Jewel Akens earned one-hit wonder status with his Era Records single "The Birds and the Bees" in 1964, which reached on the Billboard Hot 100. The song went on to hit the Top Ten in several European countries in 1965 and would later be covered by many other artists including Dean Martin and Brenda Lee. In 1968 The Monkees released an album called The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees. American indie pop musical duo from Los Angeles The Bird and the Bee take its name from the phrase
Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees And the flowers and the trees And the moon up above And a thing called "Love" (Yeah!) When I look into your big brown eyes It's so very plain to see That it's time you learned about the facts of life Starting from A to Z. Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees And the flowers and the trees And the moon up above And a thing called "Love". Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees And the flowers and the trees And the birds and the bees And the flowers and the trees 'Bout the birds.
This CD combines his original 1965 Era album with three unreleased bonus tracks. 1 Georgie Porgie Jewel Akens 2:8. 2 Love Potion No. 9 Jewel Akens 1:52. 3 Sukiyaki (My First Lonely Night) Jewel Akens 2:28. 4 Birds and the Bees Jewel Akens 2:8. 5 Michael Jewel Akens 1:42.
Matrix, Runout (side A runout etched): NLP-10-1 △7800. Matrix, Runout (side B runout etched): NLP-10-2 △7800X.
Also performed by: Dean Martin, Brenda Lee, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Billy Preston. Translations: German. A A. The Birds and the Bees. Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees. And the flowers and the trees. And the moon up above. And a thing called "Love". On a night like this. When I look into your big brown eyes.
Leslie's Oldies Rocks! List Jewel Akens - The Birds And The Bees.
Album: K-tel Classics, 2010.
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