1. “Sha La La,” The Fleshtones. From their best live album, Soul Madrid.
2. Howling at the Moon, The Ramones, produced by Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart with the express motive of getting the band a hit. Which it kind of was, in England.
3. “Sha La La,” Moshi Monsters. Lady Goo-Goo’s signature song from the multi-character CD released by the popular doll/computer game/etc. phenomenon.
4. Sha La La Song, Ottawan. “How we loved that sha la la song. We used to sing all summer long.”
5. “Sha La La,” Xuan Xiang. Sultry Chinese pop star who does a lot of stale dance songs on her album First Message, then rocks this one like Heart or something.
6. “Sha La La Song,” Gillie. Indian pop video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEJLjmpYhIs
7. “Sha La La,” Thin Lizzy. So many riffs, cliché lyrics and verbal tics that the “sha la las” are superfluous.
8. The Sha La La Song, Marianne Faithfull. From her 1965 Live at the BBC release.
9. “Sha-La-La-Lee Babe,” Small Faces. Memorably covered in the punk era by Plastic Bertrand of “Ca Plane Pour Moi” fame.
10. “Sha La La,” The Walkers. Danish glam rockers that dress cheesier than ABBA. Numerous covers over the years, notable Vengaboys.
11. “Baby It’s You,” The Shirelles. “You should hear what they about her—Cheat! Cheat!” Excellently covered by Elvis Costello/Nick Lowe, Johnny Thunders/Patti Palladin, Smith, Shakespears Sister, Ace Frehley… oh, and The Beatles.
12. “Let’s Live for Today,” The Grass Roots. The title of the song is actually subservient to the “Sha la la” part, almost an afterthought.
13. Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy), Al Green. Not to confused with Ladies 1^st’s “You Make Me Happy (featuring Al Green).” The big difference is in the “sha la la”s. Al Green’s the ultimate “sha la la” singer: The

14. “Blue Angel,” Roy Orbison. “Sha la la, doobie wah, dum dum dum, yep yep bum, wah wah wah wah.”

15. “Sha La La,” Manfred Mann. The lyrics are so weak they make the “Sha la la” part seem profound.

16. The Sha-La Bandit,” The Supremes. “He left me wanting more!” Yes, one more “la.”

17. “Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee),” Bob Geldof and Orchestra da Camera Arcangelo. An “I’m a Believer” keyboard riff with a fiddle break that’s actually a classical violin, and backing vocalists which apparently include Luciano Pavarotti.

18. “Remember (Sha La La La),” Bay City Rollers. The “shimmy do way” is a bit much, but the Sha La La La is perfectly respectable.

19. “Sha la la La,” Heavy Young Heathens. Heavy young new glam.

20. “Sha la La La (Like a Drug),” Swans. Leaden, drug-like stupor, makes “Sha la la” seem the modern doped-out narcissist;s equivalent of Scarlett O’Hara’s “Fiddle dee dee.”

Honorary Mention: “Mallrats (La La La)” by The Orwells, a fuzzy thrashy garage punk rave-up which technically lacks a “Sha” but is full of “la la la”s. It’s one of my fave songs of this summer, and indirectly inspired the list above.