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The song was written and sung by protest singer and contributing editor to folk-centric Broadside Magazine, Len Chandler.After it became a hit for the Serendipity Singers in 1964, doctors protested that many children were actually putting beans in their ears so it was banned in some places such as Pittsburgh and Boston.
She sternly admonished him, "Be good. Don't get into trouble. Don't eat all the chocolate. Don't spill all the milk. Don't throw stones at the cow. Don't fall down the well." The boy had done all of these things on previous market days. Hoping to head off new trouble, she added, "And don't stuff beans up your nose!"
The song was nominated for a Grammy at the 7th Grammy Awards (their only Grammy nomination) in 1965 for Best Performance by a Chorus though losing to The Swingle Singers who won for "Going Baroque." The follow-up, "Beans in My Ears", hit #30 on the Hot 100 and #5 on the AC chart a few months later. [4] "
Of course, I then tried to put my elbow in my ear. Thanks to the wisdom of not mentioning beans in connection with ear insertion, no damage was done. ~ Ningauble 14:32, 19 May 2012 (UTC) My father was a pediatrician for 35 years and personally attested that the song "Beans in My Ears" did indeed produce a minor epidemic in our town in 1964.
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