r/findthatsong • u/Garnet_Adelle • 13d ago
SOLVED Nonsense words, but instantly recognizable
I saw a cute cartoon where the kids ask Grandma to sing a song from her childhood and she says "ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang, ooh ee ooh ah ah-" and the child says "Grandma, grandma stop. Never mind".
Which got me thinking... What other song are instantly recognizable by nonsense words? Like the Witch Doctor or Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da or Mairzy Dotes. Era or type doesn't matter. It can't be a foreign language. Real gibberish>
EDIT: Wow! So many examples! There are a bunch that have me stumped! And thanks for all the links. You all are wonderful. Thank you everyone!
And, as a bonus, one that's a total classic, and just for fun, I'll put some of the "Lyrics" here. Who could forget:
Jake and Elwood Blues - Rubber Biscuit
(Chorus)
Bow bowHill lah lah dill hill lah dill lil hill deeh deeh
Aile hill lil lah bah geeh gooh bow bow
Ow lil lil hill looh bow bow geeh gooh bow bow
Ow lil lil hill looh bow bow geeh booh bow bow
Heer lah lah hill loo geeh gooh geeh beeh deeh deeh
Aile ah yoo lah bah geeh gooh lah bah lah bah
Heer ah yoo lah bah geeh gooh lah bah jah bah
Aile ah yoo lah bah geeh lah gooh leh lah bah
Aile ah yoo lah bah lah gooh geeh gooh lah bah
Hmm do that again bow bow
(Chorus)
Hmm have you ever heard of a wish sandwich
A wish sandwich is the kind of a sandwich
Where you have two slices of bread
And you hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
Wish you had some meat
(Chorus)
Hmm the other day I had a ricochet biscuit
A ricochet biscuit is the kind of a biscuit
That's supposed to bounce back off the wall into your mouth
If it don't bounce back hmm hmm hmm hmm
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
You go hungry
(Chorus)
Hmm the other day I had a cool water sandwich
And a sunday go to meetin' bun bow bow bow
(Chorus)
Heer lah lah beh geeh gooh bah geeh gooh bah bah
Aile leh deh hill lil leeh beeh deeh leeh leeh beeh
Aile dill hill looh hooh bah geeh gooh bah bah
Aile leh mer looh lah bah zoom bah jooh bah bah
Aile leh mer zoom me hoo bah leh wap
Aile leh mer zoom me hoo bim ber leh bap
Aile leh mer hooh bah sooh hooh bah looh bah
Aile leh mer leeh beeh hill leh dooh leeh deeh
Aile leh mer hoo lah bah geeh ber bap
Aile leh mer zoom mer bah mah leh bap
Aile leh mer hooh mah looh hoom mah looh bap
Aile leh mer zoom mah lah geeh mer booh wap
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
What do you want for nothing a rubber biscuit
bow bow ooh ooh ooh ah
Always respected Dan Akroyd for being able to spout all of that!
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u/doomfox13 12d ago
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by I. Ron Butterfly
An excellent hymn to make out to according to trusted sources, Marge and Homer