It doesn't matter if you are throwing shapes more commonly sighted in the Wigan Casino, or mimicking the vibrant hand-jiving exuberance of the quartet of flappers who fronted the song on Top of the Pops, while a man wearing a tall bobble hat, that marked a rare fashion crossover between Grunge and Rave, mimed playing a 1920s jazz orchestra on a keyboard.
As long as you give it some welly, you'll look good. That, in itself, is a remarkable achievement for a novelty record.
To confirm your initial point, I had zero recollection of this song until I played it. Of course, then I recognised it immediately. Not sure I ever realised it was called Doop though. You are correct, this was definitely a weird time on the UK charts although, tbh, the novelty song seems to be omnipresent.
You weren’t one of the 400,000 who bought it then, presumably? Yes, novelty songs always have and always will be a thing, I’m sure, but that seemed like a particularly big time for them 🤷🏻♂️
I remember arriving in the UK in 1998 while "Horny '98" was the number two song behind Cher's "Do You Believe In Life After Love"... followed by the Bob the Builder techno re-mix.
Around the same time, Touch & Go had a hit called "Would You...?"
I visited Russia in 1999, and got to watch their MTV Top 10 - and that surreal experience would make a post nobody would believe! (Except maybe After Love!)
You cannot look bad dancing to Doop.
It doesn't matter if you are throwing shapes more commonly sighted in the Wigan Casino, or mimicking the vibrant hand-jiving exuberance of the quartet of flappers who fronted the song on Top of the Pops, while a man wearing a tall bobble hat, that marked a rare fashion crossover between Grunge and Rave, mimed playing a 1920s jazz orchestra on a keyboard.
As long as you give it some welly, you'll look good. That, in itself, is a remarkable achievement for a novelty record.
I love this idea. I hope it’s true. I’m worried I’d be able to personally disprove your theory though
To confirm your initial point, I had zero recollection of this song until I played it. Of course, then I recognised it immediately. Not sure I ever realised it was called Doop though. You are correct, this was definitely a weird time on the UK charts although, tbh, the novelty song seems to be omnipresent.
You weren’t one of the 400,000 who bought it then, presumably? Yes, novelty songs always have and always will be a thing, I’m sure, but that seemed like a particularly big time for them 🤷🏻♂️
This was not a purchase I made, no. I do think there was a Jive Bunny cassette in our house somewhere though 🙈 I blame my mother!
I remember arriving in the UK in 1998 while "Horny '98" was the number two song behind Cher's "Do You Believe In Life After Love"... followed by the Bob the Builder techno re-mix.
Around the same time, Touch & Go had a hit called "Would You...?"
"Doop" doesn't seem out of character.
Horny and Would You…? have plenty of horns in them but they’re more straightforward dance than Doop, I’d say.
Thanks for reminding me about Would You…? though. I haven’t thought of that song in years.
I visited Russia in 1999, and got to watch their MTV Top 10 - and that surreal experience would make a post nobody would believe! (Except maybe After Love!)
Nice post