Shake Scolding
by Rachel Hoyt
You're doing it wrong,
I'm sorry to say,
Don't air hump the song,
Hips should hardly sway.
The move's up higher,
It's a shoulder thing,
Only a trained squire,
Knows the spaz to bring!
Stop screwing it up please,
You're hurting my eyes,
Your crowns should be seized,
They're based upon lies.
© 2013
Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.
This Harlem Shake video went viral recently,
but the Harlem folks say it's a mockery.
I must be getting old. I never heard of this till my sons showed me a few youtube videos. Even then I still didn't quite 'get it'.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of it either, but once I saw the viral videos I had to do some investigating. I had a hard time believing that the original harlem shake involved wearing a mask, air humping, and swinging your arms in the most crazy manner possible. It turns out I was right. It didn't. :)
DeleteThe office can often be a coffin
ReplyDeleteof moral and mental demise
Waiting on every other Friday
for a pillaged consolation prize
Though the dance they do
may not apply
They're having fun and not giving a hoot
and this no one can deny
even if those damned Harlem Shake videos
are in no short supply
Forgive me for not replying in rhyme... :) I totally understand the need for fun (especially at the office) and have laughed my ass off at the viral videos. I'm just not sure why they are being called the harlem shake when they don't look at all like the original dance move. :P
DeleteThe song playing is a snippet from a song named "The Harlem Shake"
DeleteI see... Interesting that the articles I read and Wikipidia don't mention that... Either way, the singer stole the name for his song from a dance move that already exists, so it seems strange to me that they don't resemble each other more.
DeleteI have to confess, my son was the one who showed it to me also--but hey, isn't that why we have kids--keep us current...;-)
ReplyDeleteThis is the info I found on it:
ReplyDeleteWiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Shake_(meme)
You Tube of "original" Harlem Shake meme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=384IUU43bfQ
Pretty dumb in general if you ask me...
;-)