Monte Video - Shoop Shoop, Diddy Wop

[gamecock366]

Whatever became of the guy who performed this song?

[MarknMichelle37]

Inspiration for Movember

[homebrewedpinball]

never thought I'd hear this song again, thanks for posting it. This was such an odd one hit wonder, but I remember liking it as a kid because it was very campground sounding

[notsae30]

the queens in the video are Diana adams with monte,nicole in the pink dress,natasha in the black tassled dress. and the lady in the white hot pants is Donna.the clip was shot in the afternoon at peppermint park,there were no barbs,only lots of alcohol

[crazyknight2008]

awsome song

[fatpizzaman]

There should be a spoof of this song called "Shit fuck cock cunt cocksucker motherfucker".

[chaychay30]

@fatpizzaman Bahahahahahahaha

[mic07darley]

What a great song and love the video! Bringing back good memories

[ThePhatboy3]

Can't say I ever liked this song but I thought that the writer/ singer was surprised at its success. I'm sure he is Murray Grindlay who used to teach music back in the 80's and wrote heaps of jingles. I've always been a bit of a sleeper fan of his. Quite cute!!

[kiwihib]

@ThePhatboy3 Yes it is Murray Grindlay

[kiwihib]

@ThePhatboy3

Yes it is Murray

[CarRiffs]

I am playing at a club in melbourne tomorrow night that reminds me so much of this joint!! Love it - Go Muzza!

[gazsaz97]

love love it

[seekingnewhorizons]

sounds a bit creepy and so dark...but over the years i find this song as one of the most creative i´ve ever heard..its sad to see how this stuff was so under rated and lost in time..

[haggiskiwi]

Someone did a remake a few years ago, any ideas who?

[joshbzac]

god this brings back fantastic memories... loved the 80's music

[kirby1ist]

I can't sit still ..... LMAO , I always had to play an old 45 on my turntable , ( yes I do have all the other equipment heheh ) Thanks for reminding me that we had lots of fun in the 1980;s , I am thinking of setting up my own Fave list and would love to add this if its okay ....

[joelyjoelyjoelyJOELY]

I love this song. Someone actually sent me the link making fun of it and saying that I'll get into this song. What they didn't realise is that I actually LIKE this song. lol ;)

Hey does anyone know where I can download this song?

I have tried limewire and frostwire but can't find it there. :(

[Djinnjaha]

@joelyjoelyjoelyJOELY Use the Zamzar.com website to convert any YouTube URL of a video to mp3 file

[twinflame93]

nearly died...mor-i-fied..nearly lost control

genius lyrics i tells ya!

[QUIX4U]

? Better quality? But - it's still in MONO?

[chrisraupo]

this came out when Minder & cockney slang were a big thing. So catchy , thanks for posting this, it is Carmen in the black dress isn't it?

[pardus762]

Love this song!

Reminds me of the good old days back home.

[hink32]

empty glass, bold as brass, pinch me .......hang about!!!

[stockcar4d]

shoop shoop diddy wop cumma cumma wang dang............cant beat a good wang dang aye!!! NO Seriously!!!! ya cant!!!loll

[shoutatthesky]

Such a cool song. You can hear more of Murray's work on the Genesis Electricity ad. on NZ television.

[Roxannehenare]

Gawwd. I remember this LOL. The queens in this video were Nicole, Virginia and Veronica (lead blonde). I think the "barbs" were flying around the club that night. All three are still around although a bit quieter these days. We used to have some fab parties when Renee Geyer was in town. Ahhh such fond memories.

[chrisraupo]

Wasn't Carmen one of the backing singers?

[Roxannehenare]

no just Virginia and Nicole I didnt see Carmen there that night but Georgina Beyer was there but not in the video.

[y0utubemetube]

This is the greatest song ever made.

[MsNgaire]

good ole song i remember watching this on RTR countdown lol ty for the terrific song

[bowlerjoes]

sad to say, but I've had more than a few beers at the old "spats" nightclub in Wellington, New Zealand, where this was filmed! Spats was where the Wellington Library is now, somewhere about where the elevators are...

[BallaratGal]

the blond chick at 1:27 was born a male in christchurch that is a fact it isnt a real woman its a man hahaha

[medievalist]

They all were - that's the point of the song.

[serentonin]

Cumma cumma! Shit i gotta google these lyrics!

[2illusion2]

LOOOOVE THIS SONG! found it on 1a dads old tapes ages ago.... loved it since lol

[SockBoy65]

OMG! I finally found this video again after 100 years. :)

[madamefuzzywuz]

Oh man! Thanks so much Puho!

If anyone has the spatial verbs cover version, could they please post it?

Was just showing my non-Aussie husband the poor dancing styles that we Assie kids used to do in the 80s. That led me to the story of hearing the shoop shoop diddy wop song when I was 8, losing my shit completely, and then for yeeeeeears searching for it without success. I loved that song so much! Then we both looked at each other and shouted, YOUTUBE!

So thanks Puho and YAY youtube!

[ninaandbob]

Thanks for posting. Check out Spacial Verbs cover of this with Nathan Rarere & John Bridges haming it up. Good for a laugh.

[marsgal42]

A hoot then. A hoot now.

What they lack in talent they make up for in enthusiasm. :-)

[soranaru]

This was the bad part of the 80's.

Metallica and Slayer FTW.

[ShazTaylor]

The song I first grooved to....what year was that? I was about 10ish....introduced me to the wonderful music of the 80's. Classic Stuff!

[raydeen2k]

I've been looking for this video for YEARS! Thank you!!!!

[saturnascend]

Woohoo LMAO Love it!

[Liz2Funky]

love the chick in the white wuith the red knee high boots :-)

that's my mum :-)

[scribbl3r]

this is way too easy for a yo mama joke... it must be a trap

[MR2Andy]

MILF!

[thesteveus]

this is gold

[j0wled]

Well if THAT isn't the most happening club in history, I don't know what is...

[saanzacs]

WOW!!!!

[driffter76]

borat ripped this geezer off

[angeldeeva]

goshhh is this even legal hahahaha i cant believe i use to listen to this so much hahahahha

[SkinnyPuppy69]

One of the greatest songs from the early 80's!!!!

[joh2]

Lol, the bloke responsible for this one is Murray Grindlay, writer of many NZ advertising jingles...

As for this 1982 release, the full name of the 'band' is "Monte Video and the cassettes"! I do recall a brilliant cover done of this 20 years later by the group Spacial Verb...

[gmansi]

WOW... I live on Montevideo and I dont knew a band called Monte Video!

:)

[krazynite]

Very cool song...I remember it well as a 9 year old...loved it then and so glad i found it on here..

Cheers!!

[jaredmasonxd]

the woman in the black dress is my mum!

[scribbl3r]

really?

[j0wled]

It always is.

[kimbee010113]

I especially love the one "woman" in the black dress!!

[SkinnyPuppy69]

The "woman" in the black dress looks like Ignatius Jones!

[uniontactics]

i still thought my penis was just for peeing when i first danced to this

[marsgal42]

RTFLMAO

It must be 20 years since I last saw this. Just as silly now as it was then, just as much fun now as it was then.

[themurph2000]

Oh, I knew this video was someplace. I thought I was going nuts trying to find it. Man, this brings back some memories.

[hinekpa]

omg i remember this song lol

hahahahahahahaha

its just as bad as i remember it... and i still love it lol

[nellymary007]

This is cool. The song took us back , like being in a time warp. remember where we were and what else was playing at the time. great memories of great times

[uniontactics]

im a child of the eighties and so proud of that FACT, wont be moving with the times as my freinds tell me to.

[GoooGaryGo]

That's so lame. Oh bugger, I remember loving this song back in the day! Roll on Alzheimers....soon please!

[eggsbenedikt]

a timeless classic..

'empty glass, bold as brass, pinch me 'ang about!'.. genius.

[Paden1865]

I was nineteen when this came out, and didn't even know it existed til some sadist put it up on a forum I go to... Bleh, now it be stuck in my head! LOL! My four-year-old is singing it now... Help... :D

[Jiltedin2007]

I can't stop laughing from watching this music video.

[Jiltedin2007]

This was one of those cute and funny music videos I saw on MTV back in 1984, when I first saw this video for the very first time.

[flyhalf2006]

I was 12 when this came out. One of the first pop songs I heard. Thanks for the memory!

[tracyflea]

could someone post the link of where i can download the mp3 please

[Shamiranz]

you can download a free converter to make mp3's out of flv files. works really well

[tracyflea]

thanks very much got it now

[Kelgoesit]

Ah, the memories, sitting round the telly watchin RTR... puhoi61, Thanks a million!!!

[Luindriel]

Oh man, now this is going to be stuck in my head. Love it! This one was one of those songs that I loved when it came out, forgot all about, and am now thrilled that I found here on YouTube! Thanks for posting it!

[TEQTONYK]

That beat & bassline...it's so goddamn catchy!!!

This & Plastic Bertrands 80's classic are 2 of my favourite tunes ever.

[kevcop9617]

puhoi61 You are my hero!! I have had this song in my head for some time, and thanks to you I get to hear it again.I can remember this from gradeschool along with def leppards foolin' and Shannon Greens Let the music play.

a raise a toast to you!

[craggles80]

ASH should be onto this video for promoting tobacco.

[Martymainframe]

I can't get the grin off my face

[vipremovals]

Love this song. Brings back lots of memories. thanks heaps

[watkins64]

I was a radio DJ in Tulsa,Ok in 1983 and this song was #1 on our playlist in the fall of that year! Love it as much today as I did then..

[datoobster75]

LOL, the fun side of Murray Grindlay. You wouldn't think it was the same one from the Underdogs Blues Band back in the late 60's.

I love the cockney accented humour he puts on in this one: "Empty glass, bold as brass, pinch me...'ANG ABOUT!" What about at the end - "And now you'll fink I'm awful". Hehe, pure East End wit!

[onecoolday]

Can somebody post a link to download the mp3 of this song?

[quasarsphere]

Be right there. Just a sec...(check your messages).

[tracyflea]

yea i would like the link too to download the mp3 of this song please

[buckonz]

Didn't 'Channel Z' arrange for a cover of this in '98/'99?

[TrueCourse]

OMIGOSH! You just don't know how difficult it's been for me trying to find the song or the video! No one knew what the heck I was talking about. But wow, this came out in 82 and still I remember this ditty. I've never even seen the video since the song came out. Made my day! Thanks loads for posting :D

[hainoroc]

most wanted video on planet earth !!!

[blingblign65]

WOW i loved this song in my late teen years brings back loads of memories, good and bad thanks for sharing

[Jalaxi]

A classic fun song from the 80's. I had been searching everywhere for this. So great to see it again.

I am sure it could be redone today and would rate well if a guy with a similar cheeky personality to Monte did it.

Thanks puhoi61!!

[Wyllough]

I always thought they were from the UK. Wow, I like it even more now I know they were kiwis.

[ClarkSavageJr]

I haven't heard this since I was dancing at a teen club during the first MTV era, and have NEVER seen the video.

THANK YOU for sharing!

[mmiffa]

wow. i had this on cassingle and listened to it over and over with crocodile rock and white wedding!!

[shermi89]

Its the best song on youtube so fuck off

[ruantengyi]

Does this song has a meaning?

[jaytay2010]

holy crap!!!!!! I cant believe I found this.. thank you for posting

[medievalist]

Interesting factlet - this song is about drag queens. The lyrics make so much more sense when you know that. :)

[mystered]

Heh heh, just like the Kinks' "Lola".

[flockofdeagles]

This is so rofl

[saltyqld]

are you serious!!!

[nightvixendotcom]

Didn't he also do "Life Begans at 40" ?

[14MOGGINS]

That was Dave Luther from Hogsnort Rupert.

[dematka]

WOW, I haven't seen this since I was a little squirt watching that new MTV thing 25 years ago... Anyone need the mp3, I have it... DeMatKA

[badchess1313]

I've got mp3's of all the songs on the vinyl ep he put out, in case anybody wants 'em.

[mirken2221]

Oh Man! What memories. Now, where can I find an MP3 of this? Can anyone help?

[badchess1313]

Did you ever get the mp3? I bought the vinyl ep when this came out, and converted all the songs on it to mp3 not long ago.

[bagheera70]

I'm looking for the 12-inch version!

[fitzchivalryfool]

Pure Gold!

[r3mold]

Ooooh! Mint!!

[sawhitley]

Unforgettable. Wow what a catchy tune this song from the land of the long white cloud had. Loved it and remember it well back as a top 20 hit in 1983 on the Aussie charts as well. Thanx for the fond memories.