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Numa Numa
« on: October 13, 2008, 07:46:09 pm »
Over the weekend I was visiting Youtube and learned about an internet phenomenon, the "Numa Numa Dance".

Now of course the internet is a big place, and unless you are someone who stay up to date on everything like Cellardwellar you may not know about it, so I will attempt to present an evolutionary examination of it.

It begins in 2003 with the release of the song Dragostea din tei by the Moldovan pop group Ozone. The lyrics, in Romanian, have various translations, one possible meaning of the title is "Love from the Lime trees".  It was released on most European Pop charts the following year and enjoyed a long ride until 2006. Here is the video:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9MzKJak_ZQ[/youtube]
"It was only you in my life, and it will always be only you, Jack, I swear."

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Re: Numa Numa
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2008, 07:53:24 pm »
unless you are someone who stay up to date on everything like Cellardwellar you may not know about it, so I will attempt to present an evolutionary examination of it.


haahaahaaa! 

the first time I heard of "numa numa" was the video of the guy lip syching it with a vid he made of it.


Tell him when l come up to him and ask to play the record, l'm gonna say: ''Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?''
'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!

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Re: Numa Numa
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2008, 07:53:53 pm »
According to various wikipedia articles relating to the song and the subsequent dance, there were versions released in other countries, but it failed to make much of a dint on American popculture. (I am not going to suppose why).

It took instead, the late night inspiration of Gary Brolsma, a 20 year old resident of Saddle River, New Jersey (close to the place of death of former U.S. President Richard Nixon) who apparently liked the song so much he posted a representation of his enthusiasm:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60og9gwKh1o[/youtube]
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Re: Numa Numa
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2008, 07:59:33 pm »
Pepole liked what they saw.

Inspired by this young man, people all over the world began making their own Numa Numa Dnce videos and posting them:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7si10ipel0[/youtube]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puVmKfCwb4M[/youtube]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6j475XI1Xg[/youtube]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA6oL7gZ6R0[/youtube]
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Re: Numa Numa
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2008, 08:01:18 pm »
Everyone wanted to get in on the act, what was that John Lennon said?

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCWRurB7VoQ&feature=related[/youtube]
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Re: Numa Numa
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2008, 08:02:46 pm »
Numa numa baby!


Tell him when l come up to him and ask to play the record, l'm gonna say: ''Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?''
'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!

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Re: Numa Numa
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2008, 08:04:17 pm »
And they started getting creative:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBg80qmqowo&feature=related[/youtube]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHJjY0Lj1oA&feature=related[/youtube]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyVGMgervfc[/youtube]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUEkrwYs_M0[/youtube]
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Re: Numa Numa
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2008, 08:06:54 pm »
Gary Brolsma's world exploded. You can read more about him here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Brolsma

In 2006, he release a second video, New Numa Numa:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gg5LOd_Zus[/youtube]
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Re: Numa Numa
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2008, 08:10:28 pm »
Even Lambchop succumbed to the phenomenon:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOCe79AVKDg&feature=related[/youtube]
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Re: Numa Numa
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2008, 08:15:41 pm »
So my message to you, friends, whoever you are, wherever you are, forget this fucking election. Forget fucking John McCain and fucking Barack Obama and the fucking stock market and get out of your chair and dance!

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q38OamxGWY[/youtube]
"It was only you in my life, and it will always be only you, Jack, I swear."