My Happiness

(thing) by Stealth Munchkin Fri Apr 27 2001 at 18:33:33
Also a song by the Ink Spots and the first song ever recorded by Elvis Presley, as a gift for his mother.

Luckily either Sam Philips, head of Sun Records, or his assistant Marion Keisker heard potential in this recording, and the first superstar of Rock 'N' Roll was created.

The recording was thought lost until the late 1980s, when it turned up at a friend's house - apparently Elvis had left it there one day and everyone had forgotten about it. The track can be heard on the Complete 50s Masters box set or on the most recent release of Elvis' Sun Sessions - the double CD Sunburst, both on RCA/BMG.

The song itself is unexceptional - just a standard love song of the period based on I-vi-IV-V changes and with the usual blue/through/you rhymes, but the 18-year-old Elvis turns in a performance of remarkable ability.

(thing) by museman Thu Nov 29 2007 at 13:31:57
A song by Australian band Powderfinger from their 2000 album "Odyssey Number Five", and the lead single. The song won the ARIA Award for "single of the year". It is the highest-charting Powderfinger single so far (peaking at #4), and was #1 on the listener-voted "Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000".

Generally interpreted as being a love song and often played at weddings, the band claims that it's about the loneliness that comes with touring. Personally I think it's a wonderful song no matter what it's supposed to mean, just like every other song on the album.

Lyrics:
I see your shadow on the street now
I hear you push through the rusty gate
Click of your heels on the concrete
Waiting for a knock coming way too late
It seems an age since I've seen you
Countdown as the weeks trickle into days

{Bridge}
So you come in and put your bags down
I know there's something in the air
How can I do this to you right now
If youre over there when I need you here

{Chorus}
My happiness is slowly creeping back
Now you're at home
If it ever starts sinking in
It must be when you pack up and go

It seems an age since I've seen you
Countdown as the weeks trickle into days
I hope that time hasn't changed you
All I really want is for you to stay

{Bridge}

{chorus}

I know I know I know what is inside {x4}

If youre over there when I need you here
{Chorus x2}

The song opens with a now-famous and very distinctive guitar riff, the wavering effect almost making it seem as though the guitar is crying. Very faintly the drums can be heard in the background as an acoustic guitar accompanies said riff with a simple harmony. Around the end of the first verse, the mellow opening shifts into a heavier, bassier feel for the remainder of the song.

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