Sh-Boom

Hello everyone! This week I decided to write my blog about the song "Sh-Boom" originally by "The Chords" in 1954 and then was later covered by a band called "The Crew Cuts." The original record was very successful, reaching number two on the R&B charts and number five on the pop charts. The cover was also very successful, reaching number one on the pop charts for nine weeks. I thought it was really cool that I could recognize the song from the movie Cars in class when I listened to it for the first time! It is such an amazing song that I feel truly captures the popular singing style of the 50's. It is a very catchy song that has a very happy tone. 

Although "The Crew Cuts" did not change the composition of the song very drastically from the original, there is a distinct difference in the singing style of the two bands. In the original version you can hear lots of jazz and blues influence, because they implement the style of scatting in the song and use instruments such as the saxophone which is a popular instrument in blues bands. Although scatting is basically just nonsense sounds, the song still tells a story (or ballad) through the strategic use of this scatting. The cover also demonstrates scatting, but it is in a very different crooning style. The cover also contains two false endings, leaving the listener wanting more. Overall it was one of my favorite songs we have listened to this year in class!