Barry Mann- Who Put the Bomp (1961) BEHIND THE SONG: This song is self-mocking as it makes fun of the different gibberish lyrics that were used in many songs during that time: "bomp ba ba bomp ba bomp ba bomp bomp," "dip de dip de dip" (both from the Marcels' hit "Blue Moon"), "rama lama ding dong" (from the Edsels' song of the same name), "bop shoo bop shoo bop" (used in several songs of that time), and "boogity boogity shoo" (from Chubby Checker's hit "Pony Time"). The song is also self-refere