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'Plaisir d'amour' is Basis for 'I Can't Help Falling In Love With You'

posted 11 years ago by kelkyl
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The song sung by Montgomery Clift while playing the piano is originally a vocal romance, "Plaisir d'amour", composed in 1784 by classical composer Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (August 31, 1741 - February 10, 1816), and was the basis for Elvis Presley's 1961 hit "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" written in 1961 for the movie "Blue Hawaii".

[–] King_Of_Fuh 11 years ago

J-PEM was a great composer and bartender.

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[–] chaosrainz 11 years ago

I noticed it sounded AWFULLY similar!

[–] hka-3 11 years ago

I had I Can't Help Falling In Love With You in my head after the film ended last night. Now I know why. lol

[–] boxerrebellion 11 years ago

I kept thinking it sounded similar.... but THAT didn't make sense because of when the film was MADE and the time period REPRESENTED.

[–] scoup 9 years ago

same here...was doing a double take

[–] MystMoonstruck 9 years ago

Another old song that became a Presley hit is "Aura Lee", which became "Love Me Tender".

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[–] nutsberryfarm 9 years ago

cool stuff. i didn't know that.

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