The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
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"The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" is a popular song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett.
Background
The lyrics suggest that this "naughty lady" driving the whole town crazy is an attractive young woman who "throws those come-hither glances at every Tom, Dick and Joe" and "when offered some liquid refreshment never says no"; but the last line reveals her to be an infant "nine days old".
Recordings
Popular versions of the song were the
The Bleyer version was released by Cadence Records as catalog number 1254.[4] The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 24, 1954 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 26.[2] A contemporary review in Billboard compared the two versions by saying: "The Bleyer record has the sound; the Ames disk has the smoothness. Both have style ..."[5]
In 2004, The Four Lads performed it with Ed Ames on the PBS made for TV special, Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop.
In 2007, The Roches recorded a version on their album Moonswept.
Charts
- Dean Martin
| Chart (1955) | Peak position |
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| United Kingdom (NME) | 5[6] |
| United Kingdom (Record Mirror) | 1[7] |
References
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973): Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Cadence Singles/EP Discography (1953-1964)". Bsnpubs.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ "Review Spotlight on ... Records". Billboard. November 6, 1954. p. 40. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ Smith, Alan. "Every No.1 in the 1960s is listed from all the nine different magazine charts!". Dave McAleer's website. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
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