Elvis Presley (1956) → Linda Ronstadt (1978)
Traditional Pop / Ballad
Set to the melody of the Civil War-era song 'Aura Lea', this was the title theme of Elvis Presley's debut film in 1956. Having shocked the world with fierce rockabilly, Elvis delivered it in a tender crooner's voice, and it went to No. 1—one of the defining ballads of his early reign.
Country Rock / Ballad
Linda Ronstadt recorded the song for 1978's 'Living in the USA' and also performed it live in the film 'FM' that same year. Radio stations spliced her recording with Elvis's 1956 single into a much-discussed posthumous 'duet'. The King's sweet ballad became a warm West Coast acoustic arrangement, carried by a voice alive to every emotional shade.