Poison Ivy

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Poison Ivy by The Coasters

About Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy" is a popular song by American songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by The Coasters in 1959. It went to #1 on the R&B chart and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was their third top-ten hit of that year following "Charlie Brown" and "Along Came Jones". The song discusses a girl named Ivy, calling her "Poison Ivy" because of her reputation with men as a player. The song makes references to other flowers such as a rose and a daisy .

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About this song

Credited to: The Coasters
Album: Atlantic Top 60: R&B Grooves · Track 45 of 50
Released: October 30, 2007
Duration: 2:43
On Last.fm: 54,682 listeners on Last.fm

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