August 2016 Challenge - Name That Elvis Tune

[Jackie]

Yes, I was really happy about that!

[Mariab]

Mine are:
Jailhouse Rock
Can't Help Falling in Love
Always on My Mind

[Beth]

Jailhouse Rock
Blue Suede Shoes
All Shook Up

Now to read the spoiler...

[siriusedward]

interesting..

so my favorites are
1.can't help falling in love
2.pledging my love / love me tender
3.always on my mind(rock wedding, Abe)

so... now to see what the spoiler is

[siriusedward]

Love a Little Sideways by Shannon Stacey. i love listening to 'can't help falling in love with you'
while reading the book..so most probably this..
or...

Falling Awake by Jayne Ann Krentz

[Liz]

My favorite songs:

Always on my Mind
Are you Lonesome Tonight
Love me Tender

Possible options from TBR:

We Have Always Lived in the Castle
F*ck Love
The History of Love
A Spy in the House of Love
Of Love and Shadows
Me Before You

[Jennifer]

It was hard to pick but here are the 3 songs I chose as my favorites.

Hound Dog
All Shook Up
Viva Las Vegas

*Ha, I just can't resist, hehehe. This is the book i'll be reading for this challenge

[Kristie, Moderator]

That's great, Jennifer! You should get extra points for that. ;)

[Casceil]

All Shook Up looks much better than the "matching" title I found, Love Me Tender, which appears to be a romance in which "Elmer Presley" acts as a fairy godfather.

[Jennifer]

What's funny is the three songs I chose all have books with the exact same name. But alas, I decided on All Shook Up because of what the book is about.

[Heather]

This seems like it might be interesting!

My Top Three:
Hound Dog
Can't Help Falling in Love
Suspicious Minds

After reading the spoiler and gophering...
(view spoiler)[I decided to read The Help by Kathryn Stockett, for the song, Can't Help Falling in Love. (hide spoiler)]

[Joan]

Elmer Presley as a fairy godfather..yikes!

[Janice, Moderator]

That's hilarious about the matching names.

Welcome to the group, Jennifer. I hope you enjoy your first challenge.

[Casceil]

I think the existence of books with names that match Elvis songs is a testament to how well known those titles are.

[Amanda]

My 3 faves are:
Can't help falling in love
Viva Las Vegas
In the ghetto.

I'm not sure if I'll get tot the challenge this month or not - I seem to be in a bit of a reading slump and still want to get the yearly challenge completed. But I thought I'd prepare just in case :-)

[Olivia]

My favorite songs are:
Can't Help Falling in Love
All Shook Up
Hound Dog

Possible Books:
(view spoiler)[ The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
All the Light We Cannot See
Before the Fall - Not sure if this one counts because it has fall, not falling in the title
(hide spoiler)]

I'm going to have to add more books to my tbr shelf, I need more options!

[Cherie]

Casceil wrote: "All Shook Up looks much better than the "matching" title I found, Love Me Tender, which appears to be a romance in which "Elmer Presley" acts as a fairy godfather."

Yowzer! I just looked at the cover! .

[Cherie]

Amanda wrote: "My 3 faves are:
Can't help falling in love
Viva Las Vegas
In the ghetto.

I'm not sure if I'll get tot the challenge this month or not - I seem to be in a bit of a reading slump and still want to..."

Maybe Casciel's book will get you over your slump, Amanda. :0)

[Casceil]

If you're interested Amanda, Amazon will sell you a used copy for one cent (plus 3.99 shipping, of course). Who knows, your local library may have it. . . unless someone has burned their copy or something.

[Lara]

I'm another one who isn't a big Elvis fan, but Can't Help Falling in Love is my favorite of his songs. I also like Love Me Tender and Are You Lonesome Tonight, but will use the first song as my inspiration.

Possible books: (view spoiler)[
Can't Help Falling in Love
Best of My Love
Red Knight Falling
Falling Kingdoms
Falling Into Bed with a Duke
London Falling
Love Hacked
Love Potions
Must Love Dukes
A Lot like Love
A Code Of Love
Love Me
The Look of Love (hide spoiler)]

[Casceil]

Good choices. One of them (view spoiler)[ London Falling (hide spoiler)] is what I would be reading if I had picked differently.

[Joan]

Casceil wrote: "I think the existence of books with names that match Elvis songs is a testament to how well known those titles are."

The matching names discussion sent my gophering and I found Are You Lonesome Tonight? which sounds so bizarre and unlike my usual stuff that I may just read it.
Or I may stay true to my boring self and read an annotated version of The Return of the Native that I just found. I actually enjoy reading footnotes and commentary :\

[Lara]

Casceil wrote: "Good choices. One of them [spoilers removed] is what I would be reading if I had picked differently."

Thanks. They are on my to read list, and I think I own them (one I have out from the library right now but haven't started yet). The benefits of having an enormous to read list is that you can find something to fit almost any criterion on it.

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "Yowzer! I just looked at the cover!"

LOL! That's when ebooks come in handy. If you're in public, nobody can see the cover. :

[Fee]

I choose these three songs:

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Can't Help Falling in Love

Always on My Mind

[Janice, Moderator]

I finally made a decision. I'm going to read The Devil You Know for my selection. It's being downloaded as I type.

[Joan]

That sounds fun n Janice

[Travis]

Can't say I have a favorite but the ones I know are Don't Be Cruel
Hound Dog
Viva Las Vegas
(view spoiler)[Power of Dog The Power of the Dog fits (hide spoiler)]

[Lori Z]

My 3 favorite songs are:


Heartbreak Hotel
Are you lonesome tonight?
Can't help falling in love

Off to read the spoiler...

EDIT...So I'm going to go with (view spoiler)[Love Overdue (hide spoiler)] for the song Can't help falling in love.

[Brianna]

My 3 favorite Elvis songs are:

Hound Dog
(view spoiler)[ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (hide spoiler)]

Love Me Tender
(view spoiler)[ First Comes Love (hide spoiler)]

Jailhouse Rock
(view spoiler)[ Sorta Like a Rock Star (hide spoiler)]

[Janice, Moderator]

Brianna wrote: "My 3 favorite Elvis songs are:

Love Me Tender"

Unfortunately the book you chose for Love Me Tender won't work because it's in the sub-title. Sorry.

[Ann]

Well, this sounds intriguing! Based on your list, my favourite Elvis songs would be:

One Night
King Creole
Stuck On You

[Janice, Moderator]

Lots of options with those songs, CanadAnn

[Ann]

Janice wrote: "Lots of options with those songs, CanadAnn"

I see a trip to the library in my future! Not one of my unread books at home qualifies!!

[siriusedward]

I have started my reread of Love a Little Sideways by Shannon Stacey occsasionaly listening to can't help falling in love...and enjoying it...

[Brenda]

Janice: What a great challenge you provided, thanks! Here are my three favourites...
The Wonder of You
Can't Help Falling in Love
Suspicious Minds

[Elsbeth]

Songs I pick: (Let me be your) Teddy Bear, Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock.
Now let's look at the spoiler, to see what that means to me...

[Elsbeth]

Oh, I have several books with Love in it. Shouldn't be too difficult to find a good one! ;)

[Elsbeth]

Maybe now is also a good time for me to read: The New Elvis by Wyborn Senna... :)

[Cherie]

Elsbeth wrote: "Oh, I have several books with Love in it. Shouldn't be too difficult to find a good one! ;)"

I had 28 on my list with Love in it. I ended up picking one with Me in the title though, because I already owned it and need to read it. ;o)

[Cherie]

Elsbeth wrote: "Maybe now is also a good time for me to read: The New Elvis by Wyborn Senna... :)"

Good one!

[Amanda (Mandy)]

Song selections:

Return to sender
Don't be cruel
Burning Love

I will have to gopher a little later.

[Tammy]

Have not read challenge. My favorites from the list are-
Are you lonesome tonight
Blue suede shoes
Love me tender

Edit - on my list
About the Night
The Tender Years
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[Brianna]

Janice wrote: "Unfortunately the book you chose for Love Me Tender won't work because it's in the sub-title. Sorry."

Oh man...well at least I have some other options. Whew

[Jkmays]

Love me Tender
Don't Be Cruel
Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog

[Lynn]

Gah, I must get around to picking my three songs!

I know this is going to be sacrilege to a lot of you, but I've never really been a fan of Elvis so choosing 3 favourite songs is actually quite hard! lol

[Annerlee]

Lynn wrote: "Gah, I must get around to picking my three songs!

I know this is going to be sacrilege to a lot of you, but I've never really been a fan of Elvis so choosing 3 favourite songs is actually quite hard..."

maybe you could pick the songs you know (I knew less than half ) or the ones you dislike the least ; )

I must admit, some of his songs are a bit toe-curling for me too, but there are some I quite like.

[Annerlee]

Found some Elvis mysteries whilst gophering. Two examples here:

Blue Suede Clues

Kill Me Tender

I don't think I could bring myself to read them... not really an Elvis fan. I find the titles so corny... but maybe someone else would like to give them a try?

[Joan]

Not a fan of Elvis the pop star? Try a google search for young Elvis Gospel; his singing on those songs is quite different. He was famous for "Peace in The Valley ". You might be able to persuade the moderator.

[Janice, Moderator]

Lynn wrote: "Gah, I must get around to picking my three songs!

I know this is going to be sacrilege to a lot of you, but I've never really been a fan of Elvis so choosing 3 favourite songs is actually quite ha..."

I figured that while not everyone was a fan of Elvis, everyone knew who he was and are aware of his songs. So use the titles you are most aware of and call them your favourites.