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Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)

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"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)"
Single by The Coasters
from the album Coast Along with the Coasters
A-side"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)
B-side"Keep on Rolling"
Released14 Apr 1961
Recorded1961
GenreRock
Length2:51
LabelAtco 6192
Songwriter(s)Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
The Coasters singles chronology
"Wait a Minute"
(1/1961)
"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)"
(1961)
"Girls Girls Girls"
(7/1961)

"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" is a 1961 rock song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and was recorded by the Coasters for their 1962 album, Coast Along with the Coasters.[1] The song reached #16 on the R&B chart and #23 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1961.[2] The subject of the song is depicted as a burlesque dancer or exotic dancer, "wearing nothing but a button and a bow."

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References

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  1. ^ The Coasters, Coast Along with the Coasters Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  2. ^ The Coasters charting singles Retrieved February 24, 2012
  3. ^ Elvis Presley, Roustabout Retrieved February 25, 2012
  4. ^ The Downliners Sect, The Sect Retrieved February 25, 2012
  5. ^ "Kaleidoscope - when Scopes Collide Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.