Goody Goody

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Not to be confused with Goody Goody (Lisette Melendez song).

"Goody Goody" is a 1936 popular song composed by Matty Malneck, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. First recording of the song was by Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings (vocal refrain by male trio) [Bluebird, B-6252-B, 1936]. The song is referenced several times in the 1936 Kaufman and Hart play "

You Can't Take It With You". Popular recordings in 1936 were by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra (with vocalist Helen Ward), Freddy Martin & His Orchestra (vocal by Terry Shand), and by Bob Crosby & His Orchestra.[1]

Frankie Lymon performed it live on television on several occasions, including twice in 1957 on The Ed Sullivan Show.[2] He also had a hit with his recording of the song in the United States, reaching #20 that year, as well as #24 in the UK. It was released as a recording with his group the Teenagers, but was, in fact, a solo recording.

Shelley Winters's character in Curtis Harrington's 1971 thriller What's the Matter with Helen? plays the song at the end of the movie.

The song was performed by 'Wayne & Wanda' in an episode of The Muppet Show.[3]

A recording by the BBC Dance Orchestra was featured in the film The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007).

Bobby Rydell performed the song at his live shows (Las Vegas, 2015).

Other notable recordings

References

  1. ISBN 0-89820-083-0
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  2. ^ Jeremy Almquist (2017-02-06), Frankie Lymon - Goody Goody HD (The Ed Sullivan Show (December 22, 1957), retrieved 2017-05-16[dead YouTube link]
  3. OCLC 68622719.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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