On That Note - Goo Goo G'Joob

cyclones500

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For a long time I assumed ABACAB was a reference to the chord progression in some way. But later I read it's sections/arrangement of the song the band labeled A-B-C as they were writing/learning it. Then the title stuck. I haven't dug much deeper, maybe someone can help me further.

 
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traipsing thru the treetops
I gotta be faster on some of these!
My Ding-A-Ling...taken
InnaGaddaDaVida...taken
Louie Louie...taken
Chicka Boom...taken

So, all I have to say is:
Gliddy Gloop Gloopy, Nibby Nabby Noopy La La La Lo Lo
Sabba Sibby Sabba, Nooby Abba Nah Bah, Lee Lee Lo Lo
Tooby Ooby Walla, Nooby Abba Nabba
Early Morning Singin' Song...


Or maybe a little bit of Ol' Blue Eyes, Ooby dooby doo...


If you're not dancing to this end part, you're dead...
Ah hey ma ma, ma-me doo-de din-day-ya, Hey ma ma ma hey-yah
Ah hey ma ma ma ma. Make it easy on yourself
Ah hey ma ma, ma-me doo-de din-day-ya. Hey ma ma ma hey-yah
Ah hey ma ma ma ma, Ah hey ma ma, ma-me doo-de din-day-ya
Hey ma ma ma


A little bop talk from Cindy Lauper:
 

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Manfred Mann's Blinded by the Light. Though you can understand the words (except that ONE infuriating line), they're put together in a way that makes it gibberish. We'd listen and think "WTH does that mean?"
 

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S***, this just came back to me.

See if you can keep this from sticking in your head. Full album containing this song, "Trio & Error" (1983) is solid, if you're intrigued.



*To clarify: The "gibberish" that sounds like German is German." :D
 
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I'm not sure what the technical term is for this style, where the vocalists use syllables and never full words...I just call it Ray Conniff style, since he used it extensively...
 
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