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"Da Doo Ron Ron" is a 1963 hit single by The Crystals produced by Phil Spector in his Wall of Sound style. The song was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Spector; on June 8 it reached #3 on Billboard's Hot 100. According to Darlene Love (another of Spector's recording artists) the track was originally recorded by The Blossoms, with Love herself on lead vocal. Prior to release, Spector erased Love's lead and replaced it with a vocal by the Crystals' Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, although he kept the Blossoms' backing vocals in place.
Bette Midler recorded a cover of the song for her album "Bette Midler" (1973).
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"Da Doo Ron Ron" is a 1963 hit single by The Crystals produced by Phil Spector in his Wall of Sound style. The song was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Spector; on June 8 it reached #3 on Billboard's Hot 100. According to Darlene Love (another of Spector's recording artists) the track was originally recorded by The Blossoms, with Love herself on lead vocal. Prior to release, Spector erased Love's lead and replaced it with a vocal by the Crystals' Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, although he kept the Blossoms' backing vocals in place.
Bette Midler recorded a cover of the song for her album "Bette Midler" (1973). The song is performed as a medley with "Uptown" and "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)".
Bootlegged studio recordings of the song are found by such artists as Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, and The Beach Boys (Keepin' The Summer Alive era). It became a #1 Billboard hit in 1977, launching the career of teen idol Shaun Cassidy. (The words were changed slightly to keep it a boy-girl song.) All-girl rock band The Donnas recorded a version of the song as a single, which was later placed on the 1998 re-release of their 1997 self-titled cd.
In 2004, this song was #114 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Use in popular culture
An improvisation game exists based on this song in which the players, going around in a circle, make a verse to the tune of song. The first verse starts with "I met him on a Monday and his name was (name)" and the following verses must rhyme with the chosen name. When a player cannot think of a rhyme, he is out and a new name is picked. This game is currently performed by , the nation's largest student improv troupe, at the University of Florida, as well as of SUNY Oswego, in their uncensored comedy shows on campus.
The song is also used as an anthem by Southport Football Club in Lancashire. The song was played upon the emergence of the teams from the tunnel at Haig Avenue. After a absence of a few seasons, the fans voted to re-instate the song due to its sentimental value. It is occasionally sung as a "reply" song on the terraces.
"Da Doo Ron Ron" by The Crystals is featured on the soundtrack album to the 1979 film Quadrophenia, As well as being played on Europes Tallest and Fastest launch rollercoaster, "Stealth" at Thorpe Park.
British satirical TV series Spitting Image used the song in 1984 as a mock re-election ad for then President of the United States Ronald Reagan, with the song called We Do Run Ron.
In the song "Hypnotize", the lead from his second album, Life After Death, The Notorious B.I.G. raps the lyrics "your crew run run run, your crew run run" in a rhythm which is similar "Da Doo Ron Ron"
In Stripes, Russell Ziskey (Harold Ramis) is seen teaching the song to his ESL class.
It was also used in the 1999 Music General Listening Exam for the Scottish Standard Grade Exam
The song was used in an Australian McDonalds commercial, with the lyrics changed to "We Do Ron Ron Ron".
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