"Down Down Baby" (also known as "Roller Coaster") is a clapping game played by children in English-speaking countries. In the game, two or more children stand in a circle, and clap hands in tune to a rhyming song. It has been used in various songs and media productions since the mid 20th century.
As with most hand-clapping games, there are many variations. Modified versions of the song have appeared in Little Anthony and the Imperials's "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop", Nelly's "Country Grammar", Simian Mobile Disco's "Hotdog", The Damned's "New Rose", The Drums' "Let's Go Surfing", Cayucas' "Jessica WJ", Usher's "OMG", Carter USM's "Watching the Big Apple Turnover", Bella Thorne and Zendaya's "Contagious Love", the film Big, EXO's "Ko Ko Bop", Kyle's "Yes!", and Lana Del Rey's "A&W".
References
- "Roller Coaster". Fun Clapping. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- "15 Awesome Hand Clapping Games with Video". Icebreaker Ideas. March 10, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- "Down Down Baby". The British Library. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- Little Anthony And The Imperials "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop". "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop lyrics". Oldie Lyrics. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop video. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2019 – via youtube.
- "Country Grammar lyrics". Lyrics007.com. June 3, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- Country Grammar video. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via youtube.
- EXO Ko Ko Bop video. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via youtube.
- "KYLE - YES! feat. Rich The Kid & K CAMP [Lyric Video] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. April 2, 2020. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
External links
- The British Library - Video recording of Down Down Baby, 2010 Archived October 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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