Yakety Yak

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"Yakety Yak" is a 1958 rock and roll and rhythm and blues hit song, originally recorded by the Coasters, known for its humorous lyrics about teenage rebellion and parental nagging.

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“Yakety Yak” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
chartAchievement US number-one single
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
composer Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
surface form: Jerry Leiber

Mike Stoller
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1950s
famousLine Yakety yak, don’t talk back
featuresInstrument saxophone
genre rhythm and blues
rock and roll
hasStyle novelty song
hasTheme parental nagging
teenage rebellion
language English
lyricist Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
surface form: Jerry Leiber

Mike Stoller
notableFor humorous lyrics
originallyRecordedBy The Coasters
performedBy Billy Guy
Carl Gardner
Cornell Gunter
Willie Jones
performer The Coasters
producer Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
surface form: Jerry Leiber

Mike Stoller
recordLabel Atco Records
releaseDate 1958

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Smokey Joe's Cafe featuresWork Yakety Yak
Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller hasPart Yakety Yak
this entity surface form: “Yakety Yak”
Mike Stoller notableWork Yakety Yak
The Coasters notableWork Yakety Yak