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"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.
"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]
Ronald & Ruby were an American pop vocal duo, best known for their 1958 hit single, "Lollipop". [1]The duo's members were the black Ronald Gumm [2] (or Gumps) and the white Beverly "Ruby" Ross; interracial pop groups were unusual at the time, and the group did not appear in public or in major press and television outlets. [3]
The song was the first rock and roll song recorded by a white singer to reach the R&B chart, and was hailed by Alan Freed as "the grand daddy song of rock n’ roll". [5] It reached number 11 in the charts. [2] In 1958 Ross and Dixson wrote one of her most lasting songs, "Lollipop".
"Lollipop" is a song by Mika from his 2007 debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion. When the album was released, "Lollipop" had high numbers of downloads, even before it had been released as a single, charting in the Top 75 UK Singles Chart .
It was the signature song of child actress Shirley Temple. [1] [2] Temple first sang it in the 1934 film, Bright Eyes. [3] In the song, the "Good Ship Lollipop" travels to a candy land. The "ship" referred to in the song is an aircraft; the scene in Bright Eyes where the song appears takes place on a taxiing American Airlines Douglas DC-2. [4] [5]
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]
"Lollipop (Candyman)" is a song by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as the fifth overall single from their debut album, Aquarium , in Australasia , North America, and mainland Europe.