Can't Help Falling in Love Quotes
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Speaker: Elvis Presley
"I can't help falling in love with you."
Take my hand, take my whole life, too; for I can't help falling in love with you.
Context
This line is from the song "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley from the album Blue Hawaii (1961).
Love songs always have all-or-nothing stakes, and this song definitely falls on the "all" side of the spectrum.
Elvis isn't just going to give his woman his hand or his heart, no. He's going to give her his whole life, too.
So many awwws.
Where you've heard it
You've heard the song played at weddings and flash-mob proposals around the globe. It was also memorably covered with some reggae flair by UB40 in 1993, and this version may have surpassed the original.
Additional Notable References
- It was featured on the soundtrack of the Dia de los Muertos-inspired animated film Book of Life.
- It was also featured in the totally believable romantic comedy Fools Rush In, in which Salma Hayek believably falls for Matthew Perry.
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.
It's romantic, at least until the divorce.