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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 Music of David Seville [29] June 2 "All I Have to Do Is Dream" The Everly Brothers [30] June 9 [31] June 16 [32] June 23 "Yakety Yak" The Coasters "What Am I Living For" Chuck Willis [33] June 30 "Yakety Yak" The Coasters [34] July 7 [35] July 14 [36] July 21 [37] July 28 [38] August 4 "Splish Splash" Bobby Darin [39] August 11 "Patricia ...
"Yakety Yak" The Coasters: 7 August 4 1 "My True Love" Jack Scott: 3 August 18 6 "Willie and the Hand Jive" The Johnny Otis Show: 9 August 4 2 "Fever" Peggy Lee: 8 August 25 3 August 11 "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" Domenico Modugno: 1 August 18 10 "Just a Dream" Jimmy Clanton: 4 August 25 8 August 18 "Little Star" The Elegants: 1 August 25 ...
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.
Year Song [1] Original artist [1] U.S. Pop U.S. R&B UK Singles Chart Other charting versions, and notes 1960 "Spanish Harlem" Ben E. King [4]: 10 15 - Written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications; US [1]US R&B/HH [2]The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are
The movie begins with a Bloodstone cover of "As Time Goes By" over the opening titles.Bloodstone - Harry Williams, Charles Love, Charles McCormick, and Willis Draffen, Jr. - are about to go onstage for a concert at a theater while their opening act, a vocal group called the Sinceres, perform the Coasters' 1958 hit song "Yakety Yak."
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 .