Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!


"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 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 : "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".

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