Mony Mony

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Mony Mony by Tommy James & The Shondells

About Mony Mony

"Mony Mony" is a 1968 single by Tommy James & the Shondells, that reached #1 in the UK charts. It was famously covered by Billy Idol in 1981. "Mony Mony" was credited to Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, and Bobby Bloom. The hook in the song is said to have been inspired by James' view of a MONY sign atop the Mutual of New York Building in the New York City skyline from his Manhattan apartment. As Tommy James says in a 1995 interview in Hitch magazine: .

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About this song

Credited to: Tommy James & The Shondells
Album: 60's UK Hits · Track 24 of 50
Released: January 15, 2021
Duration: 2:51
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