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Give Him a Great Big Kiss
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Wikipedia article
"'Give Him a Great Big Kiss'" (sometimes entitled "'Great Big Kiss'") is a song written by Shadow Morton and performed by the Shangri-Las. It debuted on the U.S. pop chart in late December 1964 and peaked at #18 for two weeks in late January/early February 1965. It was featured on their 1965 album 'Leader of the Pack'.
The single was produced by Shadow Morton.
Other versions
*Brian Protheroe released a version of the song on his 1976 album 'Leave Him to Heaven'.
*Johnny Thunders released a version of the song on his 1978 album 'So Alone'.
*Tracey Ullman released a version of the song on her 1984 album 'You Caught Me Out'.
*New York Dolls released a version of the song on their 1985 album 'Night of the Living Dolls'. Also, on the band's 1973 self-titled album, lead singer David Johansen quoted "Give Him a Great Big Kiss"'s lyric "you'd best believe I'm in love L-U-V" when he opened his own song "Looking for a Kiss", which tells the story of adolescent romantic desire hampered by peers who use drugs.
*The Secret Goldfish released a version of the song as a single in 1997, but it did not chart.
*It's My Party! released a version of the song on their 2000 album 'Can I Get to Know You Better?'
*Kate Nash and Billy Bragg released a version of the song as the B-side to Nash's 2010 single "Kiss That Grrrl".
*Bette Midler released a version of the song on her 2014 album 'It's the Girls!'
In popular culture
*The Shangri-Las' version was featured in the 1995 film 'Stonewall' and its soundtrack.
References
Category:1964 songs
Category:1964 singles
Category:1997 singles
Category:Songs written by Shadow Morton
Category:The Shangri-Las songs
Category:Johnny Thunders songs
Category:Tracey Ullman songs
Category:New York Dolls songs
Category:Kate Nash songs
Category:Billy Bragg songs
Category:Bette Midler songs
Category:Red Bird Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer)
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