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Find sources: "Three Cool Cats" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1959 single by The Coasters "Three Cool Cats" Single by The Coasters A-side "Charlie Brown" Released January 1959 Recorded March 17, 1958 Genre R&B Length 2:08 Label Atco 45-6132 Songwriter Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller "**Three Cool Cats**" is a 1958 song written by [Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller](/source/Jerry_Leiber_and_Mike_Stoller). It was originally recorded by [the Coasters](/source/The_Coasters) and released as the [B-side](/source/B-side) of their hit [single](/source/Single_(music)), "[Charlie Brown](/source/Charlie_Brown_(The_Coasters_song))".[1] "Three Cool Cats" was one of the fifteen songs recorded by [the Beatles](/source/The_Beatles) for their [Decca Records](/source/Decca_Records) [audition on New Year's Day](/source/The_Beatles'_Decca_audition) in 1962 in [London](/source/London).[1] The Beatles' [cover version](/source/Cover_version) featured [George Harrison](/source/George_Harrison)'s vocals and [Pete Best](/source/Pete_Best) on drums. The Beatles' manager, [Brian Epstein](/source/Brian_Epstein), personally chose this and the fourteen other audition numbers from the band's [Merseyside](/source/Merseyside) dance hall and rock club repertoire. The recording was included on the Beatles' *[Anthology 1](/source/Anthology_1)*. The group also performed this song several times during the [*Get Back/Let It Be* sessions](/source/Let_It_Be_(album)#Twickenham_rehearsals) of January 1969. None of these have ever been officially released by [EMI](/source/EMI). Many other covers of this song have been recorded. [Richard Anthony](/source/Richard_Anthony_(singer)) recorded it in French as "Nouvelle vague" (1958).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] It appears on the 2005 [Ry Cooder](/source/Ry_Cooder) album *[Chávez Ravine](/source/Ch%C3%A1vez_Ravine_(album))*, with vocals performed by Little Willie G (Willie Garcia).[2][3] Japanese Garage rock band [the 5.6.7.8's](/source/The_5.6.7.8's) covered the song (with the title modified as "Three Cool Chicks") for their 1996 EP *[Bomb the Twist](/source/Bomb_the_Twist)*. It is also featured on *Stand Out/Fit In*, the 2007 studio album by [the Basics](/source/The_Basics_(band)), as well as on their 2010 live album. The song is also heard in the 2016 film *[Nine Lives](/source/Nine_Lives_(2016_film))*. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bb_1-1) The Beatles Bible [Three Cool Cats](http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/three-cool-cats/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Denselow, Robin, *The Guardian* (June 10, 2005). ["Ry Cooder, Chavez Ravine"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/jun/10/popandrock.shopping6). *[TheGuardian.com](/source/TheGuardian.com)*.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** RootsWorld [Chávez Ravine - a record by Ry Cooder](http://www.rootsworld.com/reviews/chavez.shtml) v t e The Coasters Carl Gardner Billy Guy Bobby Nunn Leon Hughes Adolph Jacobs Young Jessie Cornell Gunter Will "Dub" Jones Vernon Harrell Earl "Speedo" Carroll Ronnie Bright Jimmy Norman Singles "Down in Mexico" "One Kiss Led to Another" "Young Blood" "Yakety Yak" "Charlie Brown" "Along Came Jones" "Poison Ivy" "What About Us" "Besame Mucho (Part I)" "Wake Me, Shake Me" "Shoppin' for Clothes" "Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" "Girls Girls Girls" "T'ain't Nothin' to Me" "Let's Go Get Stoned" "D. W. Washburn" "Love Potion Number Nine" "Cool Jerk" B-sides "Brazil" "Searchin'" "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" "Three Cool Cats" "Besame Mucho (Part II)" "Lovey Dovey" "Money Honey" "Saturday Night Fish Fry" Other songs "Autumn Leaves" "But Beautiful" "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" "Easy Living" "Frosty the Snowman" "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" "I Love Paris" "If I Had a Hammer" "The 'In' Crowd" "Moonglow" "Moonlight in Vermont" "Mustang Sally" "My Babe" "On Broadway" "On the Sunny Side of the Street" "Satin Doll" "The Way You Look Tonight" "Willow Weep for Me" "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" Authority control databases MusicBrainz work This 1950s R&B/soul music song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1950s-R%26B-song-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1950s-R%26B-song-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1950s-R%26B-song-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Three Cool Cats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Cool_Cats) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Cool_Cats?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.