Evolution of Dance 2 - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) "Here It Goes Again". OK GO's treadmill video has been watched, remade, and parodied countless times (including our kids' not-quite-YouTube-worthy bedroom rendition).
• A2) Marcia Griffiths. The song, called "Electric Boogie" (yes, not "Electric Slide" as Wikipedia's "Evolution of Dance" page refers to) was originally recorded in 1976 and rereleased in 1989 and is still the best-selling single by a female Reggae singer.
• A3) "Soulja Boy Tellem". DeAndre Ramone Way, a.k.a. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, had a late 2008 hit even though the song was never officially released as a single.
• A4) "Tequila". The Champs shout "Tequila" three times in the otherwise instrumental-only song.
• A5) "Shout". The Isley Brothers' 1959 song was revived in 1978 for the movie Animal House, where it was performed by Otis Day and the Knights (which became a real band because of the movie).
• A6) Japan. The fashion model is also too sexy for New York and Milan, his love, his shirt, your party, his car, his hat, his cat, and the song itself.
• A7) "Pump Up the Jam". In addition to the title song, Technotronic also reached #7 with "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" and #95 with "Rockin' Over the Beat".
• A8) Piccolo. The flute-like instrument led millions of line dancers beginning in 1975.
• A9) May. The late-1964 release topped the charts in March of the following year.
• A10) "Hokey Pokey". The Larry LaPrise, Charles Macak, and Tafit Baker version was released in 1950, but the song traces its roots into the mid-19th century or earlier.
• A11) John Fogerty. The singer and guitarist and his band Creedence Clearwater Revival reached #2 on the charts with the original version of the song in 1969.
• A12) The Tower Bridge. The famous London Bridge from the song "London Bridge Is Falling Down" was demolished in 1831, so the currently more picturesque Tower Bridge was used instead.

Evolution of Dance 2 - Random Trivia Questions

The long-awaited successor to the #1 YouTube video of all time was finally released earlier this month, and not surprisingly was first discovered in this house by the five-year-old who watches way too much YouTube. How much do you know about Judson Laipply's new batch of songs and dances?

Evolution of Dance 2 Questions

• Q1) What song from the album Oh No became famous from another extremely popular YouTube video?
• Q2) What female artist's song is the Electric Slide line dance performed to?
• Q3) What self-titled song is the most recent release to appear on either "Evolution of Dance" video?
• Q4) What single, originally the B-side of "Train to Nowhere", reached the top of the charts despite having no lyrics besides its title?
• Q5) What song reach gold status despite peaking at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100, while Tears for Fears took a different song with the same name to the top of the charts 26 years later?
• Q6) In the song "I'm Too Sexy", what country is Right Said Fred too sexy for?
• Q7) What was the first house song to reach #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, in 1989?
• Q8) In Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony's #1 pop and soul song "The Hustle", what musical instrument plays the melody?
• Q9) According to the Temptations, what month does "My Girl" let them think about when it's cold outside?
• Q10) What party dance, especially popular with younger children, is the oldest song on either "Evolution of Dance" renditions?
• Q11) Who wrote the song "Proud Mary", for which Ike and Tina Turner won a 1971 Grammy award?
• Q12) What bridge appears in the video and some versions of the jacket of Fergie's song "London Bridge"?