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The 2014 book The Elvis Movies called "Long Legged Girl (with the Short Dress On)" "probably the best song in the movie" Double Trouble. [4] The 2013 book Elvis Music FAQ concluded: "Long Legged Girl (with the Short Dress On)" is tolerable faux hard rock. "The guitar is dirty, but the lick is humdrum, and Elvis sounds detached.
The song was recorded on June 25, 1961 at RCA Studios in Nashville and was released as the B-Side to the 1967 single, "Long Legged Girl (with the Short Dress On)" on April 28, issued as RCA 47-9115, reaching number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. [5] [6] The single was also released in the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, and Italy.
"Long Legged Woman Dressed in Black" is a popular song and hit single by the British group Mungo Jerry, first released in 1974. It also became the title track of a compilation album by the group, released later in 1974.
When Cole Porter denied permission to alter the lyrics, Elvis, West, and Charlie Hodge worked on creating new lyrics and new music for a song that would be entitled "You'll Be Gone". [4] The song was replete with Latin rhythms and classical guitar passages. The song was copyrighted on February 4, 1965, and re-registered on March 10. [5]
Phantom, Rocker & Slick released their version on their 1986 album Cover Girl. [21] "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" was the first song played by the band Phish. They also played the song at their 15th and 20th anniversary concerts. [22] A cappella group Rockapella released a version on their 1995 album Primer. [23]
Double Trouble is the fifteenth soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3787, in June 1967.It is the soundtrack to the 1967 film of the same name starring Presley.
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According to Susan M. Doll in her book Understanding Elvis, the song "features a common characteristic of country music — the passive acceptance of the singer's fate and the subsequent melancholy it brings," as the person who sings the song "passively resigns himself to the fact" that his girl is gone. [8] Musically, it is a rockabilly ballad.