BRIDGE OVER TROUBLE WATER
ELVIS PRESLEY
SONGWRITER: PAUL SIMON
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THAT’S THE WAY IT IS
LABEL: RCA RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK AND ROLL
YRAR: 1970
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935– August
16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "King
of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the
most significant cultural icons of the 20th century.
His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance
style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines
during a transformative
era in race relations, led him to both great success
and initial
controversy.
Presley was born in Tupelo,
Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee,
with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954,
recording at Sun Records with
producer Sam Phillips, who
wanted to bring the sound of African-American
music to a wider audience. Presley, on
rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and
bassist Bill Black, was a
pioneer of rockabilly, an
uptempo, backbeat-driven
fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In
1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired
his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker,
who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA Victor single, "Heartbreak
Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one
hit in the United States. Within a year, RCA would sell ten million Presley
singles. With a series of successful network television
appearances and chart-topping records, Presley became the leading figure of the
newly popular sound of rock and roll.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut
in Love Me
Tender. Drafted into military
service in 1958, Presley relaunched his
recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful
work. He held few
concerts, however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s
to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically
derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live
performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback
special Elvis,
which led to an extended Las Vegas concert
residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the
first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from
Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse and
unhealthy eating habits severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly
in 1977 at his Graceland estate
at the age of 42.
"Bridge over Troubled Water" has
been covered by over 50 artists, including Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson. Merry Clayton recorded a version in gospel style on her 1970 album Gimme Shelter. A
cover recorded by Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple for
Cash's American IV:
The Man Comes Around album was nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with
Vocals in 2003.
When you're weary,
feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I'm on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over
troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part
When darkness falls
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over
troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Sail on silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh, If you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind.
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