Come On-a My House

It was probably Saroyan's only effort at popular song-writing, and one of the few things Bagdasarian did that did not involve The Chipmunks.

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It was a major hit for Rosemary Clooney in 1951, and the first of a number of fake-dialect songs that Clooney did. Clooney recorded the song with Mitch Miller and his orchestra and harpsichordist Stan Freeman in the early part of 1951, and the song reached #1 on the Billboard magazine charts, staying in the top position for 8 weeks.

Related Topics:
Rosemary Clooney - 1951 - Mitch Miller - Harpsichord - Billboard magazine

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The theme of inviting someone in with fruits and nice things to eat, but with the hidden (since taboo in the 1950s) offering of sexual favors, was the inspiration for the later Clooney hit, "Mangos."

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