Seymour "Cy" Coben (4 April 1919[1] – 26 May 2006) was an American songwriter whose hits were recorded by bandleaders, country singers, and other artists such as The Beatles, Tommy Cooper and Leonard Nimoy.
In 1947, Coben wrote a novelty song called "(When You See) Those Flying Saucers" which was released as a single by the Buchanan Brothers; his co-author was Charles Randolph Grean, who was working for RCA/Victor.
Coben and Grean also wrote songs for other artists, such as their version of "Sweet Violets", which charted for Dinah Shore and Jane Turzy in 1951.
Lonnie Donegan later brought it to the United Kingdom, and the Beatles recorded it with Tony Sheridan during their early days playing in Hamburg, Germany.
[4] He also wrote for Homer and Jethro - "The Billboard Song" became a much-recorded favorite, and "Don't Jump Off the Roof, Dad" was later a hit for British comedian Tommy Cooper.
[5] His old collaborator Charles Grean was Leonard Nimoy's record producer, and Coben wrote several songs for him, such as "Alien" and "The Difference Between Us".