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"Don't Forbid Me"
"Don't Forbid Me"
Single by Pat Boone
from the album Pat's Great Hits
A-side	"Anastasia"
Released	November 1956
Genre	Pop
Songwriter(s)	Charles Singleton
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"Don't Forbid Me" is a popular song by Charles Singleton. Among Singleton's huge number of compositions was "Tryin' to Get to You", which had previously been recorded by Elvis Presley at Sun Records. In 1957, "Don't Forbid Me" was a number 1 hit for Pat Boone, and also peaked at number 10 on the Most Played R&B in Juke Boxes chart.^[2]

Presley connection and version

Pat Boone's recording and 1957 hit record though came with a little luck. The demo was first sent to Elvis Presley, who revealed this during the Million Dollar Quartet jam session in December 1956. As he recalled, "Have you heard Pat Boone's new record, called 'Don't Forbid Me'? It was written for me, it was sent to me, it stayed over at my house for 'bout ages, man I never did even see it. Too much junk around." Presley then took the acoustic guitar he was playing and ran down a couple of terrific versions by himself to demonstrate to the others how he might have done it. It would remain lost with the other Sun Records tapes of that magical session for the next 24 years.

The Beatles and Bert Kaempfert cover versions

According to eminent author Mark Lewisohn in "The Complete Beatles Chronicles" (p. 362), The Beatles performed Don't Forbid Me on stage from at least 1960 and through 1961, which would have been in Liverpool and Hamburg, with Paul McCartney on lead vocal, but no recording is known to survive. However, their performance of it on stage in Hamburg is probably where big-band conductor, arranger, writer and producer Bert Kaempfert heard the song, as he had previously never covered a single rock song of any sort for his instrumental records. Thus, in 1961 the celebrated Kaempfert recorded a version of the song for his instrumental album, The Wonderland of Bert Kaempfert. Kaempfert also signed The Beatles to record for Polydor, backing their friend — and almost Beatle — Tony Sheridan.

References

^ "Pat Boone – Don't Forbid Me / Anastasia (1956, Shellac)". Discogs.com. November 1956. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 72.

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[1] "Pat Boone – Don't Forbid Me / Anastasia (1956, Shellac)". Discogs.com. November 1956. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 72.

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-"'''Don't Forbid Me'''" is a [[popular music|popular]] song by [[Charles Singleton (songwriter)|Charles Singleton]]. Among Singleton's huge number of compositions was [[Tryin' to Get to You]], which had previously been recorded by [[Elvis Presley]] at [[Sun Records]].  In 1957, "Don't Forbid Me" was a #1 hit for [[Pat Boone]], and also peaked at #10 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Most Played R&B in Juke Boxes]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=72}}</ref>
+"'''Don't Forbid Me'''" is a [[popular music|popular]] song by [[Charles Singleton (songwriter)|Charles Singleton]]. Among Singleton's huge number of compositions was "[[Tryin' to Get to You]]", which had previously been recorded by [[Elvis Presley]] at [[Sun Records]].  In 1957, "Don't Forbid Me" was a number 1 hit for [[Pat Boone]], and also peaked at number 10 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Most Played R&B in Juke Boxes]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=72}}</ref>
-==The Elvis Connection and version==
+==Presley connection and version==
-[[Pat Boone]]'s recording and 1957 hit record though came about because the demo was first sent to [[Elvis Presley's]] house where it laid unopened, in Elvis' words "with all the junk that comes there". This was revealed by Elvis during the [[Million Dollar Quartet]] jam session of December 4, 1956, before Boone's recording came out. Elvis cut  a delightful fast minute and twenty second version of the song with [[The Million Dollar Quartet]] that then laid lost with the other [[Sun Records]] tapes of that session for 25 years.
+[[Pat Boone]]'s recording and 1957 hit record though came with a little luck.  The demo was first sent to Elvis Presley, who revealed this during the [[Million Dollar Quartet]] jam session in December 1956.  As he recalled, "Have you heard Pat Boone's new record, called 'Don't Forbid Me'?  It was written for me, it was sent to me, it stayed over at my house for 'bout ages, man I never did even see it.  Too much junk around." Presley then took the acoustic guitar he was playing and ran down a couple of terrific versions by himself to demonstrate to the others how he might have done it.  It would remain lost with the other [[Sun Records]] tapes of that magical session for the next 24 years.
 ==The Beatles and Bert Kaempfert cover versions==
-According to eminent author Mark Lewisohn in "The Complete Beatles Chronicles" (p.&nbsp;362), [[The Beatles]] performed Don't Forbid Me on stage from at least 1960 and through 1961 (which would've been in Liverpool and Hamburg) with [[Paul McCartney]] on lead vocal. But no recording is known to survive. However their performing it on stage in Hamburg is probably where big-band conductor, arranger, writer, producer [[Bert Kaempfert]] heard the song (as he had previously never covered a single rock song of any sort for his instrumental records). Thus in 1961 the celebrated [[Bert Kaempfert]] did a version of the song for his instrumental album [[The Wonderland Of Bert Kaempfert]]. Kaempfert also signed [[The Beatles]] to record for [[Polydor]] backing their friend (and almost Beatle) [[Tony Sheridan]].
+According to eminent author Mark Lewisohn in "The Complete Beatles Chronicles" (p.&nbsp;362), [[The Beatles]] performed ''Don't Forbid Me'' on stage from at least 1960 and through 1961, which would have been in Liverpool and Hamburg, with [[Paul McCartney]] on lead vocal, but no recording is known to survive. However, their performance of it on stage in Hamburg is probably where big-band conductor, arranger, writer and producer [[Bert Kaempfert]] heard the song, as he had previously never covered a single rock song of any sort for his instrumental records. Thus, in 1961 the celebrated Kaempfert recorded a version of the song for his instrumental album, ''The Wonderland of Bert Kaempfert''. Kaempfert also signed [[The Beatles]] to record for [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], backing their friend&nbsp;— and almost Beatle&nbsp;— [[Tony Sheridan]].
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Discography
Albums	Pat Boone Howdy! "Pat" Hymns We Love Pat's Great Hits Pat Boone Sings Irving Berlin Star Dust Yes Indeed! Tenderly Pat Boone Sings White Christmas Moonglow This and That Great! Great! Great! Moody River I'll See You in My Dreams Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales Pat Boone Sings Guess Who? Pat Boone Sings Days of Wine and Roses The Star Spangled Banner Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport The Touch of Your Lips Ain't That a Shame Boss Beat! Near You The Golden Era of Country Hits My 10th Anniversary with Dot Records Pat Boone Sings Winners of the Reader's Digest Poll Great Hits of 1965 Memories Wish You Were Here, Buddy Christmas Is A Comin' I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman Golden Hits – 15 Hits of Pat Boone Look Ahead Departure Texas Woman The Country Side of Pat Boone Songmaker In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy American Glory
EPs	Four by Pat
Singles	"Two Hearts" "Ain't That a Shame" "At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)" "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" "Gee Whittakers!" "I'll Be Home" "Tutti Frutti" "Long Tall Sally" "I Almost Lost My Mind" "Friendly Persuasion" / "Chains of Love" "Don't Forbid Me" / "Anastasia" "Why Baby Why" "Love Letters in the Sand" / "Bernardine" "Remember You're Mine" "April Love" "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" "A Wonderful Time Up There" "It's Too Soon to Know" "Sugar Moon" "That's How Much I Love You" "For My Good Fortune" / "Gee, But It's Lonely" "I'll Remember Tonight" "Good Rockin' Tonight" / "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" "For a Penny" / "The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango" "'Twixt Twelve and Twenty" "Fools Hall of Fame" "Beyond the Sunset" "(Welcome) New Lovers" / "Words" "Spring Rain" / "Walking the Floor over You" "Candy Sweet" "Dear John" / "Alabam" "The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine)" "Moody River" "Big Cold Wind" "Johnny Will" "Pictures in the Fire" / "I'll See You in My Dreams" "Quando Quando Quando" "Speedy Gonzales" "Ten Lonely Guys" "White Christmas" "Meditation (Meditação)" "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Beach Girl" / "Little Honda" "Baby Elephant Walk" "As Tears Go By" / "Judith" "Wish You Were Here, Buddy" "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" "July You're a Woman" "I Saw the Light"
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