956. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor On the Bedpost Over Night? (Marty Bloom and Billy Rose)

This song was originally called "Does The Spearmint Lose its Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight?" It was first released by The Happiness Boys, Ernie Hare & Billy Jones in 1924.

Lonnie Donegan had a big hit when he covered it in 1961, both in the UK and the USA. The title had to be changed in the UK, because "Spearmint" is a registered trade mark, which meant the song could not be played on the BBC, which was strictly non-commercial. Donegan's cover was recorded live at the New Theatre Oxford in December 1958 and then released as a single.

The grammatical error in Donegan's title - an apostrophe in "it's" -appeared In both the UK and US releases.

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk
• song
• english
• lonnie
• donegan
• spearmint

[rjknupp]

Ernest Bruer is my great grandfather. I knew my great grandparents as Moms and Pops. My mother would take my brother and I to there house as young kids. Moms would always make her chicken noodle soup when we'd come. Moms and pops would play piano for us and sing all afternoon. I would give anything for my kids to have that experience. I love and miss them. Robert Knupp

[raymondcrooke]

@rjknupp You were certainly lucky to have had that experience. Music is such an important part of life.

[alneal100]

It depends on where you put it on the bedpost. It may taste like old Knickers!

[raymondcrooke]

@alneal100 Good point!

[LollieLota]

I had this song stuck in my head and my fiance didn't believe me that it was a real song! Thanks so much for proving me right!

[raymondcrooke]

@LollieLota You're welcome. It is a bit hard to believe!

[vgirl78ful]

I Love your accent so much!!!!!!

[godtheonyt]

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