From the movie, "Down & Out in Beverly Hills" comes the return of a rock legend.
Little Richard began his comeback with "Great Gosh A'Mighty", but his last chart hit came just a couple of years later with the title song from "Twins" in a duet with Earth Wind & Fire's Philip Bailey.
Anyway, since he's also an ordained minister, one can assume Richard reworked the lyrics to turn this song into a gospel rave-up after it was done on the charts. Indeed, "Great Gosh A'Mighty"! Lord have Mercy!
Edit: 6/5/18: Had to change the video. This is a live cut from an appearance on Solid Gold, with the lyrics imprinted on the screen:
Edit, 5/18/2020: Here's the actual video, as it was presented on MTV the night it debuted in February 1986, with voice-over introduction and post-clip commentary by Mark Goodman:
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