Harum Scarum es un álbum de Elvis Presley, publicado en 1965 por RCA Victor. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Harem Holiday», «My Desert Serenade», «Go East Young Man» y «Mirage».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum Harum Scarum, de 1965, es la banda sonora de una de las películas más extravagantes de Elvis Presley, una comedia ambientada en un Oriente Medio de fantasía. La música del disco intenta reflejar esta ambientación exótica, con resultados a menudo desconcertantes. Es uno de los trabajos más extraños y criticados de su carrera.
El sonido del álbum incorpora instrumentación y melodías de inspiración árabe. La fusión con el pop de la época resulta forzada y, a menudo, ridícula. El disco es una colección de canciones que no han envejecido particularmente bien.
La calidad del material es muy pobre, y la interpretación de un Elvis Presley claramente fuera de su elemento no ayuda a mejorar el conjunto. Temas como "Harem Holiday" son un ejemplo de esta fallida experimentación.
'Harum Scarum' es una curiosidad, un testimonio de hasta qué punto la maquinaria de Hollywood podía desviar la carrera de uno de los más grandes artistas de todos los tiempos. Es un disco solo apto para los más completistas.
Listado de Canciones
- Harem Holiday2:16
Letra
Gonna travel, gonna travel wild and free I'm gonna pack my bags because this great big world is calling me Every pretty girl's gonna know I'm around They're gonna know I'm in town on a harem holiday Twenty women, twenty women by my side I'm gonna kiss them all, because I've gotta keep 'em satisfied Gonna have the best time money can buy I'm gonna be flying high on a harem holiday If Romeo had a harem holiday You can bet that Juliet would have never been his girl forever Gonna go back, gonna catch that midnight plane Twenty dancing girls are waiting just to call my name Gonna have a ball, I ain't gonna waste no time I'm gonna make 'em all mine on a harem holiday If Romeo had a harem holiday You can bet that Juliet would have never been his girl forever Gonna travel, gonna travel wild and free I'm gonna pack my bags because this great big world is calling me Every pretty girl's gonna know I'm around They're gonna know I'm in town on a harem holiday - My Desert Serenade1:45
- Go East Young Man2:25
- Mirage2:24
- Kismet2:11
- Shake That Tambourine2:00
- Hey Little Girl2:18
Letra
Hey little girl, you sure are cute to me Come up a little closer, so I can see Hold it baby now stay right where you are Hey little girl you oughta be a movie star All right... Hey little girl, come on and dance with me You're about the cutest thing I ever did see Hey little girl, I'd like to take you home Come on, come on, come on I want you for my very own All right...hoo!...hoo!.. Hey little girl, you better hang on tight A-won't you swing it to the left, and shake it to the right Hey little girl, you know your lookin' fine Get ready honey let's go just-a one more time - Golden Coins1:55
Letra
Say you're mine, then ask me what you will All your dreams, my darling I'll fulfill Golden coins, I will bring to you Silver trinkets and rubies too In return dear I'm begging you For the pleasures of love I'll bring gifts, like you never saw Priceless garments that you'll adore Persian rugs to enhance your floor For the pleasures of love Darling, choose anything you please Rich brocade, or woven tapestries In exchange, I plead on my knees For the pleasure of love Golden coins, I'll place at your feet Precious jewels to make life complete All my treasures are yours my sweet For the pleasures of love - So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise)2:54
- Animal Instinct2:10
Letra
Don't ever take tour eyes off me Not even for a minute 'Cause like a panther I might pounce And that will be the limit I can be sneaky, fast as a snake I strike like a cobra, make no mistake And baby you'll be trapped, quick as a wink It's animal instinct Don't think that I won't pin you down No matter how you plead it I'm like a lion who's been caged And you are gonna meet it Watch out I'll warn ya', sharp as a hawk I'm wild as a tiger, I prowl and I stalk 'cause when a man feels thirst, he takes a drink It's animal instinct You better not be caught off guard This wolf is on the search now A leopard just can't change it's spots And I'm about to lurch now I roar like the jungle, I fight tooth and nail I just gotta get you, you'll fall without fail I'm ready for the kill, I'm right on the brink It's animal instinct It's animal instinct, animal instinct - Wisdom of the Ages1:58