"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

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with "

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" on the other side. Both songs appeared on the

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(as published by the

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): "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

{{authority control 1957 songs 1957 singles Elvis Presley songs RCA Records singles Songs written by Aaron Schroeder Songs with music by Ben Weisman