Honolulu Baby

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"Honolulu Baby"
Song by Ty Parvis
Released1933
Songwriter(s) Marvin Hatley

"Honolulu Baby" is a 1933 song written by Marvin Hatley for the Laurel and Hardy film Sons of the Desert . [1] [2]

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Film appearances

In Sons of the Desert , Ty Parvis performed the song, with Oliver Hardy performing it again later in the film. [3] [4] The Little Rascals also performed it in Beginner's Luck (1935).

Later versions

The song has been covered by the Weintraub Syncopators, [5] Anton LaVey on Satan Takes a Holiday , [6] and Kaʻau Crater Boys on Friends of the Ocean. [7] Sheffield Wednesday supporters have adapted the melody as a football chant. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Honolulu Baby Lyrics". International Lyrics Playground. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Gehring, Wes D. (February 2, 2007). Film Clowns of the Depression: Twelve Defining Comic Performances. McFarland. p. 76. ISBN   978-0-78642-892-2.
  3. ↑ Bayly, Ernie (1975). The Talking Machine Review. E. Bayly. p. 713.
  4. ↑ "Honolulu Baby 1934". Archive.org.
  5. ↑ "Weintraubs Syncopators – Honolulu Baby 1932". Archive.org.
  6. ↑ "Anton LaVey – Satan Takes a Holiday 1995". Discogs.com. 1995.
  7. ↑ "CD – Friends of the Ocean". Sebo do Messias.
  8. ↑ "Terrace Chants – Sheffield Wednesday". terracechants.me.uk.
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