Friday, May 23, 2025

Amusing 50s, 60s Music Tickle! And a 2013 Remake!

Clockwise:
Rowan Atkinson, Bryan Hyland, 
Ray Stevens, Rosemary Clooney

There are many amusing songs from the 50s and 60s, so here are four of them with lyrics that I enjoy. Only a part of the song has been displayed for each one. You need to check the full lyrics from the Internet and it's worth the time. 

The first song is about the location of a baby's dimple;  the second is about the clicking of high heel shoes affecting some teens? And the third explains how Tarzan has guitar lessons. The fourth song is a newer version of 'Goodness Gracious Me', by Rowan Atkinson and company. Originally it was sung by Peter Sellars and Sophia Loren. It's funny, truly.

Watch. Comments are welcome...

Here they are: [1] cute, [2] amusing, [3] silly and [4] funny...

[1] 'Where will the dimple be?' 
Rosemary Clooney and the Mellowmen.
YouTube Video: Rosemary Clooney - Topic

"On the baby′s knuckle, on the baby's knee, 
Where will the baby′s dimple be?
Baby's cheek or baby's chin, 
Seems to me it′ll be a sin,
If it′s always covered by the safety-pin, 
Where will the dimple be? Where will it be?"

[1955: Bob Merrill, Paul Hoffman]


[2] 'Four Little Heels' 
[Clickety Clack Song]: Brian Hyland.
YouTube Video by: Bryan Hyland.

"Two little girls came walking down the avenue
Two little girls who had nothing to do
One wore yellow and the other wore black
And four little heels went clickety clack."

[1969: Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance]

[3] Gitarzan; Ray Stevens
YouTube Video by: raystevensmusic.

"He ordered Chet's guitar course COD
Makes A, E and he's workin' on B
Digs C and W and R and B and 
And me and a chimpanzee
Agree that one day soon he'll be a celebrity
Get it, get it, get it, get it, ow!
Gitarzan, he's a gitar man
He's all you can stand, give him a hand 
Gitarzan."

[1969: Ray Stevens, Bill Everette]


[4] 'Goodness Gracious Me': Rowan Atkinson, 
Pixie Lott, Nick Mohammed: 2013 remake.
YouTube Video by: Pixie Lott 

[The original version was by: 
Peter Sellers, Sophia Loren.]

Oh doctor I'm in trouble.

Well, goodness gracious me.

For every time a certain man
Is standing next to me.

Mmm?

A flush comes to my face
And my pulse begins to race,
It goes boom boody-boom boody-boom boody-boom
Boody-boom boody-boom boody-boom-boom-boom,

Oh!

Boom boody-boom boody-boom boody-boom!

Well, goodness gracious me. 

[1955: Lee and Herbert Kretzmer.
Remake: 2013]


Images: Google.
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12 comments:

  1. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©23.5.25

    Hi Ann Rowena, thanks for being the first to step on the lawn. Hope you'll check out the cute songs...

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  2. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©23.5.25

    Thank you Roop for coming in so early. You'll like Rowan Atkinson's song. GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME.

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  3. MICHAEL LEE24.5.25

    Michael Lee
    Memories of my childhood days.

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  4. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©24.5.25

    Andy Young
    Michael Lee hello! Yes, the years have gone by and many of the newbies are not aware that we have frolicking music from the 60s. Thanks Mike for the visit.

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  5. CHIT CHAT24.5.25

    John Klass
    Colin Ren
    Raymond Cho
    Ann Rowena Lim
    Roop Singh
    James Kwok
    THANKS TO THE ABOVE EARLY BIRDS FOR THE VISIT. HOPE YOU ENJOY THE COMEDIC SONGS, ESPECIALLY TARZAN LEARNING THE GUITAR VIDEO.

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  6. JIMMY CHNG24.5.25

    Gitarzan is really hilarious...but Goodness Gracious Me, now the Four Little Heels are going boom boody-boom boody-boom in my head! 😜

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  7. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©24.5.25

    Hi Jimmy, thanks for your amusing and always positive comments. I prefer the Atkinson version of GGMe. You know why. Ha, ha.

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  8. FRED CHING27.5.25

    Fred Ching
    Thanks for the amazing remakes, Brother Andy. It’s been more than two decades that I watched American pop singer and instrumentalist, Brian Hyland who had a No. 1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 with Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini live in Singapore Suntec City. Brings back good memories of great music and happy childhood. Another of his great classic that reached No. 3 was also performed. Still remember Hyland rocked a full house with this puppy-love pop song. Amazing how music takes ya back 👍❤️🥰.. https://youtu.be/pMTPhkOAqe0?si=SifpVpCYvBowlSio

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  9. CHIT CHAT27.5.25

    Love you guys for checking in.
    Thank you all:

    John Klass
    Colin Ren
    Somkid Lakhawat
    Raymond Cho
    Ann Rowena Lim
    Fred Ching
    Roop Singh
    James Kwok
    Jalani Mohamed

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  10. WILFRED LIM31.5.25

    Bright though Mr Bean may be in reality, I still don’t like his humour. To me he is an irritant. Personally I like the British jokes, with its sensitivity and subtlety. Remember the Mind Your Language TV show?

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  11. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©31.5.25

    He’s an irritant? You fell into his humour trap.
    He’s a pop comedian because he’s an irritant
    Now that’s irony ☺️

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  12. WILFRED LIM31.5.25

    Haha say what you like. To me an irritant is an irritant. Whenever I happen to see him on TV I change channel…so as not to spoil my day.

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