"Looky, Looky" is a 1969 song written and performed by

Giorgio Moroder Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance mu ...

as "Giorgio". The song sold over a million copies and was awarded a gold disc in October 1970. It was with "Looky, Looky", and as a singer, that Moroder first gained popularity. The song, whose sound was compared to The Beach Boys, is very distinct from the

disco Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric pia ...

and synth sounds Moroder later created as songwriter and record producer. Moroder performed the lyrics and all of the instruments all by himself. Only the song’s chorus words (inspired from the song “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow” by The Rivingtons) are performed by Moroder's long time friend singer and co-performer Michael Holm. Allegedly, he offered his services in return for a big steak.

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1969 songs {{1960s-song-stub