- Splish Splash (song)
Infobox Single
Name =Splish Splash
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Artist =Bobby Darin
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B-side ="Judy Don't Be Moody"
Released =1958
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Label =ATCO 6117
Writer =Bobby Darin, Jean Murray
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Last single ="Just In Case You Change your Mind"
(1958)
This single ="Splish Splash"
(1958)
Next single ="Early in the Morning"
(1958)
Misc ="Splish Splash" is a1958 song performed and co-written byBobby Darin . It was written with DJMurray the K (Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin couldn't write a song that started out with the words, "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman. The song was credited to Bobby Darin and "Jean Murray" (a compilation of their names) to avoid any hint ofpayola . [http://nfo.net/calendar/may14.htm] The song helped to give Darin a major boost in his career, reaching number 3 in the U.S. pop singles charts.The lyrics mention several characters from other songs of the period, including "Lollipop", "
Peggy Sue ", and "Good Golly Miss Molly ".The song was remade in
1979 byBarbra Streisand and appears on her album "Wet". It features new lyrics written by Streisand herself and backing vocals from Toto lead singer Bobby Kimball and Chicago keyboardist Bill Champlin.The song appears in the soundtrack for the
1998 movie, "You've Got Mail ", and also in an episode of "Happy Days " whereRichie Cunningham becomes a DJ 'Richie The C' (possibly a play on Murray the K). It was also featured as a DTV music video onThe Disney Channel , set mostly to clips of Disney characters bathing in some way, particularly from the1948 cartoon "Mickey and the Seal " (illustrating the singer's bath in the first verse), but also "Mickey's Birthday Party " (to illustrate the party he walks in on).External links
*http://www.bobbydarin.net/splash.html Bobby Darin: Splish Splash
* [http://www.carlinamerica.com/titles/titles.cgi?MODULE=DETAIL&ID=18&terms=splish+splash Splish Splash page from the song's publisher Carlin America]
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