sha na ramma lamma doo wop nonsense syllables list

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Okay, how about a comprehensive list of the most important or memorable or classic nonsense syllables in the pop music tradition? Any genre, any period, "Doo wop" or otherwise...

Include artist and song title if possible.

― Timothy Faux (Timothy Faux), Saturday, 3 June 2006 19:11 (nineteen years ago)

Best Trashmen reference evar: PAPA OOO MOW MOW used as a rifle's sound effect in American Flagg.

― The Jazz Guide to Penguins on Compact Disc (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 3 June 2006 19:45 (nineteen years ago)

It's all about the money
It's all about the dum dum de da dum dum
And I don't think it's funny
to see us fade away
It's all about the money
It's all about the dum dum de da dum dum
I think we got it all wrong, anyway.

Meja: "It's All About the Money". The dum dum de da dum dum sounds even funnier within seemingly "serious" lyrics.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 3 June 2006 19:58 (nineteen years ago)

Ace UK has a compilation CD called "Great Googa Mooga! These Words Don't Make No Sense!" which, in addition to its many rare and amazing tracks (mostly late period r&b), is composed entirely of such nonsense syllable songs. Worth checking out.

― Dee Xtrovert (dee dee), Saturday, 3 June 2006 20:47 (nineteen years ago)

a licky boom boom down

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 3 June 2006 20:48 (nineteen years ago)

Don't forget the best of them all:

Skee ba-ba ba-dop-bop
Ba-ba ba-dop-bop
Skebedebede ba ba-dop-bop
Ba-ba ba-dop-bop!

I'm the Scatman!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 3 June 2006 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

Zee ba dee ba dee ba dee zoom!

― trees (treesessplode), Saturday, 3 June 2006 21:04 (nineteen years ago)

brown eyed girl.

― grady (grady), Saturday, 3 June 2006 23:45 (nineteen years ago)

The Boo Boo Song (Pt. 1)--King Coleman

"boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo
boo boo boo boo boo BOOO!"

― Hoosteen (Hoosteen), Sunday, 4 June 2006 00:32 (nineteen years ago)

We had a wham-bam-shang-a-lang
And a sha-la-la-la-la-la thing

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Sunday, 4 June 2006 07:01 (nineteen years ago)

Shimmy,shimmy,shimmy,shy-yi,meece-e-deece

Egyptian Shumba, The Tammys

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Sunday, 4 June 2006 09:01 (nineteen years ago)

Even only be, honey only, only be
Bop bozadee bozadee bop zitty bop

I ain't got nobody 'cept love songs in love
Hummala bebhuhla zeebuhla boobuhla
hummala bebhuhla zeebuhla bop

― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 4 June 2006 16:47 (nineteen years ago)

dum dum dum dum de do wah

― keyth (keyth), Sunday, 4 June 2006 18:19 (nineteen years ago)

Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop,
Shimmy Shimmy Bop!
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop,
Shimmy Shimmy Bop!

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Sunday, 4 June 2006 19:04 (nineteen years ago)

Reminds me of the time I saw JJ Fad open for NWA in Philly in '88, somebody in the crowd yelled "Take that shumma-lumma shit back to LA!" at them during "Supersonic".

shumma-lumma-humma-lumma-shumma-lumma-humma-lumma-shumma-lumma-humma-lumma-shumma-lumma-humma-lumma-yeahhhhh...

― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 5 June 2006 12:38 (nineteen years ago)

Oo ee oo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang oo ee oo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang

Witch Doctor - Alvin & The Chipmunks, a.k.a Ross Bagdasarian

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 5 June 2006 13:11 (nineteen years ago)

She said... she said...
OO EE AH AH
OO EE AH AH
OO EE AH AH

I know The Cramps version... who did the original? Hasil Adkins?

― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 5 June 2006 13:28 (nineteen years ago)

Doobity bop bop say what yeah. The Circle Jerks - Shit Hits the Fan

― BrianB (BrianB), Monday, 5 June 2006 15:30 (nineteen years ago)

Zig-A-Zig Ahh (Spice Girls - "Wannabe")

Why-thai-thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai
Rock-thai-thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai (Missy Elliot - "Work It")

My heart goes shalala-lala (Vengaboys)

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Monday, 5 June 2006 17:15 (nineteen years ago)

This shit's hot, where the sniffer dogs
Let's get random, zagga zagga zagga zog

- Lady Sovereign, "Random"

― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 5 June 2006 17:20 (nineteen years ago)

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