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Poison Ivy by The Coasters

Artist Biography For The Coasters

The Coasters Were Formed In Los Angeles California In 1955 By Carl Gardner Tenor And Bobby Nunn Bass After The Split Of Doo Wop Group The Robins. Their Collaboration With Legendary Songwriters Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller Gave Them A Unique Sound That Was Very Humorous Most Of The Time. Their First Huge Hit Came With "Young Blood" And "Searchin'." They Also Had Success With Hits Such As "Yakety Yak " "Charlie Brown " And "Little Egypt." Gardner Was Still Touring With The Coasters As Late As 2005 Although He Is The Only Surviving Original Member. Gardner Is Now Semi-Retired And Has Handed The Reins Over To His Son Carl Jr. In 1987 They Were Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Thus Becoming The First Group To Be Inducted The Other Inductees At The Time Were Solo Acts . In 2000 They Were Inducted Into The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame. In 2004 "Young Blood" Was #414 On Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. "Young Blood" And "Yakety Yak" Were Part Of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. The Band's Song "Down In Mexico" Appears On The New Film Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy" Is A Popular Song By American Songwriting Duo Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller. It Was Originally Recorded By The Coasters In 1959. It Went To #1 On The R&B Chart And #7 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. This Was Their Third Top-Ten Hit Of That Year Following "Charlie Brown" And "Along Came Jones". The Song Discusses A Girl Named Ivy Calling Her "Poison Ivy" Because Of Her Reputation With Men As A Player. The Song Makes References To Other Flowers Such As A Rose And A Daisy And Diseases Like Measles Mumps Chickenpox The Common Cold And Whooping Cough. In A Recently Published Biography About Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller The Song's Authors It Was Revealed That The Song's Lyrics Are About Sexually-Transmitted Disease Not The Illnesses Previously Thought. She Comes On Like A Rose But Everybody Knows She Get You And Such.
You Can Look But You Better Not Touch! Posion Ivy Posion Ivy Late At Night While Your Sleepin' Posion Ivy Comes A Creepin' Around. She's Pretty As A Daisy But Look Out Man She's Crazy!
She'll Really Do You In.
If You Let Her Get Under Your Skin! Posion Ivy Posion Ivy Late At Night While Your Sleepin' Posion Ivy Comes Creapin' Around. Measles' Make You Mumpy And Mumps' Will Make You Lumpy And Chicken Pox Will Make You Jump And Twitch.
The Common Cold Will Fool You And Whooping Cough Will Cool You.
But Posion Ivy Lord Will Make You Itch! Your Gonna Need An Ocean Of Calamine Lotion.
You'll Be Scratchin' Like A Hound The Minute You Start To Mess Around! Posion Ivy Posion Ivy Late At Night While Your Sleepin' Posion Ivy Comes Creapin' Around. Measles' Make You Mumpy And Mumps' Will Make You Lumpy And Chicken Pox Will Make You Jump And Twitch.
The Common Cold Will Fool You And Whooping Cough Will Cool You.
But Posion Ivy Lord Will Make You Itch! Your Gonna Need An Ocean Of Calamine Lotion.
You'll Be Scratchin' Like A Hound The Minute You Start To Mess Around! Posion Ivy Posion Ivy Late At Night While Your Sleepin' Posion Ivy Comes Creapin' Around. Ladadadadada Three Times Then Fade

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