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"Mashed Potato Time" is a 1962 single written by Brian Holland, Daniel Rey, Dee Dee King, Freddy Gorman, Georgia Dobbins, Kal Mann, Robert Bateman, William Garrett, and performed by Dee Dee Sharp, with backing vocals by The Orlons, on her debut album It's Mashed Potato Time. The song refers to the Mashed Potato dance move, which was a fad. It was one of several songs that at that time that referenced the dance, another being James Brown's "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." The Marvelettes song "Please Mr. Postman" is mentioned in the lyrics and is copied in the arrangement. Also mentioned in the lyrics are the songs "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens and "Dear Lady Twist" by Gary U.S. Bonds. Sharp recorded a sequel to "Mashed Potato Time" called "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)".

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  • "Mashed Potato Time" is a 1962 single written by Brian Holland, Daniel Rey, Dee Dee King, Freddy Gorman, Georgia Dobbins, Kal Mann, Robert Bateman, William Garrett, and performed by Dee Dee Sharp, with backing vocals by The Orlons, on her debut album It's Mashed Potato Time. The song refers to the Mashed Potato dance move, which was a fad. It was one of several songs that at that time that referenced the dance, another being James Brown's "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." The Marvelettes song "Please Mr. Postman" is mentioned in the lyrics and is copied in the arrangement. Also mentioned in the lyrics are the songs "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens and "Dear Lady Twist" by Gary U.S. Bonds. Sharp recorded a sequel to "Mashed Potato Time" called "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)". (en)
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  • * Brian Holland * Daniel Rey * Dee Dee King * Freddie Gorman * Georgia Dobbins * Kal Mann * Robert Bateman * William Garrett (en)
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  • "Mashed Potato Time" is a 1962 single written by Brian Holland, Daniel Rey, Dee Dee King, Freddy Gorman, Georgia Dobbins, Kal Mann, Robert Bateman, William Garrett, and performed by Dee Dee Sharp, with backing vocals by The Orlons, on her debut album It's Mashed Potato Time. The song refers to the Mashed Potato dance move, which was a fad. It was one of several songs that at that time that referenced the dance, another being James Brown's "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." The Marvelettes song "Please Mr. Postman" is mentioned in the lyrics and is copied in the arrangement. Also mentioned in the lyrics are the songs "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens and "Dear Lady Twist" by Gary U.S. Bonds. Sharp recorded a sequel to "Mashed Potato Time" called "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)". In 1996 the Campbell Soup Company featured the song in a $30 million advertising campaign, using a new, more upbeat recording by Sharp. In 2009, the song appeared in the video game Just Dance as a playable track. In 2022, it appeared in a TV commercial for AirBNB. (en)
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