ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "The Hustle" by Van McCoy
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Not only can we dance the Hustle, we learned to dance the Hustle when the Hustle was new.
2019-10-15 22:19:30 +0000 UTCIt's weird the number of hugely famous songs I'm entirely unfamiliar with. I like that flute tho
Nowhere Girl
2019-09-22 05:55:50 +0000 UTC700 copyrights by the age of 39. Holy hell.
Maura Burns
2019-09-20 15:49:30 +0000 UTCI, for one, still hold Los Del Rio and the Macarena in high regard.
Josh Spicer
2019-09-20 00:35:32 +0000 UTC"Hold On, I'm Comin'" by Sam and Dave
Thomas Carmody
2019-09-19 07:13:26 +0000 UTCI also most associate the song with that specific Futurama episode with Fry's dog. (Same with 'Walking on Sunshine' tbh) But even with that clip, I also feel like I've heard 'The Hustle' from a gazillion other sources and references in movies/TV. That song is as much a pop culture institution as the 'Psycho' shower scene or Scooby-Doo.
Franco del Rosario
2019-09-19 07:13:01 +0000 UTCWhich 1966 song is it at 5:11? Thanks in advance and great video as always.
Elad Liebman
2019-09-19 04:59:32 +0000 UTCMy school's dance teacher is right in the middle of teaching this to the 7th graders!
2019-09-19 04:43:19 +0000 UTCAw, I was hoping to see my name in the credits on this one..
candidgamera
2019-09-19 03:16:53 +0000 UTCPerhaps, but the song itself apparently came out in 1980, as did Funkytown. Not sure when and at what spot Funkytown peaked at though.
2019-09-18 22:13:14 +0000 UTCThe best disco is the Bee Gees.
Josh Liller
2019-09-18 21:08:31 +0000 UTCBrb, going to make the funkytown/hustle mashup now
2019-09-18 20:46:07 +0000 UTCFantastic video
Kathrin Shawcross
2019-09-18 20:07:13 +0000 UTCSeconded.
2019-09-18 19:24:30 +0000 UTCWouldn't Kool & The Gang's Celebration be considered the last disco #1 hit in February 1981?
2019-09-18 19:16:13 +0000 UTCNow I want to see a One Hit Wonderland on Funkytown.
2019-09-18 19:15:35 +0000 UTCOr Gregg Alexander. Okay, You Get What You Give isn't quite as "goofy" but he's still a prolific songwriter even after ending the New Radicals project.
2019-09-18 19:14:24 +0000 UTCHow fitting: It's the first video I support on Patreon and it was the first thing I learned in my dancing lessons ages ago.
2019-09-18 17:58:43 +0000 UTCI'm actually rather surprised that the clip of Fry doing The Hustle on Futurama didn't find its way into this video at any point.
AnalogSkullerosis
2019-09-18 17:43:32 +0000 UTCCan't wait to watch this one.
2019-09-18 17:35:40 +0000 UTCFor those interested in more retro top 10 lists, Sean Fay Wolfe of Diamond Axe Studios is currently running a series of the Top 10 Worst and Best Hit Songs of this year, 1975. The first half of the worst list is already out ln his channel and part 2 is coming soon.
Brad Riegner
2019-09-18 17:29:12 +0000 UTCI remember hearing this song on one episode of The Simpsons.
RedBedroomRecords
2019-09-18 17:00:06 +0000 UTCAnyone feel sorry for the poor dude constantly falling over in the roller disco clip? Not me!
Sykonee
2019-09-18 16:47:40 +0000 UTCUpdate: Working for me now. It was automatically going to the version I downloaded earlier. Looking forward to the second half!
Syl W
2019-09-18 16:29:22 +0000 UTCThe Hustle: the Harlem Shake of the 70s
2019-09-18 16:29:04 +0000 UTC"Person who was actually super productive and important to the entertainment industry but is mostly known for their one kind of goofy pop hit" has become my favourite subgenre of OHW (see also Trevor Horn, Toni Basil, Rick Derringer, etc.).
Joe G
2019-09-18 16:23:41 +0000 UTCI know this song mainly from the scene in the Lorax movie where the mum dances with the artifical tree.
Heartofaquamarine
2019-09-18 16:12:48 +0000 UTCTry refreshing? I don't know, it's definitely working on my end
Todd in the Shadows
2019-09-18 16:11:18 +0000 UTCIt's showing 17:12 for me. Haven't actually watched far enough in to see if anything happens to it, though.
Azhrei Vep
2019-09-18 15:54:42 +0000 UTCIs it still just the 8 minute video for anyone else? Lol
Syl W
2019-09-18 15:49:43 +0000 UTC
