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"O mein Papa" is a nostalgic German song, originally as related by a young woman remembering her beloved, once-famous clown father. It was written by Swiss composer Paul Burkhard in 1939 for the musical Der schwarze Hecht [] (The Black Pike), reproduced in 1950 as Das Feuerwerk (The Firework) to a libretto by Erik Charell, Jürg Amstein, and Robert Gilbert.
Albert Edward Calvert (15 March 1922 – 7 August 1978 [1]) was an English trumpeter successful in the 1950s.Between 1953 and 1958 he achieved seven instrumental hits on the UK Singles Chart, including the two chart-toppers "Oh, Mein Papa" in 1954 and "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" in 1955.
The lullaby "Mother / Oh Mein Papa" is an interpretation of the German song "O mein Papa" with words by Siouxsie. Phil Sutcliffe called it "a raw wound of a song offered by Siouxsie from her own life and surely shared and picked and scratched at by everyone who hears it". [14]
Probably his most famous artistic creation was the song "O mein Papa" ("Oh! My Pa-Pa") about the death of a beloved clown-father, written for the musical Der schwarze Hecht (re-issued in 1950 as Das Feuerwerk) that premiered in April 1939. The song rose to #1 on the Sheet Music Chart and stayed in the chart for 26 weeks.
Oh Lonesome Me: Don Gibson: June 21, 1963 The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits: 2:17 Oh! My Papa (O Mein Papa) Paul Burkhard / John Turner / Geoffrey Parsons September 1, 1961 Instant Party! 2:09 Oh So Many Years Frankie Bailes August 13/16/17, 1958 Songs Our Daddy Taught Us: 2:37 Oh True Love Boudleaux & Felice Bryant
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Seventy-nine singles were in the top 10 in 1953. Sixteen singles from 1952 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Oh Mein Papa" by Eddie Calvert, "Chicka Boom" by Guy Mitchell and "Let's Have a Party" by Winifred Atwell were all released in 1953
"Oh Mein Papa" – Eddie Calvert, Eddie Fisher (version known as "Oh! My Papa") "Skin Deep" – Duke Ellington, Ted Heath and His Music "Swedish Rhapsody" – Mantovani, Ray Martin (both peaked 1953) "This Ole House" – Billie Anthony, Rosemary Clooney "Three Coins in the Fountain" – The Four Aces, Frank Sinatra "Wanted" – Al Martino ...