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  2. Yakety Yak - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. The Coasters - Wikipedia

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    In 1971, the Coasters had a minor chart entry with "Love Potion No. 9", a song that Leiber and Stoller had written for the Coasters, but instead gave to the Clovers in 1959. In Britain, a 1994 Volkswagen TV advertisement used the group's "Sorry But I'm Gonna Have to Pass", which led to a minor chart placement in that country.

  4. Novelty song - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Carl Gardner - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Three Cool Cats - Wikipedia

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    It was originally recorded by the Coasters and released as the B-side of their hit single, "Charlie Brown". [1] "Three Cool Cats" was one of the fifteen songs recorded by the Beatles for their Decca Records audition on New Year's Day in 1962 in London. [1] The Beatles' cover version featured George Harrison's vocals and Pete Best on drums.

  7. Category:The Coasters songs - Wikipedia

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    It should only contain pages that are The Coasters songs or lists of The Coasters songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about The Coasters songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .

  8. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller - Wikipedia

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    Leiber and Stoller affected the course of modern popular music in 1957, when they wrote and produced the crossover double-sided hit by the Coasters, "Young Blood"/"Searchin'". [17] They released "Yakety Yak", which was a mainstream hit, as was the follow-up, "Charlie Brown".

  9. List of songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

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    The Coasters [2] 9 14 - 1969: Ray Stevens, #27 US pop "Poison Ivy" The Coasters [2] 7 1 15 1964: The Paramounts, #35 UK 1980: The Lambrettas, #7 UK 1990: Young & Restless, #76 R&B "I'm a Hog for You" The Coasters 38 - - "Love Potion No. 9" The Clovers: 23 23 - 1964: The Searchers, #3 US pop 1971: The Coasters, #76 US pop 1980: Rinder & Lewis ...