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'''"Down Down Baby"''' (also known as "'''Roller Coaster'''"<ref>{{cite web |url= http://funclapping.com/song-list/roller-coaster/ |title= Roller Coaster|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Fun Clapping |publisher= |access-date=August 26, 2020 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://icebreakerideas.com/hand-clapping-games/#Down_Down_Baby_Roller_Coaster |title=15 Awesome Hand Clapping Games with Video |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= March 10, 2020|website=Icebreaker Ideas |publisher= |access-date=August 26, 2020 |quote=}}</ref>) is a [[clapping game]] played by [[child]]ren in [[English-speaking world|English-speaking countries]]. In the game, two or more children stand in a circle, and [[clapping game|clap hands]] in tune to a [[nursery rhyme|rhyming song]]. It has been used in various songs and media productions since the mid 20th century.<ref name="The British Library">{{cite web | title=Down Down Baby | website=The British Library | url=https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/down-down-baby | access-date=2022-09-26 | archive-date=September 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926154021/https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/down-down-baby | url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''"Down Down Baby"''' (also known as "'''Roller Coaster'''"<ref>{{cite web |url= http://funclapping.com/song-list/roller-coaster/ |title= Roller Coaster|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Fun Clapping |publisher= |access-date=August 26, 2020 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://icebreakerideas.com/hand-clapping-games/#Down_Down_Baby_Roller_Coaster |title=15 Awesome Hand Clapping Games with Video |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= March 10, 2020|website=Icebreaker Ideas |publisher= |access-date=August 26, 2020 |quote=}}</ref>) is a [[clapping game]] played by [[child]]ren in [[English-speaking world|English-speaking countries]]. In the game, two or more children stand in a circle, and [[clapping game|clap hands]] in tune to a [[nursery rhyme|rhyming song]]. It has been used in various songs and media productions since the mid 20th century.<ref name="The British Library">{{cite web | title=Down Down Baby | website=The British Library | url=https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/down-down-baby | access-date=2022-09-26 | archive-date=September 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926154021/https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/down-down-baby | url-status=dead }}</ref>


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",<ref>{{cite web|author=Little Anthony And The Imperials "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop" |url=http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/little_anthony_and_the_imperials/shimmy_shimmy_ko-ko-bop.html |title=Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop lyrics |website=Oldie Lyrics |date= |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlHOasCgxY |title=Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop video |via=youtube |url-status=dead |access-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919180716/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlHOasCgxY |archive-date=September 19, 2017 }}</ref> [[Nelly]]'s "[[Country Grammar (Hot Shit)|Country Grammar]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyrics007.com/Nelly%20Lyrics/Country%20Grammar%20Lyrics.html |title=Country Grammar lyrics |publisher=Lyrics007.com |date=June 3, 2010 |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |via=youtube |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5qKNlcUwKs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Y5qKNlcUwKs |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Country Grammar video}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Simian Mobile Disco]]'s "Hotdog", [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]]'s "[[New Rose]]", [[The Drums]]' "Let's Go Surfing", [[Cayucas]]' "Jessica WJ", [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]'s "OMG", [[Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine|Carter USM]]'s "Watching the Big Apple Turnover", [[Bella Thorne]] and [[Zendaya]]'s "[[Contagious Love]]", the film ''[[Big (film)|Big]],'' [[Exo (band)|EXO]]'s "[[Ko Ko Bop]]",<ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdssuxDdqKk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IdssuxDdqKk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=EXO Ko Ko Bop video |via=youtube }}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Kyle (musician)|Kyle]]'s "YES!"<ref>{{Cite web|title=KYLE - YES! feat. Rich The Kid & K CAMP [Lyric Video] - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvC4lwuiUM4&feature=youtu.be |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/cvC4lwuiUM4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-11-22|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>, and [[Lana Del Rey]]'s "A&W".
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",<ref>{{cite web|author=Little Anthony And The Imperials "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop" |url=http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/little_anthony_and_the_imperials/shimmy_shimmy_ko-ko-bop.html |title=Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop lyrics |website=Oldie Lyrics |date= |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlHOasCgxY |title=Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop video |via=youtube |url-status=dead |access-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919180716/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlHOasCgxY |archive-date=September 19, 2017 }}</ref> [[Nelly]]'s "[[Country Grammar (Hot Shit)|Country Grammar]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyrics007.com/Nelly%20Lyrics/Country%20Grammar%20Lyrics.html |title=Country Grammar lyrics |publisher=Lyrics007.com |date=June 3, 2010 |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |via=youtube |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5qKNlcUwKs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Y5qKNlcUwKs |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Country Grammar video}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Simian Mobile Disco]]'s "Hotdog", [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]]'s "[[New Rose]]", [[The Drums]]' "Let's Go Surfing", [[Cayucas]]' "Jessica WJ", [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]'s "OMG", [[Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine|Carter USM]]'s "Watching the Big Apple Turnover", [[Bella Thorne]] and [[Zendaya]]'s "[[Contagious Love]]", the film ''[[Big (film)|Big]],'' [[Exo (band)|EXO]]'s "[[Ko Ko Bop]]",<ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdssuxDdqKk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IdssuxDdqKk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=EXO Ko Ko Bop video |via=youtube }}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Kyle (musician)|Kyle]]'s "YES!"<ref>{{Cite web|title=KYLE - YES! feat. Rich The Kid & K CAMP [Lyric Video] - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvC4lwuiUM4&feature=youtu.be |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/cvC4lwuiUM4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-11-22|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>, and [[Lana Del Rey]]'s "[[A&W (song)|A&W]]".




Revision as of 15:46, 25 March 2024

"Roller Coaster (game)" redirects here. For the video game, see Roller Coaster (video game).

"Down Down Baby" (also known as "Roller Coaster"[1][2]) 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.[3]

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",[4][5] Nelly's "Country Grammar",[6][7] 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",[8] Kyle's "YES!"[9], and Lana Del Rey's "A&W".


References

  1. ^ "Roller Coaster". Fun Clapping. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "15 Awesome Hand Clapping Games with Video". Icebreaker Ideas. March 10, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Down Down Baby". The British Library. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Little Anthony And The Imperials "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop". "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop lyrics". Oldie Lyrics. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  5. ^ Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop video. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2019 – via youtube.
  6. ^ "Country Grammar lyrics". Lyrics007.com. June 3, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  7. ^ Country Grammar video. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via youtube.
  8. ^ EXO Ko Ko Bop video. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via youtube.
  9. ^ "KYLE - YES! feat. Rich The Kid & K CAMP [Lyric Video] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

External links

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