bubblegum pop

Origins

Essentially, bubblegum pop evolved from the other popular American musical forms that preceded and accompanied it, such as rhythm and blues and doo-wop. Bubblegum pop is also reminiscent of pre-rock novelty songs such as the WWII era "Abba Dabba Honeymoon" and "The Hut Sut Song," which hit the charts in 1951, as well as hipster music like Slim Gaillard's "Cement Mixer (Puti Puti)".

Seminal rock and roll numbers, such as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" with its nonsense rhyming couplets (replacing the original vulgar lyrics), also influenced what would come later. This hybrid of R