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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 ...
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 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.
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 ...
The super blue moon on August 30 will be the closest of all the full supermoons this year at only 222,043 miles away, ... One of our favorites: the 1961 doo-wop version by The Marcels.
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 ...
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August's full moon is called a sturgeon moon and before you ask, no, it won't look like a fish.. Even so, it will be special. Monday night's full moon will be a super blue moon and it's an event ...