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The song is a "playlet," a word Stoller used for the glimpses into teenage life that characterized the songs he and Lieber wrote and produced. [4] The lyrics describe the listing of household chores to a kid, presumably a teenager, the teenager's response ("yakety yak") and the parents' retort ("don't talk back") — an experience very familiar to a middle-class teenager of the day.
The Coasters had novelty songs such as "Charlie Brown" [10] and "Yakety Yak". "Yakety Yak" became a #1 single on July 21, 1958, and is the only novelty song (#346) included in the Songs of the Century. "Lucky Ladybug" by Billy and Lillie was popular in December 1958.
Credits adapted from The Coasters LP liner notes: [2]. The Coasters. Carl Gardner – lead tenor vocal; Billy Guy – baritone vocal; Bobby Nunn – bass vocal; Leon Hughes – tenor vocal
"Yakety Yak" (recorded in New York), featuring King Curtis on tenor saxophone, included the famous lineup of Gardner, Guy, Jones, and Gunter, and became the act's only national number one single, topping both the pop and R&B charts. [4] The next single, "Charlie Brown", reached number two on both charts. [4]
The Pipkins also released two follow-ups as singles, "Yakety Yak" and "Are You Cooking, Goose?", but without success. " My Baby Loves Lovin' " had been a hit for White Plains , whilst " Sunny Honey Girl " was a top 20 hit for Cliff Richard in 1971 on the UK Singles Chart .
In addition to revealing to the show's judges, Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, that her father wrote "Great Balls of Fire", she also claimed that he wrote "Yakety Yak". [10] However, Hammer actually wrote a song with a similar title, "Yakkity Yak", which was issued as a B-side by the Markeys (not to be confused with The Mar-Keys ).
Carl Edward Gardner (April 29, 1928 – June 12, 2011) was an American singer, best known as the foremost member and founder of The Coasters.Known for the 1958 song "Yakety Yak", which spent a week as number one on the Hot 100 pop list, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
In 1955 he released a single, "Yakety Yak" (not the same tune as "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters), on competitor Meteor Records. The record was released under the name Mac Sales and the Esquire Trio so as to avoid legal action by Phillips, to whom he was still contractually obliged.