*First line is the artist name.1968. This song made Rolling Stones' readers' list of the ten worst songs of the 1960s. This song was originally used in a 1929 film. It was made popular again as a novelty hit when this artist performed it on Rowan and Martin's Laugh In. He sang in a high falsetto voice that he taught himself listening to Rudy Vallee records. He grew his hair long, played the ukelele, often wore pasty white face makeup, and wore wild clothing to stand out as a performer. His mother almost took him to a psychiatrist. In 1969, he married Miss Vicki on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. At the time, this was one of the most watched tv events in history. He died from a heart attack while performing this song in 1996.