Little Bitty Pretty One

"Little Bitty Pretty One" is a rock and roll song written and originally recorded by Bobby Day, and popularized by Thurston Harris in 1957. His version reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It has most notably been covered by Frankie Lymon in 1958, Clyde McPhatter in 1962, the Jackson Five in 1972, Cliff Richard in 1983, Huey Lewis and the News in 1994, and Billy Gilman in 2000. The song has also been covered by The Doobie Brothers and has become a crowd favorite at their shows. The song is unusual in that the entire song is played with a single chord, F. The song has made appearances in commercials, television, and film, including the following:
*A commercial for Lipton's Green Iced Tea
*The British television serial "Lipstick on Your Collar."
*The films "Matilda", "Christine" (and its soundtrack), and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".

Other performances

*Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (1958)
*Frankie Avalon (1958)
*The Dovells (1962)
*The Paramounts (1964)
*The Dave Clark Five (1965)
*Wayne Cochran (1967, Chess Records)
*Jesse Lopez 1968, (Dot Records)
*Zalman Yanovsky (1968)
*The Jackson 5 (1972)
*Howard Werth (1982)
*Lindisfarne (1987)
*Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1988)
*Delbert McClinton & The Snakes (1989)
*Steve Smith & The Nakeds (1995)
*Voice Male (1997)
*The Alley Cats ( 2000)
*Aaron Carter (2001)