And yes I love Billy Idol. Ok, ok… love is a strong word… I like his music a lot. You may know it but take a listen anyway:. There it was. From the 80s into the 90s.
Billy Idol’s “Mony Mony” and its Additional Lines – Gratuitous Rex
Published on January 1st, by Alan Cross. I update it periodically when warranted. When Martin Streek, the guy in charge of playing the videos, flipped to this clip, the dancers erupted. He helpfully translated with the appropriate arm gestures. Then he just shrugged and turned to deal with a very angry principal who was appalled that such obscenities would be chanted by his students in his gym at his school. The question of the origins of the special audience participation lyrics has been in the back of my mind ever since.
Warning: Cuss Words! Send questions for Cecil Adams to: cecil straightdope. Your direct line to thousands of the smartest, hippest people on the planet, plus a few total dipsticks. In Junior Highschool when we went to school dances or "mixers" there was a popular audience participation chant that went along with the song Mony Mony the version usually played at the mixers would have been the Billy Idol version, but this would work with the Tommy James version too.
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