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Origin of "sha la la"?

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Mr. Man-wai Chang

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Dec 18, 2016, 12:47:31 AM12/18/16
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When was "sha la la" first heard if not distributed? :)

Mr. Man-wai Chang

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Dec 18, 2016, 12:49:58 AM12/18/16
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On 18/12/2016 1:47 PM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
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> When was "sha la la" first heard if not distributed? :)

Some examples as songs:

The Wynners - Sha la la la la
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-flaCzxNU

Naruto Shippuden Opening 5 [ Sha La La ] - HD
Sha la la itsuka kitto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJYSleHEUMY

Mr. Man-wai Chang

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Dec 18, 2016, 12:56:06 AM12/18/16
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The Beatles Live at the BBC- Sha la la la la & Baby It's You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVGiqf0ar5s

Dr. Jai Maharaj

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Dec 18, 2016, 6:12:33 PM12/18/16
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In alt.english.usage,alt.mythology,alt.usage.english,alt.conspiracy,
in article <o357qt$aco$1...@dont-email.me>,
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet...@gmail.com> posted:
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> When was "sha la la" first heard if not distributed? :)

Your post reminds me of:

Yesterday Once More (Reprise) [1973]

Carpenters

When I was young I'd listen to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs
When they played I'd sing along, it made me smile

Those were such happy times and not so long ago
How I wondered where they'd gone
But they're back again just like a long lost friend
All the songs I loved so well

Every sha-la-la-la
Every wo-o-wo-o, still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling, that they're startin' to
sing's, so fine

[...]

Continues at:

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tkp47ccle3ndwv7mrxhefcjyas4?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-songlyrics

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://bit.do/jaimaharaj

Mr. Man-wai Chang

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Dec 19, 2016, 11:04:49 AM12/19/16
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On 19/12/2016 7:12 AM, Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
> Your post reminds me of:
> Yesterday Once More (Reprise) [1973]
> Every sha-la-la-la

Thank you, Master!

Mr. Man-wai Chang

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Dec 19, 2016, 11:05:20 AM12/19/16
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On 19/12/2016 5:54 PM, K Wills (Shill #3) wrote:
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>> When was "sha la la" first heard if not distributed? :)
>
> Perhaps not the first, but the best (IMO):
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obi4iELWJ3Y

Song too young, Master! :)

Jenny Telia

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Dec 19, 2016, 1:41:47 PM12/19/16
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Look up 'idjit' in an urban dictionary and examine yourself in the mirror.

Mr. Man-wai Chang

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Dec 20, 2016, 6:26:50 AM12/20/16
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On 20/12/2016 2:41 AM, Jenny Telia wrote:
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> Look up 'idjit' in an urban dictionary and examine yourself in the mirror.

Have you ever heard of "sha la la"?

島鉄雄

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Jan 6, 2017, 11:34:04 PM1/6/17
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島鉄雄です。
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet...@gmail.com> in
Thanks for spamming my anime groups, asshole.

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alien8er

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Jan 8, 2017, 1:36:14 PM1/8/17
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On Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 9:47:31 PM UTC-8, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> When was "sha la la" first heard if not distributed? :)

We may never know.

As far as I can tell, such lyrics originated in "scat singing" in the United States in the early 20th century. Scat is a singing style in Jazz, begun apparently when a singer at a recording studio had forgotten the lyrics and filled the time with nonsense syllables that fit the music's rhythm. He expected the recording to be thrown out but the producer liked it so it was published and became a hit. Soon others followed and the form was transferred to other musical genres.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scat_singing

It has nothing to do with scatology.


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