Throwing back to the week of April 5, 1956, we find a couple of repeats atop the singles chart in ‘The Poor People of Paris‘ and ‘Lisbon Antigua.’
At #3 that week was Perry Como with ‘Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom).’ This is Como’s fourth appearance on Throwback Weekends, and if this series stretched back into the 40s and early 50s he’d have a lot more.
Incidentally, I have written more than 300 Throwback Weekend posts now, making that category second only to Random Weekends, which numbered over 1,000.
There isn’t much to say about ‘Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom),’ one of the less interesting Throwback Weekend selections. It was written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning, who also penned Como’s hit ‘Papa Loves Mambo.’ That was Como’s second entry in this series.
I’ll wager he shows up for a fifth before too long.
Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
It’s so new to me, what you do to me
Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
When you’re holding me tight
[Verse 1]
Never dreamed anybody could kiss that-a-way
Bring me bliss that-a-way, what a kiss that-a-way
What a wonderful feelin’ to feel that-a-way
Tell me where have you been all my life
[Chorus]
Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
It’s so new to me, what you do to me
Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
When you’re holding me tight
[Verse 2]
Never knew that my heart could go zing that-a-way
Ting-a-ling that-a-way, make me sing that-a-way
Said goodbye to my troubles, they went that-a-way
Ever since you came into my life
[Chorus]
Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
It’s so new to me, what you do to me
Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
When you’re holding me tight
[Verse 3]
There’s a cute little cottage for two that-a-way
Skies are blue that-a-way, dreams come true that-a-way
If you say I can share it with you that-a-way
I’ll be happy the rest of my life
[Chorus]
Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
It’s so new to me, what you do to me
Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
When you’re holding me tight
[Outro]
Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
How my future will shine
Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
From the moment you’re mine
(“Hot dog!”)
Meet Me In Montauk 
One of the admittedly lesser reasons to be against MAGA is that we would have to return to songs like this dominating the charts.
I have a soft spot for Perry my father loved him. An Italian barber who could sing 🥰
Forgot to congratulate you on your 300 plus throwback weekends 👏👏