Baby Sittin' Boogie

"Baby Sittin' Boogie"
Single by Buzz Clifford
from the album Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford
B-side	"Driftwood"
Released	November 21, 1960 (U.S.) February 1961 (U.K.)
Genre	Pop
Length	2:04
Label	Columbia 41876 (U.S.) Fontana 297 (U.K.)
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Parker
Buzz Clifford singles chronology
"Blue Lagoon" (1960) "Baby Sittin' Boogie" (1960) "Three Little Fishes" (1961)

"Baby Sittin' Boogie" is a novelty song written by Johnny Parker and performed by Buzz Clifford. ^[1] The song is about a man who visits his girl, who is babysitting. There, he performs a song, while the baby sings along, making funny baby sounds.

It reached #4 in Norway, #6 on the Billboard pop chart, #17 on the UK Singles Chart, #27 on the R&B chart, and #28 on the U.S. country chart in 1961. ^[2] The song was featured on his 1961 album, Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford. ^[3]

The song was arranged by Tony Piano. ^[4]

The single ranked #67 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1961. ^[5]

Other versions

• Sacha Distel released a version of the song in France as a single in 1961 entitled "Le boogie du bébé". ^[6]
• Ralf Bendix released a version of the song as a single in 1961 entitled "Babysitter-Boogie" which reached #1 in Germany. ^[7]

In media

• Some of the baby sounds from Baby Sittin' Boogie were sampled by Dutch radio presenter Peter de Vries on Radio Caroline. ^[8]
• Clifford's version was featured in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 2 in the episode "The Ninja Encounter: Part 3" in which Comic reliefs Bulk and Skull are looking after a baby boy and attempt to change his diaper. For later airings as well as DVDs and streaming services, it's replaced with the duo's background music due to copyright reasons.

References

1. "Buzz Clifford, 'Baby Sittin' Boogie' Singer, Dead at 75". 10 June 2015.
2. Buzz Clifford, "Baby Sittin' Boogie" chart positions Retrieved January 20, 2016.
3. Buzz Clifford, Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford Retrieved January 20, 2016.
4. Buzz Clifford, "Baby Sittin' Boogie" single release Retrieved January 20, 2016.
5. "Billboard Top 100 - 1961". Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
6. Sacha Distel, "Le Boogie De Babe" single release Retrieved January 20, 2016.
7. Ralf Bendix, "Baby Sittin' Boogie" single release Retrieved January 20, 2016.
8. "Soundscapes Zeezender Discografie: Songs (R) die werden gebruikt als deejay- en programma-tune".