Before Ringo Starr became a Beatles legend, he played cover songs with lesser-known rock musicians. One of his signature tunes back then was a track about a caveman: “Monster Mash.”
In 2019 Dave Grohl asked Ringo if he would sing songs as part of his pre-Beatles bands. “I’d do ‘Watch Your Step,’ and I’d do ‘Alley Oop,’” Ringo replied. “Watch Your Step” is a blues-rock hit by Bobby Parker while “Alley Oop” is a novelty song about the comic strip caveman of the same name.

Ringo discussed the reaction to “Alley Oop.” “In Germany, all the Germans would always [say], ‘Spielen’ Alley Oop,’” he said. “You know, substances came into play in Germany — that was good. A lot of alcohol, of course, but speed came in, and that kept us up all night.” During a 2017 interview with People, Ringo said German audiences enjoyed “Alley Oop” because its hook was the same in every language.

“Alley Oop” did well. According to The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a single week. It came out in 1960, a time when novelty songs were especially popular.

🟠BEATLES STORES (Associated with Amazon, Shipments Worldwide)￫ HERE , HERE & HERE

#USA 🇺🇸: https://amzn.to/3417JGy
#UK 🇬🇧: https://amzn.to/3qVcsDy
#JAPAN 🇯🇵 : https://amzn.to/3FbWKsO
#GERMANY 🇩🇪: https://amzn.to/3r6s5IB
#FRANCE 🇫🇷: https://amzn.to/3ty8zaX
#SPAIN 🇪🇸: https://amzn.to/3qfiS1s
👉Visit us : https://linktr.ee/BEATLESMAGAZINE