DEEDILY DEEDILY DOO, DEEDILY DEEDILY DOO

Friday, June 12th, 2009 at 12:45pm by Vince Neilstein

mast_rem_cover1DBR’s ace comment on our 19th Best Metal Album of the 21st Century… So Far (Mastodon’s Remission, for those keeping score at home) made me chuckle:

I remember hearing “March of the Fire Ants” for the first time on a Headbanger’s Ball compilation when I was a teenager and even though it took me a while to realize I actually liked it, that riff would get stuck in my head for days.

deedily deedily doo, deedily deedily doo, etc.

Deedily deedily doo; dead on, amirite???

It also got me thinkin’. What other metal onomatopoeias are there that are absolutely instantly recognizable? Aside from the obvious classics (”Smoke on the Water,” “Iron Man,” etc). So let’s play a little game here. Post your phonetic representation of a metal riff as a comment but do NOT post the name of the band or song — then let other commenters guess what song it is in the replies to that specific comment (yay threaded comments!). Go!

-VN


219 COMMENTS on “DEEDILY DEEDILY DOO, DEEDILY DEEDILY DOO”

  1. Sven says:

    Nuuuuuuhhhhh NAAAAAAAAAAHHH nananananananana

  2. TJ says:

    An easy one:

    Buh buh buh- danana danana danana.
    Buh buh buh- danana danana danana.

  3. Rida says:

    Dun, dun dun dunnnnnnnn. dadada dadada dada dun dun dunnnnnnn

  4. Biff Tanner says:

    da da da dada da da dada
    duh duh duh duhduh duh duh DA DA

    fuck it, Im cheating….its “breaking the law”

  5. raiseyerfists says:

    A classic

    DUNDUN DUNDUN DUNNNNNNN
    Deedeedeedee deedeedee
    DUNDUN DUNDUN DUNNNNNNN

    • dthrasher says:

      the only metallica cd i personally own is kill em all, but even i saw this one.

    • Get Crumpet Out of As says:

      I’m ashamed that this is the first song that came up on shuffle lol… I guess I’ll try this, if anyone gets it your my new hero

      1 DUN
      2 deedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedee
      1 D-D-D-DUN
      2 deedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedee
      1 DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
      1 deedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedee
      2 DUN DUNNNNNNN
      1 deedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedee
      2 DUN
      1 deedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedeedee
      2 DUNN DUNN DUNN

    • Jose says:

      “For Whom The Bell Tolls”

    • Symbolic says:

      Pantera – I’m broken?

  6. james says:

    du du duuu da
    da duu da
    da duu da—-da duu.

  7. Matt says:

    Chuga Chuga Grrr
    Chuga Chuga Grr

  8. matt says:

    doodleydoodleydoodleydoodleydoodleywheeeeerorrrarwwroorrrrreeeeeAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  9. Kye says:

    This reminds me of the time Adam from KSE described their sound as a lot of mugchachugs and squeebilydoos

  10. joshkid says:

    bum, bum bum buuuuum, buh buh buh, buh buh buh, buh buh buh buh buh

  11. matt says:

    jooomchumchumchuggajooomchumchumchugga
    jooomchumchumchuggajooomchumchumchugga
    jooomchumchumchuggajooomchumchumchugga

    -Pelican

  12. key says:

    not metal, but still a killer riff

    da da dadadada da

  13. joshkid says:

    OH WAH AH AH AH
    lol

  14. tjangles says:

    dundundun, pa pa pa pa pa pa, dun, dundun, pa pa pa pa pa pa, dundundun (etc….)

    this is more of a drum part but you should be able to get this….. considering you can find it on the home page (sort of)

  15. I suck with the dee dee and the doo doos so I’m just going to tell ya:

    Symphony of Destruction
    Megadeth

    • Gothian says:

      Here’s a little help bro:

      Khan Khan Khan…. Tara—khan, Tara—khan, Khan Khan Khan, Tara—khan (You take a mortal man)
      Tara—khan… Tara—khan… Khan Khan Khan, Tara—khan (And put him in control)
      Tara—khan… Tara—khan… Khan Khan Khan, Tara—khan (Watch him become a god)
      Tara—khan… Tara—khan… Khan Khan Khan, Tara—khan (Watch peoples heads aroll)

      HELL YEAH !!!!!

  16. joshkid says:

    rum bum diii um, bum diii um, bum diii um, bum diii um, bum diii um, bum diii um, bum diii um, broom broom

  17. poopsmcgee says:

    da-da-dada-da-da-da-dada-da-da-dada-da-da-da-dadada, repeat.

  18. dthrasher says:

    if you just scroll across the comment section kind of fast, it looks like a message board for a special ed class.

    dun dun dah dun dee dun dah dun dee do dah do dee do dah dun

    hahah, thats one of the greatest and most recognizable riffs of all time, but im not sure if im conveying it with proper gibberish

  19. joshkid says:

    Smoke On The Water?

  20. Lord Bling says:

    Great thread. Keep it up dudes!

  21. poopsmcgee says:

    digga-digga-digga-da. digga-digga-digga-da. weeeeoooo! digga-digga-digga-da. digga-digga-digga-da. duh-deh-duh-deh-duh…

  22. tom says:

    de dun, dedun dedun dun dedun den dun

  23. fantasyh says:

    Dee Da Da Dadda Da Da Dadada

  24. Jewers says:

    doodoodoodilyyehdoodoodoodoodilyYEHdoodoodoodily doodilydoodilydoodilydoodilydoooooo

  25. Jewers says:

    ALL OF THESE ARE FUCKING IMMIGRANT SONG!

  26. poopsmcgee says:

    dada-da-da-da-da-da-doodlydee, dada-da-da-da-da-da-doodleydee…

  27. ashley says:

    daaa daaaahh diiiiihhhh dahhhhhh… daaahhh dihhh duhhh da duh dah

  28. amy says:

    guhhhhhhhhhhh-DEE-uhh-DEE-uhhh-DEE-uhh-DEE DEE DEEEE-DAT-uhh-DEE-DEE-DEEE-DOOOOOO

  29. The Overmatt says:

    Deeeeeeeeee Duuuuuuuuuuuun Duuuuuuuuuuuuh dundundundun

  30. Jose says:

    DA da dada DA da dada DA da dada Duhnanananana (repeat)

  31. Jizzmaster3000 says:

    That fucker ruined March of The Fire Ants for me, don’t encourage him/her/shim.

  32. Brandone53 says:

    dun dununanun, dununanun dununanun dununanun….so on and so forth

  33. Jewers says:

    (modern)

    DUN DUN dunun nunun nunununun DUN DUN dunun nuhnah da da dee doo

  34. oblivion says:

    i got 2
    in keeping with the theme of remmision
    bah na na na , dee de dee, bah na na na, dee de dee , bah na na na, dee de dee, bun na num bah bah na nuhm.
    and the second one thing germans…
    buh dump da da da da dum dum , buh dump da da da da dum dum , buh dump da da da da dum dum ,buh dump da da da da dum dum wheeeee whaaaaa.

  35. ROBO CORE says:

    dubudu-ba-ba-ba dubudu-ba-ba-ba dubudu-ba-ba-dubaduba

  36. Anthony says:

    da na na-eh, na na na na-eh, na na na na-eh, na na na na-eh, BOOM BOOM

    Hint: Numetal band.

  37. You Don't Know Me says:

    BEEEEEW… dun dun dun dada dun dada dada dada dun dun dun da da dun dada dada dada

    • oblivion says:

      hammer smashed face? with either a dive bomb or pick scrape in front?

      • You Don't Know Me says:

        It’s the opening bassline to “Devil’s Dance” by Metallica. the “BEEEEW” was the slide down the neck before it kicks into the bassline.

  38. jonowev says:

    Chug-chug. Chu-chu-ch, ch-chug.

  39. dah-dah- dada- dah-dah-dah-deedadah-dah-dada-da-da-da deedadada- dah-dada-dah-dah-dah-deedada-dah-dah-dada-dee dada (than after intro…) ENEMIESS!!!! (amazing song ensues).

  40. GoatRidersHorde says:

    Jug Jiggy Jug Jiggy JAH-JAH
    Jug Jiggy Jug Jiggy JAAAH-JAAAAH

  41. mahkiavelli says:

    This has to be one of the funniest fucking threads I’ve ever read…

    I’ve no idea how to translate this, but Maiden’s “The Trooper” should be on here somewhere…

  42. billybob says:

    doodly doodly dooo doodly doodly dooooooo (repeat)

  43. fightingmike says:

    Dat – Da Dee Dee Dat – Da Dee Dee Dat – Da Dee Dee Dat – Da Dee/Dat – Da – Dee Dee Dat – Da Dee Dee Dat – Da Dee Dee Dat – Da Doo. “Walk” – Pantera

    Dn Dn Dn – DnDnDnDn Dn Dn – DnDnDn Dn Dn – DnDnDn Do Eoo Eoo
    “Bury Me in Smoke” – Down

    DeeDeeDeeDeeDeet – CHON CHON – DeeDeeDeeDeeDeet
    43% Burnt – DEP

  44. Raining Blood: BUM BUM BU da nunna na nunna na nunna na…

    The opening to Caught In A Mosh: WAAAAAAH jujuh WAAAAAAAH jujuh WAAAAAAH jujuh WRRRRRRR

  45. mahkiavelli says:

    I don’t know if it’s “metal” or not…

    duh-nuh duh-nah duh-nah duhduhduhduh duh-nuh duh-nah duh-nah duhduhduhduh

    COMINNNNN DOWN THE MOUNNNTAINNNNNNNNN

    duh-nuh duh-nah duh-nah duhduhduhduh

  46. james... says:

    How bout this one?

    duh-duh-sqoodelydoodley
    duh-duh-sqoodelydoodely bhemp bhemp
    duhsqoodelydoodely-squidilydidilysqueedlysqueedlysquee
    duh-duh-sqoodelydoodley
    duh-duh-sqoodelydoodely bhemp bhemp
    duhsqoodelydoodely-squidilydidilysqueedlysqueedlysquee

    Anyone?

    Hint: Album was released April 4th, 2006

    Still nothing?

    Another Hint: Track 9

  47. tom says:

    de dum da de diddlum, diddlum, diddlum. de dum da de diddlum, diddlum, diddlum.

  48. james... says:

    Bum bum de dum, bum bum de dum dum, bum bum de dum bum bum de dum dum…

    hahah. TOTALLY not metal.

  49. Mr. B says:

    I Have one

    DUNT- Chukka Chukka Chukka Chuck- DUNT DUH- Chukka Chukka Chukka Chuck- DUNT DEH- Chukka Chukka Chukka Chuck – DUNT DEEH!- Digga digga digga dig- DEH DUH (repeat x4)

  50. Brandon says:

    dun deedily deedily deedily dun, dun deedily deedily dun dun

    I’ll give a hint with mine… It was featured on the Freddy vs. Jason Soundtrack

  51. joshkid says:

    this is a cool one

    bu dum, bum bu dum, bum bu dum,bu dum, bum bu dum, bum bu dum,bu dum, bum bu dum, bum bu dum,bu dum, bum bu dum, bum bu dum

  52. Mr Garland says:

    Dun dun DA DA… da da DA DUN DUN! (repeat)

  53. Nekcod says:

    verse
    DAna dundundundun dunala DAna dundundundun dunala (repeat)

    chorus
    DAAH DAAH DAAH DAAH dununala nunala nunala nunala nunala nunala nunala
    DAAH DAAH DAAH DAAH dununala nunala dunt

  54. The Metal Nerd says:

    This is 43% Burnt proper. Da Nanana Duh Duh Da Nananana Da Nananana Duh Da Na Na Nananana I SMELL THAT WHORE! WHOA! BRING ME BACK! BRING ME A BRICK! XD

  55. heres a classic….

    wah wah waaaaaaaaaah, wah wah waaaaaaaaah, wah wah waaaaaaaaaah, wah wah waaaaaaah

  56. Malacoda says:

    Dun Dun Dun DNAAEOW Dun Dun Dun DNAAEOW Dun Dun DUn DNAAEOW Dun Dun deen den

  57. Malacoda says:

    Also:

    Dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah oooh

    And: dunundadunundadunundadunundadunundadunundadun… etc. It should be easy, since it’s all one phrase super fast.

  58. metalguy says:

    Main riff
    Doo-doo-diddly-dee-doo DUN. Doo-doo-diddly-de-dooDun

    Ending
    dundun-dundun-dundun dena-dena-dooda-du

  59. sewageking says:

    DA DA papa DANAH pa pa PA papa DA DA
    hint: it’s a bass riff

  60. \m/Eluveitie\m/ says:

    dada doo DAda dada dada doo DAda dada dada doo DADA DADA DADA DADA

    Jotun – In Flames

  61. Sapzdude says:

    Dun dun, dananana, dananana, dananana dana dana WEEEOOOEEEOOOEEEOOO

  62. Josh says:

    RAHHH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH,

    RYEEEEE………….

  63. Miroslav says:

    It’s up there but this is sang as a Serbian lullaby song…

    Tapshi tapshi tanana nanana nanana :D

  64. EastCoastSteff says:

    Does anyone remember Jud Jud?

  65. jackattack says:

    Duuuh Duhduh dee doo loodododo. Duuuh Duhduh dee doo loodododo. Duuuh Duhduh dee doo loodododo. Duuuh Duhduh deee duh duuuh duuuh.

    Name it….

  66. wackomann says:

    I have to say, the first time I saw the doodily-doo thing that initiated this post, I thought immediately of two things…

    – Nathan Explosion during the Deththeme, where “doodily doo, ding-dong doodily doo” is a lyric

    – Carl air-guitaring to the hooker on Aqua Teen Hunger Force: “widdly widdly wowwww, widdly widdly wowww”

  67. Metallibrarian says:

    This isn’t a metal song, but I couldn’t resist:

    Dat dweeeeee dat dat dat dwee dow…dat DWEEEEEE dat dat dat dwee dow…dweet da da da doot dow…dweet da da da doot dow…

  68. HoustonC says:

    Duh duh duh doo duh duh duh doo duh duh duh doo dada didi da da

    (Hint: This ones a base line)

  69. Anselmowitz says:

    Guitar 1. di di di di DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA etc
    Guitar 2. ———– DUNALUN DJENT DJENT, DUNALUNALUN DJENT DJENT, etc

    Hint: ‘95

  70. esteban says:

    i suck at this shit! fuck you guys! >=(

  71. Noel says:

    i dare someone to sit in a public place and read all the dums, dees and doos in this thread. now that would get dome looks…

  72. lolwut says:

    INTRO- DUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

    MAIN RIFF duuuudeeee dudududududududededededede dududududdudududdududud repeats alot

    chorus riff dudududududududududududu du de du dudududududududududududududududu du de du

    sorta guitar solo didididididididididididididididi dududududududududududududu dedededededeede repeats

    guitar solo DUUUUUU dudududududud de du du dududududuud udueudueueudueudueud diddlyyyyyyyyyyyyy dudududududdududududu dududududududuud dededededed dididididididi dudududududu

  73. EastCoastSteff says:

    My best friend’s voicemail goes like this:
    “Shun nana nun fundunt! Shun nananana nun nana! Shun nana nun fundunt! Schweeeedleeee deeelde deeeeeee!”
    It’s a fucking riot. Bill collectors have laughed at it and many a person has left her solos and breakdowns to add to it.

  74. drumb says:

    dee-dee’s & duums aren’t very inspired; so I will raise the bar:

    meow… meh-meh-meoooow
    meow meow meow meowowow
    meow meow meooooooow

    I will be totally blown away if anyone actually gets it…

  75. neverdie says:

    not metal but….dum dum dum dada dum dum dum dum dum dada dum dum ting ting

  76. lolwut says:

    de dum wahhhhhhhhhh (pic scrape) dumdumdumdumdum dum dumdumdumdumdumdum dum dumdumdumdumdumdum dumdumdumdumdumdum dumdumdumdum de dum de dum dedeumdummmmmm dudududududududu

  77. Deaner says:

    Intro (to song and album)
    Freegolo-freegolo-freegolo-freegolo (UHHHH!) weedeley-deedledoo weedeley-deedledoo weedley weedley weedley dee

    • Deaner says:

      actually, try this… same song, different set-up
      freegolo
      freegolo
      freegolo
      freegolo (UHHHHHH!!)
      weedeley-deedledoo weedeley-deedledoo
      weedley weedley weedley dee

  78. thebenthic says:

    dun dun dun deeh, dun dun dun deeh, dada da da,
    duhduh dun dun deeh, duhduh dun dun deeh, dada da da
    (sweet bass lead after this)

    start guessing kids

  79. bananaterracottapie1 says:

    Vurrrrrrrrnnn *taanuntanaaanaaa dundun taanuntanaa dundundun tanuntanaanaa duntaan…. tanaana* (repeat)

  80. bananaterracottapie1 says:

    tanunun tanunun tanunun tanunun tanunaaaoo…. tanunun tanunun tanunun tanunun tanunaaaA….tanunun tanunun tanunun tanunun TANunun tanunun tanunun tanunun tanunun tanunun tanunun tanunun dikadikadika tatututuntao dikudikudikudiku tanununtao… tadoo tatutuntuntao dikudikudikudiku

  81. bananaterracottapie1 says:

    dau da dau da dauu dau da dau da dauu dau da dau da dauu dau da dau da dauu teteteteteteteteteteteteetetetette DU_DU_DUN_DAA DU_DU_DUN_DAA DU_DU_DUN DU_DU_DUN_DAA DU_DU_DUN_DAA DU_DU_DUN

  82. OllieDrew says:

    DeeDee Doo, DeeDee Doo, DuDeDe Doo, DeeDee Doo, Bududa, Bum Bum Bwaaahm, BaWaWa, BaWaWa!

  83. poopsmcgee says:

    WAIT A MINUTE!!! march of the fire ants does NOT go “deedily deedily doo, deedily deedily doo”, it goes “deedily deedily DEEDILY doo, deedily deedily doo”. sheesh!

    • threedily doo says:

      Yes, I noticed that too.
      I was wondering where the hell the “deedily deedily doo, deedily deedily doo”-riff was.

  84. am_svperstar says:

    Here’s one- more n’s and less d’s:

    Intro:

    Neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener, neener

    I texted this to my brother once and he got it right away.

  85. Gothian says:

    TAKATAKA, TAKATAKA, TAKATAKA, TAKATAKA, TAKATAKA, TAKATAKA, TAKA …. KHAN KHAN KHAN… TAKATAKA, TAKATAKA, TAKATAKA, TAKATAKA, TAKATAKA, TAKATAKA, TAKA …. KHAN KHAN KHAN… Acting like a maniac

  86. Prives says:

    Riddle me this, my fellow metalhead…

    Danala-Dululululululudon-(budadumbadadumbadadumbadadum)-dululululululudon-(we-nenenenenudela)

    Dun dun dun -We ne ne ne ne nedela- Dun dun dun -We ne ne ne ne nedela-

    Dun dun dun -We ne ne ne ne nedela- Dun dun dun -We ne ne ne ne nedela- Duh-Deh Da-Pstche

  87. Dave says:

    This whole post looks like Van Canto in comment form.

  88. Dan Wolfson says:

    if you figure this out i will metalsuck your disco stick

    duggadaga da-da, duggadaga da–da, duggadaga duggadaga

  89. Dan Wolfson says:

    if you figure this out i will metalsuck your disco stick

    duggadaga da-da, duggadaga da–da, duggadaga dun dun duggadaga

  90. Crunch240sx says:

    TAN-TARAN-TARAN-TARAN-TARAAN-TAN-TARAAAN-TAN-TARARARA
    TAN-TARAN-TARAN-TARAN-TARAAN-TAN-TARAAAN-TAN-TARARARA
    Guess that mother fuckers!!!

  91. Slayer says:

    Try this one:

    dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun……. Dhunaaaaaooooo
    dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun……. Dhunaaaaauuuuu

    Pretty popular song back in the day…. Still thrash worthy…

  92. Slayer says:

    Try this one:

    dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun……. Dhunaaaaaooooo
    dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun, dhun-nun-nun……. Dhunaaaaauuuuu

    Pretty popular song back in the day…. Still thrash worthy…

  93. reezle says:

    Easy one, mind the gaps though:

    Dun dun dun.

    Dun dun dun. Dun dun dun duuuuuuuuuunn, dun dun.
    Dun dun dun. Dun dun dun dahhhhhhhhhnn, dun daaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

  94. Fish says:

    What about this then, I’ll give you a clue; they’re British:

    Da dururun dururun dururun du dururun dun dururun dururun

    balala dururun balalala dururun de dum dom dum da dum dom dum

    Da dururun dururun dururun du dururun dun dururun dururun

    de dum dom dum da dum dom dum dun den dun don den dun dum dum *Pause*

    Repeat riff with double bass

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