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The song was written and sung by protest singer and contributing editor to folk-centric Broadside Magazine, Len Chandler.After it became a hit for the Serendipity Singers in 1964, doctors protested that many children were actually putting beans in their ears so it was banned in some places such as Pittsburgh and Boston.
The follow-up, "Beans in My Ears", hit #30 on the Hot 100 and #5 on the AC chart a few months later. [4] "Beans in My Ears" was banned in Boston, by Pittsburgh's KDKA radio station, and "some television shows asked us to do something different. Understandably so--it was dangerous," according to Bryan Sennett.
"Beans in My Ears" Released: May 1964 "Down Where the Wind Blows (Chilly Winds)" Released: August 1964;
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer-songwriter, musician and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene," which topped the charts for 14 weeks in 1950.
She sternly admonished him, "Be good. Don't get into trouble. Don't eat all the chocolate. Don't spill all the milk. Don't throw stones at the cow. Don't fall down the well." The boy had done all of these things on previous market days. Hoping to head off new trouble, she added, "And don't stuff beans up your nose!"
Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians.
"Beans in My Ears" by the Serendipity Singers (song, 1964) [12] In four final cases the bans were overturned in court: Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs (1965) [9] Fanny Hill by John Cleland (1966) I Am Curious (Yellow) by Vilgot Sjöman (1967) [13] Caligula by Tinto Brass (1979) [14]
Beans in My Ears; The Beautiful People (song) Between the Wars (EP) Big Boss Man (song) The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine; The Big Money; The Big Three Killed My Baby; The Bigger Picture (song) Birmingham Sunday; Bitch Bad; Black or White; Black Parade (song) Black Rage (Sketch) Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne song) Blowin' in the Wind; Bonzo ...