About The Song
– “What Now My Love” is a French popular song originally written in French as “Et maintenant” by Gilbert Bécaud and Pierre Delanoë in 1961. The English lyrics were written by Carl Sigman.
– The song was first recorded by Jane Morgan and released as a single in 1962, becoming a hit in multiple countries.
– Elvis Presley recorded his own version of “What Now My Love” and released it on his 1973 album Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite, reaching over 1 billion viewers. Presley’s version became one of his most famous and acclaimed recordings from his later career.
– Elvis’ soulful, powerful vocals and emotional delivery make this one of his definitive performances. Many critics and fans consider it among his very best recordings.
– It became a big hit after the concert, reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973.
– Elvis continued to perform it in concerts regularly until his death in 1977, with some of his best later live versions coming from his 1973 shows.
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Lyric
What now my love
Now that you left me
How can I live through another day
Watching my dreams turn into ashes
And all my hopes into bits of clay
Once I could see, once I could feel
Now I’m a numb
I’ve become unrealI walk the night, oh, without a goal
Stripped of my heart, my soul
What now my love
Now that it’s over
I feel the world closing in on me
Here comes the stars
Tumbling around me
And there’s the sky where the sea should beWhat now my love
Now that you’re gone
I’d be a fool to go on and on
No one would care, no one would cry
If I should live or dieWhat now my love
Now there is nothing
Only my last goodbye
Only my last goodbye