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A cover version by Bad Manners, re-titled "My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop)", was a UK top 10 hit in July 1982. [51] UK singer Lulu released a version of the song on the Jive label in 1986 which reached No. 86 on the UK Singles Chart. [52] Australian singer Serena released a version in 1990. The song peaked at number 83 on the ARIA Charts. [53]
Ranglin and his musicians adopted the newly-popular ska style, and his rearrangement of "My Boy Lollipop", a song originally released in the US by teenager Barbie Gaye in late 1956, became immediately successful. [5] Released in March 1964, Small's version (on which she was credited simply as "Millie") was a massive hit.
My Boy Lollipop was the first album for Jamaican singer Millie Small and her only album for Smash Records. The title track has been credited by NME with sparking the popularity of reggae and ska, as well as opening doors for other genres of Jamaican music on the global stage. [1] The album peaked at No. 132 on the Billboard 200 on Aug. 29, 1964.
"Lollipop" is a pop song written by Julius Dixson [1] and Beverly Ross in 1958. It was first recorded by the duo Ronald & Ruby , with Ross performing as "Ruby." It was covered more successfully by The Chordettes whose version reached No. 2 in the US, and The Mudlarks in the UK.
The previous year, Bobby Spencer had written the "My Boy Lollipop" pop song shuffle for Barbie Gaye, which was played by Alan Freed and secured Barbie Gaye a spot in his 1956 Christmas Show opening for Little Richard.
"Lollipop" is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Wayne posthumously featuring fellow American singer Static Major, issued on March 13, 2008, as the lead single from the former's sixth studio album, Tha Carter III (2008). [1]
OLIPOP. Taste Highlights: nostalgic, fruity, sweet-tart Quote from Taste Tester: “Mmm, grape all day long.It’s not too syrup-strong but still has a fruity, fun taste that makes me feel like a ...
Other hits for the group included "Eddie My Love" (U.S. number 14) (a cover of a song by doo-wop group The Teen Queens), "Born to Be With You" (U.S. number 5), "Lay Down Your Arms" in 1956, and "Just Between You and Me" (U.S. number 8) in 1957. Their cover of "The White Rose Of Athens" reached the Australian Top 15 in May, 1962.