Thursday, June 26, 2014

ATF: Feel the Burn

This weekly series will include as many of my all-time favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way that your musical tastes can be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make.  For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.



Working My Way Back To You
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Workin’ my way back to you babe
With a burnin’ love inside
Yeah I'm workin’ my way back to you babe
And a happiness that died
I let it get away
Keep payin’ every day

When you were so in love with me
I played around like I was free
Thought I could have my cake
And eat it too
Look how I cried over losin’ you
See me down and out
And I ain't about to go
Livin’ my life without you
For every day
I made you cry
I'm payin’ girl
‘Til the day I die

I'll keep workin’ my way back to you babe
With a burnin’ love inside
Yeah I'm workin’ my way back to you babe
And a happiness that died
I let it get away
Payin’ every day

I used to love to make you cry
It made me feel like a man inside
But if I had been a man in reality
You'd still be here babe
Lovin’ me
Now the nights are long
And lonely
And I ain’t so strong
Baby
I just miss you so
But you're too proud
And you won't give in
But when I think about
All I can win

I'll keep workin’ my way back to you babe
With a burnin’ love inside
Yeah I'm workin’ my way back to you babe
And a happiness that died
I let it get away
Payin’ every day
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Workin’ my way back to you babe
With a burnin’ love inside
I'm workin’ my way back to you babe
And a happiness that died
Oh how I cried
I'm workin’ my way back to you babe
With a burnin’ love inside
I'm workin’ my way back to you babe…



Burning Love
Elvis Presley
Lord Almighty
I feel my temperature risin’
Higher higher
It's burnin’ through to my soul
Girl girl girl
You’re gonna set me on fire
My brain is flamin’
I don't know which way to go
Yeah

Your kisses lift me higher
Like the sweet song of a choir
And you light my mornin’ sky
With burnin’ love

Ooh ooh ooh
I feel my temperature risin’
Help me
I'm flamin’
I must be a hundred and nine
Burnin’ burnin’
Burnin’
And nothing can cool me
I just might turn into smoke
But I feel fine
Yeah

'Cause your kisses lift me higher
Like a sweet song of a choir
And you light my mornin’ sky
With burnin’ love

It's comin’ closer
The flames are now reachin’ my body
Please won't you help me
I feel like I'm slippin’ away
It's hard to breath
And my chest is a-heavin’
Lord Almighty
I'm burnin’ a hole where I lay
Yeah

'Cause your kisses lift me higher
Like the sweet song of a choir
And you light my mornin’ sky
With burnin’ love

Burnin’ love
Burnin’ love
Burnin’ love
Burnin’ love

I'm just a hunk a hunk of burnin’ love
Just a hunk a hunk of burnin’ love
Just a hunk a hunk of burnin’ love
Just a hunk a hunk of burnin’ love
Just a hunk a hunk of burnin’ love
Just a hunk a hunk of burnin’ love
Just a hunk a hunk of burnin’ love

Lyrics From: [eLyrics.net]

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10 comments:

  1. I'm always a total sucker for anything by Elvis. One of the great singer geniuses of the 20th century IMHO. OK I know other people have said it before.....

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Jenny!!! Yeah, my wife reminds me of that all of the time. Sigh.

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  2. Looooved the Frankie Valli lyrics...

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Shadow!!! I already had two of his songs on the list for this series when the ads for the new "Jersey Boys" reminded me of a couple more. This song was one of them, and I am really glad you enjoyed it.

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  3. I wasn't much of an Elvis fan. I came of age with the Beatles. I do remember The Four Seasons and enjoyed their music although I never bought one of their albums.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Stephen!!! I am the same way, but my wife, who is younger than us, is a HUGE Elvis fan. She also delights in pointing out that since I was a much bigger fan of Three Dog Night than I was of The Beatles back in the day that I just cannot be right in the head. Sigh

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  4. I know both of these well although neither was what I was listening to back in the day

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! What was wrong with you? (LOL?)

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  5. I look forward to seeing the movie - "Jersey Boys" - directed by Clint Eastwood.

    Both unique...The Four Seasons and Elvis...he was the King, not that clown Michael Jackson!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! Yeah, we would really like to see Jersey Boys when we can. For it is hard for us to get our heads around Clint Eastwood directing Christopher Walken. (LOL?)

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