Looky Looky

"Looky, Looky" is a 1969 song written and performed by Giorgio Moroder as "Giorgio".[1] The song sold over a million copies[2] and was awarded a gold disc in October 1970.[3][4]

It was with "Looky, Looky", and as a singer, that Moroder first gained popularity.[5] The song, whose sound was compared to The Beach Boys, is very distinct from the disco and synth sounds Moroder later created as songwriter and record producer.[1]

The song’s chorus features words from the song “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow” by The Rivingtons.

Chart performance

The song charted in several countries:[6]

  • Switzerland: #3 (stayed on chart for 19 weeks)
  • Germany: #26 (stayed on chart for 4 weeks)
  • Belgium (Flanders): #16 (stayed on chart for 4 weeks)

References
  1. Azzopardi, Chris (August 6, 2015). "The Big Daddy of Dance". Between the Lines. via HighBeam (subscription required). Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Could anyone have predicted that Giorgio Moroder would change the future of music? Probably. But in 1969, the only evidence of his ingenuity was "Looky Looky," a frothy Beach Boys-esque concoction that, while slight, still sounded remarkably ahead of its time.
  2. "Giorgio Moroder", repertoirerecords.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (October 31, 1970). Ariola-Munich Fete for Awards. Billboard. pp. 61–.
  4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (January 22, 1977). Hansa - the Publishers' Label. Billboard. pp. 68–.
  5. "BIOGRAPHY", giorgiomoroder.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  6. "Giorgio - Looky, Looky", swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.


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