Expert: Mel Priddle - 2/13/2007

Question
I'm looking for a real old song.  The song title is "What's Behind The Greendoor".  I don't know who recorder it.  I also need to know where I could get a copy.

                                 Thank you
                                 Margaret

Answer
Hello Margaret,

Do you mean this one............

"The Green Door"
Written by Marvin Moore and Bob Davie
Recorded by several people, but the two most popular versions were by Jim Lowe and Frankie Vaughan, both in 1956.

Midnight
One more night without sleepin'
Watchin'
Till that mornin' comes creepin'
Green door
What's that secret you're keepin'?

There's an old piano and they play it hot
Behind the Green Door  (Green Door)
Don't know what they're doin' but they laugh a lot
Behind the Green Door! (Green Door)
Wish they'd let me in so I could find out
What's behind the Green Door! (Green Door)

Knocked once
Tried to tell them I'd been there
Door slammed!
Hospitality's thin there
Wonder,
Just what's going on in there

Saw an eyeball peepin' through a smoky cloud
Behind the Green Door (Green Door)
When I said 'Joe sent me' someone laughed out loud
Behind the Green Door (Green Door)
All I want to do is join the happy crowd
Behind the Green Door! (Green Door)

(Orchestral Break)

Midnight,
One more night without sleepin'
Watchin'
Till that mornin' comes creepin'
Green door,
What's that secret you're keepin'?

There's an old piano and they play it hot
Behind the Green Door  (Green Door)
Don't know what they're doin' but they laugh a lot
Behind the GREEN Door! (Green Door)
Wish they'd let me in so I could find out
What's behind the Green Door! (Green Door)

Saw an eyeball peepin' through a smoky cloud
Behind the Green Door (Green Door)
When I said 'Joe sent me' someone laughed out loud
Behind the Green Door (ha, ha ha, oh)
All I want to do is join the happy crowd
Behind the Green Door! (Green Door)

Wish they'd let me in so I could find out
What's behind the Green Door! (Green Door)


The Jim Lowe original recording can be found on the CD "Super Hits From 1956", available from www.cduniverse.com

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6750641&BAB=M

And also on "20 Greatest Hits 1956", available from www.cduniverse.com

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=2647767&BAB=M


Glad to be of help. Cheers.........Mel.