Honolulu Baby
1933 song written by Marvin Hatley
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"Honolulu Baby" is a 1933 song written by Marvin Hatley for the Laurel and Hardy film Sons of the Desert.[1][2]
| "Honolulu Baby" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ty Parvis | |
| Released | 1933 |
| Songwriter | Marvin Hatley |
Film appearances
In Sons of the Desert, Ty Parvis performed the song, with Oliver Hardy performing it again later in the film.[3][4]
"Honolulu Baby" features, in both vocal and instrumental versions, in numerous subsequent films that were also produced by Hal Roach Studios, producers of the 1930s Laurel & Hardy films. This includes several short films in Roach's Our Gang (The Little Rascals) series, including a performance by one of the amateur kids' talent show acts in the 1935 Our Gang short Beginner's Luck.
Later versions
The song has been covered by the Weintraub Syncopators,[5] Anton LaVey on Satan Takes a Holiday,[6] and Kaʻau Crater Boys on Friends of the Ocean.[7] Sheffield Wednesday supporters have adapted the melody as a football chant.[8]