Muß i denn, muß i denn

Come da titolo, ecco la canzone popolare tedesca "Muß i denn, muß i denn"... che Elvis aveva sentito durante il suo servizio militare in Germania, per poi inciderla (nel 1960) metà in inglese e metà in lingua tedesca, con il titolo "Wooden Heart":




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"Wooden Heart" ("Muss i denn" lit. Must I then) is a song best known for its use in the 1960 Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues.
The song was a hit single for Presley in the UK Singles Chart, making No. 1 for six weeks there in March and April 1961.

"Wooden Heart", created by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey and German bandleader Bert Kaempfert, was based on a German folk song by Friedrich Silcher, "Muss i' denn zum Städtele hinaus", originating from the Rems Valley in Württemberg, Southwest Germany.

Did you know that

Marlene Dietrich recorded a version of the song sometime before 1958, pre-dating Presley, in the original German language, which appears as a B-side on a 1959 version of her single "Lili Marlene"', released by Philips in association with Columbia Records.
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Elvis performed the song live during his Dinner Show concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in 1975.
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The recording is available on the Elvis Presley live album, Dinner At Eight.
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