"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]

Moroder performed the lyrics and all of the instruments all by himself. Only the song’s chorus words (inspired from the song "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" by The Rivingtons) are performed by Moroder's long time friend singer and co-performer Michael Holm.[6] Allegedly, he offered his services in return for a big steak.[7]

Chart performance

Chart (1969–70) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 4
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 26
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 3

References

  1. 1 2 Azzopardi, Chris (August 6, 2015). "The Big Daddy of Dance". Between the Lines. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016 – via HighBeam. 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–. {{cite magazine}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (January 22, 1977). "Hansa - the Publishers' Label". Billboard. pp. 68–. {{cite magazine}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "BIOGRAPHY", giorgiomoroder.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Giorgio Moroder: Lucky Looky". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  7. ↑ Giorgio Moroder on Synthesizers, Donna Summer and Hollywood | Red Bull Music Academy, retrieved 2021-08-30
  8. ↑ "Giorgio – Looky, Looky" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Giorgio – Looky, Looky" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Giorgio – Looky, Looky" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  11. ↑ "Giorgio – Looky, Looky". Swiss Singles Chart.
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