Burning Love

"Burning Love" is a 1972 song by Elvis Presley written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by country soul artist Arthur Alexander, who included it on his 1972 self-titled album. Elvis Presley had a major hit with the song, becoming his biggest hit single in the United States since "Suspicious Minds" in 1969 and his last Top 10 hit in the American Hot 100 or pop charts. The Residents & Laurie Amat recorded a cover of the song for their Elvis tribute album The King & Eye.
==History==
Although the song was originally by Arthur Alexander, The Residents likely heard the song in 1972 when Elvis' cover of it charted at number one in the U.S Cash Box top 100. 
The Residents first covered the song in early 1989, at the Buckaroo Blues show aired on German Television, where the fast-paced and highly choreographed rendition of the song enacted as the encore for the show.
The song was re-worked by The Residents a second time, for inclusion in the Cube-E live show starting in July of 1989. This version removes the fast-paced instrumental featured in the earlier rendition and instead plays it as if it were a slow ballad. A studio version of this arrangement appeared on the album 'The King & Eye'
==Lyrics==
Album Version
 Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature rising
 Higher and higher, burning through my soul
 This whole world, is gonna set me on fire
 My brain is flaming, and I don't know which way to go
 Nothing makes me higher, than the sweet song of a fire
 Lighting up the midnight sky, with burning love
 Ooh, I feel my temperature rising
 Higher, Higher, it feels like 109
 Burning, burning
 Ain't nothing cool me
 I just might turn into smoke
 But I feel fine
 Nothing makes me higher
 Than the sweet song of a fire
 Lighting up, the night sky
 With burning love
 It's coming closer
 The flames are licking my body
 Oh, Won't you help me?
 It feels like I'm slipping away
 It's hard to breathe
 And my chest is a-heaving
 Lord, have mercy
 I'm burning a hole where I lay
 Nothing makes me higher
 Than the sweet song of a fire
 Lighting up, the midnight sky
 With burning love
 No, nothing makes me higher
 Than the sweet song of a fire
 Lighting up, the midnight sky
 With burning love.
Rehearsal Version
 Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature rising
 Higher and higher, burning through my soul, I say
 This whole world, is gonna set me on fire
 My brain is flaming, I don't know which way to go
 This has left me higher, than the sweet song of a fire
 Lighting up the night time, sky, with burning love
 Ahh, I feel my temperaGH
 Higher, it won't go away, away
 Hold something closer, flames lifting in my body
 Won't ya, help me? Drifting away...
 Your kiss has left me higher, the sweet song of a fire
 Light up, the night time sky, with, burning love
 AGH! Sweet song, of a fire, light up the night time sky
 With burning Love
Tele-5 Version
 Lord Almighty, feel my temperature rising.
 Higher and higher, burning through my soul.
 Well, Well, Well, you're gonna set me on fire
 My brain is flaming, I don't know which way to go
 This has left me higher, sweet song of a fire
 You light the night time sky, with burning love
 Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, I feel my temperature rising
 Higher and higher, like 109
 Well, Well, you're gonna set me on fire
 I just might turn to smoke, but I feel fine
 This has left me higher, the sweet song of a fire
 You light, the night time sky, with burning love
 It's coming closer, flames are lifting my body
 Help Me, Help Me
 Feel like I'm out of control
 I can't breathe, my chest is heaving
 Lord have mercy! Burning a hole where I lay.
 This has left me higher, the sweet song of a fire
 You light, the night time sky, with burning love!
Cube-E Version
 Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature rising
 Higher and higher, burning through my soul
 This whole world, is gonna set me on fire
 My brain is flaming, and I don't know which way to go!
 Your kiss, has left me higher, than the sweet song of a fire
 Lighting up the midnight sky, with burning love
 Ooh, it's getting hot,
 Higher, Higher, burning through to my soul
 Ah, Burning, burning
 Nothing to cool me
 I might turn into smoke
 But I feel fine
 Your kiss, has left me higher, than the sweet song of a fire
 Lighting up, the night time sky
 With burning love
 It's coming closer
 Flames, licking my body
 Won't you help me?
 I'm slipping away, ahah
 Ah, I can't breathe
 My chest is a-heaving
 Lord, have mercy burning a hole, oh yeah
 Your kiss, has left me higher, the sweet song of a fire
 Lighting up, that night-time sky
 With burning love
 Your kiss, has left me higher, the sweet song of a fire
 Lighting up, that night-time sky
 With burning love
==Credits== 
*Vocals: Laurie Amat
*Written By: Linde
==List of releases==
*The King & Eye (1989) 1989 Studio Version (3:04)
*Cube-E: Live In Holland (1990) 1990 Live Version (3:01)
*Daydream B Liver (1991) 1989 Rehearsal Version (2:14)
*The Eyes Scream: A History of The Residents (1991) 1989 Live Tele-5 Version (3:49) 
*In Memoriam Torso (1994) 1990 Live Version (3:01)
*The King & Eye: RMX (2004) 1989 Studio Version RMX (3:13)
*Cube-E (2006) 1990 Live Version (3:01) 1989 Live Version 
*80 Aching Orphans (2017) 1989 Live Version 
*Cube-E Box (2020) 1990 Live Version (3:01) 1989 Rehearsal Version (2:14) 1989 Live Version 1989 San Francisco Live Version (3:15) 1989 Studio Version (3:04) 1989 Studio Version RMX (3:13) 1989 Demo Version (2:54)
====List of versions====
Category:Covers
Category:Songs
Category:Laurie Amat
Category:Collaborations
Category:Elvis
Category:The King & Eye
Category:Cube-E