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On 1965, Quebecois group César et les Romains broadcast a French cover of the song on television, over the network Télé-Métropole. A short extract from the song also appears in the video for the 1812 Overture featuring Charlie Drake playing both the conductor and all the musicians.Ī Brazilian Portuguese version of the song was recorded in 1963 by Roberto Carlos. It features new lyrics by Streisand and backing vocals from Toto lead singer Bobby Kimball and Chicago keyboardist Bill Champlin. The song was remade in 1979 by Barbra Streisand for her album Wet. Other versions īritish comedian Charlie Drake scored a top ten hit with a comedy version of the song in 1958, produced by future Beatles producer George Martin on the Parlophone label. Bobby told me she sharpened his respect for language'.

'She taught him to use the language in staccato notes: short fast, words.She was very fond of Bobby. However, in an interview, former classmate Jerrold Atlas claimed that 'Miss Molly' referred to Molly Epstein, Darin's former English teacher at the Bronx High School of Science. The lyrics mention several characters from other songs of the period, including ' Lollipop', ' Peggy Sue', and ' Good Golly Miss Molly'. The personnel on the original recording included Jesse Powell on tenor sax, Al Caiola, Billy Mure on guitar, Wendell Marshall on bass, and Panama Francis on drums. Splish Splash was recorded in a session at New York's Atlantic Studios on the evening of April 10, 1958.

SPLISH PLASH SKIN

In a 1967 interview, Darin claimed that he was so happy about having his first hit that his skin condition cleared up. 'Splish Splash' was Darin's only entry on the C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart, where it peaked at No. It was Darin's first hit and the song helped to give him a major boost in his career, reaching No. The song was credited to Darin and 'Jean Murray' (a combination of their names) to avoid any hint of payola. It was written with DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin could not write a song that began with the words, 'Splish splash, I was takin' a bath', as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman. ' Splish Splash' is a 1958 novelty rock song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. 1958 single by Bobby Darin 'Splish Splash'

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