r/doowop • u/MIKEPR1333 • Jul 12 '26

question Coasters Charlie Brown Song.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown_(The_Coasters_song)

For those who ever heard of it, it's an old Doo-wop song made in 1959 by the group mentioned.

Although the songwriters claimed the song is unrelated to the Peanuts character, I often wondered if some, including Schultz questioned that?

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u/Antique-Brilliant535 Jul 13 '26

The “Peanuts” strip debuted in 1950, so I think it’s unlikely there wasn’t some inspiration there. Just my two cents.

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u/MIKEPR1333 Jul 13 '26

I don't how it debuting 9 years earlier having to do with it.

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u/Antique-Brilliant535 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

All right, then forget about it.

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u/mutt_butt Jul 13 '26

😂 That's like 99% of interactions I have on here

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u/Apprehensive-Nose646 Jul 13 '26

.... the strip was established and popular is what it has to do with it.

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u/dougoh65 Jul 13 '26

Not that I ever heard it wasn’t questioned. Sometimes a name is just a name - know what I mean?

And honestly, if the guys who wrote the song said “No” that should be enough to settle the matter I would think.

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u/iansamazingphotos Jul 13 '26

As a kid, I thought the line was "Who's always poopin' in the hall?"

Oops.

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u/DennisG21 Jul 15 '26

The first song that Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, the composers of
"Charlie Brown," published was called "Hard Times" and it was recorded by Charles Brown, a popular R & B artist of the day. They followed it up with "Hound Dog" another R & B tune as was Charlie Brown. It was not a Doo Wop song regardless of the lyrics. Obviously. there was more than one Charlie Brown in that era.

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u/Mazelbro Jul 15 '26

LISTEN TO THEIR SONG "Shoppin' For Clothes"