Queen Of The Hop
Darin Bobby Lyrics
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You can keep your Miss Molly and your Mary Lou
When it comes to the chicken or doin' the bop?
I got a girl they call the queen of the hop
Oh well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean?
Yes, that's my queen
Well, she wears short shorts and a rock 'n roll shoes
You ought to see her dance to the yellow dog blues
She's my sugar time baby, I'm her lollipop,
An' everybody knows I love my queen of de hop
Oh well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean?
Sweet little sixteen
Yes, that's my queen
Oh well she tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin rock 'n roll
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll yeah
Well she tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin' rock and roll
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll
Oh well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean?
Sweet little sixteen
Yes, that's my queen
Well, that's my queen
Yes, that's my queen
Oh, well that's my queen
Yes, that's my queen
The song "Queen of the Hop" by Darin Bobby is a classic 50s rock and roll song that pays tribute to a girl who loves to dance and is the envy of all the boys. The lyrics of the song describe the girl's attributes and how much the singer is smitten with her. The song emphasizes her love of rock and roll, dancing, and her favorite TV show "American Bandstand."
The lyrics of the song start by the singer dismissing other girls by saying that they cannot match up to his "Queen of the Hop." He then goes on to describe her in detail, stating that she wears short shorts and rock and roll shoes and dances to the yellow dog blues. He also mentions that she is his "sugar time baby" and that he is her lollipop. The chorus repeats the statement that he loves his queen and asks if the listener knows who he means. The third verse talks about how the girl loves to watch the American Bandstand TV show and that it is her favorite thing to do. He then says that this girl loves nothing more than rock and roll music and how she dances the stroll. The song ends with the chorus repeating that she is his queen.
Overall, "Queen of the Hop" is a catchy, upbeat song that captures the spirit of 50s rock and roll. The lyrics express the joy, energy, and enthusiasm that came with the new musical style and the way it affected teenagers' lives. The song has a classic, vintage sound that is still enjoyed by rock and roll enthusiasts today.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, you can talk about your Julie and your Peggy Sue
You can mention all other girls you know like Julie and Peggy Sue
You can keep your Miss Molly and your Mary Lou
You may keep all other girls like Miss Molly and Mary Lou
When it comes to the chicken or doin' the bop?
Regarding any dance to be done, like chicken or bop
I got a girl they call the queen of the hop
This song is about Darin's girl who is known as the queen of the hop
Oh well I love my queen
Oh, how Darin loves his queen
Do you know who I mean?
Do you understand who Darin is talking about?
Sweet little sixteen
His girl is just 16 and sweet
Yes, that's my queen
Yes, she is Darin's queen
Well, she wears short shorts and a rock 'n roll shoes
She wears shorts and shoes for rock 'n roll dance
You ought to see her dance to the yellow dog blues
Her dance for yellow dog blues is wonderful
She's my sugar time baby, I'm her lollipop
She is Darin's love and he is her protective one
An' everybody knows I love my queen of de hop
Everyone knows Darin loves his girl who is the queen of the hop
Oh well she tunes in to Bandstand every day
She listens to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA
To watch kids from different cities dance on the show broadcasted all over USA
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin' rock and roll
She cares about nothing other than rock and roll
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll
Darin is driven crazy when his love does the stroll
Well, that's my queen
She is Darin's queen
Yes, that's my queen
Yes, she is Darin's queen
Oh, well that's my queen
Oh, she really is Darin's queen
Yes, that's my queen
Yes, she is Darin's queen
Lyrics © HELENE BLUE MUSIQUE LTD
Written by: WOODY HARRIS
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n00se
Well you can talk about your Julie and your Peggy Sue
You can keep your Miss Molly and your Mary Lou
When it comes to the chicken or to doing the hop
I've got a girl they call the queen of the hop
Well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean
Sweet little sixteen
Yes that's my queen
Well she wears short shorts and rock and roll shoes
Gotta see her dance to the yellow dog blues
She's my sugar time baby
I'm her lollipop
Everybody knows I love my queen of the hop
Well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean
Sweet little sixteen
Yes that's my queen
[2x:]
Well she tunes into bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancing cross the USA
She don't care about a thing except in rock and roll
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll
Well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean
Sweet little sixteen
Yes that's my queen
Well that's my queen [3x]
Mark Campbell
@Valdemar
I love Queen of the Hop
And Splish Splash and
Dream Lover all by
Bobby Darin.
White and black Persons
Who play that awful
Noise Pollution in their cars
Blasting at ear piercing volume don't have any idea
What real musis is . The
Noise Pollution I'm talking about is RAP HEAVY METAL
PUNK alternative and grunge. That Noise Pollution
I just mentioned is garbage.
Persons who listen to that
Noise Pollution GARBAGE
Need to grow up and start
Listening to Real MUSIC
Not that Terrible Noise Pollution which is what
Heavy metal Rap Punk
Alternative and grunge is.
Bobby Darin sang SOFT ROCK OLDIES which is
What Rock and roll music
is .SOFT ROCK IS ROCK and
Roll . So called Punk rock
So called hard rock and
Heavy metal are NOT rock and roll. Only soft Rock is
Rock and roll and only SOFT ROCK is rock music.
Heavy metal so called
Punk rock so called hard rock and alternative and
Grunge are NOT rock and
That Noise Pollution garbage I just mentioned
Are NOT rock and roll.
When Rock started in the
1950s it was SOFT ROCK.
It wasn't called soft Rock
in the 1950s just rock and roll . The rock and roll of
The 50s and 60s was not
Called Soft Rock untill that
Awful noise pollution of
SO Called hard rock
Heavy metal so called
Punk alternative and grunge
Came along.
Like I said Soft Rock is
Rock and roll.and rock music but so called heavy metal so called hard rock and so called Punk rock
Alternative and grunge are
NOT rock and roll.
Since soft Rock IS rock and
Roll and it bears no resemblance to heavy metal
And punk alternative grunge
And so called hard rock
Why should heavy metal
And punk be called rock and
Roll when soft Rock Oldies
ONLY is rock and roll.
Soft Rock Oldies Jazz country easy listening classical surfing Music
Beach music soul music
And R and b are Real MUSIC
RAP HEAVY METAL.punk
Are NOT music and never
Will be . Persons in cars and
Where they live need to
TURN The volume DOWN
To low volume BECAUSE
Everyone else does NOT
Want to hear that noise pollution of heavy metal
PUNK alternatve ETC
Cooter Davenport
If history repeats itself, this kind of music should be first of the list.
Imani M
Bobby Darin's music is so great 😍😊💘🎶
Tommy L. Day and the Runaways
This sounds like one of those songs that John Lennon would’ve loved in the early days of the Beatles. Too bad they never did a version, but this one rocks!
MAGNUSRhythm
There's a "sort of version" they jammed on during the 'Get Back' sessions. Search YouTube there might be a bootleg version of however much of it got recorded. In the film footage they just released of that session on Disney plus there was a few seconds of it. I always loved this song and thought the same thing, and we pleasantly surprised when I heard them jamming this one during 'Get Back'. :)
Техно Дом
Вот они первые рокеры и рок 🎸 рольщики здорово 👍
Richard Holmes
I can picture my mother, who is still with us at 85, dancing to this song in our living room with my older cousin. Great memory.
Tonetwisters
The very first record I ever bought, at all of 10 years old! I was KNOCKED out by this radio hit!!
packingten
I had one of those 45 only RCA record players& I burned roxck&roll up i got it in 1958....loved it!
Agata F
Super awesome! Unbounded talent. No one can compete with Darin.
Robert Turner
I've added this gem to my repetoire as pianist for our little rock-n-roll/country-western/gospel combo. Suits my style perfectly: bouncy, with rock-n-roll melodic class.