Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never [HD]

Elvis Presley sings 'It's Now Or Never' which was first a RCA Victor single in 1960. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time selling over 25 million copies worldwide. The song on this video is from a later compilation album. Music critic Henry Pleasants in the chapter on Presley in his book 'The Great American Popular Singers' said this song showed him to be a "light tenor" who hit a perfect "high C" at the end of the song and in a later article described in detail Presley's "extraordinary compass and very wide range of vocal color." The song lyrics are in the video and listed below along with some words on the video followed by some notes from Wikipedia.

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Video Note: The missing title at the start of the video is intentional. The young woman in the road at the start and near the end is contemplating her future when the question of the song will face her. She stands on a road dimly seen in the distance like the exact nature of her future. She stands looking down with her hands and feet set like she's balancing on a tightrope, not knowing what will happen and hoping she won't fall off. So the video could be said to hinge on that one image.

"It's Now or Never" is a ballad recorded by Elvis Presley in 1960. It is one of two popular songs based on the Italian song "'O Sole mio" (music by Eduardo di Capua), the other being "There's No Tomorrow", recorded by U.S. singer Tony Martin in 1949, which inspired Presley's version. The lyrics were written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold. The single is the second best-selling single by Presley, and one of the best-selling singles of all time.


It's Now Or Never

Singer - Elvis Presley

It's now or never, come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It's now or never my love won't wait

When I first saw you with your smile so tender
My heart was captured, my soul surrendered
I'd spend a lifetime waiting for the right time
Now that you're near the time is here at last

It's now or never, come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It's now or never my love won't wait

Just like a willow we would cry an ocean
If we lost true love and sweet devotion
Your lips excite me, let your arms invite me
For who knows when we'll meet again this way

It's now or never, come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It's now or never my love won't wait

It's now or never my love won't wait
It's now or never my love won't wait
It's now or never my love won't wait

Songwriters: Aaron H. Schroeder, Wally Gold

© A. Schroeder International LLC, IMAGEM U.S. LLC

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