"Baby Sittin' Boogie" is a novelty song written by Johnny Parker and performed by Buzz Clifford. The song is about a man who visits his girl, who is babysitting. There, he performs a song, while the baby sings along, making funny baby sounds. It reached #4 in VG-lista, Norway, #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' pop chart, #17 on the UK Singles Chart, #27 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B chart, and #28 on the Hot Country Songs, U.S. country chart in 1961. The song was featured on his 1961 album, ''Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford''. The song was arranged by Tony Piano. The single ranked #67 on Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1961, ''Billboard's'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1961.

Other versions

* Sacha Distel released a version of the song in France as a single in 1961 entitled "Le boogie du bébé". * Ralf Bendix released a version of the song as a single in 1961 entitled "Babysitter-Boogie" which reached #1 in List of number-one hits of 1961 (Germany), Germany.

In media

* Some of the baby sounds from ''Baby Sittin' Boogie'' were sampled by Dutch radio presenter Peter de Vries on Radio Caroline (The Netherlands), Radio Caroline. * Clifford's version was featured in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' Season 2 in the episode "The Ninja Encounter: Part 3" in which Comic reliefs Bulk and Skull are looking after a baby boy and attempt to change his diaper. For later airings as well as DVDs and streaming services, it's replaced with the duo's background music due to copyright reasons.

References

Songs about children Comedy songs Novelty songs Boogie songs 1960 songs 1960 singles 1961 singles Buzz Clifford songs Columbia Records singles Fontana Records singles Philips Records singles Number-one singles in Germany {{1960s-single-stub