Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb (Original)

"Honeycomb" is not a song one would ordinarily connect with songwriter Bob Merrill, he of "People" and "Don't Rain On My Parade" fame, but write it he did in 1954. A few years later songster Jimmie Rodgers made it his first and only #1 hit in August of '57. Jimmie would then reel off three Top 10 hits right after it starting with "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" followed by "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again", and "Secretly".

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• Jimmie Rodgers
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[glipzik]

I always liked the way he caught his breath when he says "honeycomb." I've noticed he doesn't do that on later recordings of the song. Is there a story there?

[Nocaro]

@glipzik All I know about this recording session was that it was an all-nighter, and Jimmie may have been tiring...Nocaro

[stanton327]

rockinmosquito. My view on age has shifted drastically. When I was 18 in college, my roommate moved his 25 year old girlfriend into the dorm. All I thought was "What if the old bag drops dead right in the dorm?" Now, at the age of 64, my 69 year old friend just married a 45 year old woman, and I accused him of being a pedophile.

[stanton327]

Did you have ruin my nostalgia tsunami by noting that your grandparents loved this song?

[ducklifer]

My grandparents had a radio the size of the great pyramids, and the record player in a drawer played only 45 RPM records. I was spoiled, so they played this song 1 million times in a row for me. Since we moved away about the time of my third birthday I had to be two at the time, and I still love this song!

[CaptainKeithM]

@stanton327  ?? what the F* does this have to do with jimmie rogers - honeycomb???

[CaptainKeithM]

@glipzik i have the original 45 of this song. i know exactly what you mean by 'caught his breath' ...you can hear it on the record. the 45 i have is THIS version.

[shirleumcdaniel]

Sung this song many, many times!

[Priyeshnarayanan]

And the honeycomb from a million trips

Made my baby's lips :))

[MissSierraStudios]

I'm 16 years old. I perfer this song to ANY song today. :) I miss falling asleep to this music. <3

[duqmiguel]

Too bad Commericalism found this free-spirited song advantageous to making profits on their products for the general-public at large . .

[doghousecptn]

Hey, this song sounds familiar...isn't this from the cereal commercial?

[undergovictor]

When I heard this song as a teenacher, it just stayed with me and I've never forgotten the words. I guess that one of Jimmie Rodgers Spiritual Cell helped me out with "IT" cause although I never practiced the song, I was able to sing it for years and still do when my arthritis allow me to play my guitar. :)

God Bless his soul and call me crazy but I know that many of my spiritual cells will want to thank him during Eternity.

[lilbeatlesfangirl4]

Happy Birthday, Jimmie Rodgers!