Johnny-come-lately, there's a new kid in town.

[raybear]

I feel a little slow about just figuring this out, but excited nonetheless. Yesterday, I realized that this video:

.....is an homage to this viral video from last year.

Comments

[magdalene1.livejournal.com]

It turns out three ladies dancing are hypnotic no matter how you present it.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

this postulate might be a subset of "three people dancing fosse moves are hypnotic no matter how you present it".

[vfc.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that it was an official homage to that in particular, but the first time I saw the "Single Ladies" video I was reminded of the other and thought, "Someone's been studying Fosse."

[raybear.livejournal.com]

Apparently Beyonce loved the Walk It Out video that she told the director and choreographer she wanted to make a video directly inspired by it. According to Entertainment Weekly, depending on how dubious you find their reportage.

[blasfemmey.livejournal.com]

i am scared to admit how much i effing love the beyonce video. her ass drives me wild. i love the move thats very much like tae bo. do you know which move im talking about?

god, i want to kiss her ass, badly.

i wonder what thats says about me.

[tracijean.livejournal.com]

i'm with you. except i want to bite it a little bit.

[blasfemmey.livejournal.com]

further more, this is unreal....

[trooper6.livejournal.com]

There is certainly Fosse...but I'm detecting some Tina Turner in there too.

[thebrownhornet.livejournal.com]

The original ladies are *killing* it!

[fightingwords.livejournal.com]

Holy shit, you're right.

[0595.livejournal.com]

Well, that makes me like the "Single Ladies" video a teeny tiny little bit more.

It's been five years since the last time I liked Beyonce, and I've been trying really hard to like her.

[louche.livejournal.com]

brilliant! waaaah!
and i've been so into that beyonce video too. good god i can't rmember the last time i drooled over a video. daaaang.

[anjiyama.livejournal.com]

It's the robot hand though that makes it art.

[milosh.livejournal.com]

love it. thanks!

[dommeyourass.livejournal.com]

i don't know which one i like better. i think the walk it out fosse video because it works so perfectly together.

[dommeyourass.livejournal.com]

although both are damn good for their own reasons...beyonce even mixes a few moves in from sweet charity. damn fosse is magical.

[mrmturtle.livejournal.com]

yeah, i love the Fosse influence. and the black and white.
and all of the youtube takeoffs.
in fact i think we should record our own version of the video next tuesday night.