"Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning[1] and published in 1954.[2] It was a hit in 1954 in both the United States and United Kingdom, albeit for different artists.
The Four Lads edit
The best-known version in the United States was recorded by the Four Lads with teenage girl Lillian Pasciolla and others[3] on February 27, 1954.[4] The recording by the Four Lads was released in the US by Columbia Records as catalog number 40236.[2] Released in May that year,[4] it first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on July 3, 1954, peaking at number 18.[5]
Max Bygraves version edit
The best-known version in the United Kingdom is by Max Bygraves, with his performance recorded on 23 June 1954, with a children's chorus and orchestra directed by Frank Cordell,[6] and released in the UK by HMV in September 1954[4] as catalog number B 10734.[7] It entered the UK Singles Chart on 10 September 1954. It spent eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 7.[8] The "children" were from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.[citation needed]
Media edit
The song has been featured in the game known as "One Song to the Tune of Another" in the long-running BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, such as in Series Nine, Episode 1, where it was performed by Willie Rushton.
Heino Gaze wrote the German lyrics, although the German song title was rendered as "Gilli-Gilli, Oxenpfeffer, Katzenellenbogen". Bibi Johns und Die Starlets, with Franz Thon und das Tanzorchester des NWDR, Hamburg,[9] recorded it in Hamburg on September 5, 1954. The song was released by Electrola (part of HMV).[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The Singles Collection: 1952-62 - The Four Lads | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b "The Four Lads - Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea". 45cat.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "The Four Lads". Vintagemusic.fm. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Cover versions of Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea by The Four Lads". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
- ^ "78 Record: Max Bygraves - Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen By The Sea (1954)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Max Bygraves With Children's Chorus - Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen By The Sea". 45cat.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Bibi Johns - An Jedem Finger Zehn". 45cat.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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