# A wop bop aloom op a wop bop boom - the syllable thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 24, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324 "2019-12-24T03:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/21 "2019-12-25T03:48:13Z")
[Get a Job](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbGthv-dJp4), but the Silhouettes. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/22 "2019-12-25T04:07:43Z")
[Glibby gloop gloopy Nibby Nabby Noopy La La La Lo Lo Sabba Sibby Sabba Nooby abba Nabba Le Le Lo Lo Tooby ooby walla nooby abba nabba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ_jEzGUYDE) (Your spelling may vary.) Good Morning Starshine from _Hair_ ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/23 "2019-12-25T04:34:18Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > [Get a Job](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbGthv-dJp4), but the Silhouettes. [Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip Boom boom boom boom boom boom Get a job!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59fv2zbS6pY) Bob Dog cartoon from National Film Board of Canada, 10 minutes 37 seconds. Uses this song, to teach how to Get A Job! Cute cartoon video! ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/24 "2019-12-25T13:27:51Z")
Small Faces - Sha la la la lee Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the night - scooby dooby doo, da da da de dah Goons - Ying tong song [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/33-fVsL5Kdc/hqdefault.jpg "The Goons - The Ying Tong Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33-fVsL5Kdc) ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/25 "2019-12-25T13:30:36Z")
Morecombe & Wise - Boom ooh ya ta ta ta [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xPZl4bhOTAA/hqdefault.jpg "Morecambe and Wise - Boom Oo Yata-Ta-Ta") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPZl4bhOTAA) ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/26 "2019-12-25T13:45:25Z")
[Hi De Ho](https://youtu.be/t_gY82cgg4k), Blood, Sweat & Tears [Come Softly To Me,](https://youtu.be/nIivzJ90M0s) Fleetwoods (1959)…Dum Dum, Dumbedoodum… ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/27 "2019-12-25T13:54:55Z")
Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo Baby shark ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/28 "2019-12-25T17:15:23Z")
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, [Ring Dang Doo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt6QnGxBeLw). Would the _Sesame Street_ [Martians](https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEB&search_query=sesame+street+martians) sketches count as music, or just slapstick? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/29 "2019-12-25T18:22:41Z")
Sesame Street: [Manamanah](https://youtu.be/aKULi72yUko) Diane Kolby: [Nah Me Nah](http://doorbell.net/sounds/na_me_na.mp3) Do I detect a theme here? Another Diane Kolby (an underrated performer, IMHO): [Hi De Ho](http://doorbell.net/sounds/hi_de_ho.mp3) (not the same song as BST). ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/30 "2019-12-27T18:23:06Z")
Does David Lee Roth count? [“Bop, boze-de-boze-de-bop, se-de-bop” and “Humala bebuhla zeebuhla boobuhla Humala bebuhla zeebuhla bop”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui-zBq-f5XA) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/31 "2019-12-27T20:16:39Z")
Not the longest example, but my fave is **Blue Moon** [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qoi3TH59ZEs/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgXSgzMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAMOS7df3RquG4P6u-YEnKz2QRycA "THE MARCELS - "BLUE MOON" (1961)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoi3TH59ZEs) ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/32 "2019-12-27T20:48:03Z")
> [@Yodalicious](#): > > Does David Lee Roth count? [“Bop, boze-de-boze-de-bop, se-de-bop” and “Humala bebuhla zeebuhla boobuhla Humala bebuhla zeebuhla bop”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui-zBq-f5XA) He got it from [Louis Prima](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkrb4h4weW4). ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/33 "2019-12-27T20:55:13Z")
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/34 "2019-12-27T21:02:27Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > [Ooh Eeh Ooh Ah Aah > Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UR42poPhxY) > > Witch Doctor I was maybe 4 years old when I first heard this song. It was easily 10 years later that I heard it again and still remembered every word and syllable. I can’t say that about any other song. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/35 "2019-12-28T01:05:47Z")
[Sh Boom, Sh Boom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9G0-4TWwew) - The Crewcuts _Hey nonny ding dong, alang alang alanga Oh oh oh oh dip, a dibby dobby dip_ ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/36 "2019-12-28T01:51:37Z")
Kid Rock has always been one of my “guilty pleasures”, so I’ll submit [Bawitdatba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J9ayHYClw8): _Bawitdaba da bang da bang diggy diggy diggy Shake the boogie said up jump the boogie_ ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/37 "2019-12-28T21:23:53Z")
[rang dang diggity dang da dang](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsTJaP2tC0A) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/38 "2019-12-28T21:49:46Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police Although, those are the only nonsense syllables in an otherwise serious song. The same can be said for “[Ba Ba Ba Ba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCRCc3vAkC0)” by The 77s and “Ob-la-di Ob-la-da” by The Beatles (though that one isn’t all _that_ serious). At the other end of the spectrum, we have “[Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUWOAJ0My9I).” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/39 "2019-12-28T22:33:40Z")
[Da Da Da by Trio got well known for a VW commercial.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdccNAOvPHg) The original version in German and English had a little more in it, but not many words. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324/40 "2019-12-29T23:53:42Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Although, those are the only nonsense syllables in an otherwise serious song. The same can be said for “[Ba Ba Ba Ba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCRCc3vAkC0)” by The 77s and “Ob-la-di Ob-la-da” by The Beatles (though that one isn’t all _that_ serious). > > At the other end of the spectrum, we have “[Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUWOAJ0My9I).” If you’re looking for numbers that have ONLY non-sense syllables and no non-nonsense syllables, take a listen to Clark Terry’s “Mumbles” (see Post #6 above). I defy you to find a syllable that you can even pronounce. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324.md?page=3)