Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow

Infobox Song


Name = Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow


Artist = The Rivingtons
Album = Doin' The Bird
Released = 1962
track_no = 1
Recorded =
Genre = Novelty song, Doo-Wop
Length =
Writer = Carl White, Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Turner Wilson Jr.
Label = Liberty
Producer =
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Doin' The Bird
Type = studio
Tracks =
# Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
# Love Pill
# Long Tall Sally
# Unchain My Heart
# You Are My Sunshine
# Happy Jack
# Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow (The Bird)
# Kickapoo Joy Juice
# Slippin' and Slidin'
# Old Time Love
# Have Mercy, Mercy Baby
# Standing in the Love LineInfobox Song
Name = Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow


Caption =
Artist = The Beach Boys
Album = Beach Boys' Party!
Released = 8 November 1965
track_no = 4
Recorded =
Genre = Doo-Wop
Length = 2:18
Composer = Carl White/Al Frazier/Sonny Harris/Turner Wilson Jr.
Label = Capitol
Producer = Brian Wilson
Tracks =
#"Hully Gully"
#"I Should Have Known Better"
#"Tell Me Why"
#"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow"
#"Mountain of Love"
#"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
#"Devoted to You"
#"Alley Oop"
#"There's No Other (Like My Baby)"
#"Medley:I Get Around/Little Deuce Coupe"
#"The Times They Are a-Changin'"
#"Barbara Ann""Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" is a 1962 novelty nonsensical doo-wop song by The Rivingtons.

The song was later covered by The Beach Boys for their album "Beach Boys' Party!" in 1965. In 1967, The Freshmen scored a Top 10 hit with the song in Ireland. Versions by both The Sharonettes and Gary Glitter made the UK Top 40 in 1975.

Together with The Rivingtons' 1963 novelty song, "The Bird's the Word", "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" was the basis for the song "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen. Notably, a cover version by The Persuasions was briefly heard in the film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial".

External links

* [http://www.metrolyrics.com/papa-oom-mow-mow-lyrics-beach-boys.html Lyrics] at MetroLyrics.com
* [http://www.last.fm/music/The+Rivingtons The Rivingtons] at Last.fm, featuring the songs "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word"