https://soundcloud.com/dfa-records/the-juan-maclean-feel-like-2
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 04:27 (ten years ago) link
The bridge of Craig David's "Fill Me In" kinda has it.
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 13:34 (ten years ago) link
One of the background riffs in Cherchez La Femme does this.
― how's life, Monday, 23 December 2013 15:40 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-z2D9lo9-8
― Mmm yes hello (crüt), Monday, 23 December 2013 22:39 (ten years ago) link
12 Rods – Make-Out Music
― hhoffman, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 19:04 (ten years ago) link
Teacher's Pet by Venom
― latebloomer, Wednesday, 25 December 2013 00:22 (ten years ago) link
Black Kids - "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You"
Pretty Poison - "Catch Me I'm Falling"
What about "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses? There's definitely some "Nyah Nyah" taunting in it, but it's a slightly different melody.
― 3×5, Wednesday, 25 December 2013 01:15 (ten years ago) link
Jesse Johnson - Can You Help
― 3×5, Monday, 2 February 2015 22:53 (nine years ago) link
Joe South's "Children" incorporates a recording of children singing the "na na na na na" variant of this.
― Bernie Sanders Give You So Much Bro (Doctor Casino), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:16 (eight years ago) link
Toby Keith's "How Do You Like Me Now"
― Blowout Coombes (President Keyes), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:18 (eight years ago) link
Black Celebration - Depeche Mode("let's have a blaaaaack celebraaaaation" sounds very close to it, if not exact).
("let's have a blaaaaack celebraaaaation" sounds very close to it, if not exact).
Loll way to almost ruin this great song for me!
― lute bro (brimstead), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:28 (eight years ago) link
Sir mix a lot - posses on Broadway
(Iirc)
― lute bro (brimstead), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:29 (eight years ago) link
Poe - Hello
― small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:44 (eight years ago) link
Sorry, brimstead :P
― // 166,000 W A N K E R S // LOVE (Turrican), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:50 (eight years ago) link
every single line uttered by Guy Picciotyo in Fugazi
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 7 March 2016 23:52 (eight years ago) link
Repeat-uh, repeat-uhYou gotta dinky ween-uh
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 00:17 (eight years ago) link
Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Mischief
― Heiress Too (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 02:38 (eight years ago) link
Madonna - Back in Business
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 03:11 (eight years ago) link
J-Lo's "I'm Real" (original, not the Ja Rule remix) has her doing that melody a lot when she riffs over the chorus
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 03:53 (eight years ago) link
The intro to Let's Get Lost by Carly Rae Jepsen is a variation on this, I'm sure.
― how's life, Wednesday, 25 January 2017 11:29 (seven years ago) link
this very early Can recording seems to have it, but it could be more "it's raining, it's pouring" than nanny nanny boo boo unless they are actually the same thing? pretty solid jam imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPkVQCXaS2c
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 31 March 2018 20:44 (six years ago) link
Re original thread question, “Blue Cheese” by Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile literally uses it, words and all.
― startled macropod (MatthewK), Saturday, 31 March 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link
lipservice by beatmaster, 1985https://youtu.be/6w5lWspsC24
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 31 March 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
(Sandy) Alex G - Southern Sky
― may the force leave us alone (zchyrs), Monday, 13 January 2020 21:17 (four years ago) link
Rage - "Neurotic", but teh whole song is a giant pisstake of ridiculousness
― papa stank (Neanderthal), Monday, 13 January 2020 21:37 (four years ago) link
that inner space song RULES
― budo jeru, Monday, 13 January 2020 22:16 (four years ago) link
lime - babe we're gonna love tonight― steaklife (donna rouge), Thursday, 17 January 2013 22:01 (seven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― steaklife (donna rouge), Thursday, 17 January 2013 22:01 (seven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
^^
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 27 November 2020 22:06 (three years ago) link
bout to ruin y’alls night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1ogibWCNKI
― A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Friday, 27 November 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
Big lol when I got to the end of the song, scrolled down to the related recs, and finally saw what their band name is
― handsome boy modelling software (bernard snowy), Saturday, 28 November 2020 03:43 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZXeFPpPJeI
Hot Drinks incorporates it right before the Chorus (and borrows from Smooth Criminal as well).
Also, the beginning of I Sit On Acid by Lords of Acid.
― Publicradio (3×5), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:25 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPxnyT45xFE
― Slime Goobody (Old Lunch), Friday, 7 May 2021 16:30 (two years ago) link
Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo - starting at about 2:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03coeggY_bY
― peace, man, Wednesday, 14 December 2022 02:30 (one year ago) link