who sang splish splash i was taking a bath
Bobby Darin
title: Splish Splash (song) text: Splish Splash (song) "Splish Splash" is a 1958 song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. It was written with DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin could not write a song that began with the words, "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman. The song was credited to Darin and "Jean Murray" (a combination of their names) to avoid any hint of payola. It was Darin's first hit and the song helped to give him a major boost in his career, reaching No. 3 on the U.S. pop singles chart title: Splish Splash (song) text: cut off by Toto the Chimpanzee. Sky diver Andre Tayir performs this song on the Kidsongs Kids’ 1990 video: "Ride the Roller Coaster". Splish Splash (song) "Splish Splash" is a 1958 song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. It was written with DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin could not write a song that began with the words, "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman. The song was credited to Darin and "Jean Murray" (a combination of their names) to avoid any hint of payola. It was Darin's first title: Splish Splash (song) text: in the films "Because of Winn-Dixie" and "Air Bud". The song is also partially sung in 2012 film "The Dictator", when the main character, General Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) plays a practical joke on his new friend (Jason Mantzoukas) by singing the song with a severed head as a hand puppet, while his friend is taking a shower. In 1976, Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond performed the song on "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour". In both the English and German versions of "Animals United", Billy the Meerkat sings this song while taking a shower, but it's title: Bobby Darin text: Baby", were sung in an Elvis style, which did not suit his personality. Guided by Atlantic's star-maker Ahmet Ertegun, Darin's career finally took off in 1958 when he recorded "Splish Splash". He co-wrote the song with radio D.J. Murray Kaufman after a phone call from Kaufman's mother, Jean, a frustrated songwriter. Her latest song idea was: "Splish, Splash, Take a Bath". Both Kaufman and Darin felt the title was lackluster, but Darin, with few options, said "I could write a song with that title." Within one hour, Darin had written "Splish Splash". The single sold more than a million copies. title: Splish Splash (song) text: a top ten hit with a comedy version of the song in 1958, produced by future Beatles producer George Martin on the Parlophone label. The song was remade in 1979 by Barbra Streisand for her album "Wet". It features new lyrics by Streisand and backing vocals from Toto lead singer Bobby Kimball and Chicago keyboardist Bill Champlin. The song was featured in the trailer for the Patrick Dempsey film "Loverboy". The song appears in the soundtrack for the 1998 movie, "You've Got Mail", and also in an episode of "Happy Days" where Richie Cunningham becomes a DJ, 'Richie The C'