Sweet 16 Song

It was also a hit across europe and beyond.
Sweet 16 song. Definatly the fureys at there finest. If you take notice at 1 12 1 14 that s freddie cannon in the audience who is laughing and gives neil a wave. Someone s built a candy castle for my sweet sixteen someone s built a candy house to house her in. The song written by idol and produced by keith forsey.
When you were sweet sixteen is a popular song written by james thornton and published in 1898. Saturday night beech nut show. Http smarturl it rqr28q like billy idol on facebook. The fureys are an irish folk band the band include finbar paul george and eddie furey and davey arth.
Inspired and sung by the composer s wife the ballad quickly became a hit song in vaudeville. And i d do anything for my sweet sixteen i. Sweet sixteen is a song by british singer songwriter billy idol released in 1987 as the third single from his third studio album whiplash smile 1986. There definitely needs to be a special effort put into this party to make it as memorable as possible.
17 in the uk. Songs for sweet sixteen add a very special touch to one of the most memorable moments in your life that is your sixteenth birthday. All rights reserved by. Sweet sixteen peaked at no.
Someone s built a candy castle for my sweet sixteen someone took a candy house to house her in. 20 in the us and no. Sedaka wrote the music and performed the song while the lyrics were written by howard greenfield the song is noted for being similar in musical structure to take good care of my baby by bobby vee another 1961 hit and additionally for its resemblance to the melody of the chiffons subsequent 1963 hit one fine day. Official video of billy idol performing sweet sixteen from the album whiplash smile.
It has a long recording history that includes numerous popular singers has been heard on film and is considered a standard of barbershop quartets.