1955 Songs: Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)

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Everybody mambo!! It’s Taco Tuesday and I’ve had my taco, so now it’s time to enjoy a song from 70 years ago that goes well with a taco…or anything, for that matter. Let’s get to the single biggest hit of 1955. Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) - Pérez Prado Your trivia for the day: remember that hit “Mambo No. 5” a few years ago? That was originally by Pérez Prado. You’re welcome. This song hit #1 on April 30, 1955, and didn’t leave the top spot on the chart until July 9 (when it was ousted by “Rock Around the Clock”). That’s nine weeks at #1. Obviously lots of people loved to mambo back then. You know how I love to play six degrees. Well, this song began as “Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs,” written by Louiguy. Yesterday I mentioned to April about watching a documentary on Édith Piaf. Guess who co-wrote one of her biggest hits, “La Vie en Rose”? Louiguy! No, I don’t plan any of this. I just have too many musical rabbit holes. Anyway, this song was a massive hit, to the point where there were versions all over the place. For the record, Prado’s hit was a “cover,” not just of the French original but of the “translated” version. It was originally recorded in English (yes, with lyrics, written by Mack David, brother of Burt Bacharach’s songwriting partner Hal David) in 1951 by Her Nibs, Miss Georgia Gibbs. This is way too much for such a short song. You should be doing the mambo to this! Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) Written by Louiguy Recorded by Pérez Prado Released as a single, 1955 Mambo time!