The last song music legend Elvis Presley recorded before his death was “Way Down,” recorded at Presley’s home, Graceland, per Genius. The song was Presley’s final track to chart, Rolling Stone reported, and it reached No. 18 on the pop charts following his passing. The song’s uptempo beat is accompanied by romantic lyrics like, “Your love is doing something that I just can’t describe/Ooh, and I can feel it/Feel it, feel it, feel it/Way down where the music plays.” Many fans would call it an enjoyable and memorable love song.
While it was Presley’s final tune, “Way Down” was written by songwriter Layng Martine Jr. In 2016, Martine opened up about penning the tune in an interview with the Tennessean. Martine said he passed along a demo of “Way Down” to a music publisher named Bob Beckham, which led to Presley recording the track. “I walked in the door of Creative Workshop and I heard this pulsating, throbbing thing, and I thought, ‘That’s the beginning of my damn song,'” Martine recalled. “All of a sudden, Elvis started singing, and I (thought), ‘That’s impossible!'” In addition to continuing his successful music career, Presley had plans of improving other areas of his life before his death.
Nicki
