Sh-Boom

Album

Single

Label

Mercury Records

Genre

Doo-Wop

Media Type

78

Duration

2:43

Composer(s)

James Edwards, Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes, Floyd McRae

Entered Chart

Jul 3, 1954

Peak Date

Aug 14, 1954

Released

1954

Recorded

1954

Catalog #

Mercury 70404

B-Side

I Spoke Too Soon*

Original Artist

Chords, the

“Sh-Boom” was originally is an early doo-wop song, which is a genre of rhythm and blues music originating in African-American communities on the East-Coast of the US. Sh-Boom was first recorded on Atlantic Records' Subsidiary label Cat Records by the Chords on March 15, 1954. This was their only hit song reaching #2 on the R&B charts and peaked at #9 on the Pop Charts. It also #215 on Rolling Stone’s list of 500 Greatest Songs of All time. This is considered by most to be the first true Doo-wop song to reach the top ten on the pop charts instead of the R&B charts. This version a cover done by the Crew Cuts for Pixar’s Animated Hit Movie “Cars.”

Hey nonny ding dong, alang alang alang
Boom ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-ay

Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)
If I could take you up in paradise up above (sh-boom)
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream sweetheart

Hello hello again
Sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again

Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)
If only all my precious plans would come true (sh-boom)
If you would let me spend my whole life lovin' you
Life could be a dream sweetheart

Now every time I look at you
Something is on my mind (dat-dat-dat-dat-dat-duh)
If you do what I want you to
Baby, we'd be so fine

Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)
If I could take you up in paradise up above (sh-boom)
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream sweetheart
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Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom

Every time I look at you
Somethin' is on my mind
If you do what I want you to
Baby, we'd be so fine

Life could be a dream
If I could take you up in paradise up above
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream sweetheart

Hello hello again
Sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again
Boom sh-boom

Hey nonny ding dong, alang alang alang (sh-boom)
Ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-ay
Life could be a dream
Life could be a dream, sweetheart
Life could be a dream
If only all my precious plans would come true
If you would let me spend my whole life loving you
Life could be a dream sweetheart

(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)
(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)
(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)
Sweetheart