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Who sang If I Can Dream?

Release date: 5/11/1968

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Elvis Presley released the song If I Can Dream. Date of release: 5/11/1968.

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The meaning of the song 'If I Can Dream ', based on the lyrics

What is If I Can Dream about?

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This song is about hope and the fact that even though the world is filled with pain and darkness, as long as someone has the strength to dream, they can fly.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘If I Can Dream’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.

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Elvis Presley - Short Biography

- Elvis Presley was an American singer and actor.
- Elvis was dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll".
- Elvis is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
- Elvis' energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style led him to great success and initial controversy.
- Elvis had a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations.

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- The song was written by Walter Earl Brown for Elvis Presley.
- It was published by Elvis Presley's music publishing company, Gladys Music, Inc.
- It was recorded by Presley in June 1968, just two months after King's assassination.
- The recording was first presented to the public as the finale of Presley's '68 Comeback Special.
- Lyricist Earl Brown and composer Billy Goldenberg were asked to write a song to replace "I'll Be Home for Christmas" as the finale of NBC's Elvis show, taped June 20-23, 1968 (now known as the '68 Comeback Special).
- Knowing that Presley was very fond of Martin Luther King Jr. and devastated by the latter's assassination in Memphis, Brown wrote "If I Can Dream" with Presley in mind.

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