CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
SONGWRITER: LALLY STOTT
COUNTRY: SCOTLAND
ALBUM: CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP
LABEL: RCA VICTOR
GENRE: BUBBLEGAM
YEAR: 1971
"Chirpy
Chirpy Cheep Cheep" is a song recorded in early 1971 by its composer Lally Stott,
and made popular later that year by Scottish band Middle of the Road for whom it was
a UK number one chart hit. That version is one of the fewer than forty all-time
singles to have sold in excess of 10 million physical copies worldwide. Despite its popularity when originally
released, the song is rarely played on oldies radio stations today.
The original recording by its composer Lally Stott, was a
hit in France (Top 15), a minor hit in Italy, Australia and in the United
States. Stott's record company, Philips,
was reluctant to release the song overseas, and apparently offered it to two
other groups: Scottish folk-pop group Middle of the Road, who were working in
Italy at the time, and Mac
and Katie Kissoon. While it is unclear which group Stott offered his
song to first, Mac and Katie Kissoon produced their cover version first. Middle
of the Road's version then initially became a hit on the Continent only, but
later grew in popularity in the United Kingdom, reportedly via DJ Tony Blackburn favoring this version over the previously-produced version by Mac
and Katie Kissoon. However, Middle of the Road's version didn't even chart on the United
States Billboard Hot 100, and nearly flopped in the UK also, because it
followed the Kissoon's previously-produced version. Middle of
the Road's version eventually reached #1 in the UK and stayed there for five
weeks in June 1971, while the Kissoons' version only reached #41. In the USA
the Kissoon's version was a greater success, reaching #20 on the Billboard Hot
100, while Lally Stott's original version reached #92.
The song
was dismissed by critics as bubblegum at the time, a view initially held by band leader Ken Andrews:
"We were as disgusted with the thought of recording it as most people were
at the thought of buying it. But at the end of the day, we liked it
Where's your mama gone? (Where's your mama gone?)
Little baby Don (Little Baby Don)
Where's your mama gone? (Where's your mama gone?)
Far, far away
Where's your papa gone? (Where's your papa gone?)
Little baby Don (Little baby Don)
Where's your papa gone? (Where's your papa gone?)
Far, far away
Far, far away
Last night, I heard my mama singing a song
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Woke up this morning and my mama was gone
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep, Chirp
Where's your mama gone? (Where's your mama gone?)
Little baby Don (Little Baby Don)
Where's your mama gone? (Where's your mama gone?)
Far, far away
Where's your papa gone? (Where's your papa gone?)
Little baby Don (Little baby Don)
Where's your papa gone? (Where's your papa gone?)
Far, far away
Far, far away
Last night, I heard my mama singing a song
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Woke up this morning and my mama was gone
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep, Chirp
Let's go now
Last night, I heard my mama singing a song
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Woke up this morning and my mama was gone
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep, Chirp
Altogether now
Last night, I heard my mama singing a song
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Woke up this morning and my mama was gone
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep, Chirp
One more time now
Last night, I heard my mama singing a song
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Woke up this morning and my mama was gone
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep, Chirp
Let me all sing it now
Last night, I heard my mama singing a song
Ooh-We, Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep
Woke up this morning and my mama was gone…
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