"Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" is a song first recorded by
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...
as part of the soundtrack for his 1957 motion picture ''
Loving You''.
History
The song was written by
Aaron Schroeder
Aaron Harold Schroeder (September 7, 1926 – December 2, 2009) was an American songwriter and music publisher.
Early years
Born in Brooklyn, Schroeder graduated from the school now known as the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art ...
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,"
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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
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
with "
Party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature f ...
" on the other side.
Both songs appeared on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
(as published by the
Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France.
In the United Kingdom, its charts inc ...
): "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
References
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1957 songs
1957 singles
Elvis Presley songs
RCA Records singles
Songs written by Aaron Schroeder
Songs with music by Ben Weisman