The Shoop Shoop Song Lyrics and Timings.

The Shoop Shoop Song, 2 Minutes 48 Seconds

(0.00) Does he love me? (0.03)

(0.04) I wanna know (0.04)

(0.05) How can I tell if he loves me so? (0.07)

(0.07) Is it in his eyes? (0.08)

(0.09) Oh, no you'll be deceived (0.12)

(0.12) Is it in his eyes? (0.14)

(0.14) Oh, no he'll make believe (0.16)

 (0.16) If you want to know (0.17)

Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

(0.18) If he loves you so (0.20)

Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

(0.20) It's in his kiss (0.22)

(0.22) That's where it is, oh yeah (0.24)

(0.24) Or is it in his face? (0.26)

(0.26) Oh no, it's just his charms (0.28)

(0.28) In his warm embrace? (0.30)

 (0.30) Oh no, that's just his arms (0.32)

(0.32) If you wanna know (0.34)

Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

(0.34) If he loves you so (0.36)

Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

(0.36) It's in his kiss (0.38)

That's where it is
(0.39) Whoa a' Whoa (0.40)

(0.40) Oh, it's in his kiss (0.41)

(0.41) That's where it is (0.43)

(0.44) Whoa, hug him and squeeze him tight (0.49)

(0.49) Find out what you want to know (0.53)

(0.53) If it's love, if it really is (0.57)

(0.58) It's there, in his kiss (1.01)

(1.01) How about the way he acts? (1.03)

(1.03) Oh no, that's not the way (1.05)

(1.05) And you're not listening to all I say (1.09)

(1.09) And if you wanna know (1.10)

Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

(1.11) If he loves you so (1.13)

Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

(1.13) It's in his kiss (1.15)

(1.15) That's where it is (1.16)

(1.16) Oh oh oh, it's in his kiss (1.19)

(1.19) That's where it is (1.20)


* Instrumental *

(1.37) Whoa, hug him and squeeze him tight (1.42)

(1.43) Find out what you want to know (1.46)

(1.47) If it's love, if it really is (1.50)

(1.51) It's there in his kiss (1.54)

(1.54) How about the way he acts? (1.56)

(1.56) Oh no, that's not the way (1.59)

(1.59) And you're not listenin' to all I say (2.03)

(2.03)And if you wanna know (2.04)

Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

 (2.05) If he loves you so (2.06)

Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

(2.07) It's in his kiss (2.08)

(2.08) That's where it is (2.09)


(2.09) Whoa a' Whoa (2.11)

(2.11) Oh, It's in his kiss (2.12)

(2.12) That's where it is (2.13)

(2.14) Oh, yeah it's in his kiss (2.16)

(2.16) It's in his kiss (2.17)

(2.17) That's where it is (2.18)

(2.18) Ooh, it's in his kiss (2.21) 

(2.21) It's in his kiss (2.22)

(2.22) That's where it is (2.22) 

(2.24) It's in his kiss (2.25)

That's where it is 

Ooh, it's in his kiss

That's where it is

Ooh, oh it's in his kiss 

 That's where it is 

Repeat - Fade Out (2.48) 

The Shoop Shoop Song

The Shoop Shoop Song was originally performed by Betty Everett and first released in 1964. The song had much chart success but unfortunately no video was made. It wasn't until Cher performed the song that accompanied the 1990's film "Mermaids" and was an amplified music video that contained performance by Cher, clips from the film and guest appearances from two cast members, Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci.

Here is the original video sourced from YouTube.

I intend to use the video as a source of some inspiration for my video and take into account the choice of shots and mise-en-scene and lighting which is something i would like to use more than i have in the past now that i have a greater knowledge of the subject.

Week 5

At the beginning of the week the group was no further with answers from the band and were getting in danger from falling drastically behind. All of the group members are ready for work but have nothing as of yet to plan for.

On Monday two representatives of the band came into school although one was involved with many of the other groups. Ian who is the drummer for the band that we have been assigned to work for had not yet discussed any of the questions that the group had asked Molly to send him with the rest of the band so yet again another stumbling block for us. Chelsea has come up with a name and some design ideas which were discussed with the Ian and some ideas will need adjusting to suit the band such as appearance and costume design but this i due to circumstances out of our control. The name "The Harmonettes" was accepted by Ian and he quite liked it.

As previously mentioned Chelsea and myself went to see Mr Shepperd our media studies teacher as we were worried about the dis-organisation of the band and the adverse effects it will have on our band. At this band we were all waiting for conformation so we could begin planning. At this discussion Mr Shepperd told us the we were to go with the original song choice of "Single Ladies" by Beyonce and that this was final. Also we were also told 4 weeks into the project that it is not uncommon for Ian to be disorganised which doesn't really help the group as we are heavily relying on him to organise the remaining 6 members of the band as he is our representative for them.

Back to class on Monday and to the meeting with Ian he tells us that the band will most definitely not be doing "Single Ladies" as Monday night is their first ever rehearsal date and the majority of the band is not knowledgeable of the song and that they do not have time to learn a new song so two new songs were put forward which were "The Shoop Shoop Song" and "Brass In Pocket" which were expecting to be confirmed by Tuesday via email from Molly.

In Tuesdays lesson there is still no contact from Ian and we waited and waited and it took out teacher to ring him for some answers so that we could get going after so many delays. Finally the following conformations were made;
- The song, "The Shoop Shoop Song"
- The name, "The Harmonettes"
- A filming date, Sunday 23rd January 2011.

Although this filming date was not one we originally discussed we have little option but to work ourselves around it. A location to film was brought up by both Mr Shepperd and Ian at Peppercorns in Eaton Socon which is yet to open. Ian said he would look into using their premises as he is friendly with the owner/ manager. But with a budget of zero this could be an great opportunity we will have to let go as well as having to rely on Ian to make contact. Fortunately "The Shoop Shoop Song" will still work quite well for us as Chelsea has made emphasis to go for a Motown appearance for the band and they have very similar appeal to each other both musically and aesthetically.

Problems that may arise on the day of filming are that many members of our band are involved in another so it has been decided that we will share a day to film. There are many problems with this which are that the expected filming time for a music video is a whole day, from morning untill night, and we only have half of this. Sharing members of the band on one day may cause a lot of un-nessacry stress for both them and the production team. Also if one group over-runs on time it will set us back as we are filming in the afternoon/ evening/ night. Also there will be many similarities in the music video's unless there is drastic scenery changes. However on the plus side if members from the other group are there at the shoot there is more pairs of hands to help us film if they are willing.

Finally after much time and delay Molly received the images of the 3 female singers via email and put them on Facebook for the group to see. I was notified by Chelsea as to where they were by Twitter.

Week 4

In todays lessons out teacher gave us a breakdown of what would be required for our DVD Extras package or V.A.M, Value Added Material

What we need to produce as a group is the following:

- A 5 - 10 minute documentary on the making of our video including a title sequence and end credits.  

- A DVD commentary, involving all crew members and some of the band and tell the audience what happened during production. 

- A photo gallery containing behind the scenes photo's taken on location and all posters and promotional material. 

As specified by out teacher not one member can fulfil the same position in the production of the V.A.M as the music video. With this knowledge it was down to Zoe and I to decide the roles. Plus both Director and Producer of the music video could not be Producer of the V.A.M. In this case the roles were distributed as follows:

- Chelsea, Producer

- Molly, Director

- Zoe, Designer

- Max, Technical. 

Although these must be confirmed before any work is committed.

Towards the end of the week Chelsea had returned to school and personally contacted Ian to find some details about the project but came to no avail. On Friday of that week Chelsea and myself visited Mr Shepperd, our teacher, to express our concerns about the impending failure of the project. We were told to go with what we had and to make it final. 

Week 3

In the third week of production we were given 2 hour long lessons to learn about lighting. Our teacher gave the class a masterclass in lighting techniques and essential lessons and rules and regulations. Here is a brief outline of what was taught:

- Natural and Artificial light

- Technical terminology for a lighting rig

- Three Point lighting; Key light, Fill light and Backlight

- Do's and Don'ts for using the lighting rig. 

To be able to use the lighting equipment supplied by the school you must first achieve a lighting certificate by showing your competence of using the rig to out teacher. As Zoe's responsibility is the technical aspects of the production i believe it would be paramount for her to gain the certificate so on the day of filming all lighting and cameras are under her control. However for the production of the value added material on the DVD it will require another of the groups members to achieve this. 

As nothing about the band has been confirmed by the producer as to what song the band will be playing for their video it is difficult to begin the process of storyboarding. Although i had texted Molly on 7th December i am yet to receive a reply confirming. Although i have an idea brewing it is yet to take to paper because of these restrictions

Week 2

With the groups now fully assigned positions and a band, at the beginning of the week we met a representative of the band named Ian who is one of the musicians of our as yet unnamed band. He gave us details about the bands set up, about the 4 musicians and 3 female singers as well as there chosen song which is thought to be "Single Ladies" by Beyonce but is not yet confirmed. This was a great time to take the opportunity to do a question and answer session about the band and the direction they wish to be taken. 

Q. What does the band wish to achieve from the video?
Q. What genre is the type of music you play?

Q. Where do you see the band taking the music video that we produce?

Q. What does the band consist of, vocally and instrumentally?
Q. Who is your target audience?
Q. As you are a new band what songs will you be playing?
Q. Is there anything you would like us to take into account when making the music video?
Q. What bands/ music videos have you/ do you take inspiration from?


After we had met our bands representative, each member was given an area of research to undertake and mine was to research suitable locations. Plus as Director i am to make it my own responsibility to research the original song by Beyonce, its video and director, obtain a lyrics sheet and sheet music to add timings and to hopefully find a copy of the original storyboard. 


We discussed some possible filming dates with Ian whilst he was around and made the offer s to film on the 04th of January, 07th of January, 11th of January and 16th of January. We made these offers of dates which were convenient for the groups so that the band could choose a date that best suits them. A location is yet to be found but as no conformation has been given as to the song so i don't want to rush into finding locations too prematurely. 

Week 1

During the first week of the production task we were introduced to our groups, bands and assigned specific roles as well as being given the brief for the whole production. 


As well as myself in the group there is Chelsea, Molly and Zoe. In this group we decided on suitable positions for each member to take with Chelsea being production designer, Molly being producer, Zoe being technical and myself being the director. In this role i will be in charge of supervising the filming and editing of the production to meet the designs i have created through my research and the storyboard which is my responsibility to create. 


The band our group has been assigned is a newly formed band so there is little known information about them for us. They have no name or logo and do not fit into any specific genre. The band is made up of 7 members, 4 instrumentalists and 3 female singers. 


For the task the group needs to create the following:
- A band name
- A band logo
- A full music video
- A CD Cover
- A DVD cover
- Promotional posters
- A set of value added material including; a behind the scenes documentary, a video commentary, a photo gallery and a promotional gallery.
- All of the necessary research and planning.