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"Splish Splash" is a 1958 novelty rock song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. It was written with DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin could not write a song that began with the words, "Splish splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman.
"Beyond the Sea" has been recorded by many artists, but Bobby Darin's version released in late 1959 is the best known, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 15 on the US R&B Chart, No. 7 in Canada (co-charted with "That's The Way Love Is"), [2] and No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart [3] in early 1960.
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) [8] was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music.
The music video for the song is playful and comedic in nature. Directed by Drew Takahashi, it features McFerrin, Robin Williams, and Bill Irwin engaging in various humorous antics while cutting back and forth to McFerrin singing along with the lyrics, [20] and is somewhat shorter than the album version.
"Dream Lover" is a song written by American musician Bobby Darin. Darin recorded his composition on March 5, 1959 and released it as a single the following month. It was produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by Tom Dowd.
Darin's recording received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Rock and Roll Solo Vocal Performance at the 9th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Paul McCartney’s vocal performance on The Beatles’ "Eleanor Rigby". [6] The song is the title song of Bobby Darin's album If I Were a Carpenter, also produced by Koppelman and Rubin.
Its lyrics, telling the story of two lovers separated by the sea, were written by Jack Lawrence. It has since been recorded by many artists, including Bobby Darin, Stevie Wonder, Mantovani, [15] Roger Williams [15] and Gisele MacKenzie. [15]
"I'll Be There" is a song written and originally recorded by Bobby Darin in 1960. It was first released as B-side to his single " Bill Bailey " (ATCO 6167). [ 2 ] As such it entered the Billboard charts on July 11, 1960, and reached position 79.