<P> Examples of the type of song referred to include the Marcels' version of "Blue Moon" (in which they sing "Bomp bomp ba bomp, ba bomp ba bomp bomp" and "dip - de-dip - de-dip") and the Edsels' "Rama - Lama - Ding - Dong", both of which charted earlier the same year . The spoken part is a reference to the song "Little Darlin"' by the Diamonds . "Boogidy shoo" can be found in the lyrics to "Pony Time" by Chubby Checker, released earlier that year . Mann was backed up by The Halos, a doo - wop group of its own renown that had a single top - 40 hit with "Nag" and also sang on Curtis Lee's hit "Pretty Little Angel Eyes ." </P> <P> The song inspired the title of an eponymous music magazine . </P> <P> The song fits into the category of "self - referential" songs . Rock songs are often about rock, reggae songs about reggae, rap songs about rap, etc . In this particular song that aspect is accentuated by the fact that Mann is a songwriter singing about songwriters . </P> <P> The single debuted on Billboard's Hot 100 on August 7, 1961, and remained for twelve weeks, peaking at #7 . Mann's version did not chart in the UK, though a cover version by the Viscounts reached #21 there in September, 1961, and another version by Showaddywaddy charted at #37 in August 1982 . </P>

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