Talk:A Little Less Conversation

• "Nearly 50 years after Presley made his first hit record and 25 years after his death, ELV1S 30 #1 Hits reached number 1 on the charts, edging him ahead of The Beatles as the group with the largest number of Number One hits."

I have some problems with this sentence. While I understand that Elvis' chart success so long after his career was over is surprising, the way introductory phrase is worded makes it sound like it's coming from a fan site. More problematic is the vagueness. "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits reached number 1 on the charts" - What charts? "edging him ahead of The Beatles as the group with the largest number of Number One hits" - How many? Were they previously tied? Aren't "hits" singles? "A Little Less Conversation" didn't reach #1 in the US. Again, the most "hits" where? I think this section needs to be made clearer before it goes back in the article. Acegikmo1 15:38, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)

• Was this song in Bruce Almighty?

I've removed the following as it makes no sense the way it's written and I can't find a source to allow me to improve it:

Trivia

• EastEnders Episode in Bradley's unwelcome surprise —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.34.70.44 (talk) 17:08, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Trivia and non-referenced stuff moved from article

One can hear Elvis sing the song in-between takes during his 1969 Memphis Recording sessions, meaning that he still remembered the song one year after recording it. It is rather unusual as Elvis recorded many songs each year. Moreover, the song had gone nowhere on the charts in late 1968 and was regarded as a second-rate song from a second-rate movie.

The original song was one of several Elvis songs featured in the film "3000 Miles to Graceland" starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner.

In 2001, the Comeback Special version of the song was featured by David Holmes and Steven Soderbergh in the film Ocean's Eleven, which popularized it and solidified it as a 'Vegas' theme.

The first stanza of the original version is the opening theme of the broadcast version (in some countries, including the U.S.) of the NBC television series, Las Vegas, but is not featured on the DVDs. This song was used as Howard Dean's campaign theme song for his 2004 presidential campaign.

The song sprang to a yet new life during a crazed dance routine, as showcased by American Idol contestants Jon Peter Lewis, Chris Daughtry, and Jackie Tohn, as well as a result of its being played during Robert and Amy's (Brad Garrett and Monica Horan) first dance in the wedding episode of the popular sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond that was aired May 19, 2003.

In February 2007, it became the official theme song of the 2007 NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas.

The remixed song was used by Nike as the background music to a series of TV commercials called the Secret Tournament, directed by Terry Gilliam, music produced by Ad Bradley, featuring international football stars in conjunction with the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It was also used on Konami's European adaptation of their flagship dancing simulation VG Dance Dance Revolution, on the soundtrack of Dancing Stage MegaMix.

"A Little Less Conversation" has appeared in the soundtracks of several films, including the 2001 remake of Ocean's Eleven, Bruce Almighty (2003), Next (with Nicolas Cage) Shark Tale (2004) Jackass Number Two (2006) and Ocean's 13 (2007). It is also featured in the trailer for the computer-animated film Bolt. It was chosen as the theme song for the television show Las Vegas, starring James Caan.

A small controversy arose when BMG deleted the title while it was still at number 1 in the UK. Although the label denied it, tabloids speculated that this was done to give Gareth Gates' single Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake), also on BMG, a chance of getting to number one. Gates' song did indeed take over as the UK number 1. In just a couple of weeks, the JXL remix of "A Little Less Conversation" had fallen off the charts entirely, because it was no longer available for purchase.

The music video is notable for featuring various people dancing in little booths with the views constantly alternating between different ones. Elvis Presley himself only appears for a few seconds, on a security guard's TV screen. Elvis is sitting down with his legs up on the table, drinking coffee and eating a doughnut.Greedyhalibut (talk) 04:13, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

References

in popular culture

When the song has been popularized and used quite often in film, what makes Bolt and Ocean's Eleven so special? Why are they mentioned but none of the other movies? Furthermore I believe it really is kind of a vegas theme but that is debatable. The main issue is why aren't all of the movies that feature the song listed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.169.218.187 (talk) 22:27, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Songwriters

I think additional information on the actual songwriters Mac Davis and Billy Strange will inprove the article and increase it's chance for a high class. I suggest talking about there thoughts and inspiration for the song, with linked articles like “Mac Davis Interview: Music Legend Discusses His Life, Music and Elvis” and “Billy Strange”. This not only would add to the amount of sources and meaningful content but the overall structure of the article. Which addition to sources comes more reliability in the article and a stronger built table of contents/headings. This creates a stronger article making it closer to becoming a featured article.(Andykocon (talk) 02:56, 31 March 2011 (UTC))

Authorization to remix

I dispute the statement that says Junkie XL was the first authorized to remix a Presley recording. In 1981 there was an album released by RCA called Guitar Man in which a number of Presley's recordings were remixed with new backing. A sequel album, Rocker, came out several years later. Junkie XL was the first to score chart success but he wasn't the first given the OK to do this sort of thing. 68.146.52.234 (talk) 14:48, 31 May 2014 (UTC)