Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

"Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows"
Single by Lesley Gore
from the album Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts
B-side	"You've Come Back" (from Girl Talk)
Released	November 1963 (as an album track) May 18, 1965 (as a single)
Recorded	May 21, 1963
Studio	A&R Recording, New York City
Genre	Sunshine pop
Length	1:37
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Marvin Hamlisch, Howard Liebling
Producer(s)	Quincy Jones
Lesley Gore singles chronology
"All of My Life" (1965) "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" (1963) "My Town, My Guy and Me" (1965)

"Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" is a popular song sung by Lesley Gore. It was originally released on Gore's 1963 album Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts.[1] It was composed by Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Liebling, arranged by Claus Ogerman, and produced by Quincy Jones.[2][3][4]

Background

The single was released in conjunction with Gore's rendition in the 1965 film Ski Party.[5]

Billboard said of the single that "back on the happy rhythm trail, Lesley comes up with a winner in this summertime rouser."[6] Cash Box described it as "an engaging lovey-dovey, a perfect way for teeners to get in the summertime spirit."[7]

The single version released in 1965 was sped up, while the album version played at normal speed.

Personnel

• Lesley Gore – vocals

Chart performance

The tune peaked at No.13 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

In popular culture

• The song was used in the 2009 Sony Pictures Animation film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
• It appeared in season 11 of America's Got Talent series when Ryan Stock and Amber Lynn Walker performed a stunt act on the stage set as a 1950s TV show.[8][9][10]
• The Umbrella Academy included it in a scene in season 1, episode 9, in which Hazel was having a scuffle with Cha-Cha to save Agnes.[11]
• In the Prime Video series "The Boys", in episode 3 of the fourth season, the music appears during a scene in which Billy Butcher is baking Cookies for his son Ryan Butcher.
• As a two-part joke, the song appeared on the episode of The Simpsons, Marge on the Lam, where it unexpectedly plays on cassette tape.[12]
• The song is used in the Flash-animated web series Eddsworld as the character Tord, has a dislike for the song, and is used as a running gag.

References

1. Richie Unterberger. "Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
2. Mason, S. "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
3. "Quincy's Top 50 Hits". Billboard Magazine. November 26, 2005. p. 52. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
4. Richie Unterberger. "Lesley Gore | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
5. "Ski Party soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
6. "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. June 5, 1965. p. 35. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
7. "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 5, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
8. Emily Yahr (2016-08-03). "'America's Got Talent' contestant explains what it's like to get shot with a flaming arrow on live TV". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
9. Mack Lamoureux (2016-08-03). "Edmonton man shot in the neck with arrow on America's Got Talent". Retrieved 2018-07-14.
10. Stacey Ritzen (2016-08-03). "A Flaming Arrow Act Went Horribly, Horribly Wrong On 'America's Got Talent'". Retrieved 2018-07-14.
11. "The Umbrella Academy; Episode 109". www.vulture.com. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
12. Povilas Šarka (2016-10-02). the simpsons. sunshine, lollipops and rainbows. Retrieved 2024-06-29 – via YouTube.