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Liv Østhus, also known by her stage name Viva Las Vegas, is a writer, musician, actress, activist, and for more than 25 years, a stripper. [1] She has written for The Village Voice , The New York Times Magazine , and other national and regional publications, and published two books about her experiences on stage. [ 2 ]
In the 1998 movie The Big Lebowski, the song "Viva Las Vegas" is playing as the Big Lebowski's wife, Bunny, returns home. The 2000 film The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is a play on the title of Viva Las Vegas. Ann-Margret also appears in this film, in which she performs a version of "Viva Las Vegas", retitled "Viva Rock Vegas".
"Viva Las Vegas" is a 1964 song recorded by Elvis Presley written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman [1] for his film of the same name, which along with the song was set for general release the year after. Although Elvis Presley never performed the song live, it has since become popular and often performed by others.
The actual film version of the song "C'mon Everybody", featuring whistling as well as backing vocals by Ann-Margret, was later included on the special 3-CD Deluxe Edition of the Viva Las Vegas EP released by the label Follow That Dream in August 2018. [citation needed]
Viva Las Vegas is a 1964 film starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret. Viva Las Vegas may also refer to: "Viva Las Vegas" (song), song performed by Elvis Presley in the film; Viva Las Vegas, an EP by Elvis Presley, containing songs from the film; Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas, an American video game released in 2000; Viva!
In 1993, Viva Las Vegas was released as part of the RCA 'Double Features' remastered collection. This edition had all the twelve songs and 11 of the Roustabout soundtrack.. In 2003 the complete soundtrack was reissued on the Follow That Dream collectors label in a special edition that contained the original album tracks along with a selection of alternate takes.
The use of these terms has increased in non-Latin nations recently; for example, a common greeting regarding the Anglophone city of Las Vegas is "Viva Las Vegas!"One reason may be that West Germanic languages do not have a good equivalent of the term; the closest equivalent may be Heil in German, which has Nazi-tainted connotations, or Hail or Wassail in English.
The show was mostly filmed in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania and also visited Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Mexico, Brazil, and Finland. The episode " Iceland ", originally shot for the second season, became known as the "Lost Episode" of the series, and can be found on Viva La Bands : a two-disc ...