1959 Emile Ford - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? (#1 UK hit)
The final UK chart-topper of the 1950s decade was this unusual treatment of a song written back in 1916 for the Broadway play “Follow Me.” Early in 1960 a Ray Peterson version using a similar arrangement spent several weeks low on the Billboard and Music Vendor U.S. singles charts (listen here: • 1960 Ray Peterson - What Do You Want ... ).
UK Chart Peak: 1
What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? (Monaco-McCarthy-Johnson) by Emile Ford and The Checkmates