Paul Vance, who co-wrote the classic Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini, dies at 92
dailymail.co.ukPaul Vance, the songwriter behind a string of hits in the 1950s and '60s, has died at age 92.Vance died on May 30 at a nursing facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, while accompanied by his daughter Paula Heart, the Washington Postreported.The songwriter was best known for the 1960 hitItsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Hitmaker: Paul Vance, the songwriter behind Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini, died May 30 at a nursing facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, at age 92, according to the Washington Post; seen in 2014 in Delray Beach, FloridaVance, who regularly co-write with Lee Pockriss — who died in 2011 — churned out a variety of bubblegum pop hits, includingCatch A Falling Star, Playground of My Mind and Tracy.The two worked together at the iconicBrill Building in Manhattan, which served as a home for numerous famous songwriters, including Burt Bacharach, Carol King, Neil Sedaka, Paul Simon and many others.
Vance and Pockriss' single Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini was written earlier in the 1950s, but it became a hit with Brian Hyland's 1960 recording, and the song was subsequently rerecorded in several other countries and languages.Vance was reportedly inspired to write the song after his daughter was too embarrassed to wear a bikini in public, as they were considered rather risqué at the time.
It's a hit! Vance and his regular co-writer Lee Pockriss had a hit on their song after Brian Hyland's 1960 recording ofItsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini went to number one; seen in 2015.
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