Tiptoe Through the Tulips
| "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Nick Lucas | |
| B-side | "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" |
| Released | 1929 |
| Format | 10" |
| Recorded | May 1929 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Length | 2:52 |
| Label | Brunswick 4418 |
| Writer(s) | Al Dubin (lyrics) & Joe Burke (music) |
| "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Tiny Tim | |
| from the album God Bless Tiny Tim | |
| A-side | "Welcome to My Dream" |
| B-side | "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" |
| Released | April 1968 |
| Format | 7" |
| Recorded | 1968 |
| Genre | Traditional pop, Americana, Novelty |
| Length | 1:51 |
| Label | Reprise 0679 |
| Writer(s) | Tiny Tim (singer), Al Dubin (lyrics), & Joe Burke (music) |
| Producer(s) | Richard Perry |
"Tiptoe Through the Tulips", is a popular song originally published in 1929. The song was written by Al Dubin (lyrics), and Joe Burke (music).
"Crooning Troubadour" Nick Lucas topped the US charts with "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" in 1929, after introducing the song in the musical "talkie" film Gold Diggers of Broadway. Lucas's recording held the #1 position for 10 weeks. Other artists charted with the song in 1929, including Jean Goldkette (#5), Johnny Marvin (#11), and Roy Fox (#18).
The song was used in Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the first Looney Tunes cartoon short, in 1930. It is also heard in the opening scene of the 1945 film Confidential Agent.
The song was revived in 1967 by the California rock group The Humane Society and in 1968 by Tiny Tim, whose version charted at #17 that year, becoming his signature song, which he would continue to perform throughout his career. It was also later covered by The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
In the 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine, George briefly sings "Tiptoe through the Meanies" to the tune of this song.
Pepé Le Pew also sings this song in the Looney Tunes 1961 short film "A Scent of the Matterhorn"
In the 1976 movie The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) plays the song on the pipe organ as his super weapon destroys him and his castle hideout.
The song is sung by Dr. Smith and again by the Robot in the Lost in Space episode "Space Circus"
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