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“Blue Moon” was written in 1934 by the high-powered composing team of Rogers and Hart for a movie that was quickly forgotten. But the song became hugely popular and has been recorded by dozens of artists over the years.

As intended, most versions of the tune have been gentle and slow. But in 1961, the doo-wop group The Marcels took “Blue Moon” to a wild and glorious new level. They turbocharged the tempo and, while faithful to the Rodgers and Hart lyrics, bookended them with a manic new stanza that is better heard than described.

Alone at home, I’ve been known to belt out a pretty good version of the “bom baba bom” stanza myself.

Blue Moon

By The Marcels, 1961
Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

Bom baba bom,
Ba bom ba bom bom,
Bom baba bom,
Ba bom ba bom bom,
Danga dang dang,
Dinga dong ding,
Blue Moon.
Moon, Blue Moon.
Dip di-dip di-dip,
Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon.
Dip di-dip di-dip,
Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon.
Dip di-dip di-dip,
Bom baba bom,
Ba bom ba bom bom,
Bom baba bom,
Ba bom ba bom bom,
Danga dang dang,
Dinga dong ding,

[Opening stanza repeats at reduced volume in background.]

Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart.
Without a love of my own.

Blue Moon, you knew just what I was there for.
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for.

And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold.
I heard somebody whisper, “Please adore me.”
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold.

Blue Moon, now I’m no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart.
Without a love of my own.

Bom baba bom,
Ba bom ba bom bom,
Bom baba bom,
Ba bom ba bom bom,
Danga dang dang,
Dinga dong ding,
Blue Moon.
Moon, Blue Moon.
Dip di-dip di-dip,
Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon.
Dip di-dip di-dip,
Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon.
Dip di-dip di-dip,
Bom baba bom,
Ba bom ba bom bom,
Bom baba bom,
Ba bom ba bom bom,
Danga dang dang,
Dinga dong ding…

Blue Moon.

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