The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko

[lovepoet53]

I was gonna make a little joke about the blonde kids dancing at 1:31...but then I realized that they dance just like me -_- ...maybe a little even better

[yankytank09]

is this suppose to be a creepy or scary song?? cus everytime something bad was about to happen on the skeleton key this song came on.

[solidsnakeebi1]

2 people had their flags set on fire ):

[DancingSpiderman]

I, for one, am glad they did not settle on the group name "Little Miss And The Muffets". They would have been only a One Hit Wonder with a name like that.

[uVueD2b]

I tried a experiment ala Pink Floyd/Wizard of Oz....I opened up another window and pulled up Beyonce's Single Ladies video. I played this video while watching a muted Single Ladies in the other window. First time,it worked to the tee-even when the song fades out,Beyonce's video fades to black (in the middle of the video). Put the Bey's vid on pause first on :00-set up Iko Iko & start playing-immediately go back to the other vid and start it making sure the sound is off...try it if you like...

[jwmellott]

Was this a hit with them?

[uVueD2b]

@jwmellott It was in the Top 20 but their biggest hit was Chapel of Love...

[robshannon]

@jwmellott I don't remember just how big it was, but I remember it got a lot of air time.

[tashmarie20]

This is why your parents can't dance. They more than likely grew up around people who dance like this.

[BlackCat7430]

this song originated from two African Priest Witch Doctors. Not the whole thing just the Words that werent in english lol. well the two tribes were at war and the two priests were chanting at each other trying to kill each other. its got quite an interesting origin.

[John1948FourA]

@BlackCat7430 This is what I found: "Iko Iko" is a New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two "tribes" of Mardi Gras Indians. The song, under the original title "Jock-A-Mo", was written in 1953 by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford. It tells of a "spy boy" (lookout for one band of Indians) encountering the "flag boy" (guidon carrier) for another band. He threatens to set the flag on fire. Crawford set phrases chanted by Mardi Gras Indians to music for the song.

[axeslinger56]

3 little cuties!

[robshannon]

@axeslinger56 Yes Sir they are really cute.

[TechnoGirlXXL]

iko iko ♥ i love it :D

[Wetblanket25]

one persons grandmas flag got caught on fire

[TheAmazon2000]

for u brenna

[TheSadiztik]

0:49 : O SHE LOOKS AT ME !

[BetonyGreggan]

Great song! Great vid! Dancers look like every high school dance I ever went to.

[BlackCat7430]

i luv this version its just better.... other ppl make it too different.... :3 skeleton key <3

[sisterofthetavern]

my flag boy and your flag boy were sitting by the fire, my flag told your flag boy imma set your flag on fire talkin hey now, hey now hey now iko iko un-day

[Tartarospu]

For the first time i saw that song's this version on The Skeleton Key and liked it so much damn...loves from Turkey

[elenikoooo100]

magariaaa :)))

[katlynaddison]

Like if you heard this on The Skeleton Key

[mytwinisaclone]

@katlynaddison I actually heard this in Old Navy the day after I watched this, and I dropped a pile of clothes on the ground in surprise. :D

[katlynaddison]

@mytwinisaclone Thats scary

[candyapplecarnage]

heard this from the skeleton key ^ ^

will forever be a creepy song to me

[ZaydelZemirah]

@candyapplecarnage yeah thts why i like it, it has a creepy vibe to it

[candyapplecarnage]

@ZaydelZemirah

yess same here ;) it amazing

[smileyfaceyou]

i don't have five dollars

:(

[DMortician]

0:40 the guy got moves...

[bootsamou]

Reminds me so much of Radio London in it's very early days ~ they used to play this a lot.

[kornhill2009]

Simple and damn terrific

[sexymama1966]

loved the bandstand kids:)

[jlenoconel]

Oh here I go, drip drop and way down low...

[clairsplurz]

Classic....better than all to emerge after!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I Love this thiS!!!!

[cti69]

It's a storic song...LOL

[cordeey]

aaah i love this tune, takes me back though i am only 22 and this was made in the 60's , 65 whatever but i still rock to it. Memories. maaan.

[MrRangebum]

finally found the tittle of this song....

[RavesandRouge]

i wonder who was beating the sticks on the ashtrays 

[acastilla115]

COOL SOng

[DiamondMimiF]

YES i was looking for this version and i found it!!

its the best version :D

[WorldChallenge]

My grandma and your grandma, sittin' by the bayou

Iko iko anday

My grandma told your grandma, I'm gonna set your flag on fire

[Johnny1angry1Johnny]

this is drumsticks on ashtrays, the dixie cups didn't know the tapes were running, later the bass was cut in to make a complete song. Good stuff.

[John1948FourA]

@Johnny1angry1Johnny Well, all I know is about it is: My grandma and your grandma were sittin' by the fire. My grandma told your grandma: "I'm gonna set your flag on fire" LOL

Thanks for the good info Johnny!

[drumsinger]

@Johnny1angry1Johnny The bass is actually a "slit drum" wooden box drum

[Johnny1angry1Johnny]

@drumsinger Are you going by ear or were you actually there? Just curious, I love drums...I saw this pseudo factoid on a random music facts page or maybe even the dreaded wikipedia, but I shy away from that thing...anyway, it wasn't saying anything about the origin or whom covered it first, just saying that this version was done on ashtrays...hey why not, I have a break beat track where one of the drums is a keg being hit with a baseball bat.

[skywalker74]

Best version ever, because it sounds most authentic.

[memberella]

@skywalker74

agree.this is great:)

[SongsofInnocence]

Sounds exacly like belle stars except more primitive

[meechamaka411]

@SongsofInnocence Primitive is good in this case...Belle's is a little too loud 'n noisy!!!

[John1948FourA]

@meechamaka411  Yes, some of the greatest music is the most basic.

[meechamaka411]

@John1948FourA Yes sir...U got that right!!! Some artists strive to git too complex, or strive for too much perfection. Some of the greatest songs happen'd by accident, or U can hear the imperfections in the song (if U listen close enough), but that's what really made the song "the jam" to the rest of the world...LOL!!!

[slocar1]

get in the grove folks

[EmoAtzin]

Love this song :)

[John1948FourA]

@EmoAtzin Who wouldn't? Rock on!

[1967MOD]

fab, love this .



[damiby1]

HAHAHAHA 1965 let's dance 

[sean44100]

this is the next hottes song out

[John1948FourA]

@sean44100 What?

[TheJahfar]

I love this!

[ANONYMOUSJENNIFER]

I love it!

[WilliamSmo3000]

Oh man. I love Mardi Gras!!!!!!!!!!