"My Resistance Is Low" is a 1951 song by American singer, songwriter and band leader Hoagy Carmichael, with later lyrics by Harold Adamson.
[1] The song is probably best known to American audiences for being in the closing sequence to the 1952 Jane Russell movie The Las Vegas Story, which was produced and directed by Howard Hughes.
In its film review, Time Out magazine commented:[2] A minor RKO gem showing all the preferences of its then owner Howard Hughes (aeroplanes, brunettes, breasts and disenchanted heroes)....
It all finishes with a perfunctory nod toward family values (by marrying off an irrelevant young couple), but the film wears its intentions on its sleeve with the final shot: Hoagy looks first at the seductive Russell, then winks at us as he sings, My Resistance Is LowRe-released as a result, this time with the Adamson lyrics sung by Carmichael, released through Decca Records hit number one in the United Kingdom and a number of other countries.
[3] The best known is 1976's (Clive) Robin Sarstedt's,[4] who became a one-hit wonder when the track reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.