Tiny Bubbles

"Tiny Bubbles" is a song written by Leon Pober and performed by Don Ho.[1] The song comes from the album of the same name. The single peaked #57 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and #14 on the Easy Listening charts in March of 1967.[3] By 1968, the song was covered about 34 times.[4] The song was considered to be Ho's signature song.

This article is about the song. For the album, see Tiny Bubbles (album). For the Paul McCartney song, see Tiny Bubble.
"Tiny Bubbles"
Single by Don Ho
from the album Tiny Bubbles
B-side"Do I Love You?"
Released1966
Recorded1966
GenrePop standards
Length2:45
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Leon Pober
Producer(s)Sonny Burke

Production

The song was requested by producer Sonny Burke after Ho couldn't successfully perform the song "Born Free". "Tiny Bubbles" song was originally written for Lawrence Welk, since he tended to perform "champagne music", but Welk turned it down, though this did not stop him from performing it several times on his television show after it became a hit.[5]

Covers
  • In 1966, Billy Vaughn released an instrumental cover and charted at #31 in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[6]
  • In 1967, Roger Williams performed a piano version of the song in the album, Roger![7]
  • In 1968, American country singer Rex Allen released a cover, which peaked at #71 in the Billboard country charts.[8]
  • In 1974, Scottish country singer Sydney Devine performed the song for his album, Encores;[9] it is considered to be his signature song.[10]
  • Others who have covered the tune included Al Caiola and Tiny Tim.[1]

Legacy

The song was considered to be Ho's signature song.[1][11] The American version of the game show The Mole in its season 2 incorporated the song in a creative way. One test had a contestant confined to sleeping or staying on a bed while Tiny Bubbles was played on repeat in various versions (Sped up, slowed down, backwards,etc). By its fans it is considered an iconic moment of the short-lived series. In one performance of the song, after nearly thousands, Ho reportedly quipped "God, I hate that song".[1] The song was featured in the 2001 film Bubble Boy.[12] Alongside Ho's other songs, "E Le Ka Lei Lei (Beach Party Song)" and "Wish They Didn't Mean Goodbye", the song was featured in the Season 7 Hawaii Five-0 episode, "Elua la ma Nowemapa",[13] while the song alone was featured in the Season 3 episode, "Mohai".[14]

References
  1. Ryan, Tim (March 2003). "Don Ho: Beyond the Bubbles". Islands Magazine. 23 (2): 40, 42, 44. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. "Tiny Bubbles / Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. March 25, 1967. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  3. "Tiny Bubbles / Adult Contemporary". Billboard. February 11, 1967. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. Spotlight, A Billboard (May 18, 1968). "Hawaii: Evolutionary State". Billboard: H-10. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. Ho, Don; Hopkins, Jerry (2007). Don Ho: My Music, My Life. Honolulu, Hawaii: Watermark Publishing. ISBN 9780979064746. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  6. "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" (PDF). Vol. 78 no. 45. November 5, 1966. p. 22. Retrieved January 15, 2018. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. "Roger Williams - Ad" (PDF). Billboard. April 22, 1967. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  8. "Tiny Bubbles / Country Songs". Billboard. July 13, 1968. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  9. "Sydney Devine - Encores". Discogs. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  10. "Sydney Devine tours again despite heartbreak". BBC News. March 26, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  11. McLellan, Dennis (April 15, 2007). "Don Ho, 76; singer was best known for '66 hit 'Tiny Bubbles'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  12. White, Armond (September 4, 2001). "Bubble Boy Is the Happiest Comedy Surprise of the Season; Rat Race Gives It a Run for Its Money". New York Press. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  13. "Music from Hawaii Five-0 S7E09". Tunefind. November 18, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  14. "Music from Hawaii Five-0 S3E05". Tunefind. November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2018.


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