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"'''Gee Whittakers!'''" is a song written by [[Winfield Scott]] and originally recorded in 1955 by the [[The Five Keys|Five Keys]]. |
"'''Gee Whittakers!'''" is a song written by [[Winfield Scott]] and originally recorded in 1955 by the [[The Five Keys|Five Keys]]. |
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The lyrics prominently feature a number of contemporary teenage slang phrases.<ref name="Billboard 5 November 1955" /> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote in its November 5 review of the Five Keys' single: "The group wraps up a bright novelty 'Gee Whittakers!' in a bouncy, solidly commercial vocal treatment and a happy beat.<!-- The lyrics spotlight a series of teen-age slang phrases...-->"<ref name="Billboard 5 November 1955">{{cite book | author = Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | date = 5 November 1955 | title = Billboard | publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | pages = 47– | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OyMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47}}</ref> |
The lyrics prominently feature a number of contemporary teenage slang phrases.<ref name="Billboard 5 November 1955" /> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote in its November 5 review of the Five Keys' single: "The group wraps up a bright [[novelty song|novelty]] 'Gee Whittakers!' in a bouncy, solidly commercial vocal treatment and a happy beat.<!-- The lyrics spotlight a series of teen-age slang phrases...-->"<ref name="Billboard 5 November 1955">{{cite book | author = Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | date = 5 November 1955 | title = Billboard | publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | pages = 47– | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OyMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47}}</ref> |
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The original version reached number 14 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s R&B chart. |
The original version reached number 14 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s R&B chart. |
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"Gee Whittakers!" is a song written by Winfield Scott and originally recorded in 1955 by the Five Keys.
The lyrics prominently feature a number of contemporary teenage slang phrases.[1] Billboard wrote in its November 5 review of the Five Keys' single: "The group wraps up a bright novelty 'Gee Whittakers!' in a bouncy, solidly commercial vocal treatment and a happy beat."[1]
The original version reached number 14 on Billboard's R&B chart.
In 1956, the song was covered by Pat Boone.