“Love me tender, Love me sweet,
Elvis has stinky feet.”
kid’s rhyme 1956 / author unknown

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I was an 8-year-old schoolkid in Homewood, Illinois
when Elvis recorded “Love Me Tender“ in 1956.
Elvis was 21.

I was not a fan.
I was just a kid.

And although Elvis made some good music over the years that I liked,
all those movies soured me against him.
Guess they weren’t made for me.

Then …
in 1966 he recorded this song:

“Love Letters”.

Love Letters is a Popular Music Classic that was written in 1945
with lyrics by Edward Heyman and music by Victor Young.
It has been recorded by nearly 400 Artists including,
Nat Cole, Peggy Lee. Jack Jones, Patti Page, Sammy Davis, Tony Bennett,
and on and on …
just about everybody.

And I know there several superb interpretations.

But Elvis’ version really nailed me.

It was then that I realized just how GOOD this guy really was.