How do you pronounce "Moog" and "MoogerFooger

vanbebberm · Post by **vanbebberm** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 6:04 pm

I have heard two ways to pronounce this: 'Moog' rhyming with 'rogue' and 'Moog' rhyming with 'coug' (short for cougar). And how do you pronounce 'moogerfooger'? It seems like that would be pronounced with two 'oo' or long 'u' sounds, not two 'o' sounds.
thanks in advance,
Mike

DW · Post by DW » Sat Aug 02, 2003 10:19 am

When in doubt, go to the FAQ:

http://www.moogmusic.com/faq.php

james · Post by **james** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:02 am

My associates and I have officially, in our cliche at least, changed the name to MOOOOg as in bOOb, GOOgle, SnOOp Dog, and other gOOd words that contain double O's. We acknowledge the actual pronunciation, but just chOOse another option. So when I say MOOOOOOOOg it's out of personal preference and not ignorance.

vanbebberm · Post by **vanbebberm** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 3:33 pm

I think I would like to do that too. It just sounds so much cooler to say it 'Moooog'.
thanks,

mpulver · Post by **mpulver** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 11:34 pm

vanbebberm wrote:I think I would like to do that too. It just sounds so much cooler to say it 'Moooog'.

Interesting opinion, but it's not the man's name...

doubleyouel · Post by **doubleyouel** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:49 pm

mpulver wrote:
vanbebberm wrote:I think I would like to do that too. It just sounds so much cooler to say it 'Moooog'.
Interesting opinion, but it's not the man's name...

ha! i like mooog.

museslave · Post by **museslave** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 11:01 pm

Although I have no way of confirming whether this was true, or some load of crap (although I must say if it was a load of crap, someone went to a lot of effort to create a reason to continue mispronouncing...):
I read somewhere that Moog originally pronounced his name Mooooog, but later changed the pronunciation at the request of his wife, who was a teacher and had some student-related trouble with that pronunciation.
Again, I have no way of confirming this story... but I remember hearing it from a source that made me think it was accurate.
Also, I remember reading an interview with Roger Manning Jr. and Bob Moog where Bob said it wasn't important.
Anyone around who can confirm yea or nay?

MT · Post by MT » Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:20 pm

I know I'm late. I had a Moog Promo red Plastic sampler record, the Narrator pronounced it 'Moag' or "Mohg" (Rogue) I have a clip if interested.... "Come... Moog with us...."

Boeing 737-400 · Post by **Boeing 737-400** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:30 pm

On the Top 10 Electropop, when the Pet Shop Boys were crowned the #1 position, I recall the narrator saying "the marks and angles of the Mini Mooooooooooooooooooog.........." meh, I can't remember the rest.

THM · Post by **THM** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:34 pm

Sir Bob Moog : pronunciated like 'Vogue'

<->

all compositions are pronunciated like in 'boo'...

Well that's my opinion.

dyamemills · Post by **dyamemills** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:39 am

hi
moog is a music player. Most people pronouce the synthmaker’s name Moog as “Mooog”. Those in the know pronouce it “Mogue”, like “vogue”. It seems as though there is another pronunciation that I didn’t know about, “Moch”.

americankiwi · Post by **americankiwi** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:35 pm

There is a YouTube Video out there somewhere i once watched, with our late great Dr Bob Moog, saying himself its pronounced Moog as in "Vogue"
have some respect, Please dont screw the man's names up!

Voltor07 · Post by **Voltor07** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:04 pm

Mogue-er Fogue-er

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:42 pm

Then theres the Google Doodle, which I pronounce with the long o as well. lol

Just Me · Post by **Just Me** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:03 pm

It is pronounced smith. All the letters are silent.

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