| "Aba Daba Honeymoon" | |
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 Sheet music cover with Eddie Morton, 1914 | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1914 |
| Songwriter(s) | Arthur Fields, Walter Donovan |
"Aba Daba Honeymoon" is a popular song with lyrics by Arthur Fields and music by Walter Donovan. It was published in 1914 by Leo Feist. It is known through its chorus, "Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab, Said the chimpie to the monk; Baba daba daba daba daba daba dab, Said the monkey to the chimp." It was first performed by Ruth Roye, and first recorded in 1914 by the comic duo team of Collins & Harlan.
Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter version
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A version of the song "Aba Daba Honeymoon" was featured in the 1950 film, Two Weeks with Love. The single released from that film was recorded by Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter on August 4, 1950, and issued as a single by MGM Records as catalog number 30282. It reached number 3 on the Billboard charts in 1951.
M-G-M sent the pair on a multicity personal appearance tour of Loews theaters to capitalize on its success, beginning in Washington, D.C.
Other versions
- Richard Hayes and Kitty Kallen recorded the song for Mercury Records in 1951. It peaked at number 9 on the Billboard magazine chart.
- A 1951 recording of the song by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra with Merv Griffin for RCA Victor Records peaked at number 12 on the Billboard magazine chart.
- Another 1951 recording that sold well was recorded by Hoagy Carmichael and Cass Daley for Decca Records.
- "Aba Daba Honeymoon" was featured on the 1959 soundtrack to Have Rocket, Will Travel, the first feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity.
- The Chenille Sisters released a version spelled Abba Dabba Honeymoon on February 1, 1994, from their 1992 children's album, The Big Picture and Other Songs for Kids.
References
- Green, Stanley (1981). "Aba Daba Honeymoon, The". Encyclopaedia of the Musical Film. Oxford University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0195029581.
- Jasen, David A. (2013). "Aba Daba Honeymoon". A Century of American Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 3. ISBN 9781135352646.
- Herder, Ronald (October 1998). 500 Best-Loved Song Lyrics. Courier Dover Publications. p. 1. ISBN 0-486-29725-X.
- "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 467. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- Reynolds, Debbie (2013). Unsinkable: A Memoir. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-06-221365-5.
- Lonergan, David F. (2005). Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press. p. 1. ISBN 9780810851290.
- Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits, 1940-1954: Compiled from Billboard's Pop Singles Charts 1940-1954. Record Research. p. 117. ISBN 9780898201062.
- Tyler, Don (2007). "The Aba Daba Honeymoon". Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786429462.
- Maurer, Joan Howard; Jeff Lenburg; Norman Maurer; Greg Lenburg (1985). The Three Stooges Scrapbook. Citadel Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-8065-0946-5.
- Reid, Rob (2007). Children's Jukebox: The Select Subject Guide to Children's Musical Recordings. American Library Association. p. 50. ISBN 9780838909409.
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