Elvis had been dead for 25 years when one of his obscure recordings was re-mixed in 2002. It quickly soared to the top of the charts in 20 countries and was added to the CD, “Elvis’ 30 #1 hits, becoming #1 hit, #31.
In 1968, Elvis sang “A Little Less Conversation” in the forgettable movie, “Live a Little, Love a Little.” The King sang the song to Celeste Yarnall, a typical Hollywood blonde beauty.
Yarnall is in Memphis this week to help commemorate ELVIS WEEK. From gomemphis.com:
"Who knows what would have been if we hadn't both been married...," mused Yarnall, remembering the two weeks she spent on the set with Elvis.
Set among the swinging beaches and bachelor pads of Southern California, "Live a Little, Love a Little" casts Elvis as dune buggy-driving Greg Nolan, a photographer for Classic Cat girlie magazine. A relatively risque attempt to elevate the Elvis musical to a more mature level, the movie was based on the novel "Kiss My Firm But Pliant Lips" by Daniel Greenburg. Yarnall said the book's title came to mind during the many retakes of her kissing scene with the King. "I was never quite sure how many times Elvis flubbed his lines just to keep the scene going."
Yarnall recalls Elvis’ reaction at the time to a tragic moment in American history.
"Live a Little, Love a Little" was shot in the early spring of 1968. "At this time, Martin Luther King's funeral was being televised, and Elvis was very broken up," Yarnall said. "We watched the funeral in his dressing room and he sang 'Amazing Grace,' a capella, and he was crying and I was comforting him.
Read the entire article...
And then watch the original version from 1968 with Celeste Yarnall...
And Elvis' 31st #1 hit, 25 years after his death....
