"Blue Moon" is a classic popular song written in 1934 by American composer Richard Rodgers and American lyricist Lorenz Hart. The song has been recorded by many artists. The version by The Marcels was recorded in 1961. The famous introduction to the song ("bomp-baba-bomp" and "dip-da-dip-da-dip") was an excerpt of an original song that the group had in its act. Released as a single, it reached number one on the US Billboard Pop chart for three weeks and number one on the US R&B chart.

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