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Honolulu Baby

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"Honolulu Baby"
Song by Ty Parvis
Songwriter(s)Marvin Hatley

"Honolulu Baby" is a song written by Marvin Hatley for the 1933 Laurel and Hardy film Sons of the Desert.[1][2] Ty Parvis performed the song in the film, which is later performed by Oliver Hardy.[3][4]

Other versions

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The song has been covered by the Weintraub Syncopators,[5] by Anton Szandor LaVey on his album Satan Takes a Holiday[6] and by Kaʻau Crater Boys on their album Friends of the Ocean.[7] A football chant to the tune of the song is also sung by fans of the football team Sheffield Wednesday.[8] The song was performed by the Little Rascals in the film Beginner's Luck (1935).

References

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  1. ^ "Honolulu Baby Lyrics". International Lyrics Playground. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. ^ Gehring, Wes D. (2 February 2007). Film Clowns of the Depression: Twelve Defining Comic Performances. McFarland. p. 76. ISBN 9780786428922.
  3. ^ E. Bayly (1975). The Talking Machine Review. E. Bayly. p. 713.
  4. ^ "Honolulu Baby 1934". archive.org.
  5. ^ "Weintraubs Syncopators – Honolulu Baby 1932". archive.org.
  6. ^ "Anton LaVey – Satan Takes A Holiday 1995". discogs.com. 1995.
  7. ^ "CD – Friends of the Ocean". Sebo do Messias.
  8. ^ "Terrace Chants – Sheffield Wednesday". terracechants.me.uk.
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