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![](files/BT_Title2.jpg) Written by Bob Roberts, Richard Sherman, and Robert Sherman
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Tall Paul Song Trivia Tall Paul was recorded by Annette for Paul Anka while they were dating. And in return Paul Anka wrote and recorded Puppy Love for Annette. ![](files/B_Button2.jpg)
Annette's romance with Paul Anka was a high spot of the year. Singer Paul Anka found Annette "glamorous...the kind of girl you want to marry." ![](files/B_Button.jpg)
"Tall Paul" reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1959. It was the highest-charting song by Annette Funicello and also one of the shortest, clocking in at 1 minute and 38 seconds. ![](files/B_Button2.jpg)
Annette Funicello, the dark-haired darling of TV's “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the '60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular series of “beach” movies. ~Source: Wikipedia
![](files/B_Annette.jpg) (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013)
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