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Iggo

(48,534 posts) Fri May 11, 2018, 11:16 AM May 2018

What's this called?

When you sing like this: "Doot, doot, do do do do..."

It ain't "humming."

I don't think it's "scatting."

So what's it called?

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What's this called? (Original Post) Iggo May 2018 OP

Is it "I can't remember the words to this song."? Arkansas Granny May 2018 #1

lol Iggo May 2018 #4

It's not knowing the words. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #2

lol Iggo May 2018 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author yesphan May 2018 #3

It's Frank Sinatra Freddie May 2018 #6

I would say its still a form of scatting even if not in jazz askyagerz May 2018 #7

Doo-Wop? I dunno. ret5hd May 2018 #8

I believe any sort nonsensical sounds made to music are a form of scatting. Nitram May 2018 #9

I agree........... MyOwnPeace May 2018 #10

What "the colored girls" said? AbuP.2 May 2018 #11

Good one! Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #12

Arkansas Granny

(31,869 posts)

1. Is it "I can't remember the words to this song."?

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2018, 11:17 AM

May 2018

Iggo

(48,534 posts)

4. lol

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #1)

Fri May 11, 2018, 11:18 AM

May 2018

The Velveteen Ocelot

(121,502 posts)

2. It's not knowing the words.

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2018, 11:17 AM

May 2018

Iggo

(48,534 posts)

5. lol

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Fri May 11, 2018, 11:18 AM

May 2018

Response to Iggo (Original post)

yesphan This message was self-deleted by its author.

Freddie

(9,744 posts)

6. It's Frank Sinatra

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2018, 11:28 AM

May 2018

Strangers in the night...do be do be dooo...

askyagerz

(901 posts)

7. I would say its still a form of scatting even if not in jazz

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2018, 11:36 AM

May 2018

It happens in all music so its really hard to say. Maybe no one ever named it?

ret5hd

(21,320 posts)

8. Doo-Wop? I dunno.

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2018, 11:48 AM

May 2018

Nitram

(24,735 posts)

9. I believe any sort nonsensical sounds made to music are a form of scatting.

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2018, 12:07 PM

May 2018

MyOwnPeace

(17,280 posts)

10. I agree...........

Reply to Nitram (Reply #9)

Fri May 11, 2018, 12:31 PM

May 2018

Mostly heard in jazz:

New York Voices:

Bobby McFarrin:

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Swingle Singers:

And I CANNOT forget Ella!

ENJOY!!!!!

AbuP.2

(4 posts)

11. What "the colored girls" said?

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2018, 02:25 AM

May 2018

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

12. Good one!

Reply to AbuP.2 (Reply #11)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 08:17 PM

Aug 2018

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