"Let's Jump the Broomstick" is a song written by Charles Robins and performed first by a black Nashville group, Alvin Gaines & The Themes, in 1959, then covered that year by Brenda Lee. Her version reached No.12 in the United Kingdom in 1961.[1] The song was featured on her 1960 album, Brenda Lee.[2] The song is based on the popular custom and phrase jumping the broom.
Coast to Coast released a version of the song as a single in the UK in 1981. It reached No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]
In media
The song was used for a lyp-synch contest on the October 4, 1963 episode of Ready Steady Go! (the first appearance of The Beatles - who had once been Brenda Lee's opening act on a UK tour[6]), judged by Paul McCartney, who chose 13-year-old Melanie Coe as the winner; a few years later, after Coe ran off with a boyfriend, her disappearance made the front page of the Daily Mirror, which would serve as McCartney's inspiration for "She's Leaving Home".
References
^Guinness World Records, British Hit Singles and Albums, 17th Edition (2004)
^"Brenda Lee - Brenda Lee (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
^"Brenda Lee - Let's Jump The Broomstick / Some Of These Days - Decca - USA - 9-30885". 45cat.com. 1959-04-27. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
^Mark Deming. "The North Star Grassman and the Ravens - Sandy Denny | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
^"Let's Jump the Broomstick (song by Coast to Coast) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1981-05-23. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
^. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
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