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The vocable “rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong”, derived from the title of The Edsels biggest hit ‘Rama Lama Ding Dong’, is heard in the Grease song, "We Go Together". "Rama Lama Ding Dong" is heard in the film Children of a Lesser God, and is used by the character James Leeds (William Hurt) to teach his class of hearing-impaired ...
In this song, Mann sings about the frequent use of nonsense lyrics in doo-wop music, and how his girl fell in love with him after listening to several such songs.. Examples of the type of song referred to include The Marcels' version of "Blue Moon" (in which they sing "Bomp bomp ba bomp, ba bomp ba bomp bomp" and "dip-de-dip-de-dip") [2] and The Edsels' "Rama-Lama-Ding-Dong", both of which ...
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays is an English doo-wop/rock and roll revival group who first found fame in the late 1970s. The usual line-up of the group was Rocky Sharpe (born Robert Podsiadły, 26 November 1952 – 5 December 2019), Helen Highwater (real name: Helen Blizard), Johnny Stud (Sharpe's brother Jan Podsiadły) and Eric Rondo (Mike Vernon).
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays – "Rama Lama Ding Dong" Showaddywaddy – "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" The Skids – "The Saints Are Coming" Patti Smith – "Because the Night" Smokie – "Oh Carol" Dusty Springfield – "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" Squeeze – "Take Me I'm Yours" Steel Pulse – "Prodigal Son"
This is a list of Billboard magazine's top Hot 100 songs of 1961. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the edition of Billboard dated January 6, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January through November 1961.
The Capris are an American doo wop group who became a one-hit wonder in 1961 with "There's a Moon Out Tonight."They experienced a popularity and performing resurgence in the 1980s, when three members reformed and The Manhattan Transfer recorded their song, "Morse Code of Love," which reached the US Hot 100 [1] and the U.S. AC top 20.
[11] [12] The Clinger sisters signed with Vee-Jay Records in 1964 [13] and released two singles with their imprint Tollie Records in 1964: "Shoop Shoop De Doop Rama Lama Ding Dong Yeah Yeah Yeah" and "Golly Mom". [14] Cash Box called the song a "medium-paced rockin' teen romancer". [15] They recorded the two songs and their B-sides in one session.
Otis Day and the Knights was a fictional R&B band shown performing in the 1978 movie National Lampoon's Animal House.Following the success of the film the actor portraying the group's lead singer acquired the rights to the name and created a real musical act that toured and recorded an album during the 1980s.