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Young and Beautiful

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Words & Music: Abner Silver/ Aaron Schroeder

You're so young and beautiful and I love you so
Your lips so red, your eyes that shine
Shame the stars that glow
So fill these lonely arms of mine
And kiss me tenderly
Then you'll be forever young
And beautiful to me

You're so young and beautiful, you're everything I love
Your angel smile, your gentle touch
Are all I'm dreaming of
Oh take this heart I offer you
And never set me free
Then you'll be forever young
And beautiful to me

Recorded: 1957/04/30, first released on EP

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Deano1 (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 3, 2009report abuse

A beautiful ballad delivered in style by Elvis for his 3rd movie "Jailhouse Rock". At this point in his career he was not the smooth balladeer he would become after the Army, but the emotion he brought to songs like this one is unmatched. Not quite a 5 star song, but a great finale to an outstanding movie.

commoneverybody (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 3, 2009

Invisible because there was a reaction to someone else

My boy, my boy (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 3, 2009report abuse

Elvis's way of singing this more than ordinary ballad makes it worth listening. The ending "to-oo me-ee-ee" is a good example of what I mean here !

JerryNodak (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 3, 2009report abuse

Boring song from a boring movie.

Pedro Nuno (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 3, 2009report abuse

Just beautiful.

derekd (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 3, 2009report abuse

great great recording, i even prefer this to love me tender. if only the later film songs had been half as good as this. real feeling put into it.

MJB63 (profile/ contact) wrote on Apr 28, 2009report abuse

My favorite Elvis ballad of the 50's.It should be right up there with "Love Me" and "Don't".

dgirl (profile/ contact) wrote on Apr 27, 2009report abuse

One of the 50's gems. A simple ballad that Elvis turns into something special and a fitting ending to the great Jailhouse Rock film. Was there a dry eye in the house?