It's Friday. Let's have some a cappella doo-wop: "Sh-Boom," aka "Life Could Be A Dream."

[mahatmakanejeeves]

I still like the original, but this ain't bad.

Street Corner Renaissance - Life Could Be A Dream
930,595 views•Apr 17, 2012

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Official video for Doo-Wop group Street Corner Renaissance - "Life Could Be A Dream"

Sh-Boom


Single by The Chords

Songwriter(s): James Keyes, Claude Feaster & Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards

"Sh-Boom" ( sometimes referred to as "Life Could Be a Dream" ) is an early doo-wop song by The Chords. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, members of the R&B vocal group the Chords, and published in 1954. It was a U.S. top-10 hit that year for both the Chords (who first recorded the song) and the Crew-Cuts.

Okay, if you insist, here's the original doo-wop version of the song:

The Chords - Sh-Boom
8,226,434 views•Aug 12, 2007

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Sh-Boom by the Chords

I have to admit, this is a personal favorite. "Mumble, you guys; mumble."

Stan Freberg - Sh-Boom (Capitol 2929)
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Vinyl and shellac by Starday
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1954 parody of The Chords doo wop classic.

I can't stop laughing. Who is that on sax? Someone from the Billy May Orchestra. Those Capitol records from the '50s were so great.

[leftieNanner]

1. That Bass Voice!!

Street Corner Renaissance is incredible. I could listen to them all day!

Thanks for posting.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. De nada. I haven't heard of them before. For some reason, the original

crept into my brain this afternoon. It's not as if there were anything there blocking its way.

[leftieNanner]

3. I used to sing in an acapella group

Sweet Adelines - which is the women's version of Barbershop harmony. Not just the stodgy old time stuff. But it was great fun and the music was wonderful.

I've always said there's nothing better than a good barbershop group - and nothing worse than a bad one.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Let's raise the stakes a little.

Source: https://www.dailydoowop.com/clyde-mcphatter-a-lovers-question/

[ornotna]

5. The Skyliners

With All My Heart and Soul

[Buzz cook]

6. I heard the Freeberg version first.

Then the Chords a bit later.

Fast forward to the early nineties and I'm out partying with friends. I saw the song on the jukebox, told my friends a pretty cool R&B song was coming up. Well...I had never heard of the Crew Cuts. I haven't ever lived that down.