Come On-a My House Rosemary Clooney Hit 1951, composed by Ross Bagdasarian & William Saroyan 1939

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The hit song that made Columbia Records recording artist Rosemary Clooney famous almost overnight. Written by Armenian cousins Ross Bagdasarian (creator of "Alvin & The Chipmunks") and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright William Saroyan when they were on "a bit of a drunken car trip across America in 1939" (Bagdasarian's own description), the song is a slightly whacky take-off on Armenian celebrations. 12 years later, when Columbia Records' high-profile A&R man Mitch Miller wanted Clooney to record the song with a dialect, she refused, saying it was "corny", "beneath her", "far too suggestive." He said "do it, or you're fired". She did it, hated the entire process, and was stunned when the song was #1 on the charts for 8 weeks. The year was 1951. Rosemary Clooney's career spanned 6 decades.