Biography:
Freddy Cannon, born Frederick Anthony Picariello, in Revere, Massachusetts, on December 4, 1940, is an American rock-n-roll singer.
Picariello grew up in the North Boston suburb of Lynn and learned to play guitar as a boy. In high school, he formed a band and tried to emulate the hard-driving style of Little Richard. Picariello eventually signed with Philadelphia label Swan Records, a recording studio in which Dick Clark had an interest. Clark brought Picariello national exposure through numerous appearances on Clark's TV show
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Teen Queen Of The Week:Freddy Cannon.
#92 on BB Hot 100 on SWAN Records in 1962.
INTRO:(Slow)
D#
Last night they held a beauty contest..
A#
and crowned my girl the best.
#1.(F#ast)
D#
She was voted, The Teen Queen of the Week..
now she won't even speak to me.
A# D#
Teen Queen of the Week..success went to her head.
D#
Nominated The Starlet of the Month..hasn't got the
time of day for me.
A# D#
Starlet of the Month..I wish that I was dead.
#2.
D#7
Yeah-eh-eh-eh, popularity, a-you've got it..
G#
the whole, darn world, is your baloon.
F
I'll be your flunky, a-your dream monkey..while the
A#
organ-grinder calls the tune.
D#
I'm elected the Prize Fool of the Year..cause I'll
stay waitin' here for you.
A# D#
Teen Queen of the Week..till you finally stop for me.
CHORUS:
D#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..la-la-la, la, la,
la, la, la-la-la-la..
A#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..
D#
La-la la, la la la.
#3.
D#7
Yeeeeessss, popularity, a-you've got it..
G#
the whole, darn world, is your baloon.
F
I'll be your flunky, a-your dream monkey..while the
A#
organ-grinder calls the tune.
D#
I'm elected the Prize Fool of the Year..cause I'll
stay waitin' here for you.
A# D#
Teen Queen of the Week..till you finally stop for me.
CHORUS:
D#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..la-la-la, la, la,
la, la, la-la-la-la..
A#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..
D#
La-la la, la la la.
OUTRO:
D#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..la-la-la, la, la,
la, la, la-la-la-la..
A#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..
D#
La-la la, la la la.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#92 on BB Hot 100 on SWAN Records in 1962.
INTRO:(Slow)
D#
Last night they held a beauty contest..
A#
and crowned my girl the best.
#1.(F#ast)
D#
She was voted, The Teen Queen of the Week..
now she won't even speak to me.
A# D#
Teen Queen of the Week..success went to her head.
D#
Nominated The Starlet of the Month..hasn't got the
time of day for me.
A# D#
Starlet of the Month..I wish that I was dead.
#2.
D#7
Yeah-eh-eh-eh, popularity, a-you've got it..
G#
the whole, darn world, is your baloon.
F
I'll be your flunky, a-your dream monkey..while the
A#
organ-grinder calls the tune.
D#
I'm elected the Prize Fool of the Year..cause I'll
stay waitin' here for you.
A# D#
Teen Queen of the Week..till you finally stop for me.
CHORUS:
D#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..la-la-la, la, la,
la, la, la-la-la-la..
A#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..
D#
La-la la, la la la.
#3.
D#7
Yeeeeessss, popularity, a-you've got it..
G#
the whole, darn world, is your baloon.
F
I'll be your flunky, a-your dream monkey..while the
A#
organ-grinder calls the tune.
D#
I'm elected the Prize Fool of the Year..cause I'll
stay waitin' here for you.
A# D#
Teen Queen of the Week..till you finally stop for me.
CHORUS:
D#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..la-la-la, la, la,
la, la, la-la-la-la..
A#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..
D#
La-la la, la la la.
OUTRO:
D#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..la-la-la, la, la,
la, la, la-la-la-la..
A#
La-la-la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la..
D#
La-la la, la la la.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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