Expert: Bong Santos - 8/11/2006

Question
Hi Bong,
I am racking my brain and googling like a man possessed #*!%.
The song I am looking for is a one hit wonder from the late 80's (I
think) The song title is long and totally silly & it goes something
like...."shoop shoop diddywop cumma cumma wangdang"....and
the name of the artist is ____ ____ ___& the cassettes? (fill in the
blanks) and I'm sure they were from the UK.
Thanks for your interest in advance!
Regards,
Dan.

Answer
Dear Dann,

Not only you finds the song silly but a lot of people worldwide hates that song yet it was a big hit, at least in Australia. The song: SHOOP SHOOP DIDDY WOP CUMMA CUMMA WANG DANG by MONTE VIDEO & THE CASSETTES. It's from their 1983 album MONTE VIDEO. No Dann, they're not from the UK. They are from New Zealand.
To somehow get an idea how they look like, clip this link:

http://www.classic45s.com/product_info.php?products_id=21492&cPath=21_30_63&PHPS...

To complete your brain-wracking, here is it's lyrics:

SHOOP SHOOP DIDDY WOP CUMMA CUMMA WANG DANG /
MONTE VIDEO & THE CASSETTES

Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang

Well the Shoop Shoop stands for the mood you're in
And the Diddy Wop mean let the fun begin
It's a feeling gonna set your senses reeling and you can't sit still
Cumma Cumma mean what you thought, that's right
And the Wang Dang gonna get you through the night time
Baby there's a right time if you wanna lose control

Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang

Shoop Shoop - li'll party, nothing formal
Diddy Wop - she's in the corner, looked quite normal
The Cumma Cumma, empty glass, bold as brass, pinch me, hang about
Wang Dang

Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
She said Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang

Well the Shoop Shoop stood for her mood alright
And her Diddy Wop gave me a nasty fright
Sought of feeling that-a sent me senses reeling and you can't sit still
Cumma Cumma meant what I thought, touche
And the Wang Dang, err, anyway, nearly died, mortified, nearly lost control

Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang
Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines