I thought this one deserved it's own thread as there is so much to discuss about this film and the songs that went along with it. First of all it was released the same year the new mass was promulgated by Paul VI. Coincidentally, the last scene has Elvis break out into a performance in the middle of mass. The altar is the old high altar. Then Mary Tyler Moore who plays a nun is looking from Jesus and back to Elvis trying to decide whether she would run off with Elvis or stay with her vows. Kinda makes me think that Nun's story was just getting us acclimated to movies about nuns breaking their vows.
Keep a bucket handy.
The title track is not exactly subtle in its negative view of the Church.
(Words & music by B. Kaye - B. Weisman)
If you`re in old habits
Set in your old ways
Changes are a-comin`
For these are changing days
And if your head is in the sand
While things are goin` on
What you need, what you need,
What you need is a change of habit
Now if you`re in the habit
To let your temper fly
When you talk with people
Who don`t see eye to eye
And if you don`t believe it
There`s a newer world ahead
What you need, what you need,
What you need is a change of habit
A change of habit, a change of outlook
A change of heart, you`ll be all right
The halls of darkness
Have doors that open
It`s never too late
To see the light
So if you`re in the habit
Of putting people down
Just because they`re different
From the wrong side of town
Well, don`t count on any medals son
They`re pinning none on you
What you need, what you need,
What you need is a change of habit
If we wanted to get conspiratorial and look for an illuminati connection to Elvis we wouldn't have to look any further than his manager Colonel Tom Parker. Who was German who came to the United States with no identification and nobody really knows who he was. But I guess Elvis never made a decision without his approval and Parker used to take the bulk of his earnings.