Little Less Conversation [Single]

Elvis Presley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Musicrama/Koch
• ASIN: B0000DESNK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #833,678 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Elvis vs JXL [Radio Edit Remix][Edit]

2. Elvis vs JXL [12" Extended Remix]

3. A Little Less Conversation

Customer Reviews

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46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King Is Back!, June 25, 2002

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Mike King "Mike Vegas King" (Taunton, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Little Less Conversation (Audio CD)

Elvis may have left the building, but his song "A Little Less Conversation" has entered the charts at #1 in England. An obscure song from the 1968 movie "Live A Little, Love A Little," the song was remixed for a Nike World Cup TV commercial featuring a British player. Music purists may scoff at this remix, and some Elvis fans may even consider it to be sacrilege. I think its genius that they reworked a little known song, rather than remix one of his many big hits, which would have upset me. Let's face it, this song is not on the list of the King's all-time classics. For one thing, the lyrics don't exactly roll off the tongue. "A little less conversation, a little more action. All this aggravation ain't satisfaction in me." The vocals are in the forefront of the remix version, and the music supports the vocals very well. As they used to say on American Bandstand, it has a good beat and you can dance to it. Maybe this will lead to an American invasion on the British charts!

46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ELVIS HAS RETURNED TO THE BUILDING, June 25, 2002

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Dave "borachiosfish" (HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKS United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Little Less Conversation (Audio CD)

If someone had told me, that there was to be a remixed version of an Elvis Presley song released, and it would be a smash around the world, I would have told them to keep taking the pills. It aint gonna happen !
BUT thank heaven it did.
The song is an obscure track, originally recorded for his 1968 film "Live A Little, Love A Little". This version, however is from his 1968 comeback show, which was never actually used in the broadcast. It also featured on the Oceans Eleven soundtrack, earlier this year.
The Dutch DJ "Junkie" XL has bought the tune right up to date with a driving beat and thumping bongo drums which compliment Elvis superbly.
You have 3 versions on the CD the radio edit, the extended version which builds to a superb climax and the original 1 min 39 second version taken from the film. Having this on there just shows you exactly what has been done to bring this tune right up to date.
I can understand that there will be some segments of the Elvis community who will bemoan that messing around with any Elvis track is sacrilege, but, if this is the only way to get new fans listening to Elvis, then I for one am fully behind it.
BMG and NIKE have a lot to thank for allowing this song to be used on the new advert for the Soccer World Cup which has obviously bought the song to a much wider audience than would normally have heard it.
This is number one in many European countries and rightly so. Elvis has definately returned to the building !

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King--Back on the Charts, July 28, 2002

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Jeff Pearlman (Lakeland, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Little Less Conversation (Audio CD)

This may be the biggest pop music event of the year. Many dance remixes leave no trace of the original song, but JXL treats a minor Elvis Presley hit from 1968 with enough respect for the tune that it almost sounds like Elvis was in on the idea. This CD single includes the original so you can see what I mean. The percussion (drums and such) is punched up, but not at the expense of the King's vocals or even the original instrumentation. I can't stop playing the thing.

By the way, the "radio edit," which is hopefully actually being played on a radio near you, is 3:30 long; the remix is just over six minutes. The original song is disappointingly short, just 1:39. It kinda cooks and might have done better the first time out if it didn't go by in the blink of an eye. A few seconds of it can be heard in the movie "Oceans Eleven" (the George Clooney/Julia Roberts version).

JXL is known as Junkie XL outside the U.S.; the Presley estate asked him to change the name before releasing this here. A good decision, since U.S. singles sales need all the help they can get, and the Elvis/junkie association would turn some people off.

Crabby old pop fans who hate to see anything from the past tampered with (I'm usually one of them) have nothing to complain about here. This record is fun, it sounds great, and by including the original version it's exposing the song to a lot of fans who otherwise would never have heard it. Now, radio stations need to play this early and often: A little more action, please.