs from the film Blue Hawaii, I always hoped that Elvis would have performed the song in the concert years as he did in the movie.