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June 7, 2018The Coasters Young Blood
Rhythm n Blues The Coasters were a terrific R&B, doo wop group from this era. In the song "Young Blood," the singer/narrator saw her and followed her home, but her Dad was not pleased and said "You'd better leave my daughter alone." And now? "Young blood, young blood, young…
April 24, 2018The Coasters Yakety Yak
Rock and Roll Oh, the life of teenagers. As the song says, it seems like there are always more chores to do and an attitude to fix. Yakety yak? Don’t talk back. This story song was written, produced, and arranged by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was a…
March 1, 2018The Coasters Poison Ivy
R&B The Coasters are one of the best-loved R&B, doo wop groups. One of their big hits was the song "Poison Ivy." That girl Ivy is bad news. She plays around. She's poison, and "Poison Ivy, Lord'll make you itch." The song was written (once again) by the famous…
February 2, 2018The Coasters Searchin’
Vocal Harmony He’s going to keep searching, and he’s “gonna find her,” wherever she may be. He’s even determined , like the Northwest Mounties, to look everywhere and hire great detectives -- e.g., Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, Sergeant Friday, Charlie Chan, and Boston Blackie. "Searchin'" was written by Jerry…
November 27, 2017The Coasters Charlie Brown
Doo Wop The song "Charlie Brown" by the great R&B, doo-wop group The Coasters does not have anything to do with comic strip character Charlie Brown. This novelty song about a class clown who always causes trouble is known for the line: “Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?” The famous team of Jerry Leiber…
September 29, 2017Little Egypt by The Coasters
Another one of the those fun story-telling R&B doo wop songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller is "Little Egypt." In this case, it's the story of how the singer found a love of many talents. The track was released in 1961 as a single, with the B-Side "Keep on Rolling,"…