Fa La La. Shoo ba doo bee. MmmmBOP! Did you read those out loud just now? Congratulations. You can scat! All jokes aside, this week we’re focused on made up words in music! Some of the greatest hits of all time have a nonsensical word (or two!) in their lyrics, and we’re deep diving into some of our favorites in this episode! 

SONGS: 

Ooh Poo Pah Doo: Jessie Hill 

Serge Gainsbourg: Shu Ba Du Ba Loo Ba (1966)

EXTRAS:

Non-lexical vocables in music

Kim Cattrall Scatting

Twin Peaks Leland Palmers "Mairzy Doats"

Just Judy: Judy Hill, I Wanna Tell You About Ooh Poo Pah Doo 

Trombone Shorty on Treme - “Ooh Poo Pah Doo”

Jessie Hill article in Gambit

France Gall - Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son - Eurovision Winner 1965

Gainsbourg and Birkin: Je t’aime…moi non plus (1969) 

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life - Trailer (2011)

Juliette Greco: La Javanaise (1963)

Gainsbourg: La Javanaise (1968)

Gainsbourg's 20 Most Scandalous Moments 

Gainsbourg & Greco Clip for Biopic (2011)

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