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Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!
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Wikipedia article
"'Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!'" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1957 motion picture 'Loving You'.
History
The song was written by Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman. The latter, a songwriter from New York, came (according to the book 'Elvis Day by Day', "presumably in hopes of seeing that his song, "Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do," [would] be included in the soundtrack) to the recording studio in Hollywood where Presley was working on the songs for the movie. Elvis Presley later recalled:
No other songwriter wrote as many songs for Presley as Ben Weisman did.
Reception
In Europe "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" was released as a single with "Party" on the other side. Both songs appeared on the UK Singles Chart (as published by the Official Charts Company): "Party" charted 15 weeks, peaking at number 2 for the week of October 10, while "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" charted 4 weeks, peaking at number 17 for the week of October 24.
Musical style and lyrics
The song is a sprightly, speedy number Its lyrics include the line: "There's a moon that's big and bright".
Charts
See also
* Time flies in the lyric from the song "Times a wasting" also appears.
References
Category:1957 songs
Category:1957 singles
Category:Elvis Presley songs
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:Songs written by Aaron Schroeder
Category:Songs with music by Ben Weisman
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