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 a cover version of Hot Smoke and Sasafrass ('our favorite song'). Audiences who had heard the original Bubble Puppy hit were typically ecstatic; one concert-goer raved, "I've been waiting 20 years to hear that song!" In 1969, Bubble Puppy released their first full-length album, "A Gathering of Promises". However, despite Bubble Puppy's early success with the "Hot Smoke & Sasafrass" single, they parted ways with the label in 1970. Signing Nick St. Nicholas of Steppenwolf as a manager, Bubble Puppy moved to Los Angeles in 1970. Their name was changed to Demian (after Hermann Hesse's 1919 novel at the suggestion