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Baby Sittin' Boogie

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"Baby Sittin' Boogie"
Single by Buzz Clifford
from the album Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford
B-side"Driftwood"
ReleasedNovember 21, 1960 (U.S.)
February 1961 (U.K.)
GenrePop
Length2:04
LabelColumbia 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 song written by Johnny Parker and performed by Buzz Clifford. 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.[1] The song was featured on his 1961 album, Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford.[2]

The song was arranged by Tony Piano.[3]

The single ranked #67 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1961.[4]

Other versions

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  • Sacha Distel released a version of the song in France as a single in 1961 entitled "Le boogie du bébé".[5]
  • Ralf Bendix released a version of the song as a single in 1961 entitled "Babysitter-Boogie" which reached #1 in Germany.[6]

In media

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Buzz Clifford, "Baby Sittin' Boogie" chart positions Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Buzz Clifford, Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Buzz Clifford, "Baby Sittin' Boogie" single release Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1961". Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  5. ^ Sacha Distel, "Le Boogie De Babe" single release Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  6. ^ Ralf Bendix, "Baby Sittin' Boogie" single release Retrieved January 20, 2016.