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The IQ Bell Curve Remains Undefeated And The Michael Williams Summer Song Of 2026

Some time ago, my friend asked for my help looking for a song we all used to listen to when we were younger.

“It was the official party song for the summer and early fall of 2003! They used to play it all the time in Staten Island and Jones Beach!”, he told me.

He then went on to say that he doesn’t know the lyrics but it was a girl singing it and the catch tune was:

“doo doo dooooooo, doo doo doo doo dooooo”

“Do you know how many songs use a derivative of that word in their lyrics? And you don’t even know if those were the actual lyrics.“, I replied laughing.

I genuinely wanted to find the song as those years between 2002-2005 were full of youthful fun for me between the drudgery of work.

My friend was insistent on the “doo doo dooo” lyrics but I was equally stubborn on looking for the song using my search criteria. I wasn’t saying his way was bad, I was saying that my way was more scientific, precise, and based on observable data. 😂 He reluctantly agreed.

We searched for it for a full month and a half with no success.

You can only guess the cruel irony when he decided to abandon my strategy and doubled down on his original search criteria.

The crazy thing about all of this is that, not only was the song the right one but – it was a song I personally had been searching for for the past 23 years since I heard it! I just didn’t realize that there was indeed a “doo doo doooo” chorus in it. I was so focused on the beat and melody of the song, it didn’t occur to me that perhaps that one line was the main hook.

Well, not only did I find a long lost song, but I was also served a reminder of the importance of simplicity when searching for stuff. It’ll be a while before I’m trusted with anything remotely scientific 😂😂

Also, being that this was a comprehensive mystery made more so because I was overthinking it, this song might as well be the Michael Williams Summer Song Of 2026

Happy 4th Of July to my US readers, and have a great weekend to everyone!

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38 responses to “The IQ Bell Curve Remains Undefeated And The Michael Williams Summer Song Of 2026”

  1. Ana Daksina Avatar
    Ana Daksina

    Gosh, I’ve looked forward to another peek at your fabulous red-white-and-blue boxers ALL YEAR LONG ~ but, no… What you are is a TEASE! (Happy 4th, bro)

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    1. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      😀 happy 4th Ana! and yes, the red white and blue boxers shall be worn lol

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      1. Ana Daksina Avatar
        Ana Daksina

        😂👌

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  2. K.L. Hale Avatar
    K.L. Hale

    I see us average folks can’t search the right way, Mike! I can’t stop laughing at the Bell Curve, lol!!!! I have NEVER heard of this song….so I must ask….does that make me….ahem….old? Does it help that I’m SO smart I can go from one end of that bell curve to the other in .3 seconds? My favorite summer song?? Soak up the Sun by Sheryl Crow! A fellow MO girl. But since it’s you—I’ll go listen again and watch the video. It has a great beat. DOO DOO DOOOO DO DO DOOOOO Happy 4TH!!!!!

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    1. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      I know right, Karla?? lol
      I guess we are now out of the search game permanently lol. ah – the sadness of aging hehe. well, in a way, I’m glad we found the song but it was very humbling as to how it happened 😂 and yes, of course Sheryl Crow’s Soaking Up The Sun is definitely on the summer road trip playlist! Have a great 4th Karla!

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      1. K.L. Hale Avatar
        K.L. Hale

        😂🎶🎶🥰

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    2. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      btw, I loved this meme format when I first saw it. but I had absolutely no idea, as I was laughing at it, that it would apply to me 😂😭😭😭😂

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      1. K.L. Hale Avatar
        K.L. Hale

        RIGHT?!?! LOL 🤣🤣😂

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  3. Betty Avatar
    Betty

    Michael, this story made me laugh🤣 — especially the part where your friend’s ‘doo doo dooo’ method ended up beating your scientific strategy. It’s funny how simplicity wins more often than we expect. And I love that you finally found a song you’d been searching for for 23 years. What a perfect full‑circle moment!

    Happy 4th Of July!💥 You enjoy the weekend as well! Thank you!

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    1. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      you know Betty, when I first saw this meme used last year I thought it was one of the most brilliant meme templates ever. little did I know that in the future it would apply to me 😂😂😂

      simplicity often does win. I just wish it wasn’t at my intellect’s expense hahaha!

      u guys got plans for the 4th? be safe out there and if you’re caught in the heat wave – do be careful!

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      1. Betty Avatar
        Betty

        Your reaction is priceless, Michael! Sometimes simplicity sneaks up on even the sharpest thinkers. Consider it a humorous cosmic reset😂

        My plan is to be indoors, letting the gunfire pass while I watch the colors rise in the sky from my window.🎆🎇

        Enjoy!💥

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  4. camilla wells paynter Avatar
    camilla wells paynter

    Doo-ly noted, Mike! I will take this approach forward into all my future internet searches!

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    1. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      😂😁 yes, we must simplify or distill our approaches so as not to look overly complicated. my scientific foundations have been shaken to the core 😂 happy 4th Camilla!

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  5. KikiFikar Avatar
    KikiFikar

    Ok now I’m laughing at stuck at the bottom of this rabbit hole. I’ve fallen and I can’t get up. lol

    So Apple Music has this search feature to search lyrics and view credits so as to find the year of a song’s release. I’m searching for your mystery song and found several personal playlists of people which I had fun checking out. I believe 49 minutes have elapsed. At least I’m comfy down here. The music is great!

    I’ll take what the heck was the song for $500 Alex..

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    1. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      😂😂 I loved this meme template when it first came out but by gosh, to be the victim of it hurts on another level LOL

      I am curious if you know this song because it was so popular when they’d do the parties in Jones Beach (field 4?, I think?). but it was EVERYWHERE that summer! belle harbor, Coney Island, the clubs in Staten Island, jersey shore, etc. that’s why I was so surprised I forgot it but my theory is (and my friend doesn’t want to believe it LOL) that 103.5 KTU ran a version without the “doo doo doooo, doo doo doo doo doooo”. I hope that’s the case so that I won’t feel as stupid anymore hahaha

      oh, the link didn’t work? here, Ive linked it for you:

      https://youtu.be/QZGsGB7cX3g?list=RDQZGsGB7cX3g

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      1. KikiFikar Avatar
        KikiFikar

        OMG!!! YessssssssssssI do remember this. I just googled Milky WKTU and it came right up from 2002. That doo doo doo was an ear worm. What’s more is I remembered the skirt she was wearing in that video. Lol

        I loved KTU…remember Paco? Hello…this is Paco and I love you…lol

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        1. Michael Williams Avatar
          Michael Williams

          lol yes! i remember him 😀 oh man, those were the days!

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    2. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      btw, did you guys get some pool time in?? it hit 105 here!😎 I can definitely swim at night!

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      1. KikiFikar Avatar
        KikiFikar

        I just came in from the pool. It was 102. Craziness! Tomorrow more of the same!

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  6. Nancy Homlitas Avatar
    Nancy Homlitas

    Love the bell curve! Not to nitpick (which means I intend to nitpick), when I listened to the song, I heard “dit dit duh doo doo doo doo doo.” So, I looked up the lyrics for “Milky-Just the Way You Are.” Apparently, I also overthought by misinterpreting the lyrics. I prefer to think they goofed. :

    Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
    Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do (and it goes)
    Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
    Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do (and it goes)

    Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
    Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do (and it goes)
    Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
    Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do (and it goes) 🙂

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  7. Michael Williams Avatar
    Michael Williams

    Nancy, when I first saw that meme template – I thought it was absolutely brilliant, even if it was only directionally correct. but to have laughed at it and now, it applies to me hurts at a very deep level 😂

    my theory is that – at the time – the radio station in New York City that had this on heavy rotation played a version without the “doo doo dooooo” hook at least some of the time; after all, the beat and melody itself carried the song. my friend won’t listen to my argument and he has every right not to haha. but I think (I hope) this was the case 😁

    have a great July 4th celebration with your family! be safe from this weather – it hit 105 here!

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  8. CJ Antichow Avatar
    CJ Antichow

    Happy July 4th to you Mike!
    Don’t think I’ve heard this song before!

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    1. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      thanks Ceej! hope you’re having a great Thursday!

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  9. justrojie Avatar
    justrojie

    haha why did my mind think it was the baby shark song?? i have never heard of this milky song before lol

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    1. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      i honestly think it was a regional thing because when i asked my friends in cali they never heard it either. like, this was a huge thing in the jersey shore crowd and long island scene! that’s the only way i’m thinking that it was that obscure that it took me 20 years to find it LOL

      happy friday and 4th to you 🙂

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      1. justrojie Avatar
        justrojie

        Thanks Mike! Hope you have a fun and safe weekend

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  10. ibarynt Avatar
    ibarynt

    Do you know that you are the life of the party? lol

    Happy 4th July Mike. Where’s the outfit this year?

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    1. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      lol! i have the same outfit as last year hahaha but i do have other red white and blues to wear for the upcoming holiday but it’s so HOT right now that we all just want to wear shorts sleeveless shirts!

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      1. ibarynt Avatar
        ibarynt

        You know Mike, my little girl says she’s familiar with this song 😱. I’ve never heard it myself.

        Ooh let your creativity come out, just don’t be scientific 😋.

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  11. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    Memes? I AM TOO OLD! But the music? Love its revolving do-do-do-do’s, and well, the thought of a beach party Milky and friends…..😍

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    1. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      me too Ashley, but believe it or not, right now – it’s actually searing hot here in the east coast of the US. are you guys ok with the weather there? I know it’s pretty hot in France.

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      1. Ashley Avatar
        Ashley

        Beach parties here? We dream on! Do-do-do…..🙃

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  12. safia begum Avatar
    safia begum

    A nostalgic and engaging personal reflection that begins with a shared memory of music, capturing how songs can become time capsules that connect people to specific moments and emotions from the past.

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    1. Michael Williams Avatar
      Michael Williams

      thank you Safia! 🙂

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  13. Edward Ortiz Avatar
    Edward Ortiz

    I don’t know about you, but I think the song is “Tell It to My Heart” by Taylor Dayne. 😂

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    1. Edward Ortiz Avatar
      Edward Ortiz

      Well… I just heard the one by Milky, so definitely not the one by Taylor Dayne, but both are fun. 🤣

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      1. Michael Williams Avatar
        Michael Williams

        wow! i have not heard that name in YEARS! that’s awesome you still remember her!

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        1. Edward Ortiz Avatar
          Edward Ortiz

          You know, I later remembered “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega, which has that exact chorus. It’s amazing how the brain works. Thanks for the laugh!

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