1954 Top Ten: Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) (#10)

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Top ten time! While I sit in a different Chuy’s (had to come over and see my brother) I’ll get you started on my ten favorite songs from seventy years ago. No, I wasn’t around then; however, records were, and I discovered a boatload of great songs. Here’s one of them. #10: Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) - The Chords Now, I grew up with the Crew-Cuts’ version of this song, which was…well, kinda boring after hearing the original. The Chords were an all-black doo-wop group. As it was still the 50s (complete with segregation), you’d frequently get Caucasian acts covering the R&B songs. That’s basically a description of Pat Boone’s career: turning R&B songs into white-bread boredom. I still love the Crew-Cuts (a Canadian band) and many of their other hits, including “Angels in the Sky” and “Earth Angel,” but as this was the only hit The Chords ever had, AND they wrote the song, I thought I’d feature their original version. Life could be a dream? Life is a dream with wonderful music like this! Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) Written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards Recorded by The Chords Released as a single, 1954 (Also recorded by the Crew-Cuts, 1954) Every time I look at you: