On the Good Ship Lollipop
"On the Good Ship Lollipop" was the signature song of child actress Shirley Temple.[1][2] Temple first sang it in the 1934 movie Bright Eyes.[3] The song was composed by Richard A. Whiting, and the lyrics were supplied by Sidney Clare. In the song, the "Good Ship Lollipop" travels to a candy land.
"On the Good Ship Lollipop" | |
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Song by Shirley Temple | |
Published | 1934 |
Composer(s) | Richard A. Whiting |
Lyricist(s) | Sidney Clare |
The "ship" referred to in the song is an aircraft; the scene in Bright Eyes, where the song appears, takes place on a taxiing American Airlines Douglas DC-2.[4][5]
400,000 copies of the sheet music, published by Sam Fox Publishing Company were sold,[5] and a recording by Mae Questel (the cartoon voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl) reputedly sold more than two million copies.[6] In June 2004, it finished at #69 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in cinema in America.
Other recordings
- 1935 Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees, recorded for Victor on December 24, 1934 (catalog No. 24838).[7] This was very popular in 1935.[8]
- 1935 Ted Fio Rito – recorded for Brunswick Records (catalog No. 7364) on August 1, 1935.[9]
- 1952 Rosemary Clooney – on an unbreakable children's record Columbia MJV138[10]
- 1969 Tiny Tim covered the song, reaching #82 in Canada.[11]
- 1980 Margaret Whiting (for her album Too Marvelous for Words ).
References
- "Shirley Temple Black, child star who became diplomat, dies at 85". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- Scott, Mike (11 February 2014). "Remembering Shirley Temple in song, from 'Good Ship Lollipop' to 'Animal Crackers in My Soup'". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- "5 films in which Shirley Temple shined - Washington Times". The Washington Times. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- Curiously, in the film the floor of the airplane appears to be level, even though the DC-2 is a taildragger, and in real life it would be quite difficult to walk up and down the steeply sloped aisle while the plane is parked or taxiing.
- Boyes, Laura. "Bright Eyes (1934)". Moviediva. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- Lyman, Rick (8 January 1998). "Mae Questel, 89, Behind Betty Boop and Olive Oyl". The New York Times. p. 9. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 428. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- Crossland, Ken (2013). late Life Jazz: The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-19-979857-5.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-08-16. Retrieved 2019-12-03.