Bright light city gonna set my soul Gonna set my soul on fire Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn, So get those stakes up higher ~Viva Las Vegas by Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman Brooklyn-born Doc Pomus and native New Yorker Mort Shuman composed many hit songs in the 1960s, including “A Teenager in Love,” “Turn Me Loose,” “This Magic Moment” and “Save the Last Dance for Me.” They wrote 15 songs for Elvis, including some used for his movie soundtracks, like the title song for Viva Las Vegas. Three of their collaborations reached the Top 5: “Little Sister” (#5), “His Latest Flame” (#4) and “Surrender” (#1). Pomus also worked with Leiber and Stoller on “She’s Not You,” a #5 hit record for Elvis in 1962.
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Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money
that's ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
~Viva Las Vegas by Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman
Brooklyn-born Doc Pomus and native New Yorker Mort Shuman composed many hit songs in the 1960s, including “A Teenager in Love,” “Turn Me Loose,” “This Magic Moment” and “Save the Last Dance for Me.” They wrote 15 songs for Elvis, including some used for his movie soundtracks, like the title song for Viva Las Vegas. Three of their collaborations reached the Top 5: “Little Sister” (#5), “His Latest Flame” (#4) and “Surrender” (#1). Pomus also worked with Leiber and Stoller on “She’s Not You,” a #5 hit record for Elvis in 1962.
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