"Hoop-Dee-Doo" is a

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song published in 1950 with music by Milton De Lugg and

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. The lyrics of this song are sometimes cited for their use of the phrase "soup and fish", meaning a man's formal dinner suit. This phrase is commonly thought to have originated with

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" stories, but according to the website World Wide Words, there was an earlier American usage.

Recorded versions

Charting versions

The most popular recording of the song was made by

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing ...

and

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, with

Mitchell Ayres Mitchell Ayres (December 24, 1909 – September 5, 1969) was an orchestra leader, music arranger, composer and performer. He is best known for his many years of work with Perry Como on radio, records, and television and as the musical condu ...

' Orchestra. It was recorded on March 16, 1950, and released by

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as catalog number 20-3747 (78rpm) and 47-3747 (45rpm) in the United States, and by

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as a 78rpm record, catalog number B-9925. The flip side of the US release by RCA Victor was "On the Outgoing Tide", and the flip side of the UK release by HMV was "I Wanna Go Home (with You)". It first reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on April 21, 1950, and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 4. Other sources indicate that the Como recording of the song reached number one on some of the ''Billboard'' charts of the day. The recording by

Kay Starr Katherine Laverne Starks (July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016), known professionally as Kay Starr, was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was of Iroquois and Irish heritage. Starr performed multip ...

was recorded on March 31, 1950, and released by

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as catalog number 980, with the flip side "A Woman Likes to Be Told". It first reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on May 12, 1950, and lasted eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 14. Other sources indicate that the Starr recording of the song reached number 2 on some of the ''Billboard'' charts of the day, first entering the chart on May 6. The Starr recording was also issued by Capitol in the United Kingdom in 1950 as catalog number CL-13309, with the flip side "Poor Papa". The recording by

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

was recorded in March 1950 and released by

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as catalog number 38771, with the flip side "Marriage Ties". It first reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on May 19, 1950, and lasted five weeks on the chart, peaking at number 18. Other sources indicate that Day's recording of the song reached number 17 on some of the ''Billboard'' charts of the day, first entering the chart on May 6. The recording by

Russ Morgan Russell Morgan (April 29, 1904 – August 7, 1969) was an American big band leader and arranger during the 1930s and 1940s. He was best known for being the one of the composers of the song "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", with Larry Stock ...

and his orchestra was released by

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as catalog numbers 24986 and 28024. It entered the ''Billboard'' chart on May 27, 1950, and peaked at position number 15. This recording was issued in the United Kingdom by

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as catalog number 04510. All versions were released with the flip side "Down the Lane" except that Decca 28024 was issued with the flip side "Metro Polka".

Other versions

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(released in 1950 by

Coral Records Coral Records was a subsidiary of Decca Records that was formed in 1949. Coral released music by Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, the McGuire Sisters and Teresa Brewer. Coral issued jazz and swing music in the 1940s, but after Bob Thiele became head o ...

as catalog number 60209, with the flip side "Stars Are the Windows of Heaven", also released in 1951 by Coral as catalog number 60397, with the flip side "

Rag Mop "Rag Mop" was a popular American song of the late 1940s–early 1950s. The song, a 12-bar blues, was written by Tulsa Western Swing bandleader Johnnie Lee Wills and steel guitarist Deacon Anderson and published in 1949. Considered a novelty song, ...

"). * Milton DeLugg (released in 1953 by King Records as catalog number 15037, with the flip side "Zone 28").< * Buddy Lyn Singers (released by

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as catalog number 10702, with the flip side "Down the Lane"). *

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(released by

as catalog number , with the flip side "There Is a Tavern in the Town"). *

Lawrence Welk Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known as "champagne music" to his radio, tele ...

(released by

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as catalog number 5419, with the flip side "If You Can't Get a Doctor").

References

{{authority control 1950 songs Polkas Songs written by Milton DeLugg Songs written by Frank Loesser Perry Como songs Doris Day songs The Fontane Sisters songs