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{{song|image=SplishSplash.jpg|writer=Bobby Darin<br>Murray Kaufman|publisher=Alley Music. Corp<br>EMI Unart Catalog Inc.<br>Oirt Music Inc.}}
   
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'''"Splish Splash"''' is a 1958 song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. It was written with DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin couldn't write a song that started out with the words, "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman. The song was credited to Bobby Darin and "Jean Murray" (a compilation of their names) to avoid any hint of payola. The song helped to give Darin a major boost in his career, reaching number 3 in the U.S. pop singles charts.
This song was sung in a filmed insert on [[Sesame Street]].
 
   
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==Muppet performances==
[[Elmo]] later sang it on the album [[Splish Splash! Bathtime Fun (CD)]].
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* [[Elmo]] sang "Splish Splash" on the album ''[[Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun]]''.
   
A fish sang it on [[The Jim henson Hour]] in [[Episode 102: Aquatic Life]].
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* A fish sang the song on ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' in [[Episode 102: Aquatic Life|episode 102]].
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* It was also performed in the ''[[Sesame Street Live]]'' show, ''[[Super Grover! Ready for Action]]''
   
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* The original Bobby Darin recording of the song was also featured in a documentary segment on ''[[Sesame Street]]''. In this one, employees at New York City's Bronx Zoo wash the elephants.
[[Category: Sesame Street Songs]]
 
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[[Category: Muppet Songs]]
 
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==Releases==
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*''[[Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun]]'' (1995)
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*''[[The Best of Elmo (album)|The Best of Elmo]]'' (1997)
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*''[[It's Not Easy Being Green (Muppet Sing Alongs)|It's Not Easy Being Green]]'' (''Jim Henson Hour'' version)
 
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[[Category:Jim Henson Hour Songs]]

Revision as of 18:27, 9 June 2014

SplishSplash
Written by Bobby Darin
Murray Kaufman
Publisher Alley Music. Corp
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Oirt Music Inc.

"Splish Splash" is a 1958 song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. It was written with DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin couldn't write a song that started out with the words, "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman. The song was credited to Bobby Darin and "Jean Murray" (a compilation of their names) to avoid any hint of payola. The song helped to give Darin a major boost in his career, reaching number 3 in the U.S. pop singles charts.

Muppet performances

  • The original Bobby Darin recording of the song was also featured in a documentary segment on Sesame Street. In this one, employees at New York City's Bronx Zoo wash the elephants.

Releases

Audio
Video