# Oohgha Chaka, oohgha oohgha...(song filler in thingys) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [March 26, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685 "2023-03-26T19:59:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/41 "2023-03-27T01:11:04Z")
Does ‘ingadda da vita’ count? Or does that mean something. (I’m sure I misspelled that) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/42 "2023-03-27T01:12:24Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Does ‘ingadda da vita’ count? It’s no “Mush-a ring dumb-a do dumb-a da, whack fall the daddy-o”, but I’ll allow it. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/43 "2023-03-27T01:15:15Z")
“_Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do_” - Manfred Mann And a couple from the White Album: _“Oh, shoe bee doo wah”_ - (Revolution 1) _“Ob la di, ob la da”_ ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/44 "2023-03-27T01:15:50Z")
Bawitdaba da bang da dang diggy diggy [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1OrNS2zbTZg/hqdefault.jpg "Kid Rock - Bawitdaba [Official Enhanced Music Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OrNS2zbTZg) De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da is all I want to say to you [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G5CrU-r55Yo/maxresdefault.jpg "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5CrU-r55Yo) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/45 "2023-03-27T01:43:30Z")
Dip dip dip dip mmm mmm mmm [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ysKhbaLyIFw/maxresdefault.jpg "THE SILHOUETTES - "GET A JOB" (1957)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysKhbaLyIFw) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/46 "2023-03-27T01:44:22Z")
I was mighty impressed that Hamilton Leithauser could get away with this without sounding corny: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Cw7nuGS398U/maxresdefault.jpg "Rough Going (I Won't Let Up)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw7nuGS398U) ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/47 "2023-03-27T01:57:01Z")
_The Great Gig in the Sky_ is my favorite song with sung vocals but no real lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/48 "2023-03-27T02:07:24Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Tell me Somethin’ Good deserves a mention here, I think. Chaka Khan and oohgha chaka sorta fit together. > [@knavette57](#): > > I, too, was a high school soph, … > Did I like this song? It was good dance music, for a 16 year old in a very short skirt and long hair (you could really move with it). Regardless of hair, if you’re single & still up for short skirts PM me. I can get to wherever you are quickly & easily. 😉 > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Does ‘ingadda da vita’ count? > Or does that mean something. > > (I’m sure I misspelled that) It’s properly “Inna gadda da vida”. THE ultimate hard rock song. By which all others are judged inadequate. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UIVe-rZBcm4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHUBoAC3gOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCKISawW2v0VAKoXeAiiDykCM6d2w "IRON BUTTERFLY - IN A GADDA DA VIDA - 1968 (ORIGINAL FULL VERSION) CD SOUND & 3D VIDEO") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIVe-rZBcm4) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/49 "2023-03-27T02:10:36Z")
“Do do do, bop bop a do-oh My my my my my my my yeah” — Led Zeppelin, “What is and What Should Never Be” “Do-bitty do-wop, wop, say what, yeah” — Circle Jerks, “When the Shit Hits the Fan” ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/50 "2023-03-27T02:15:23Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ulDC1w1ydLI/hqdefault.jpg "The Simpsons - In the Garden of Eden - S07E04") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulDC1w1ydLI) The real lyrics, sung somewhat more clearly ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/51 "2023-03-27T02:20:20Z")
Surfin Bird by the Trashmen “Mm mm mm mow mow mm mm mow mow.” The video is completely nuts btw: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5WFBppsP9C8/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4ACngKKAgwIABABGGUgTChjMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBzPPGnBM9b-y2v3coqW3rOXn2jQQ "The Trashmen - Surfin Bird - The Bird is the Word - 1963 (ORIGINAL LIVE VIDEO)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WFBppsP9C8) ---
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David Lee Roth, Just a Gigolo Humily bibbily hummil bibbly hummily bubbly bibbblyb bop ---
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Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how their life goes on Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how their life goes on ---
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And I don’t know how we got this far without mentioning Trololo [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oavMtUWDBTM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4AC6AKKAgwIABABGHIgVygtMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBGfryqZ_U5jTM3L7zb7XFEEA1Ypg "Mr. Trololo original upload") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavMtUWDBTM) ---
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Homage to this type of music [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YTaWayUE5XA/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgUyhAMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBquO8VnkeuisoJ92Ee7NamB6HCGg "The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (INCLUDES LYRICS)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTaWayUE5XA) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685/56 "2023-03-27T02:41:17Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > It’s properly “Inna gadda da vida”. “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”, actually. According to Wikipedia, it was _supposed_ to be “In the Garden of Eden”, but songwriter Doug Ingle was blind drunk when he demoed it for the band and slurred the titular lyric, and they decided to go with his mispronunciation. > [@muldoonthief](#): > > And I don’t know how we got this far without mentioning Trololo And then there’s _Prisencolinensinainciusol_. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/URaMfW0SW1Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URaMfW0SW1Q) ---
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> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Does ‘ingadda da vita’ count? > Or does that mean something. Apparently it was a drunk lead singer trying to sing “in the garden of eden” and a band member transcribing it as ina gadda da vida. ---
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> [@Smapti](#): > > Prisencolinensinainciusol For those who haven’t encountered this song before, the writer (and singer) of this song had listened to a lot of American songs in the years up to 1972, when it was released. He apparently didn’t actually know much English, but he had figured out how to fake singing in English with an American accent. The idea of the song then was that it was supposedly using the phonetic patterns of American English while still being just gibberish: > **[Prisencolinensinainciusol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisencolinensinainciusol)** > > "Prisencolinensinainciusol" (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced \[ˌprizeŋˌkɔliˌnɛnsinainˈtʃuːzol\]; stylized on the single cover as "PRİSENCÓLİNENSİNÁİNCIÚSOL") is a song composed by the Italian singer Adriano Celentano, and performed by Celentano and his wife Claudia Mori. It was released as a single in 1972. Both the name o... ---
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> [@Smapti](#): > > And then there’s _Prisencolinensinainciusol_. Love this song! For Beck’s benefit, in case she isn’t familiar with it: it’s a 1970s pop song by a popular Italian singer, and the lyrics (except for the refrain of “all right”) are all gibberish – they’re written and sung to _sound_ like what spoken/sung American English sounds like to an Italian. _Edit: ninjaed!_ ---
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Now that’s a simulpost! > [@blondebear](#): > > “_Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do_” - Manfred Mann That was a cover of a 1963 song by The Exciters, written by the great Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. If we start listing 50s and early 60s songs with scat lyrics we’ll be here all night. Every song seemed to have them. They got stuck in your head and never let go. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685.md?page=4)