Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!
| "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Elvis Presley | |
| from the album Loving You | |
| A-side | "Party" |
| B-side | "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" |
| Released | 1957 |
| Label | RCA |
| Songwriter(s) | [1] |
"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.[1][2] 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.[3][4] Elvis Presley later recalled:
I looked at him, smiled, asked his name, and why he was in the studio. He said he was Ben Weisman, and he had composed the song "Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do". I hollered at the guys to come out and we started playing the song. After that day, Ben and I became really good friends and he would wind up writing fifty-seven songs for me. Funny how chance meetings end up![5]
No other songwriter wrote as many songs for Presley as Ben Weisman did.[4]
Reception
In Europe "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" was released as a
Musical style and lyrics
The song is a sprightly,[8] speedy number[9] Its lyrics include the line: "There's a moon that's big and bright".[10]
Charts
| Chart (1957) | Peak position |
|---|---|
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[7]
|
17 |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-63370-037-6.
- ISBN 978-0-252-07694-7.
Got A Lot 'O Livin' To Do Ben Weisman Loving You.
- ISBN 978-0-345-42089-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-634-06693-1.
- ISBN 978-1-329-00294-4.
- ^ "Elvis Presley And The Jordanaires - Party at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ a b "Elvis Presley - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ISBN 978-0-7407-3803-6.
- ISBN 978-1-56976-409-1.
Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do.
- ISBN 978-1-135-68117-3.
