Music! Music! Music!
| "Music! Music! Music!" | ||||
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| Single by Teresa Brewer | ||||
| Released | 1949 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | London Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Stephen Weiss, Bernie Baum | |||
| Teresa Brewer singles chronology | ||||
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"Music! Music! Music! (Put Another Nickel In)" is a popular song written by Stephen Weiss and Bernie Baum and published in 1949.
The biggest-selling version of the song was recorded by Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All-Stars on December 20, 1949, and released by London Records as catalog number 604. It became a #1 hit and a million-seller in 1950. However, it has been rumored that some radio stations refused to play the record because of the thought that the lyric "I'd do anything for you/Anything you'd want me to" might be construed as indecent. It became Brewer's signature song and earned her the nickname "Miss Music".
The first recording of the song was by Etienne Paree in 1949 in America. New York radio host Gene Rayburn arranged for Teresa Brewer to record it, and it was released as the B side to Copenhagen. Rayburn then promoted Music! Music! Music! on his radio show, thus creating the hit. Then it was recorded by many artists on various labels.
A version recorded by British singer Petula Clark was popular in Australia the same year. Bing Crosby recorded a version for his Chesterfield radio show on 5 April 1950.
Joe Loss and his Orchestra recorded a version in London on 6 March 1950. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue numbers BD 6065, IM 1476 and HE 2793.
An instrumental version was recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1959 and released as a single in 1960; it was the band's final release for Decca Records and was only a minor hit. In 1961, Ray Charles recorded another instrumental version for his album "The Genius After Hours". The R&B group the Sensations released an updated rendition in 1961. The song was also covered by the Happenings in the late 1960s. Melanie sampled the song in her 1972 hit "The Nickel Song", also included on her 1976 album Photograph. Guy Mitchell also released a version that can be found on several of his greatest hits albums.
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