![]() Because of this, this rather interesting release contains the Original Album Masters plus a large number of the RCA/FTD Unreleased Outtakes. Now in 2012 MRS releases the 'Blue Hawaii - The Expanded Alternate Album' capitalising on the Public Domain 50-year expiry of the original recordings. The near complete sessions have been released in the past on the TCB 4 vinyl LP bootleg 'Blue Hawaii/The Complete Session' or on the Laurel 3 vinyl LP 'Blue Hawaii box-set. The FTD Classic Album however missed out on a fair few original outtakes, presumably due to missing studio reels or the annoyance of too many False Starts. It was reviewed by EIN at the time and was highly recommended. 33 tracks, 75 minutes).īack in 2009 FTD released the Blue Hawaii 'Classic Album', two CDs featuring the highlights of Elvis' March 1961 Blue Hawaii recordings. 'Blue Hawaii - The Expanded Alternate Album' (March 1961. On March 20th Elvis reported to Paramount Studios in Hollywood before heading to the Radio Recorders studio for soundtrack rehearsals. It had been only 8 days since Elvis had wrapped up the great ‘Something For Everybody’ sessions in Nashville’s Studio B. With fourteen songs in the film the music was a key feature, although both the Hawaiian scenery and an enjoyable if lightweight plot did help make it one of Elvis' most enjoyable films.Ĭlick here to EIN's in-depth examination of the actual film. It contains many previously unreleased out-takes and alternate versions of the soundtrack recording, including several new versions of the classic ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’.Īs a bonus, the CD is accompanied by a 40 page book containing many rare and unpublished photographs taken on and off the set of ‘Blue Hawaii’.ĮIN's Piers Beagley checks it out to see what this budget release really offers to collectors.īlue Hawaii was Elvis’ 8th film and after the dramas of 'Flaming Star' and 'Wild In the Country' it was a return to a family fun musical. This new MRS look at Blue Hawaii features an expanded edition of the original soundtrack album. Produced by Hal Wallis and directed by Norman Taurog it reached #2 of Variety's weekly list of Top Grossing films. This conveys the romantic idea of sharing your life with someone you love, but it also means he is surrendering to the inevitability of falling in love and choosing to give up his whole life for her.'Blue Hawaii - The Expanded Alternate Album' MRS CD/Book CD Review - By Piers Beagleyīlue Hawaii is one of Elvis' most successful films. This line may represent either the desire of moving on, which is what a river does, when it flows toward the sea, or letting go, abandoning himself to this feeling.Īfter that, he asks her to take his hand, which is neither a sin nor rushing in, but in the next line he tells her to take his whole life. He then compares his feeling to a river that ends up in the ocean: he thinks that he and his lover are the same. Does true love justify that? Is it still a sin if it is apparently out of his control?įor I can’t help falling in love with you ![]() The singer goes on mentioning the word sin: “ Would it be a sin” : this sounds like a moral question about the possibility of breaking the ethical behaviour expected of every member of society. The line “Wise men say only fools rush in” recalls a phrase from “An Essay on Criticism” (1711) by Alexander Pope, where we read: “ Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” meaning that the impulsive or inexperienced attempt things that wiser people avoid. If I can’t help falling in love with you? On the contrary, the singer cannot help becoming infatuated, seemingly against his own wishes.īut I can’t help falling in love with you However, some critics assert it should not be considered the triumph of romantic music, a happy song celebrating love, but a song of defeat, and grieving, which is seen from the very first lines of the song, where there is a warning from wise people not to fall in love impulsively. It is a tender ballad about being unable to resist falling in love, and it is one of the most popular wedding songs. The song was initially written for a woman as “ rom“, which explains the first and third line ending on “in” and “sin” rather than words rhyming with “you”.Įlvis Presley‘s version of the song topped the British charts in 1962, It was one of his most famous and romantic songs which, during Presley’s late 1960s and 1970s live performances, was performed as the show’s finale ![]() The melody is based on “ Plaisir d’amour”, a popular French love song composed in 1784 by a German with an Italian name, Jean-Paul Egide-Martini.
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