Wednesday, April 1, 2015

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day: SKApril!

The Aquabats!, "Martian Girl!" from The Fury of the Aquabats! (Captain Thumbs Up!)

Skammentary: Most songs don't have their own hand choreography, but then most bands aren't the Aquabats! Several times throughout "Martian Girl!," the M.C. Bat Commander (M.C.B.C.) sings, "Wo, wo, wo, wo, wo!" This is the non-word "wo" instead of "whoa" or "woe" because the M.C.B.C. is just filling an empty space in order to keep up the song's momentum. The proper audience response to this is to make the "A-O.K." gesture with your hand, then rotate the wrist so that the three upraised fingers form a W facing the Aquabats! on stage. When the M.C.B.C. sings, "Wo, wo, wo, wo, wo," rotate your hand back & forth to alternately display the W or the O formed by the two clinched fingers, thus W-O-W-O-W-O-W-O-W-O accompanying the sung "wo, wo, wo, wo, wo." Much like the Misty Beavers, whatever else happens, the Aquabats! & their fans, the Aqua-Cadets, win the fun.

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