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The song discusses a girl known as "Poison Ivy". She is compared to measles, mumps, chickenpox, the common cold, and whooping cough, but is deemed worse, because "Poison Ivy, Lord, will make you itch". According to lyricist Jerry Leiber, "Pure and simple, 'Poison Ivy' is a metaphor for a sexually transmitted disease". [3]
The Paramounts' first single, "Poison Ivy", produced by Ron Richards, was a cover of the Leiber and Stoller song, which had been a hit for The Coasters in 1959. It became a minor hit for the Paramounts, reaching No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart, and led to them appearing on TV shows such as Ready Steady Go!
Beat Boys in the Jet Age was the debut album by English power pop group The Lambrettas. It included their hit cover version of the song " Poison Ivy " which reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart . They'd would continue this success with the release of their own "Da-a-ance", reaching #12 in the UK Singles Chart .
The band's next recording was a cover version of the 1950s song "Poison Ivy", which had been suggested to them by Pete Waterman, the business partner of their producer Peter Collins. The Lambrettas version had brass arrangements and a clear upbeat "poppy" feel to it. The single did well in the UK, reaching No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]
"Poison Ivy" (1959) " Along Came Jones " is a comedic song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by the Coasters , [ 1 ] in 1959 peaking at number 9 in the Billboard Hot 100 but recorded by many other groups and individuals in the years that followed.
US songwriters Leiber and Stoller wrote "Poison Ivy" for R&B vocal group The Coasters, but Thorpe preferred the cover version by The Rolling Stones. [2] They decided to cover it themselves; it was produced at Festival Records and released on the independent Linda Lee label. [ 17 ]
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Mabon returned to the top R&B slot in 1953 with "I'm Mad" and had another hit in 1954 with the Mel London song "Poison Ivy". He also was the first artist to record Willie Dixon's "The Seventh Son". However, his career failed to maintain its momentum, and record releases in the late 1950s on various labels were largely unsuccessful.