"Shama Lama Ding Dong" is the title of a song written by Mark Davis and performed by fictional band Otis Day and the Knights

Otis Day and the Knights

Otis Day and the Knights was originally created as a fictional band to perform in the movie National Lampoon's Animal House. They are best known for their version of "Shout" and "Shama Lama Ding Dong". Otis Day was played by DeWayne Jessie. Robert Cray was one of the members of the band in the...

 in the 1978 film National Lampoon's Animal House

National Lampoon's Animal House

National Lampoon's Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis. The film was a direct spin-off of National Lampoon magazine...

. While Otis Day was portrayed by DeWayne Jessie

DeWayne Jessie

DeWayne Jessie is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Otis Day in National Lampoon's Animal House. In the movie, the songs "Shama Lama Ding Dong" and "Shout" were sung by Lloyd Williams and lip-synched by Jessie...

 in the film, the actual singing of the song was done by Lloyd Williams.

A version of the same song, by beach music

Beach music

Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, is a regional genre which developed from various musical styles of the forties, fifties and sixties. These styles ranged from big band swing instrumentals to the more raucous sounds of blues/jump blues, jazz, doo-wop, boogie, rhythm and blues,...

 group Band of Oz, won People's Choice Song of the Year at the 1995 Carolina Beach Music Awards. The song was included on two albums by the University of California Men's Octet

University of California Men's Octet

The UC Men’s Octet, sometimes termed the Cal Men’s Octet or the UC Berkeley Men’s Octet, is an eight-member male a cappella group at the University of California, Berkeley. Founded in 1948, the group’s broad repertoire features several genres of music including barbershop, doo-wop, pop and...

. It has also been performed and recorded by the Dartmouth Aires

Dartmouth College student groups

This page contains detailed information on a number of student groups at Dartmouth College. For more information on athletic teams, please see Dartmouth College athletic teams...

 at Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

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, the school on which Animal House was modeled.

See also

• "Rama Lama Ding Dong", a 1957 song by The Edsels
  The Edsels
  The Edsels were an American doo-wop group active during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The name of the group was originally The Essos, after the oil company, but was changed to match the then-new Ford automobile, the Edsel. The Edsels recorded over 25 songs and had multiple performances on Dick...
  
  
• "Shamma Lamma Ding Dong", a track on the 2004 jazz album Enter the Mowo! by Mocean Worker
  Mocean Worker
  -Background:Philadelphia native Adam Dorn is the son of famous jazz and R'n'B producer Joel Dorn. He grew up around the jazz and R&B discs his father produced for Atlantic Records in the '60s and '70s. As a 15-year-old, he sent a fan letter to bassist Marcus Miller...