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The Marcels' version of "Blue Moon" sold a million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. [25] It is featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll . The Marcels' doo-wop version is one of three different versions used in the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London with this version appearing at the end credits ...
The introduction to "Blue Moon" was an excerpt of an original song that the group had in its act, a cover of "Zoom" by the Cadillacs. Colpix A&R director Stu Phillips transferred the introduction to "Blue Moon" to give the song additional flair. The Marcels recorded "Blue Moon" in two takes.
Blue Moon is the debut studio album by the doo-wop group The Marcels. It was released in 1961 on Colpix Records and included 12 songs. The album was available in mono, catalogue number CP-416. Blue Moon was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips and recorded in New York at RCA Studios.
The group recorded their version of "Heartaches" on September 1, 1961, and its release followed the success of their million-selling version of "Blue Moon". [19] [20] Although the Marcels' "Heartaches" single failed to match the number 1 position on the US singles charts achieved by "Blue Moon", [21] "Heartaches" reached the Top 10, peaking at ...
In this song, Mann sings about the frequent use of nonsense lyrics in doo-wop music, and how his girl fell in love with him after listening to several such songs.. 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") [2] and The Edsels' "Rama-Lama-Ding-Dong", both of which ...
Ethan Hawke’s transformative turn in “Blue Moon” — the actor’s first film in a decade with longtime collaborator Richard Linklater — just brought the house down in Berlin. The audience ...
"A blue moon is really a rare phenomenon," explains Lisa Stardust, astrologer and author. "A blue moon occurs every 33 months, 41 times per century, and about seven times in 19 years." The next ...
The Marcels: Blue Moon: 1961: US: UK 1 – Apr 1961, US BB 1 – Mar 1961, Canada 1 – Mar 1961, Norway 4 – May 1961, US CashBox 11 of 1961, South Africa 11 of 1961, Germany 13 – Jun 1961, US BB 14 of 1961, DDD 14 of 1961, POP 14 of 1961, RYM 26 of 1961, Acclaimed 1034