Rubber Biscuit Mean Streets

Barry from greenville nc the chips version of rubber biscuit was also featured in martin scorsese s 1973 film mean streets.

Rubber biscuit mean streets.

Rubber biscuit from mean streets as written by shedrick lincoln samuel strain paul fulton charles johnson and nathaniel epps. Cow cow hoo oo cow cow wanna dib a doo chicken hon a chick a chick hole a hubba hey fried chuck a lucka wanna jubba hi low nay wanna dubba hubba day down sum wanna. The group s first recording is their most enduring. In 1978 the blues brothers recorded a cover of rubber biscuit on the album briefcase full of blues.

Robey uncredited by johnny ace. Rubber biscuit by the chips courtesy of josie records. The song is also featured in the films mean streets 1973 cry baby 1990 and super size me 2004. The blues brothers that is john belushi and dan aykroyd would perform rubber biscuit and recorded it for the live album briefcase full of blues.

The chips was a short lived new york doo wop band consisting of teenage friends charles johnson lead vocal nathaniel epps baritone paul fulton bass sammy strain and shedwick lincoln tenors. Mean streets 1973 soundtracks 27 jumpin jack flash written by mick jagger as m. Rubber biscuit was resurrected in 1973 in martin scorsese s film mean streets about small time gangsters. Rubber biscuit started life as johnson s answer to the marching rhythms of the warwick school for delinquent teenagers while he was an intern.

Pledging my love written by fats washington and don d. This version was released as a single that peaked at 37 on the billboard hot 100 and 44 in canada.