From Girl Happy: Elvis Sings “Do The Clam” (1965)

“Girl Happy” is a 1965 musical comedy film featuring Elvis Presley in the lead role. In the movie, Elvis plays a singer named Rusty Wells who is hired to chaperone a group of college girls during their spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. One of the songs he performs in the movie is “Do the Clam”.

“Do the Clam” was written by Ben Weisman and Dolores Fuller and was included on the soundtrack of the “Girl Happy” movie. The song is an upbeat rock and roll tune with a catchy chorus that encourages listeners to do the clam dance.

The dance itself involves moving the arms and legs in a way that mimics the motion of a clamshell opening and closing.

Elvis’s performance of “Do the Clam” in the movie features him wearing a white suit and performing the song in a beachside club while surrounded by dancing college students. The song was one of several hit singles released from the “Girl Happy” soundtrack and helped to cement Elvis’s reputation as a master of upbeat, danceable rock and roll tunes.