![]() ![]() The two, however, had become good friends and, one weekend, played together in a softball game in Central Park. Murray was a very influential DJ in New York, and had been championing Bobby for awhile, but Darin’s recordings weren’t going anywhere. “The title was suggested by Murray ‘the K’ Kaufman’s mother, Jean, but she also penned the music Bobby and Murray wrote the lyrics. Peter Altschuler at the Murray the K archives explains: This song was written quickly, but it wasn’t written by Darin alone. One song I didn’t cover that Listening To Records brought up…Link Wray’s song “Rumble”….an instrumental! I’ve read because the name of the song would incite gang violence. The lyrics mention several characters from other songs of the period, including “Lollipop,” “Peggy Sue,” and “Good Golly Miss Molly.” The song peaked at #3 in the Billboard 100 in 1958. Kaufman bet Darin that he couldn’t write a song beginning with the words, “Splish Splash, I was takin’ a bath.” Darin accepted the challenge, and they immediately went to work and co-wrote “Splish Splash.” The song’s authorship was credited to Darin and “Jean Murray” (a combination Kaufman and Kaufman’s mother’s name), which was done to avoid any accusations of payola. The song was written by Bobby Darin and Murray Kaufman (Murray The K). Some radio stations found it too suggestive that a man would be at a party wearing only a towel. This will wrap up the banned songs I’ve featured this past week. ![]()
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