![]() Yummy Yummy Yummy This page was last edited on 30 January 2022, at 21:27 (UTC). The rain was really coming down at this point, so he cut to the chase and did his biggest hit “Sugar Sugar.”Īt least I got to dance to part of the legendary song before the sound guy pulled the plug. Simon Says (1910 Fruitgum Company song) Special Delivery (1910 Fruitgum Company song) Y. We were fans of Hendrix and The Beatles and The Stones. Before the band started, even, we were all fans of heavier music. He was awesome! He signed one of my husband’s CDs and took a picture with me.Īfter The 1910 Fruitgum Company cut their set short (so short I didn’t get to hear my two favorite songs, “1-2-3 Red Light” and “Simon Says”) Ron Dante came onstage, backed by The 1910 Fruitgum Company and did “I Want Candy.” The 1910 Fruitgum Company was a classic 'Bubblegum' band, and had several hits in the late 60s in this style, including 'Simon Says' and 'Indian Giver.' Floyd Marcus explains: 'I wrote a lot of different stuff back then. While the 1910 Fruitgum Company played in the rain, my husband noticed the legendary Ron Dante (of The Archies) standing by the side of the stage. Original 1910 Fruitgum Company member Frank Jeckell Simon Says is a bubblegum pop song written by Elliot Chiprut and originally recorded in 1967 by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, becoming their most successful. Original member Frank Jeckell jokingly put a towel over his head. ![]() The band only got to do a few songs including their hits “Goody Good Gumdrops” and “Indian Giver” before the rain started. (We actually got there early thinking maybe they’d start the show early because of the rain). *"I Think We're Alone Now" by Tommy James from 1967 is the first unofficial Bubble Gum song, right?For nine years, every July 4th my husband Dennis and I loved going to see The 1910 Fruitgum Company at a park in Springfield, New Jersey, and this was the first year it got rained out after only a few songs!įrom the get-go it didn’t look too good in the sky and for some reason the band started a half hour later than they were supposed to. 48,434 listeners The 1910 Fruitgum Company is a bubblegum pop band of the 1960s their name comes from a wrapper which lead singer Frank Jeckell found in his attic. The stereo versions just don't make it they don't even sound like the same songs. ![]() At any rate, if you love Bubble Gum records from the late 1960's especially Green Tambourine/Indian Giver/Yummy Yummy, etc., you NEED to find the original mono hit mixes. May I Take a Giant Step (Into Your Heart) 3. The Best of the 1910 Fruitgum Company: Simon Says (CD) Released in 2008 7.30. 'Simon Says' soon became a success, hitting 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. During the recording process, the band changed the beat and patterned the song after 'Wooly Bully' by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. He was all excited because I was playing something that sounded to him like the Wiggles! It occurred to me that it does sound a lot like the Wiggles. Complete song listing of 1910 Fruitgum Co. Their first hit single, 'Simon Says', was written by Elliot Chiprut. It makes that pale, whiny stereo version just deserve to be forgotten.Īt any rate, as I was marveling at the sound of the thing my four year old started doing the moves of the song. I finally pulled out my original Buddha 45 of this great song (the first "official" Bubble Gum song*) and when I cranked it, the awesomeness of the original mono "hit" mix was totally overpowering and quite nostalgic I loved this song as a kid (so did the guys who wrote the original Scooby Doo theme, it takes that same C to DM to G progression).
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