February 18, 2007

down down down

Posted by dogpossum on February 18, 2007 12:50 PM in the category lindy hop and other dances and music

This clip caught my eye (you can find it here on youtube) because I'm fond of the Basie version (I have a 1941 version on a collection called Cutting Butter). But watching it, the race and gender stuff was kind of interesting... note the whiteness of the girls' skin. The two girls dancing towards the end of the clip aren't terribly great dancers (I wonder who the blokes are?), but I suspect they were picked for their looks.
And of course the lyrics are kind of interesting (the Basie version I have is an instrumental).

Posted by dogpossum on February 18, 2007 12:50 PM in the category lindy hop and other dances and music