I debated whether or not to put this song here or on Totally Covered. Ultimately, I settled on here. Why?
The chorus is straight up "Cotton-Eyed Joe", a traditional American folk song from the 1800s. The song was repopularized in the early 1980s by the movie Urban Cowboy.
What Rednex - a Swedish group seemingly formed just to make this one song - did with that little sung sample - and it's not a sample. It is sung by Göran Danielsson. - is something different.... different enough to be a #1 in 25 countries and a top 30 hit in the US.
Is the song annoying? Yup. Is it catchy? Yup.
Does the song interrupt Canadian Open matches between Jessica Pegula and Iga Swiatek? Yup.
Is this band seemingly formed for this one song still together and performing live?no way 'Cotton Eye Joe' comes on mid-point pic.twitter.com/iCYf3hwnPG
— Ryan (@Some1NamedRyan) August 12, 2023
Yup. And they're really more of a brand, so that will continue for years to come.
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