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When the 1914 song "Aba Daba Honeymoon" became a huge hit after the release of this film, MGM sent Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter on a multicity personal appearance tour of Loews theaters to capitalize on its success, beginning at the Oriental Theater in Chicago. [3] The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
"Aba Daba Honeymoon" is a popular song written and published by Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan in 1914, known through its chorus, "Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab, Said the chimpie to the monk; Baba daba daba daba daba daba dab, Said the monkey to the chimp."
In 1914 he wrote the lyrics to "Aba Daba Honeymoon", which was revived for the 1950 M.G.M. film Two Weeks With Love and thus got a renewed popularity which brought Fields large royalty incomes during his last two years. From 1914 onward, he recorded with many bands and for many labels and had a varied career in the recording industry.
In Two Weeks with Love, where they have featured roles, their duet "Aba Daba Honeymoon" was the first soundtrack recording to become a top-of-the-chart gold record, reaching number three on the Billboard chart. After 1953, Carpenter exited films for stage, television, and radio work.
Aba Daba Honeymoon; I. It's a Long Way to Berlin, but We'll Get There! S. Swanee Shore This page was last edited on 10 February 2018, at 08:25 (UTC). Text is ...
"The Old Piano Roll Blues" peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed on the chart for ten weeks in 1950, and "Aba Daba Honeymoon" peaked at #23 in 1951, and charted for three weeks. [citation needed] She recorded a version of "Put the Blame on Mame" in 1946, and it sold 150,000 copies in just two months. [7]
Her song "Aba Daba Honeymoon" (featured in the film Two Weeks with Love (1950) and sung as a duet with co-star Carleton Carpenter) was the first soundtrack recording to become a top-of-the-chart gold record, reaching number three on the Billboard charts. [18] Gene Kelly, Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor during the Singin' in the Rain trailer (1952)
Berman was born in a Jewish family in New York City.At age fifteen, he was arrested and tried for attempted rape but was found not guilty.He later became an accountant, well known for his ability to figure complex mathematical equations and algebraic expressions in a matter of seconds, without the use of paper or pen.