Have you ever noticed the similarity between Little Eva’s Locomotion and Richard O’Brien’s Time Warp from the Rocky Horror Picture Show?
It came to me as I was listening to the Locomotion (yes, again, I admit, the Veggie Tales version – it’s strangely catchy). And it struck me, like a hot kiss at the end of a wet fist – she’s describing the Time Warp!
Of course, Little Eva’s Locomotion was released nearly fifteen years before O’Brien’s Time Warp.
I think that O’Brien must have listened to a lot of Little Eva as a tyke.
Compare:
“You gotta swing your hips, now. Come on, baby.
Jump up. Jump back. Well, now, I think you’ve got the knack.”
To:
“It’s just a jump to the left, And then a step to the right
With your hands on your hips, You bring your knees in tight.”
I’m just sayin’
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