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| Label = RCA
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| Writer = [[Fred Wise (songwriter)|Fred Wise]], [[Ben Weisman]], Kay Twomey, [[Bert Kaempfert]]
| Writer = [[Fred Wise (songwriter)|Fred Wise]], [[Ben Weisman]], Kay Twomey, [[Bert Kaempfert]]<ref name="500 Number One Hits">{{cite book
| first= Jo
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| last= Rice
| year= 1982
| title= The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits
| edition= 1st
| publisher= Guinness Superlatives Ltd
| location= Enfield, Middlesex
| page= 56
| isbn= 0-85112-250-7}}</ref>
| Producer = [[Steve Sholes]]<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/>
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| Chronology = Elvis Presley USA
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"'''Wooden Heart'''" ("'''{{Lang|de|Muss i denn}}'''" ''lit.'' Do I really have to) 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 United Kingdom, making No.1 for six weeks there in March & April 1961, but was not released on a single in the United States until November 1964, where it was the B-side to "[[Blue Christmas]]". Presley performed the song live during his Dinner Show concert at the [[Las Vegas Hilton|Hilton Hotel]] in Las Vegas in 1975. The recording is available on the Elvis Presley live album, ''Dinner At Eight''.
"'''Wooden Heart'''" ("'''{{Lang|de|Muss i denn}}'''" ''lit.'' Do I really have to) 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,<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= [[British Hit Singles & Albums]]
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| pages= 122-3}}</ref> but was not released on a single in the United States until November 1964, where it was the B-side to "[[Blue Christmas]]". Presley performed the song live during his Dinner Show concert at the [[Las Vegas Hilton|Hilton Hotel]] in Las Vegas in 1975. The recording is available on the Elvis Presley live album, ''Dinner At Eight''.


A [[cover version]] by [[Joe Dowell]] made it to number one in the US at the end of August 1961, knocking Bobby Lewis' "[[Tossin' and Turnin']]" off the number-one spot of the [[Billboard Hot 100]] after seven weeks. Dowell's version also spent three weeks at number one on the Easy Listening chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=82}}</ref>
A [[cover version]] by [[Joe Dowell]] made it to number one in the US at the end of August 1961, knocking Bobby Lewis' "[[Tossin' and Turnin']]" off the number-one spot of the [[Billboard Hot 100]] after seven weeks. Dowell's version also spent three weeks at number one on the Easy Listening chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=82}}</ref>


"Wooden Heart", created by [[Fred Wise (songwriter)|Fred Wise]], [[Ben Weisman]], [[Kay Twomey]] and German bandleader [[Bert Kaempfert]], was based on a German folk song by [[Friedrich Silcher]], {{Lang|de|[[:de:Muss i denn, muss i denn zum Städtele hinaus|"Muss i' denn zum Städtele hinaus"]]}}, originating from the [[Rems|Rems Valley]] in [[Württemberg]], Southwest Germany. "Wooden Heart" features several lines from the original folk song, written in the German [[Swabian German|Swabian]] dialect, spoken in Württemberg. The Elvis Presley version was published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. [[Bobby Vinton]] recorded his version in 1975 with those lines translated into Polish.
"Wooden Heart", created by [[Fred Wise (songwriter)|Fred Wise]], [[Ben Weisman]], [[Kay Twomey]] and German bandleader [[Bert Kaempfert]],<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/> was based on a German folk song by [[Friedrich Silcher]], {{Lang|de|[[:de:Muss i denn, muss i denn zum Städtele hinaus|"Muss i' denn zum Städtele hinaus"]]}}, originating from the [[Rems|Rems Valley]] in [[Württemberg]], Southwest Germany. "Wooden Heart" features several lines from the original folk song, written in the German [[Swabian German|Swabian]] dialect, spoken in Württemberg. The Elvis Presley version was published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. [[Bobby Vinton]] recorded his version in 1975 with those lines translated into Polish.


The Elvis Presley version featured two parts in German, the first one is the first four lines of "{{Lang|de|Muss i' denn zum Städtele hinaus}}", whereas the second part appears towards the end and is based on a translation of the English version (therefore not appearing in the original German folk lyrics). This part being "{{Lang|de|Sei mir gut, sei mir gut, sei mir wie du wirklich sollst, wie du wirklich sollst...}}" This literally means "Be good to me, Be good to me, Be to me how you really should, How you really should..."
The Elvis Presley version featured two parts in German, the first one is the first four lines of "{{Lang|de|Muss i' denn zum Städtele hinaus}}", whereas the second part appears towards the end and is based on a translation of the English version (therefore not appearing in the original German folk lyrics). This part being "{{Lang|de|Sei mir gut, sei mir gut, sei mir wie du wirklich sollst, wie du wirklich sollst...}}" This literally means "Be good to me, Be good to me, Be to me how you really should, How you really should..."
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– [[Tom Petty]], ''Playback'' box set liner notes
– [[Tom Petty]], ''Playback'' box set liner notes
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Whilst Presley's song was at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, [[Zog I of Albania|King Zog]] died and [[Yuri Gagarin]] became the first human to travel into [[outer space]].<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/>


==Editions==
==Editions==
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
*[http://www.elvisnewsnetwork.com/articles/motmgiblues.html Elvis News Network – ''G.I. Blues'']
*[http://www.elvisnewsnetwork.com/articles/motmgiblues.html Elvis News Network – ''G.I. Blues'']
*[http://www.joedowell.com/bio1.html Joe Dowell biography]
*[http://www.joedowell.com/bio1.html Joe Dowell biography]

Revision as of 22:04, 4 April 2014

"Wooden Heart"
Song
A-side"Blue Christmas" (USA 1964)
B-side"Tonight is All Right for Love" (UK 1961)

"Wooden Heart" ("Muss i denn" lit. Do I really have to) 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,[1][2] but was not released on a single in the United States until November 1964, where it was the B-side to "Blue Christmas". Presley performed the song live during his Dinner Show concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in 1975. The recording is available on the Elvis Presley live album, Dinner At Eight.

A cover version by Joe Dowell made it to number one in the US at the end of August 1961, knocking Bobby Lewis' "Tossin' and Turnin'" off the number-one spot of the Billboard Hot 100 after seven weeks. Dowell's version also spent three weeks at number one on the Easy Listening chart.[3]

"Wooden Heart", created by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey and German bandleader Bert Kaempfert,[1] 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. "Wooden Heart" features several lines from the original folk song, written in the German Swabian dialect, spoken in Württemberg. The Elvis Presley version was published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. Bobby Vinton recorded his version in 1975 with those lines translated into Polish.

The Elvis Presley version featured two parts in German, the first one is the first four lines of "Muss i' denn zum Städtele hinaus", whereas the second part appears towards the end and is based on a translation of the English version (therefore not appearing in the original German folk lyrics). This part being "Sei mir gut, sei mir gut, sei mir wie du wirklich sollst, wie du wirklich sollst..." This literally means "Be good to me, Be good to me, Be to me how you really should, How you really should..."

Covered: "Corazon de Madera" in Latin version by Marco T. y Los Gatos Montañeros was released in 1987 in Colombia. "Wooden Heart" was covered by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1993. It was released as part of their 1995 Playback box set on disc six, "Nobody's Children".

Another Elvis song from the same session, this one a track from G.I. Blues, "The first album I ever owned," Petty says. In 1995 Petty arranged for his family to take a private tour of Graceland, and for the Heartbreakers to record at Sun Studios. "I am the true Elvis fan. The music meant so much to me. I really have to give him credit for saving my life on so many levels. – Tom Petty, Playback box set liner notes

Whilst Presley's song was at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, King Zog died and Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space.[1]

Editions

  • (US) "Blue Christmas" b/w "Wooden Heart" Released: November 1964, RCA 447-0720

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 122–3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 82.
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single (Elvis Presley version)
March 23, 1961 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Easy Listening number-one single (Joe Dowell version)
August 14 – 28, 1961 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (Joe Dowell version)
August 28, 1961
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