Brainwaves – August 29, 2023 – Ba Ba, Na Na, Da Da, Doo Doo
Written by Brian Blum on 27/08/2023
Brian’s grandson can’t say “S” yet. Which is an important letter because in Hebrew, Grandpa is “Saba.” So he calls Brian “Baba.” Which got your host for Brainwaves thinking about songs with “ba-ba” in them. But not just ba-ba’s but na-na’s, da-da’s, doo-doo’s and ma-ma’s. It sounds silly but you’ll be amazed how much great music has repeating consonants like this.
Ba-ba’s from Teenage Fanclub, R.E.M., Pink Floyd and the Partridge Family.
Na-na’s from J. Geils, Counting Crows, Steam, Blink 182 and the Beatles.
Ma-ma’s from ELO, The Who and the Crash Test Dummies.
Da-da’s and doo-doo’s from Elastica, Lou Reed and the Police.
Plus some Lady Gaga (ra-ra), Carpenters (sha-la-la) and Hebrew rock from HaTikva 6 (pam-pam).
| Band | Song |
| Ba-ba | |
| Star Trek Subspace Rhapsody | Main title |
| Partridge Family | I Think I Love You |
| New Pornographers | Brill Bruisers |
| R.E.M. | Near Wild Heaven |
| Teenage Fanclub | I Need Direction |
| Pink Floyd | Summer 68 |
| Death Cab for Cutie | Sound of Settling |
| The Postal Service | Recycled Air |
| The Beach Boys | Barbara Ann |
| Na-na | |
| J. Geils Band | Centerfold |
| Counting Crows | A Long December |
| Bachman Turner Overdrive | You Aint Seen Nothing Left |
| Steam | Na Na Kiss Him Goodbye |
| Blink 182 | All the Small Things |
| Mouth and MacNeal | How Do You Do |
| The Beatles | Hey Jude |
| Ma-ma | |
| ELO | Ma-Ma-Ma Belle |
| The Who | My-My-My Generation |
| Crash Test Dummies | Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm |
| Hanson | MMMBop |
| Da-da and doo-doo | |
| Elastica | Da Da Da (cover: Trio) |
| DNA (feat. Suzanne Vega) | Tom’s Diner |
| Lou Reed | Walk on the Wild Side |
| The Muppets | Mahna Mahna |
| Hamilton | You’ll Be Back |
| The Police | De Do Do Do De Da Da Da |
| The Police | Can’t Stand Losing You |
| Misc. | |
| Shakira | Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) |
| The Tokens | Lion Sleeps Tonight |
| Lady Gaga | Bad Romance |
| The Carpenters | Yesterday Once More |
| HaTikva 6 | Od Pam Pam |
| Delfonics | La La Means I Love You |
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