Puppy Love (Paul Anka song) Puppy Love (Paul Anka song) "Puppy Love" is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, whom he was dating at the time. Anka's version reached #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 behind Percy Faith's "Theme from "A Summer Place"" and #33 on the UK Singles Chart. Twelve years later the song was revived by Donny Osmond. It was released on February 19, 1972, and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 1, 1972. It peaked at #1 in April 1972 on both the Canadian "RPM" singles chart for three weeks and the UK
Bubble Puppy Puppy scored a US Top 20 hit in 1969 with their single, "Hot Smoke & Sasafrass". The name was a misheard line lifted from an episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies". The single peaked at number 14 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the U.S. and number 15 on the "RPM" chart in Canada. The song also had local successes, for example, reaching number 6 on WLS. The song was also covered internationally by MGMT, a popular American psychedelic rock band, and by The Mooche in the UK. Cleveland, Ohio, classic rock trio "Pagan Club Orchestra" opened their live shows with