Perry Como – Hot Diggity/Juke Box Baby

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Behind file number 6 is the 1956 Perry Como 45 rpm Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)/Juke Box Baby. It’s another RCA Victor release with our boy Nipper on the front.

The A Side has Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom). This was a pretty good time for Perry Como, as he received 5 Emmys between 1955 and 1959. This was one of his biggest hits.

These lyrics came from google, with a little tweaking from me.

Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me/It’s so new to me, what you do to me/Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me/When you’re holding me tight/Never dreamed anybody could kiss thattaway/Bring me bliss thattaway, what a kiss thattaway/What a wonderful feelin’ to feel thattaway/Tell me where have you been all my life/Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me/It’s so new to me, what you do to me/Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me/When you’re holding me tight/Never knew that my heart could go “zing” thattaway/Ting-a-ling thattaway, make me sing thattaway/Said “goodbye” to my troubles, they went thattaway/Ever since you came into my life/Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me/It’s so new to me, what you do to me/Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me/When you’re holding me tight/There’s a cute little cottage for two thattaway/Skies are blue thattaway, dreams come true thattaway/If you say I can share it with you thattaway/I’ll be happy the rest of my life/Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me/It’s so new to me, what you do to me/Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me/When you’re holding me tight/Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me/How my future will shine/Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me/From the moment you’re mine/Hot dog!

Side B is Jukebox Baby. Is it wrong to think it’s strange that a 44 year old man is singing about a girl who hangs around a jukebox at a candy store all day? The way he describes the situation, she could be young enough to be his teenage daughter.

On a side note, I love when these old songs name drop. They are often names that are unusual by today’s standards, such as Maybelline and Seventeen in this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7cQpaonDDY

When my jukebox baby takes the floor/’Round the old jukebox in the candy store/The joint starts jumpin’ till the roof comes tumblin’ down/(Choo-choo-wah, choo-choo-wah, shooby-doo-wah)/Jukebox baby, you’re the swingin’-est doll in town/(Jukebox baby) put a nickel in for Maybelline/(Jukebox baby) drop another one for Seventeen/(Jukebox baby) whisper to your daddy-o three little love words/(Kokomo) How ya gonna get your homework done/When you keep that jukebox on the run/You don’t dig Latin like ya dig that crazy sound/(Choo-choo-wah, choo-choo-wah, shooby-doo-wah)/Jukebox baby, you’re the swingin’-est doll in town/(Jukebox baby)/I hear you knockin’/(Jukebox baby) Keep the coin box hoppin’/(Jukebox baby) Tell me sincerely/That you ain’t forgettin’ no Tina Marie/Oh, jukebox baby, my jukebox baby, jukebox baby/(Jukebox baby, jukebox baby, jukebox baby)/All your lunchtime money goes down the slot/You could live on air if the music’s hot/You just ain’t quittin’ till ya rock that clock around/(Choo-choo-wah, choo-choo-wah, shooby-doo-wah)/Jukebox baby, you’re the swingin’-est doll in town/(See ya later)/(Alligator)/Oh hey, ring-a-dinga what a dungaree doll I’ve found/Run them there now/Jukebox baby, jukebox baby/You’re the wingin’-est, dingin’-est, swingin’-est doll in town

You know what? I like both of these songs!! I know it’s a cop-out, but I can’t pick a favorite. They’re both lots of fun! What do you think?