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Canary @ 2024-10-25 12:11:14 UTC

Hooka Tooka


This song now has Judy Henske as composer with ISWC code T-909.255.852-6

On the record label Ernest Evans (= Chubby Checker) and Elliot Mazer are mentioned as composers. This is also the case on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooka_Tooka


When I look at ISWC there are 3 codes

1. The one I mentioned above

2. T-914.725.098-4 with Chubby Checker as composer

3. T-925.437.305-2 with Chubby Checker and Judy Henske as composers


Mazer is nowhere mentioned. So I'm trying to find out who actually are the composers and which ISWC code is correct.

Can anyone help?


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Canary @ 2024-10-25 17:28:17 UTC

Hello Jojo,


It' still confusin'. Karen Dalton incorporated the "Hooka Tooka" lyrics in 1966 but the Judy Henske version was released in 1963. So it's not clear to mewho incorporated the "Hooka Tooka" lyrics first.

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jojo @ 2024-10-25 17:37:39 UTC

On the link I gave in the previous comment:

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Canary @ 2024-10-27 13:16:34 UTC

To be honest , still not clear to me. Do I consider Green Rocky Road and Hooka Tooka as the same adaption? Some of the covers are with the Hooka Tooka lyrics, others not. I need some help on this one to make it clear...

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jojo @ 2024-10-27 13:35:12 UTC

"Green Rocky Road" and "Hooka Tooka Soda Cracker" (or "Acka Backa Soda Cracker") are two different children's rhymes.

There are versions wth just the "Green Rocky Road" lyrics and there are versions, which have a portion of the "Hooka Tooka Soda Cracker" (or "Acka Backa Soda Cracker") lyrics. (in these performances the partial adptation (quote) could be applied).

And then there's Chubby Checker's "Hooka Tooka Soda Cracker" version, which is adapted from just the "Acka Backa Soda Cracker" lyrics.


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Canary @ 2024-10-28 17:01:55 UTC

I tried to set it up (to start with) for the Inman and Ira version: Green Green Rocky Road

Have a look at it.

I wil then adjust all the versions to the proper work or works.

And create a new work relation for Hooka Tooka For that one it will be difficult to choose the Composer: Henske, Chubby Checker or both...

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jojo @ 2024-10-28 18:42:21 UTC

I tried to set it up (to start with) for the Inman and Ira version: Green Green Rocky Road

Have a look at it.

I think Inman and Ira's performance Green Green Rocky Road should be a medley of Green Rocky Road and not of Acka Backa Soda Cracker but of Hooka Tooka


And create a new work relation for Hooka Tooka

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Indeed Hooka Tooka should be set as an adaptation of Acka Backa Soda Cracker




For that one it will be difficult to choose the Composer: Henske, Chubby Checker or both...

Or neither one Dirk ?

This is basically a traditional, and neither Henske nor Checker contributed any essential new music or lyrics. So I think no PRO-code is needed too.


Henske's performance Hooka Tooka is also a medley of Hooka Tooka and Green Rocky Road


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Last edit: 2024-10-28 19:07:06 UTC by jojo

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Canary @ 2024-10-29 16:40:22 UTC

Done all the changes, hope it looks good now.

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jojo @ 2024-10-29 18:01:54 UTC

Done all the changes, hope it looks good now.

It looks pretty good Dirk.

Thanks for the cooperation Happy


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Canary @ 2024-10-29 20:17:26 UTC

No, thank you!

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