ELVIS PRESLEY - “Can’t Help Falling In Love”
(24th February 1962)
For me, Elvis’ devotional lullaby walks the line between dreamy and dreary a little too finely. The arrangement is immaculate - lulling harmonies; carefully-placed twangs - but the melody and performance are a little too sedate. Perhaps I’d prefer it if the hints of abjection in the lyrics were more than that - for someone pledging his whole life and talking of sin, Presley never sounds like there’s much at stake. 5

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Joe Williams on August 29th, 2005
Another double A-side - ‘Rock-A-Hula Baby’ was on here too. It’s rubbish. I really like ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’ though, definitely one of the better Elvis records from this period.