My Boy Lollypop

On their 1982 LP "Mud Featuring Les Gray",Mud are covering "My Boy Lollipop",originally by Barbie Gaye.

The song is track A9 on the LP.

For more info on the LP,see my topic:

www.secondhandsongs.com/forum/index.php?topic=12669.0

The song was written by Robert Spencer (=Morris Levy) and John Roberts.

It was originally released by Barbie Gaye in 1956 on DARL R-1002 and had "Say You Understand" on the B-side.

www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/disco/6032/MyBoyLollipop.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Boy_Lollipop

www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5305

www.cool78s.com/Cool_200606.html

The song was also covered by Millie (1964),Bad Manners (My Girl Lollipop) and Lotta & Anders Engbergs Orkester(in Swedish: Pa Min Sommarang).

Greetings.

Patrick

Last edit: 2013-04-12 11:28:49 GMT by Limbabwe

Added the version by Bad Manners.

My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop)

Mud's version added in the meantime by tsk.

My Boy Lollipop

Do you know anything more about the Swedish version?

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The lyrics in Swedisch seems to be written by Christer Lundh.

http://www.lottaengberg.se/vatteneld.htm

I haven't been able to find anything more about this album than what you posted. Is this info "strong" enough for me to add this version, do you think?