The Twist—Chubby Checker

Tips – “Come on baby, let's do the twist!” – Chubby Checker – LeanLetic

I loved the immediate up tempo rhythm that hits as soon as you press play. This song is begging to be danced to. I think this is my favorite song so far this semester. It just feels good. This feels like a song I should have heard before, but I'm fairly certain this was at least the first time I intentionally listened to the song all the way through. I like how this song uses a rest to create a great rhythm especially for dancing. I honestly do not care about the lyrics for this song other than for its most important two words, 'The Twist." However, this is not meant to take away from how great and unique Chubby Checker’s voice is. I think the rhythm and tone of his voice plays an integral part to the song’s groove. The entire time the song played on my first few listens all I could think of was how much it reminded me of the iconic Pulp Fiction dancing scene where they quite literally twist the entire scene. Sure enough, when I looked up “The Twist Dance,” there was a compilation of dance videos that started with the Pulp Fiction scene. 

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