Ooga Chaka

One morning, I was trying to find a song with an interesting beat to entice Troy out of bed. On a whim, I played Blue Suede’s “Hooked on a Feeling” from The Guardians of the Galaxy, which I’d rewatched recently. The beginning of the song starts with tribal chanting that sounds like, “Ooga chaka, ooga chaka, ooga ooga, ooga chaka.” This continues while the song layers in on top of it. The chanting is what drew Troy’s attention as I thought it would. What I didn’t expect was how much he’d love it! Now, it’s become his latest obsession, and we have to play it a dozen times a day. Just like Post Malone’s “Sunflower” and Coldplay’s “Adventure of a Lifetime” before it. Sometimes, I’ll be changing his diaper, and he’ll start chanting. Then, he’ll stop and ask, “Dada, can you please sing the other part?” So, I’ll start singing the melody, and he’ll chant along with me. It’s a beautiful and strange little duet!