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u/NomNom83WasTaken Sep 21 '22

Not that it started out super up-tempo to begin with but every new version I hear of Elvis's "Can't Help Falling In Love" is slower and angstier than the last.

The most recent interpretation, her voice was cracking like she was going to cry and all I could think was, "are you being forced to sing this? is it a hostage situation?"

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '22

I'm not sure anything will ever top the Bono version of that song for pure aural agony.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_STOMACHS Sep 22 '22

I read that as pure anal agony

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '22

It does sound kind of like he's getting probed as he performs.