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Originally, the dance was an instrumental jig except for the refrain "pop goes the weasel" which was sung or shouted as one pair of dancers moved under the arms of the other dancers. [1] [5] The British Library's 1853 tune is very similar to that used today but the only lyrics are "pop goes the weasel". [12]
Originally, the dance was an instrumental jig except for the refrain "pop goes the weasel" which was sung or shouted as one pair of dancers moved under the arms of the other dancers. [1] [5] The British Library's 1853 tune is very similar to that used today but the only lyrics are "pop goes the weasel". [12]
"Pop Goes the Weasel" is a single by American hip hop trio 3rd Bass; it appears on their second album, Derelicts of Dialect (1991). The song samples "You Haven't Done Nothin'" by Stevie Wonder as well as Peter Gabriel's hit, "Sledgehammer" and “Eminence Front” by the Who. [2] Production came from John Gamble, Geeby Dajani, and Dante Ross. [3]
3rd Bass's 1991 follow-up, Derelicts of Dialect, had a new target in fellow white rapper Vanilla Ice, who was the focal point of several tracks on the album, most notably "Pop Goes the Weasel". The track depicted Ice as a culture thief who watered down the sound of rap in order to pander to a mainstream audience, while depicting 3rd Bass as ...
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Derelicts of Dialect is the second and final studio album by New York hip hop trio 3rd Bass.It was released on June 14, 1991, through Def Jam Recordings.The recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, Greene St. Recording, and Calliope Studios, in New York City, from October 1990 to May 1991.
The concept for the rivalry between a weasel and a baboon came up from the classic nursery rhyme "Pop Goes the Weasel", where a monkey is said to be chasing a weasel. [17] Also, the fact that the Red Guy does not wear pants was controversial for many people, as he said: "The thing that I never thought that I'd get approval for was the Red Guy.
In 1938 The Merry Macs signed with Decca Records and recorded "Pop Goes the Weasel". The Merry Macs (with Carroll) sang a swing version of "Down by the Old Mill Stream" in the 1939 Vitaphone musical Seeing Red, Red Skelton's first film. In 1939, Mary Lou Cook (1908–2008) [2] replaced Helen Carroll. [3]