"Loop de Loop" is a song written by Teddy Vann and Joe Dong and performed by Johnny Thunder featuring

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. It reached No. 4 on the U.S. pop chart and No. 6 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1963. It was featured on his 1963 album ''Loop De Loop''. The song was produced by Teddy Vann, and it was Thunder's only Top 40 hit. The chorus of the song is taken almost in whole from the popular folk song or children's song, known by many variant names, including "Here we go Loop de Loop." A version the folk song appeared as early as 1849 in James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps' ''Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales'', as "Dancing Looby."

Other charting versions

Frankie Vaughan Frankie Vaughan (born Frank Fruim Abelson; 3 February 1928 – 17 September 1999) was an English singer and actor who recorded more than 80 easy listening and traditional pop singles in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after his ...

released a version of the song as a single in 1963 which reached No. 5 on the

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, No. 9 in Ireland, and No. 5 in Norway.

Other versions

*French group Les Fantômes released an instrumental version in 1963 *French group

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released a french lyrics single version "Si tu me loupes" in 1976 * Donald Lautrec released a single in 1963 * Bobby Rydell released a version of the song on his 1963 album ''All the Hits, Vol. 2''. *

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released a version of the song on a 1963 EP. *

Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known son ...

released a version on her 1963 album ''Eux''. *

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released a version of the song as a single in 1966. *

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featuring the Masked Alberts Kids Chorale released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1974 single "Don't Forget Me". It was featured on his album ''

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''. *

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released a version of the song on their 2006 album ''

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''. * Brian Auger and the Trinity with Soul Sisters released a version of the song on their 2017 live EP ''June 3rd 1965''.

References

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