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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.
The song O mein Papa (Oh my father) became particularly famous; an English-language version by Eddie Fisher "Oh! My Pa-Pa" made it to Number One in the US in 1954. Further well-known songs were "Ich hab‘ ein kleines süsses Pony" ("I have a sweet little pony") "Ich sag‘ es gern durch die Blume" ("I'm happy to say it among the flowers")
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 My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" Eddie Fisher, Eddie Calvert: See also. 1953 in music; List of number-one singles of 1953 (U.S.) References.
In 1981, Fisher wrote an autobiography, Eddie: My Life, My Loves (ISBN 978-0-0601-4907-9). He wrote another autobiography in 1999 titled Been There, Done That ( ISBN 978-1-5311-9694-3 ). The latter book devotes little space to Fisher's singing career, but recycled the material of his first book and added many new sexual details that were too ...
Issue date Song Artist January 2 "Oh My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" Eddie Fisher, Eddie Calvert: January 9 January 16 January 23 January 30 February 6 "Stranger in Paradise" Tony Bennett, The Four Aces, Tony Martin
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