The Origin of Bert's "Chick-A-Boom!"

[Convincing John]

Hey everyone,

You ever heard our ol' buddy Bert say (or sing) "Chick-A-Boom" while playing the drums (or more recently) an oatmeal box? Here's a Tough Pigs link that might help jog your memory:

Bert Plays the Drums

Well, I have a theory as to where that might've come from. Maybe Frank Oz heard the song "Chick-A-Boom" by Daddy Dewdrop. It's a song from the 1970's and you can see the lyrics here:

Chick A Boom

And you can hear a sound clip here (just scroll down a bit):

Sound Clip

What do you guys think? It sounds like something Bert would (try) to groove to (although I don't think the full song will be on "Elmo's World" anytime soon).

In reply to another post in another thread, maybe Ernie doesn't get all the girls after all...

Chick A Boom!

Convincing John

 

[mikebennidict]

Interesting. It's possible the writers got it from the song unless it was a phrase from that era.