Each day leading up to the unveiling of the 2015 Grooveyard Great 88, we’ll share a video of one song that just missed the survey.  Hear the full Great 88 on a special five hour edition of “The Grooveyard” on Saturday, December 26 starting at 7 PM.  Check out the complete year-end schedule here.

#97

“Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” by Bryan Hyland (1960)

This song about a bashful girl in a tiny bikini was written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. Vance was inspired after watching his 2-year-old daughter Paula at the beach in her new bikini. Brian Hyland was a 16-year-old High school sophomore at the time of this recording.

2014:  #3, 2013: #1, 2012:  #9

Come back each day through Christmas as we unwrap another song that just missed the Great 88. You can also check out first round results here. 

Join us on “The Grooveyard” for the Great 88 countdown Saturday, December 26 at 7 PM until midnight.  Also, we expand to three hours when we move to our new regular time Saturdays at 7 PM on January 2.  Listen to us on 88.1 FM on Long Island or by clicking the 88.1 FM link on wcwp.org.  You can also follow us on Twitter.

Happy holidays from. . .

“The Grooveyard”

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