Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you great songs with precious metals, gemstones or jewelry in the title or the lyrics. Today we step back to 1958 and join a 23-year-old Elvis Presley as he sings a #1 R&B hit, "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck." One of the most important figures of 20th-century popular culture, "The King" was a multitalented global phenomenon as he starred on stage and screen.
"Aloha from Hawaii," a concert staged by Presley in 1973, was the first performance ever to be broadcast to a worldwide audience. He was seen live via satellite by a staggering 1.5 billion viewers.
Only four years, The King passed away suddenly at the age of 42.
Presley is widely credited as being the highest-selling individual artist of all time with more than 300 million records sold. Only The Beatles have sold more records.
Our Music Friday selection includes a video slideshow that gives an intimate look at The King and his bride, Priscilla, who were married in May 1967 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. The lyrics to "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" are below if you'd like to sing along.
"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
Written by Bert Carroll and Russell Moody. Performed by Elvis Presley
Won't you wear my ring around your neck?
To tell the world I'm yours, by heck
Let them see your love for me
And let them see by the ring around your neck
Won't you wear my ring around your neck?
To tell the world I'm yours, by heck
Let them know I love you so
And let them no by the ring around your neck
Well they say that goin' steady is not the proper thing
They say that we're too young to know the meaning of a ring
I only know that I love you and that you love me too
So, darling, please do what I ask of you
Won't you wear my ring around your neck
To tell the world I'm yours, by heck
Let them see your love for me
And let them see by the ring around your neck
Well they say that goin' steady is not the proper thing
They say that we're too young to know the meaning of a ring
I only know that I love you and that you love me too
So, darling, this is what I, I beg of you
Won't you wear my ring around your neck
To tell the world I'm yours, by heck
Let them know I love you so
And let them know by the ring around your neck
And let them know by the ring around your neck
And let them know by the ring around your neck
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