Yummy Yummy Yummy
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| “Yummy Yummy Yummy” | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by The Ohio Express | ||
| B-side | "Zig Zag" | |
| Released | 1968 | |
| Format | 45 | |
| Genre | Bubblegum pop | |
| Length | 2:30 | |
| Label | Buddah Records | |
| Writer(s) | Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine | |
| Producer | Jerry Kasenetz, Jeff Katz, Joey Levine, Arthur Resnick Engineer Bruce Staple | |
"Yummy Yummy Yummy" is a song by Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine, first recorded by The Ohio Express in 1968. It has since been covered by many artists. The song is considered by some to be the epitome of bubblegum pop, saccharine sweet. Ohio Express was a studio concoction, and none of the "official" members appear on the record. Joey Levine sang lead vocals.
Joey Levine sang "Yummy Yummy Yummy" live for the first time ever in Henderson, Tennessee at the Caravan Of Stars XV, on May 17th, 2008.
[edit] Covers
The song was covered by Julie London on her 1969 album of the same name.
An instrumental version of the song, played on a Moog Synthesizer, was featured on the 1969 album entitled "The Moog Machine - Switched-On Rock."
The song was covered on The Residents' album Third Reich & Roll (1976).
The song was covered by Spanish disco group Baccara on their 1978 album Light My Fire.
The song was covered by rockabilly band Elvis Hitler on their 1992 album "Supersadomasochisticexpialidocious".
The Song was covered by experimental rock band Tub Ring on their 1995 album "...And the Mashed Potato Mountain Etiquette".
[edit] Use in movies and television shows
- At the end of an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, called "How Not To Be Seen," it is featured as cover music for multiple shots of a Top of the Pops -styled set with wooden crates which supposedly held members of a singing group desperately trying to avoid being seen (part of a running gag in the episode). This was a cover version performed by Jackie Charlton and the Tonettes.
- It was also featured in two episodes of The Simpsons, in "The Heartbroke Kid" while Bart munches his way to obesity due to an addictive set of snack machines being installed at Springfield Elementary, and in "The Itchy & Scratchy Movie", where Homer listens to and sings along with the song, oblivious to the televised Apollo 11 moon landing.
- It was used in the 1998 film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, when Duke and Dr. Gonzo are at a chapel.
- It was also featured in an end scene from the popular documentary from Morgan Spurlock, Super Size Me in which Spurlock is eating his "Last McSupper", as dubbed in the movie while joined by a crowd of fans and friends.
- The song as performed by Julie London was part of the soundtrack for the HBO series Six Feet Under.
- Timon and Pumbaa starred in a version of "Yummy Yummy Yummy" in their TV series.
