They have happy to play more shows but they are missing out on. Written by elvis, charlie hodge and red west appears to have been selected as the aside of the movie single but somehow was shoved aside in favor of the embarrassing, horribly arranged and mixed. Girl happy an indepth spotlight on this 1965 elvis movie. Elvis lets have a party loving you movie part 2 by spanky payne. A song from the movie girl happy girl happy is a 1965 american musical romantic comedy and beach party film starring elvis presley in his 18th feature.
Tracks for this turkey were recorded in early july, 1964. His band is getting ready to head to a beach part during spring break in fort lauderdale. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Girl happy is about elvis, sex, sun, and music in that order. Girl happy, however, was the first of a dozen straight elvis potboilers, lowbudget, formulaic productions designed to keep money flowing to elvis and the studios. The beatles were dominating the pop scene and band members recall elvis general apathy in the recording sessions.
After serving time for manslaughter, young vince everett becomes a teenage rock star. Elvis in the original soundtrack album from the metrogoldwynmayer picture girl happy. Elvis plays rusty wells, the leader of a fourpiece rock group, consisting of gary crosby, joby baker and jimmy hawkins. The 3 year old leftover studio beat ballad you ll be gone, closes out the deal, in elegant style.
Fort lauderdale chamber of commerce backing vocals jordanaires writtenby roy c. Fontana and boots randolph and, almost forgot, elvis presley. Girl happy by boris sagal boris sagal, elvis presley. For the best experience please update your browser. Girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every girl i see looks good to me what crazy way i were to be i love a life of nothing but beautiful women well im girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every time i see a pretty face. Girl happy is a 1965 american musical romantic comedy and beach party film starring elvis presley in his 18th feature.
Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977 was an american singer and actor. Oct 05, 2012 32 videos play all elvis presley 33 movie trailers 19561972 angel l roman jr best modern quickdraw movie moments duration. Its first release was on the soundtrack lp girl happy in april 1965. This lp is a faithful reissue of a fun, if generally awful, elvis exploitation album. Tickle me full movie hd quality elvis presley movies. Barcode and other identifiers matrix runout face 1. Elvis has to manage a date with two girls at the same time, sweet shelley. With the thinnest of plots, these films were aimed solely at presleys loyal followers, who needed only to. A musician and a publicist help a delivery man achieve stardom.
Written by elvis, charlie hodge and red west appears to have been selected as the aside of the movie single but somehow was shoved aside in favor of the embarrassing, horribly arranged and mixed, do the clam. Recording sessions took place at radio recorders in hollywood, california, on june 10, 11, 12, and vocal overdubs by. Girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every girl i see looks good to. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
Elvis presley scene from girl happy mgm 1965 youtube. Presley was born in tupelo, mississippi, and relocated to memphis, tennessee, with his family when he was years old. Rock legend elvis presley jailhouse rock, viva las vegas stars in this. Girl happy is a song first recorded by elvis presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1965 motion picture girl happy.
I blues jailhouse rock king creol double trouble clamback. Oct 09, 2010 mix elvis presley girl happy original pitch youtube. Taking another look at girl happy, elvis presleys 1965 mgm. Elvis presley girl happy 1965, indianapolis pressing. Vibrant, increasingly lovely teen fave shelley fabares withstood the test of time by transitioning successfully into adult parts unlike many of her 1960s teen queen peers who faded quickly into the memory books. Elvis reported to radio recorders in hollywood on june 10, 1964 for soundtrack recordings. Released 1965, girl happy stars elvis presley, shelley fabares, harold j. Mix elvis presley girl happy original pitch youtube.
Elvis presley girl happy 1965, hollywood pressing, vinyl. They are exceptional actresses and in most cases added some weight to the fluffy and light elvis formula film. Theres also some low camp comedy, male bonding and romance thrown in. Elvis presley i want to be free color and original binaural 2trackstereo jailhouse rock. One of elvis presleys most popular vehicles, girl happy is also one of the most typical. Girl happy is the tenth soundtrack album by american singer and musician elvis presley, released on rca victor records in mono and stereo, lpmlsp 3338, in march 1965 the march 1 date is disputed. Elvis once cited shelley fabares as his favorite actress of those he had worked with. Girl happy sent elvis presley down to fort lauderdale for spring break a plot point celebrated in the soundtracks spring fever and fort lauderdale chamber of commerce, the songs that kick off this 1965 soundtrack. Girl happy is a 1965 american musical romantic comedy and beach party film starring elvis presley in his eighteenth feature.
A chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during spring break in fort lauderdale, florida. Girl happy was the title song of elvis s 1965 movie. In the 60s, shelley was known to most audiences as. Jan 18, 2009 elvis first movie with the beautiful shelly fabers he played with her in two more movies clambake and spinout i hope you enjoy new videos g. Elvis presley girl happy from the movie 1965 youtube. See more ideas about elvis movies, elvis presley, elvis. Girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every girl i see looks good to me what crazy way i were to be i love a life. Enjoy the seatle fair as it was in 1962 and elvis being on the receiving end of two painful kicks by child actor kurt russell. The girlchasing plot is flimsy, the campy attempts at humor often fail, and for the most part the music was an embarrassment for elvis. Original vinyl lp was rcavictor lpm 3338lsp 3338, dating about april, 1965.
Yes girl happy is one of elvis cheesy elvis gets girl elvis loses girl elvis sings songs beach movie, but i just love it. With elvis presley, ina balin, victor french, barbara werle. And if you like elvis, then you are going to love it. As with most presley movies, this has an innocent plot, a few fights, lots of movie songs, and a pretty gal to win his heart. Stone, gary crosby the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Not that it has anything important to say about those subjects but thats what it promises and thats what it delivers. Girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every girl i see looks good to me what a crazy way out way to be i love a life of nothing but beautiful women well im girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every time i see a pretty face my heart just heads for outer space i. All 31 elvis movies in chronological order watched non.
Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. The song was written by doc pomus and norman meade real name jordan jerry ragovoy. Elvis presley girl happy lyrics and tracklist genius. Elvis plays rusty wells, the leader of a fourpiece rock group, consisting of gary crosby, joby baker and. The song was written by doc pomus and norman meade real name jordan jerry ragovoy there was also a first attempt at writing a title song for the movie. Its first release was on the soundtrack lp girl happy in april 1965 writing and recording. The movie won a fourth place prize laurel award in the category top musical of 1965. The essential 60s masters ii for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Taking another look at girl happy, elvis presleys 1965. A cultural icon, he is commonly known by the single name elvis. Vince hacketts gang steals a prized victory canon from mexico and blames the deed on exgang member jess wade who wants to go straight. Elvis presleys seventeenth film was the 1965 mgm movie girl happy, whose setting was the annual spring break festivities on the beaches of fort lauderdale, fl. With elvis presley, judy tyler, mickey shaughnessy, vaughn taylor.
Listen free to elvis presley girl happy girl happy, spring fever and more. She was born michele marie fabares on january 19, 1944, in sunny santa monica, californnia. Elvis presley sings puppet on a string to shelley fabares in the 1965 film girl happy. Joan freeman plays elvis love interest in roustabout, and this was raquel welchs movie debut. Girl happy was the title song of elviss 1965 movie.
Girl happy, for instance, was billed as a beach movie elvis brings his beat to the beach. Well im girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every time i see a pretty face my heart just heads for outer space i need a girl to make my life worth livin yes, im girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see ive been like this since i was just a baby boy first nurse that ever rocked my cradle made me jump. It is the soundtrack to the 1965 film of the same name starring presley. Vibrant, increasingly lovely teen fave shelley fabares withstood the test of time by transitioning successfully into adult parts. Girl happy backing vocals jordanaires writtenby doc pomus, norman meade. Surprising public performances hidden video camera,a few drinks,unsuspecting people,lots of laughs,smiles,and fun times comedy. Spring fever backing vocals jordanaires writtenby bernie baum, bill giant, florence kaye. They must have hit it off pretty well during the filming of girl happy, since she was eventually asked to take the lead in two more elvis films.
By this point, songs designed solely for a silver screen lark were standard practice on elvis lps, but the tunes on girl happy feel broader and goofier, or, to use a word. The owner of a nightclub big frank asks the band to stay. Elvis first movie with the beautiful shelly fabers he played with her in two more movies clambake and spinout i hope you enjoy new videos g. This is one of my favorite slapsticklike scenes from an elvis movie.
Elvis presley video4 songs from loving you 1957 in stereo made by glen. Girl happy movie 1965 elvis presley, shelley fabares. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king. Elvis presley tonight is so right for love new edit. Watch the video for girl happy from elvis presleys command performances. This song by elvis was taken from the film girl happy which was released i believe in 1965 and i quite liked this film,and not just because of. Elvis in the original soundtrack album from the metrogoldwynmayer picture girl happy a joe pasternack euterpe production barcode and other identifiers. Girl happy 1965 this is the movie, my favorite elvis movie since i was little. With elvis presley, lizabeth scott, wendell corey, james gleason. In many ways this is the archetypal elvis formula movie.
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