The two jobs are in the same building, forcing Greg to run from one to the other without being detected. Similarly, "Clean up Your Own Backyard," from The Trouble With Girls, shows the excitement that Elvis could still generate and appears in two different versions, one with dubbed-on horns and the singing of the Blossoms (featuring Darlene Love) and one featuring just Elvis and the core band, including some upfront bluesy guitar. [3] The producer in nominal charge of the session, Billy Strange, was attuned to current trends in popular music brought and brought in a group of musicians outside of Presley's usual stable and offered written arrangements that strayed from Presley's usual sound. When I met him for the first time he immediately put me at ease. [5] Over three decades later, a remix of "A Little Less Conversation" became a global #1 hit record,[6] although the version sourced for the remix was actually a later re-recording made for the soundtrack of Presley's 1968 NBC comeback special, and not the movie version. He was so far from his rock & roll roots by this time that a good deal of the music bears no relationship to rock at all, and certain tracks here, such as "Signs of the Zodiak," are exclusively the interest of obsessive completists. Give a little love A squeeze and a little kiss Give a little hug I want some more of this Take a little time, yeah Make a little fuss That's what a woman wants So give a little love Get this, you can be some big hunk Handsome, dark and tall Talk to me in foreign tongues Or with a southern drawl Or be a man from old Siam And wear a pointed hat Live A Little, Love A Little Almost In Love: 3:02: A Little Less Conversation: 2:10: Wonderful World: 2:22: Edge Of Reality: 3:33: A Little Less Conversation (Album Version) 2:12: Charro! Live a Little, Love a Little was released by Warner Home Video on August 7, 2007 as a Region 1 widescreen DVD. The songs from "Live a Little, Love a Little" are an odd mixture and quite different from Elvis' previous soundtracks. She introduces herself to Greg as "Alice" but she is known to the grocery delivery boy as "Susie" and to the milkman as "Betty.". 47-9610. 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I had low and I mean low expectations because it looked like a usual high school music movie. Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out. The last five tracks on this disc come from Change of Habit, and it's interesting to note the influence of works such as Hair (whose cast album, also on RCA, had sold considerably better than most of Presley's work in 1968 and 1969) on the scoring of this movie. He does depart significantly from rock music at times in these scores, most notably on "Almost" from The Trouble With Girls and "Almost in Love" from Live a Little, Love a Little; on the latter, Elvis comes as close to emulating Frank Sinatra stylistically as he ever got, and he pulls it off. [1], Presley was paid $850,000 plus 50% of the profits. Singing stars from two very different generations appear in Live A Little, Love A Little. Scenes were filmed in and around Hollywood, along the Malibu coast, at Marineland and at the Los Angeles Music Center. [1], The film co-starred Michele Carey, Don Porter, Rudy Vallee and Dick Sargent,[1] and featured Presley's father Vernon in an uncredited cameo. "[8], Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called the film "a pleasant Elvis Presley picture that's rather more sophisticated than the durable singing star's 27 prior efforts. A song that connects you with anyone. Live A Little, Love A Little is a popular song by Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra | Create your own TikTok videos with the Live A Little, Love A Little song and explore 0 videos made by new and popular creators. Bernice assumes different names and personalities whenever the mood hits her. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Live a Little, Love a Little/Charro!/The Trouble with Girls/Change of Habit - Elvis Presley on AllMusic - 1995 - When dealing with the music from Elvis' late-'60s… Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out. First off, I saw the title of this movie "little love song" and thought to try it out. Live a Little, Love a Little Wiki & Box office collections are updated regularly. And I thought, 'Man, that's got such a great ring-- live a little, love a lot!' Live a Little, Love a Little, the second of Presley's five final movies during the 1960s, included just a handful of musical numbers. Childhood playmates Li Tao and Zhang Sheng get to know each other by fate and mutually support each other through tennis. He was warm and kind and full of love. We became very good friends. [1] Presley shares the screen with fellow legendary singing idol Rudy Vallee, whose career dated to the 1920s, but Vallee, in his late 60s, did not sing in the film. "Live a Little, Love a Little" has to rely on Michelle Carey, who manically works to get your attention like a one-trick pony mad for a carrot. [1] It had a more mature tone than other Presley musicals, with strong language, drug references and an implied sexual encounter. The recording session for the four songs written for the film took place at Western Recorders in Hollywood on March 7, 1968. [2], Unlike many previous films that involved "location scenes" shot against a backdrop, Presley appeared in more real location scenes than usual. The recording session for the four songs written for the film took place at Western Recorders in Hollywood on March 7, 1968. While this movie contained, as almost every Elvis movie did, a love ballad(s) and a rocker(s), the songs are smarter and geared to a more adult audience. "Wonderful World," which played over the opening credits to the film, appeared on the compilation Elvis Sings Flaming Star. now playing Live A Little, Love A Little (1968) (Movie Clip) Edge Of Reality Elvis Presley as photographer Greg has been drugged by his zany new Malibu-crackpot girlfriend (Michele Carey), who goes by Bernice, and sometimes Susie, and who appears in the trippy song by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, in Live A Little, Love A Little, 1968. She later manages to make him lose his job and apartment after drugging him, which leaves him in a deep sleep for days. ', Variety called the film one of Presley's "dimmest vehicles," writing that Taurog's direction "tried to give some lilt to the proceedings. Celeste Yarnall, who played Ellen, recalled the making of the film and her impressions of Presley: I adored Elvis. The annual John Lewis Christmas advert is here for 2020, and is soundtracked by 'A Little Love', a brand new song from Celeste Aladdin:Live a Little, Love a Little is a 2022 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Elvis reported to MGM Studios on March 4, 1968, to begin pre-production. Of course those other films have Sharon Tate and Jeannine Riley, effortlessly sizzling actress. He had this tremendous desire to please people. 28 for Presley. We had to film our kissing first and neither of us heard the director say, 'Cut!' And listeners even get a couple of reminders of Presley's interest in gospel music in the form of "Let Us Pray" (in addition to "Swing Down, Sweet Chariot" from The Trouble With Girls). He also must deal with Bernice and her eccentric ways. He cried. Even on sugary, upbeat pop numbers such as "Wonderful World" (from Live a Little, Love a Little) and "Have a Happy" and "Change of Habit" (from Change of Habit), Presley imbues enough passion and intensity to make them worth hearing; he might've had problems with his repertory or understanding what audiences wanted from him at that point in his career, but he was never dull and seldom less than exciting. Live a Little, Love a Little Movie Review are added by registered customers. Based on the 1965 novel Kiss My Firm, But Pliant, Lips by Dan Greenburg, and with a screenplay co-written by Greenburg, Live a Little, Love a Little was a departure from the standard Presley films of the period. [citation needed]. "Edge of Reality" appeared on November 5, 1968 as the B-side of RCA single 47-9670 "If I Can Dream," the song Presley used to close out his 1968 Christmas Special. At least "Live a Little, Love a Little" has some Elvis songs. 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