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Elvis Presley Wasn’t in the Right Mood to Record ‘Burning Love’

Elvis Presley‘s “Burning Love” is such a famous and beloved song that it’s tough to imagine that Elvis wasn’t the biggest fan of it. That might have had more to do with Elvis’ personal life than ...
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Elvis Presley’s ‘Burning Love’ Should Have Been More Controversial

Mixing sexuality with religion is not new. The Romans worshipped lust deities, such as Venus and her son, Cupid. However, Christianity is traditionally averse to combining the erotic with the ...
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Elvis balked about recording the oversexed 'Burning Love.' Then it became his last hit.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By all objective measures, Elvis Presley was a hunk, a hunk of burning love. But he clearly wasn’t feeling it when he heard a demo ...
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On This Day in 1972, Elvis Presley Recorded His Final Major Hit Despite Fears It Was Too “Sexy”

Elvis Presley recorded "Burning Love", the final Top 10 hit of his career, on March 28, 1972, in Hollywood, California.
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Elvis balked about recording the oversexed 'Burning Love.' Then it became his last hit.

The song, a slightly shocking blend of the spiritual and sexual, seemed like a hit to those in the room, with its reverent, raunchy intro: Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature rising, mmm. Higher, ...