Who sang the birds and the bees?

"The Birds and the Bees" was a 1964 single release by Jewel Akens with a lyric based on the "birds and the bees" idiom commonly referenced with regard to affording young people their introductory sex education. read more

Rendered in Danish as "Blomster og bier" (flowers and bees) by Birthe Kjær in 1974, "The Birds and the Bees" was rendered in Swedish as "Blommor och bin" (Flowers and bees) by lyricist Keith Almgren and recorded by Sten & Stanley on their album Musik, dans & party 8 (1993). read more

Lyrics to 'The Birds and the Bees' by Dean Martin: Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees And the flowers and the trees And the moon up above And a thing read more

Mr. Akens sang in a group called the Turnarounds, which was offered the song, a cheerful number by Herb Newman with lyrics about “the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and the moon up above — and a thing called love.” The other members of the group disliked it, so Mr. Akens recorded it himself. read more