"Love Me Tender" Quotes

Context

This line is from the song "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley, from the album Love Me Tender (1956).

We hope you're ready to slow dance with the King. Don't worry; he wasn't flabby and wearing rhinestones when this song was recorded. "Love Me Tender," in fact, puts new words to the tune of the Civil War-era ballad "Aura Lee." This is fitting because Elvis recorded this song for the soundtrack of the Civil War-era movie Love Me Tender, in which he starred. A hit single, a hit movie—this is why he was the King.

Prepare to be wooed when you check it out here.

Where you've heard it

You might've heard Norah Jones croon the chorus on the Princess Diaries 2 soundtrack. Or you could've heard Jessica Simpson do her best on the Lilo and Stitch: Companion Album. Of course, you could've also gotten your game day chicken from a place called Love Me Tenders. Mmm… chicken tenders.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

If this were a sentimentality scale we'd give the song a 10, but it checks out okay otherwise.