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Elvis Presley — Teddy Bear
Album: The Complete '50s Masters
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Released: 1956
Length: 1:48
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Baby, let me be
Your lovin' teddy bear
Put a chain around my neck
And lead me anywhere

Oh, let me be (oh, let him be)
Your teddy bear

I don't wanna be a tiger
'Cause tigers play too rough
I don't wanna be a lion
'Cause lions ain't the kind you love enough

I just wanna be
Your teddy bear
Put a chain around my neck
And lead me anywhere

Oh, let me be (oh, let him be)
Your teddy bear

Baby, let me be
Around you every night
Run your fingers through my hair
And cuddle me real tight

Oh, let me be (oh, let him be)
Your teddy bear

I don't wanna be a tiger
'Cause tigers play too rough
I don't wanna be a lion
'Cause lions ain't the kind you love enough

Just wanna be
Your teddy bear
Put a chain around my neck
And lead me anywhere

Oh, let me be (oh, let him be)
Your teddy bear
Oh, let me be (oh, let him be
Your teddy bear)
I just wanna be your teddy bear
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Miss you so much, dad...  love this song...

and let me add a big THANK YOU to all my avid readers!
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]

Elvis Presley 1958 by rising70
https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_first_rays/

Copyright All rights reserved



Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Bill, are you playing this for romeotuma?  Today is his birthday you know.
Posted 13 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]
 rocco1207 wrote:
great segueway coming from "Graceland" to this.
 
 lawman wrote:

Ooohhh - I disagree.  "Clever", in a childlike sort of way, but musically it's going from the sublime to the ridiculous.  Eee - I'm surprised at you Bill!

 

Elvis-related quotes from Paul Simon:

-Once I went all over N.Y. looking for a lavender shirt like the one he wore on one of his albums.

-I had picked up the guitar because I wanted to be like Elvis Presley.

-I felt wonderful when he sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water", even though it was a touch on the dramatic side, but so was the song.

From: Elvis. The Last Word! by Sandra Choron & Bob Oskam. Citadel Press.



Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Lonestar wrote:


Maybe these lyrics weren't shoplifted from legitimate artists.
 

Awesome!{#Clap}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Hey, it is one of the 3 or 4 Elvis songs I like!{#Dancingbanana}He was alright for a white boy, but he is no Chuck Berry, the true King of Rock and Roll.{#No}

Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
4 tries at a flat joke Romeo.

Just let it lie.
Posted 14 years ago by donnyballgame    [ Reply ]
I dunno...  For all that Elvis represented and represents for those who grew up with this, the sound is much too 50s shlock for me. Especially the background chorus. You can't please everyone and I have stopped pretending that I like Elvis. Sorry
Posted 14 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]

"I'm all shook up and on drugs. . . "

Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 JSteven3 wrote:

Nice segue from "Graceland" 



Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Okay, now we're talking.  A ten.  The King is a God.  I swear.{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
Romeo?
Posted 14 years ago by Pieter    [ Reply ]

Elvis by ~liamail
©2007-2010 ~liamail

Pastel on paper

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977)


Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
He'll always be everyone's Teddy Bear. Well, maybe not—there were times he wasn't quite lovable or musically pleasing—but this is a great song.
Posted 14 years ago by FrankMc    [ Reply ]

Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Buddy Holly (1956):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylal5gfj_kY
Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Very nice!!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Don't want to be a tiger....
Posted 14 years ago by sherf    [ Reply ]
ouch
Posted 14 years ago by BowTieDad    [ Reply ]
The Kaing! {#Crown}
Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]

bears enemy number one, they look so cutie, then you look like a big candy bar


Posted 15 years ago by mr_toad    [ Reply ]
JSteven3 wrote:

Nice segue from "Graceland"


Ooohhh - I disagree.  "Clever", in a childlike sort of way, but musically it's going from the sublime to the ridiculous.  Eee - I'm surprised at you Bill!

Posted 15 years ago by lawman    [ Reply ]

Nice segue from "Graceland"


Posted 15 years ago by JSteven3    [ Reply ]

Much credit for this goes to this man:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Porter_(sound_engineer)

(Porter also did all the old Roy Orbison hits, as well as many others.)

Getting consistently good results wasn't easy in those days, and before it went on to the mastering lab, all of Porter's stuff had amazing sound quality (and some of it is now being properly re-mastered).

...Just thought I'd give the man his props.


Posted 15 years ago by conglif    [ Reply ]
Good Golly Miss Molly!  Did someone just say:  "I'm goin' to Graceland"?  {#Smile}


Posted 16 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
{#Yes}
Posted 16 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Photobucket

Posted 16 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
queenjill wrote:
Doesn't do much for me. There are better Elvis songs with less awkward lyrics.
Maybe these lyrics weren't shoplifted from legitimate artists.
Posted 16 years ago by Lonestar    [ Reply ]
One viewing of Jailhouse Rock and I was a fan for life. Sex on a stick.
Posted 16 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Doesn't do much for me. There are better Elvis songs with less awkward lyrics.
Posted 16 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
Beaker wrote:
Hmmm. Not bad. With a bit of polish, a half-decent stage presence and some good management, this guy could have a promising future.
too bad, then.
Posted 16 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
this always reminds me of the series SPACED
Posted 16 years ago by spraehbuer    [ Reply ]
Misterfixit wrote:
Ah yes, but not to worry, Parker and that scum bag pill pusher doctor are both doing some serious time WAY down South where it's hot and there ain't no ice chiller blowing on the Loge seats up in the White part of the Balcony. See, I believe in a really terrible kind of Hell for suits like Parker, et al. Yep, they be burning.
The grilled Peanut butter sandwiches didn't help either
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Misterfixit wrote:
Ah yes, but not to worry, Parker and that scum bag pill pusher doctor are both doing some serious time WAY down South where it's hot and there ain't no ice chiller blowing on the Loge seats up in the White part of the Balcony. See, I believe in a really terrible kind of Hell for suits like Parker, et al. Yep, they be burning.
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
This guy's good, he has a bright future ahead of him!
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
o2bnsv wrote:
Maybe its a generational thing, but there is absolutely nothing about Elvis that is even remotely impressive.
Let's face the truthful facts folks. If you do not like Elvis Presley's early material (like this example) you do not have any appreciation of popular music, or alone the eclectic collection of music that this station provides.
Posted 17 years ago by longplayderby    [ Reply ]
Hearing this come around again I had a flashback to 1960 (I think) and I took my lovely April (of the Red Hair and million Angel Kisses Freckles) to see Elvis in concert. My old 1950 Kaiser Traveller sedan with the Continental Red Seal straight six engine and three-on-the-tree gear shift. Afterwards, sitting in the car with April next to me, I licked her tears from her face and gently hugged her .. knowing full well that her closed eyes were seeing Elvis. But that was OK with me, I loved her and she loved me and everything was just all right.
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
I never really liked Elvis...Hmmm, can't imagine why.
Posted 17 years ago by LuvsMusic    [ Reply ]
I know it really is apples and oranges but sometimes I teeter on the Elvis Vs. Beatles debate. He is truly King.
Posted 17 years ago by petercroob    [ Reply ]
Misterfixit wrote:
Of course we know, do we not, that this song is about Infantilism, Bondage and Discipline ... "Put a chain around my neck .... Baby Bear ..." OMG! The Horror of it all! Why Elvis? WHY!
Posted 17 years ago by crinky    [ Reply ]
bronorb wrote:
He would still be alive today if it wasn't for Parker.
Ah yes, but not to worry, Parker and that scum bag pill pusher doctor are both doing some serious time WAY down South where it's hot and there ain't no ice chiller blowing on the Loge seats up in the White part of the Balcony. See, I believe in a really terrible kind of Hell for suits like Parker, et al. Yep, they be burning.
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Amusing, because it is so campy. I like Elvis at times, but this one is more for humor than musical appreciation.
Posted 17 years ago by Aural_not_Oral    [ Reply ]
bookhead wrote:
Definitely one of my very least favorite Elvis tunes. This is Elvis when RCA (and Tom Parker) got a hold of him and started to clean him up and make him bland. The "hillbilly cat" was gone forever. The few times that Elvis took a stand against Colonel Tom (i.e. the '68 Comeback and the great From Elvis in Memphis album in '69) he made some really outstanding music--but unfortunately it was few and far between.
He would still be alive today if it wasn't for Parker.
Posted 17 years ago by bronorb    [ Reply ]
Of course we know, do we not, that this song is about Infantilism, Bondage and Discipline ... "Put a chain around my neck .... Baby Bear ..." OMG! The Horror of it all! Why Elvis? WHY!
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Maybe its a generational thing, but there is absolutely nothing about Elvis that is even remotely impressive.
Posted 17 years ago by o2bnsv    [ Reply ]
Graceland Teddy Bear. Freakin' brilliant , Bill.
Posted 17 years ago by BPenni    [ Reply ]
Never really liked Elvis. Don't like this song.
Posted 17 years ago by Marina1    [ Reply ]
ELVIS EATS BOATS!
Posted 17 years ago by rangersfan    [ Reply ]
great segueway coming from "Graceland" to this.
Posted 17 years ago by rocco1207    [ Reply ]
First time I heard E. on RP.Amused that it was this song,my very first record,came with a recordplayer as a christmas gift.Hope you´ll understand that I have to give it a ten.

Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Queue wrote:
I'd much rather hear "That's All Right" (Mama)
Hell, yes!
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Definitely one of my very least favorite Elvis tunes. This is Elvis when RCA (and Tom Parker) got a hold of him and started to clean him up and make him bland. The "hillbilly cat" was gone forever. The few times that Elvis took a stand against Colonel Tom (i.e. the '68 Comeback and the great From Elvis in Memphis album in '69) he made some really outstanding music--but unfortunately it was few and far between.
Posted 17 years ago by bookhead    [ Reply ]
I'd much rather hear "That's All Right" (Mama)
Posted 17 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
cute song ... don't be cruel
Posted 17 years ago by Raechel    [ Reply ]
A pleasant surprise to hear some old Elvis!
Posted 17 years ago by Jive    [ Reply ]
..don't be cruel with different lyrics?..
Posted 17 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
While I appreciate Elvis (and his body of work) for what it is - revolutionary - I DO NOT like this song.
Posted 17 years ago by Ender43    [ Reply ]
This is garbage.
Posted 17 years ago by madaxeman    [ Reply ]
Oh, ... it's that other Elvis
Posted 17 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
Quite a good song for it's time!!
Posted 17 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
Paul Simon's Graceland right into Elvis...only on RP.
Posted 17 years ago by QuarterRod    [ Reply ]