Clip from the movie Picture BATMAN & ROBIN directed by Joel Schumacher. The beautiful lady Umma Thurman as Poison Ivy
"Poison Ivy" is a popular song by American songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. 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, and diseases like measles, mumps, chickenpox, the common cold, and whooping cough. In a recently published biography about Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller, the song's authors, it was revealed that the song's lyrics are about sexually-transmitted disease, not the illnesses previously thought. It was originally recorded by The Coasters in 1959.The Dave Clark Five recorded and released a version in 1963. It was released as part of an E.P.The Paramounts recorded and released a version in 1963. It released as both a single (1963) and as part of a E.P (released 1964). The single version got to #35 on the U.K Charts.
The Rolling Stones recorded two different versions in 1963, the second version appeared on the EP 'The Rolling Stones', released early 1964. The first version appeared on a 1972 compilation of the Rolling Stones called More Hot Rocks (Big Hits And Fazed Cookies)Lead Vocal & Guiro: Mick Jagger Electric Guitars: Keith Richards & Brian Jones Bass: Bill Wyman Drums: Charlie Watts Background Vocals: Mick Jagger , Brian Jones (also vocal harmony) & Bill Wyman.✍
The song was also a massive nationwide hit for Australian group Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs in 1964, famously knocking The Beatles off the #1 spot on the charts there, even though they were touring the country at the time. The Hollies recorded a version in the 1960s; Versions were also later recorded by, The Puppets, Manfred Mann, and The Lords in the mid-1960s.
The Lambrettas in 1980, who performed a "ska" version of the song which reached #7 in the British charts.
Linda McCartney recorded the song in 1987 and her cover was released on her posthumous album Wide Prairie in 1998.
A hip-hop version was also recorded in 1988 by Young & Restless. It was also covered by Chris Burke.
In 1997, a trip-hop version of the song with slightly altered lyrics was recorded by Meshell Ndegeocello. Her cover was included on the Batman & Robin soundtrack, in which Poison Ivy the villainess, was a main character.
In 2007 Los Straitjackets released a Spanish-language cover of the song titled "La Hiedra Venenosa," on their album Rock en Español, Vol. 1.
60's Brazilian artist Rita Lee has recently released a cover version of "Poison Ivy" translated to Portuguese and titled "Erva Venenosa". Rita's version features a more modern approach and have played a lot on Brazilian radio.
Mexican Rock group "Los Rebeldes del Rock " realased: the bad LA HIEDRA VENENOSA in the earlies 60's
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