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A song that came out as a novelty nonsensical doo-wop song in 1962 by The Rivingtons was "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow." After a few oom and mows. you knew for sure that song was going to stay on your mind. It did make it on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Cashbox charts.

Nest up let's give a hand for Little Anthony and the Imperials. The one thing that will always come to mind is - shimmy shimmy ko-ko-bop from the song "Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop." Since the group mostly did ballads this was their first uptempo hit and became quite popular.

"Gimme Dat Ding" is a popular song from the UK and recorded by The Pipkins. Long after the final notes sound you will remember - gimme dat ding. It became their one-hit-wonder.

For the next song, you have to have a quick tongue and be ready to sing - Who put the bomp in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp, who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong. The song "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" is a doo-wop style novelty song from 1961 and was recorded by Barry Mann. Released as a single the song made it on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Who could possibly forget - Ooh to the eeh the ooh the aah aah to the ting to the tang the wallawalla bingbang - words that were often repeated by many after hearing the song "The Witch Doctor" sung by David Seville. It is a well-known novelty song written and performed by Ross Bagdasarian under the stage name David Seville in 1958. It became a number one hit. The song was made even more delightful when sung by Alvin and The Chipmunks.

Now let's hear from you - Goo goo, goo goo barbajagal. That would be more like saying - Say what? Anyway, the song is "Barbajagal" and was recorded by British singer and songwriter Donovan in 1969. The instrumental backing in the song is by The Jeff Beck Group and backing vocals by Lesley Duncan, Suzi Quatro and Madeline Bell.

Of course, it's not polite to say - shaddap you face - to anyone however, that was just the sentiment that was left behind for anyone who listened to this song. "Shaddap You Face" is a novelty song written and performed by Joe Dolce and came out in 1980.

And then along came The Police and scored a hit with a song that made you long remember - de do do do, de da da da - if you wanted to or even not. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" was released as a single by The Police in 1980 and was written by Sting, Not only were people listening to it but also dancing to the beat.

Then the Swedish group Blue Swede came along and gave us - Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga. What the group did was take the 1968 pop song recorded by B.J. Thomas "Hooked On a Feeling" added in their ooga chaka and made it an unforgettable number one hit in 1974.

Who could ever forget - woolly bully woolly bully. That sure stayed on the mind. "Woolly Bully" is a novelty song that was recorded by rock and roll band Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. It was written by their frontman Domingo "Sam" Samudio released as a single in 1964.

Have you ever felt like you were - draggin' the line? This memorable line is repeated throughout the song "Draggin' the Line" by American rock musician Tommy James having gone solo after The Shondells disbanded in 1970. The song became his biggest hit as a solo artist.

There was the interesting phrase - my coo ca choo - repeated in the memorable song really stayed on one's mind. "My Coo Ca Choo" was written, sung, and recorded by Peter Shelley, using his glam rock name Alvin Stardust. The song rose up on the UK singles chart in 1973.

Another memorable phrase was - livin' la vida loco - mentioned many times in the song was quite memorable. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (transl. "Livin' the Crazy Life") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin making its English-language debut. The song became a hit all over the globe. It became considered to be Martin's biggest hit and one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Your head is probably already spinning if you have listened to at least some of these. There are more out there so beware. Of course, I could not complete this article without taking a song from my Latvian heritage called "Crazy Papa Mama Blues" by Gunars Meijers. You might not understand all the words to this song that are in Latvian but the one thing you will remember is - crazy papa crazy mama - long after.