BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP!!!! Other Fav bubble gum songs?

[pbartch]

Call me bozo. I LOVE THIS SONG!

[SheepyMcSheepster]

1. just to let me down!

[pbartch]

2. listening to it now. I'm a bubblegum music lover ....what can I say?

[terrya]

3. I do, too! It was a nice way to do the closing credits of...

"There's Something About Mary".

[XNASA]

4. Worst of all.....

You never call, baby, when you say you will. But I love you still...

[AuntiBush]

Jeez! Me too!

Why don't you build me up, build me up, Butter cup baby just to let me in, and mess me around and then worse of all, you never call baby like you say you will... but I love ya still I need you... more than anywone baby... oh, stop me I'm stuck in the 60's and LUVIN every minute of it.

[pbartch]

13. 60's and 70's I was a DISCO QUEEN. here is a bubblegum music website:

http://home.att.net/~bubblegumusic /


AWESOME FOR ALL YOU BUBBLEGUMMERS (ya really need to get out of the closet)

[vi5]

5. My college roommate was obsessed with that song...

This is someone who wasn't particularly into music in general (as opposed to myself who is a rabid fan of music). But he had a beat up cassette of this song and played it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again one year. Keep in mind this was 1991 so it wasn't like the song was new. If this guy hadn't been such a super fella and great friend I would have wanted to beat him up for playing the song so much. But his enjoyment of it was so infectious that I just shrugged it off.

[AuntiBush]

6. Everyone Knows it's Windy!

Who's peeking out from under the ??? Smiling it everybody she sees?
Who's ??? ... everyone knows it's Windy!

And Windy has stormy eyes,
That ??? sound of ???
And Windy has wings to fly...
Above the skies...

Anyone else know the words?

[bmbmd]

7. Flash at the sound of lies

nt

[Left Is Write]

28. Windy

Who's peekin' out from under a stairway
Calling a name that's lighter than air
Who's bending down to give me a rainbow
Everyone knows it's Windy

Who's tripping down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment
Everyone knows it's Windy

And Windy has stor-my eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds (above the clouds)
Above the clouds (above the clouds)

------ flute ------

And Windy has stor-my eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds (above the clouds)
Above the clouds (above the clouds)

Who's tripping down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment
Everyone knows it's Windy

[RevolutionaryActs]

8. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! EARWORM! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[underpants]

16. I-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, baby

Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart

"I'll be over at ten", you told me time and again
But you're late, I wait around and then (bah dah dah)
I run to the door, I can't take any more
It's not you, you let me down again

(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time, and I'll make you happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo

Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart

You were my toy but I could be the boy you adore
If you'd just let me know (bah dah dah)
Although you're untrue, I'm attracted to you all the more
Why do I need you so

(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo

Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart

I-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, baby
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart
{fade}

[RevolutionaryActs]

18. underpants, that was so uncalled for.

[underpants]

21. (Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find

Oooooooo-oo-oooooooo-oo

[RevolutionaryActs]

24. BWHAHAHA! Meanie.

[pbartch]

29. underpants.....please don't ever stop!!! Yes, yes!!

I want a TIME MACHINE ...........right now. Will someone build me one so I can go back to a simpler time??

[pbartch]

9. It's on the "ALLIE MC BEAL" CD --- has lots of bubble gum stuff

[pbartch]

17. Dancing Baby !!! It just doesn't get any better than this.

"Ouga Chaka
ouga ouga
Ouga Chaka
ouga ouga

I can't stop this feeling
Deep inside of me.
Girl, you just don't realize
What you do to me."

"When you hold me
In your arms so tight,
You let me know,
Everythings alright,

I'm hooked on a feeling,
I'm high on believing,
That you're in love with me."

"Lips as sweet as candy.
Their taste stays on my mind.
Girl, you got me thirsty for another cup of wine.

I got it bad for you girl,
But I don't need a cure,
I'll just stay addicted, If I can endure."

"All the good love, when we're all alone
Keep it up girl, yeah you turn me on.

I'mmm, I'mmm Hooked on a feeling.
I'm high on believing that your in love with me.

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. My kids and I sing this at the top of our lungs and bounce around when it

comes on the radio...it's a real feel good song.

[BOSSHOG]

11. Baby Now that I've found You

I saw the Foundations in Cambridge England in 1969. They were the lead in band to a Stevie Wonder Concert. Extremely popular for a short period of time.

[XNASA]

12. "Loves Grows, where my Rosemary goes...and...

Nobody knows..........Like me."



Yes, Bubblegum music is a pleasure I'm not ashamed to admit.

[KamaAina]

19. Mom once named a cat Rosemary

'cause her mottled gray fur was "kinda wild and free"... she lived outside but ate on our back porch. Next spring we found her in the basement, with her kitties... and a feline dynasty was born.

Oddly enough, her granddaughter Kwan Yin, who was Siamese and Burmese on her father's side, grew up to be the most beautiful sleek shiny black feline creature ever in the history of the world.

Edit: sllek? cats not ogres!

[terrya]

14. "Take a letter, Maria. Address to my wife...."

ANOTHER great song in the genre.

[DelawareValleyDem]

15. Sugar, Sugar

Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows
The Game of Love

[pbartch]

20. Isn't that funny......I'm listening to this one right now.

Got this Allie Mc Beal --- bubblegum CD with a Tee Shirt on ebay a few years ago. I'm cleaning out the computer desk and found it. Hubby called needing a phone number......and I told him I was too busy to help him



Dizzy.................

Dizzy, I'm so dizzy
MY HEAD IS SPINNIN....

[pbartch]

23. Tommy Roe. What a cute little guy he was. Wonder what he is up to now??

http://www.classicbands.com/roe.html

Tommy Roe is sometimes described as "The father of Bubble Gum Music"

Tommy was born in Atlanta on May 9th, 1942. Among his boyhood friends were Joe South, Mac Davis, Ray Stevens and Billy Joe Royal. While a student at Brown High School, he formed a group called The Satins which played at local dances around town. The group performed several of his compositions, notably 'Sheila', which they recorded in 1960. At the time, the single was unsuccessful.

<snip>

His material often bordered on the plight of a hopeless romantic always ready to kiss and tell. Self penned lyrics such as those found in Dizzy ("...and kissed you and my heart began to melt,") stirred critics to label him a bubblegum artist, catering to just teen and pre-teen appetites. But whatever formula he chose to follow, it wasn't long before teen girls were following him. Especially girls whose names were cleverly featured in his songs!

In March 1963, he toured the UK along with Chris Montez, (best known for "Call Me", "The More I See You" and "There'll Never Be Another You"), and both gained their first substantial exposure. Interestingly, they were the headliners on a bill with the Beatles and witnessed some strong competition when the fab four reportedly stole the show.

<snip>
Roe continued to have success with 'Everybody', which became a US number 3 in 1963. A stint in the army kept him off the charts until 1966 when he recorded 'Sweet Pea', which garnered considerable airplay. The song reached the US Top 10, as did its follow-up, 'Hooray For Hazel', but Roe's biggest hit came in 1969 when 'Dizzy' topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. The singer enjoyed further success that year with 'Heather Honey' and 'Jam Up and Jelly Tight', but for much of the 70s he opted to pursue a low-key career in his home state.

Roe did release some new material with 'Energy' and 'Full Bloom', but when they failed to get much attention, he subsequently stuck to the nostalgia circuit. He released several albums in the 90's, but they were just re-packaged songs from his heyday. Memories of his past success were resurrected when 'Dizzy' returned to the top of the UK charts in 1992 in a version by "the Wonder Stuff" and alternative comedian Vic Reeves.

In later years, Tommy worked in country music and did some touring with oldies shows. In all, Tommy Roe placed eleven songs in the top forty in the 1960's, two of which made the number one spot on the charts: "Sheila" and "Dizzy".

Here are Tommy Roe's songs which reached the top forty on the U.S. national record charts:

1 (#1)...Sheila-1962
2 (#35)...Susie Darlin'-1962
3 (#3)...Everybody-1963
4 (#36)...Come On-1964
5 (#8)...Sweet Pea-1966
6 (#6)...Hooray For Hazel-1966
7 (#23)...It's Now Winters Day-1967
8 (#1)...Dizzy-1969
9 (#29)...Heather Honey-1969
10 (#8)...Jam Up Jelly Tight-1969
11 (#25)...Stagger Lee-1971

[RUDUing2]

22. David Cassidy: I Think I Love You.

[Richardo]

25. Misheard lyric: I always thought it was 'build me *a* buttercup'

...for YEARS, never stopping to think that that just doesn't make any sense whatso-freakin-ever.

[Patiod]

26. From the wrong era, but still Bubblegum: Walkin' on Sunshine

I'd never get to hear it if they didn't use it in so many film trailers


And from the right era - "Red Rubber Ball"

And I think it's gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball

[silvermachine]

27. Everlasting Love

...by Buzz Cason. Many other versions, but this is the best known.

[Left Is Write]

30. I like just about every song listed here.

I have a compilation CD that has "Hooked On A Feeling" on it, and every time the ooga chakas start, my five-year-old daughter says, "No! Not the wrestling song!"

I have no idea why she deemed it a "wrestling song."

[pbartch]

31. how about Do Wah Diddy Diddy

There she was just a-walking down the street......
Singing Do Wah Diddy Diddy Dum Diddy Doo

[CO Liberal]

32. That Was 1964 - Pre-dated The Bubblegum Era By Several Years

Bubblegum Music wasn't identified as a separate genre until 1968, a possible reference to the 1910 Fruitgum Company and their hits.

[peekaloo]

33. Yummy, Yummy, Yummy I got love in my tummy

wait, I hate that song!

[jswordy]

35. DING-DING-DING-DING-DING!!!!

...uh, I WONDER what that lyric could have been referring to?

Hmmm....

[peekaloo]

36. love is such a sweet thang good enough to eat thang

I'm perplexed!

[Lex]

34. BE MY BABY - The Ronettes.

Best bubblegum pop song *ever*.

[pbartch]

37. No.............Sugar, Sugar by the Archies and Dizzy by Tommy Roe

are the best!!!!

[Butterflies]

38. I've got a brand new pair of rollerskates

you've got a brand new key.

[pbartch]

39. I love that song. Who did it? Wasn't it MELANIE??

[Butterflies]

40. Yes. I haven't heard the song in years and years though.

I like the mellow sound of her voice in that song.

[pbartch]

41. I don't think YOU'VE GOT A BRAND NEW KEY is bubblegum???