Heartbreak Hotel
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| - | "'''Heartbreak Hotel'''" is a [[rock and roll]] song performed by [[Elvis Presley]], with [[Bill Black]] ([[bass guitar|bass]]), [[Scotty Moore]] ([[guitar]]), [[D.J. Fontana]] ([[drums]]), [[Floyd Cramer]] ([[piano]]) and Elvis on rhythm guitar as the main supporting musicians. Recorded in January 1956 in Nashville, the song introduced Presley to the [[American music|American]] national [[music]] [[consciousness]]. It was released as a [[single (music)|single]] with the b-side song "I Was The One" on [[January 27]] [[1956]]. "Heartbreak Hotel" became the first No.1 pop record by Elvis and was the best selling single of 1956. | + | | style="text-align: left;" | |
| + | "I'll be so [[Loneliness|lonely]], I could [[die]]."--"[[Heartbreak Hotel]]" (1956) | ||
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| - | "Heartbreak Hotel"'s lyrical matter deals with the singer's [[sadness]], implicitly that following the end of a [[romantic love|romantic]] relationship. It uses the [[metaphor]] of a [[hotel]] to represent this emotional state. Durden read about a [[suicide]] in the Miami Herald in 1955. A well-dressed man had removed all labels from his clothing, destroyed his identity papers and left a note saying: "I walk a [[lonely]] street." | + | "'''Heartbreak Hotel'''" is a song recorded by American [[rock and roll]] musician [[Elvis Presley]]. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label [[RCA Victor]]. His first number-one pop record, "Heartbreak Hotel" topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top 100 chart, became his first million-seller, and was the best-selling single of 1956. It was written by Tommy Durden and [[Mae Boren Axton]]. |
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| + | The lyrics were based on a newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *“[[What's Your Story, Morning Glory?]]” | ||
| + | *[[Lonely Avenue]] | ||
| + | *[[Heartbreak]] | ||
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"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song recorded by American rock and roll musician Elvis Presley. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label RCA Victor. His first number-one pop record, "Heartbreak Hotel" topped the Billboard Top 100 chart, became his first million-seller, and was the best-selling single of 1956. It was written by Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton.
The lyrics were based on a newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window.
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