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Following the UK top ten debut of Lita Roza's cover version on March 19, 1953, the Patti Page version of the song was released in the UK on March 28, renamed "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window" (sans question mark), under Mercury's Oriole Records label.
Roza's "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", a cover version of Patti Page's original, was the peak of her career, topping the UK Singles Chart. [5] It made her the first British woman to have a No. 1 hit in the UK chart. [6] Further covers of "Hey There" and "Jimmy Unknown" gave her small hits in the mid-1950s. [6]
Merrill played an important role in American popular music, tapping out many of the hit parade songs of the 1950s on a toy xylophone, [4] including "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", "Mambo Italiano", and "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake". [5] Merrill was inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Of the 12 songs on the record, two were written by Fender, "Cielito Lindo Is My Lady" and "You Came In The Winter Of My Life". Of the rest, "Lovin' Cajun Style" is a song written by the album's producer.
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Novelty songs have been popular in the UK as well. In 1991, "The Stonk" novelty song raised over £100,000 for the Comic Relief charity. In 1993, "Mr Blobby" became the second novelty song to reach the coveted Christmas number one slot in the UK, following Benny Hill's 1971 chart-topper "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)". [22]