Can't Help Falling in Love

"Can't Help Falling in Love" is a 1961 song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the album Blue Hawaii (1961). It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. It was published by Gladys Music, Inc.

The melody is based on "Plaisir d'amour".^[1]

The song was originally written for a woman as "Can't Help Falling in Love with Him", which explains the first and third line ending on "in" and "sin" instead of words rhyming with "you".^[2]

"Can't Help Falling in Love" was used in Presley's 1961 movie Blue Hawaii. It is seen as one of the greatest songs by Rolling Stone in 2012.^[3]

References

↑ "Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
↑ Peterik, Jim (2010). Songwriting for Dummies. Wiley. ISBN 9780470890417. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
↑ Rolling Stone (2003-12-11). "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

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[1] "Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014.

[2] Peterik, Jim (2010). Songwriting for Dummies. Wiley. ISBN 9780470890417. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

[3] Rolling Stone (2003-12-11). "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

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