Introduction
When the world thought Elvis Presley had burned out, he came back with a fireball that no one saw coming. In 1972, “Burning Love” roared across the airwaves like a lightning strike, proving that even in the twilight of his career, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll could still set the stage ablaze.
This wasn’t the smooth, velvet-voiced crooner of “Love Me Tender.” No—this was a man on fire, shouting, sweating, and clawing his way back into the rock spotlight. With its pounding rhythm, searing guitar licks, and Elvis’s raw, almost desperate vocal, “Burning Love” didn’t just climb the charts—it exploded. Fans called it “the last great rock song of Elvis’s life,” and they weren’t exaggerating.
The shock? By the early 1970s, many had already written Elvis off as a Vegas act, a legend reduced to rhinestones and routine. But with “Burning Love,” he delivered a gut-punch reminder of who he truly was—the original force of nature who shook America to its core in the 1950s. The song’s energy was almost dangerous, a glimpse of the old fire that once terrified parents and electrified teenagers.
Even more haunting is what came after. Just five years later, Elvis would be gone, leaving “Burning Love” as his final Top 10 hit and, in many ways, his last great statement to the world: The King still had it. The track now stands as a bittersweet shockwave in music history—proof that greatness doesn’t fade quietly; it burns out in a blaze.
So when you hear Elvis cry out “Lord almighty, feel my temperature rising!” you’re not just hearing a rock song—you’re hearing the King fighting time itself. And for those three electrifying minutes, Elvis Presley reminded the world why he wore the crown.
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Lyrics
Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature risin’, mmm
Higher, higher, it’s burning through to my soul
Girl, girl, girl, girl, you’re gonna set me on fire
My brain is flamin’, I don’t know which way to go, yeah
Your kisses lift me higher
Like a sweet song of a choir
You light my mornin’ sky with burning love, mmm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, I feel my temperature risin’, mm
Help me, I’m flamin’, I must be a 109, mmm
Burnin’, burnin’, burnin’ and nothing can cool me, yeah
I just might turn into smoke, but I feel fine
‘Cause your kisses lift me higher
Like the sweet song of a choir
And you light my mornin’ sky with burning love
It’s comin’ closer, the flames are now lickin’ my body, mm
Won’t you help me? I feel like I’m slippin’ away
It’s hard to breathe, and my chest is a-heavin’, mmm, hmm
Lord, have mercy, I’m burning a hole where I lay, yeah
Your kisses lift me higher
Like the sweet song of a choir
You light my morning sky with burning love
With burning love (a hunk, a hunk of burning love, ah)
I’m just a hunk, a hunk of burning love (ah)
I’m just a hunk, a hunk of burning love, ah (ah)
A hunk, a hunk of burning love, ah (ah)
A hunk, a hunk of burning love, ah (ah)
A hunk, a hunk of burning love (ah)
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love, ah (ah)
A hunk, a hunk of burning love, ah, ah (ah)
I’m just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
