Bob, You mentioned on the current 1958 countdown that in this song, the voice of the little blue man was no other than Hugh Downs! I had never heard this before. So in doing some internet research, I found a posting where someone swears that he was told by song writer/producer Fred Ebb that Fred was that voice. Ebb did write the song. Now this poster also says that this song was a hit in 1957, one year earlier than on your countdown, so maybe he is incorrect. This person claims to have been Fred's personal assistant for many years.
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